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LIMITS and BETTING |
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Poker Limit variations
Fixed Limit: fixed limit is the least risky as the amount that your opponent can bet/raise you is fixed to whatever limit the table is your are playing at. For example if you are playing at $0.5/$1 for instance, the maximum that can by bet/raised at any one instance is $1. You should note that the left hand figure, in this example is $0.5 is the standard bet preflop and on the turn. However on the turn and river, the maximum bet/raise is the right hand figure: $1. There is nothing however to stop two players raising and re-raising each other, this can usually be done to a maximum of four bets in total.
Therefore the most you can bet/lose preflop and on the flop is ($2)4 x $0.5 and on the turn or river is $4(4 x $1). So although the betting is limited, if the betting is capped (the maximum number of bets have been placed, ) you could still lose $12. This is very uncommon however. A quick way to work out the maximum you can lose is simply by multiplying the right hand amount by 12 e.g. $2/$4 Fixed limit, maximum loss in a single hand is $4 x 12= $48. A better way to look at it is the maximum you can win is the number of other players multiplied by that maximum loss(9 x $48 = $432). Again, hands where this will happen are ludicrously unlikely!
Below is a table showing you the betting limits.
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Limit |
Blinds(SB/BB) |
Max standard Bet |
Max Bet onTurn/River |
| $0.25/$0.50 |
$0.25/$0.50 |
$0.25 |
$0.50 |
| $0.5/$1 |
$0.5/$1 |
$1 |
Raise(or call if raised) |
| $1/$2 |
$1/$2 |
$1 |
$2 |
| $2/$4 |
$2/$4 |
$2 |
$4 |
| $3/$6 |
$3/$6 |
$3 |
$6 |
| and so on… |
SB(small blind) BB(big blind)
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