Limited Risk in Poker
Playing cash limit poker online , both online or at a casino, differs completely from No Limit games because of the risk factor. In a limit cash game, you can be a little loose about your starting hands, especially from late positions because you can calculate just how many chips you may have to bet to finish the round.
Be it low or high stakes when playing poker online, you can only lose a fixed amount. When you are sitting in early position, the wise choice is to play only powerful starter hands. At low limits, say 2/4, the first round of betting could require six more chips on top of the original big blind bet. If your hand is not one you can raise with, or a hand you are reluctant to back up with six more chips if you are raised, then muck it. Low limit games tend to attract river chasers, so even though the betting is limited, if each round is raised up to the limit, it can get costly.
Games with higher limits like 30/60 will draw better players who are less inclined to chase after a hand. The risk factor here is still limited to a fixed cap per round, but at higher amounts than low level games.
In No Limit poker, it is harder to predict the risk factor, because any player could go all in at any time. Unless you have a very good read on your opponents, No Limit is best played with a tight, aggressive style, especially from early position.
