Limit vs Spread limit, does it matter?

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Got a question for everyone. I was at the local casino this weekend and the discusion turned to the types of limits and which was better. I'm in MN and we can't do NL :-(. We can either play limit hold em of various levels or spread games, I was on a $2-$10 spread that day. The discussion basically centered around the fact that limit was better because the pots were bigger and you had a better chance at making money. My contention is that in limit hold em, especially from what I've seen at my local place, is everyone is going to come in and it's going to be harder to win because of the amount of people that are in. Am I looking at this in the wrong perspective? Curious what your thoughts are. If there is more upside to playing limit, especailly at the local casino, I'd rather focus on that.
 
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got a question...exactly why cant u do nl hold em?
 
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Got a question for everyone. I was at the local casino this weekend and the discusion turned to the types of limits and which was better. I'm in MN and we can't do NL :-(. We can either play limit hold em of various levels or spread games, I was on a $2-$10 spread that day. The discussion basically centered around the fact that limit was better because the pots were bigger and you had a better chance at making money. My contention is that in limit hold em, especially from what I've seen at my local place, is everyone is going to come in and it's going to be harder to win because of the amount of people that are in. Am I looking at this in the wrong perspective? Curious what your thoughts are. If there is more upside to playing limit, especailly at the local casino, I'd rather focus on that.


Betting Structures: Spread-Limit, Fixed-Limit, Pot-Limit, No-Limit


Spread Limit
Most common in home games. In a spread-limit game, a player can bet any amount within some range – for instance $1-$5. Basically, it means the minimum any player can bet is $1, and the most anyone can bet or raise at one time is $5. The only other rule regards raising. If someone raises, you can only raise that much or higher. In other words, if the player to your left raises four dollars, you can’t raise just the $2 you were planning to, you’ve got to raise $4 or more.



Fixed Limit
This is what most people play in casinos. Simply, with fixed limit poker, the amount you can bet or raise is fixed for each round of betting. If you’re playing a $2-$4 fixed limit game, every player can only bet or raise $2 for the first few rounds (usually the first two) of betting, and can only bet or raise $4 for the last rounds of betting. It keeps it nice and simple.


Pot Limit
In pot limit games, the largest amount you can bet or raise is the amount that’s in the pot at that very moment. While at first pot-limit seems simple, it's actually probably the betting structure that confuses people the most, and can get pretty expensieve if if people keep doubling the pot.


No Limit
If you’ve watched Texas Hold’em on television, you’ve seen the world of no limit. It’s just what it sounds like: at any point, you can push all the chips you have in front of you as a bet. There’s absolutely no cap on how much money that is, other than it’s what you have on the table already.
 
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MN legislation won't allow it. They will allow spread limits, but not NL. I could go to Wisconsin and play but it's a bit further and harder to get over there.
 
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Betting Structures: Spread-Limit, Fixed-Limit, Pot-Limit, No-Limit


Spread Limit
Most common in home games. In a spread-limit game, a player can bet any amount within some range – for instance $1-$5. Basically, it means the minimum any player can bet is $1, and the most anyone can bet or raise at one time is $5. The only other rule regards raising. If someone raises, you can only raise that much or higher. In other words, if the player to your left raises four dollars, you can’t raise just the $2 you were planning to, you’ve got to raise $4 or more.



Fixed Limit
This is what most people play in casinos. Simply, with fixed limit poker, the amount you can bet or raise is fixed for each round of betting. If you’re playing a $2-$4 fixed limit game, every player can only bet or raise $2 for the first few rounds (usually the first two) of betting, and can only bet or raise $4 for the last rounds of betting. It keeps it nice and simple.


Pot Limit
In pot limit games, the largest amount you can bet or raise is the amount that’s in the pot at that very moment. While at first pot-limit seems simple, it's actually probably the betting structure that confuses people the most, and can get pretty expensieve if if people keep doubling the pot.


No Limit
If you’ve watched Texas Hold’em on television, you’ve seen the world of no limit. It’s just what it sounds like: at any point, you can push all the chips you have in front of you as a bet. There’s absolutely no cap on how much money that is, other than it’s what you have on the table already.


I much prefer spread to limit, for the simple fact that I can raise it up and limit the field a bit. However, the pot sizes in our spread games tend to be significantly smaller thus making it harder to actually come out ahead.
 
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Limit is so mechanical that I'd probably play that as opposed to spread. Spread sounds like there'd be more strategy involved in betting, and I'd hate to screw with my NL strategy.

And about state leg: The casinos should have a spread limit table $2-$1000 on the $1/$2 tables ;) lol
 
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sprread limit $2-$6

I am to in MN just played a spread limit game at local casino. 7 handed min 5 limpers in every pot. watched a K2o call pre flop $6 flop A72 $6 bet + 1 caller he calls. Turn 2 $6 bet he reraise to $12 guy with ace feels ace is good. Brick on river check check. Wow seen lots of other hands like that all night Value bet all my big hands 4 callers min. I had 2 big blind specials for 2 pair made money on those, but after rake and tips I left $32 at casino with pots I won. pots get to big that no one will go away. I am going to figure this out. The do have a $2-$100 game that is closet to NL in MN.
 
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