No Limit at B&M - How's it work?

[Panic]

I recently played Holdem at B&M for the first time. Naturally, I stayed at low limit tables all day because I was a bit nervous. By the end of the day I was bored by the small dollar amounts and frustrated when my good hole cards consistently got beat by bad hands drawing out to the river. Anyway, I saw $1-$2 no limit on the board, but how does it work?

Is there a way to limit how much you can lose on a single hand? If you start with $100, go all in and lose, do you have to leave the table or can you go get more chips? If you win several hands can you take money off the table to minimize how much you can lose on a single hand?

[stabn]

You can always buy more chips.
You can't take money off the table.
If they are running multiple games you COULD move tables and put some chips in your pocket though.

[TomCollins]

Most places I've seen won't even let you take money off the table if you change tables.

[Rasputin]

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Most places I've seen won't even let you take money off the table if you change tables.

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Really? Why the heck not? What's the logic in it>

[bigfishead]

generally speaking the reason a player asks to move to another game of same description is because they like the "lineup" in the other game. Most casinos do not allow you to "rathole" chips at any time, including moving to another table of same size/limits.

Ratholeing chips is poor etiquette. Easily done online by moving games but try to come back to the same game (same table name) within a few minutes online and you are usually forced to buy-in for the same amount you left with.

In a B & M, generally speaking, when you leave a game to lock up your win, you will not be able to come back to that size game for a period of time. Usually no less than an hour, UNLESS you buy-in for the same amount you left with before.

[SheridanCat]

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Most places I've seen won't even let you take money off the table if you change tables.

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Really? Why the heck not? What's the logic in it>

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The logic is the same used against ratholing. You're pulling money out of the game. Ratholing is dumb anyway, in my opinion. People who try to rathole think they're "managing" their money, I guess.

Regards,

T

[Lurshy]

Seems like playing a small stack in NL is a bit silly. You are limiting your upside, you are more likely to get called (as it doesn't cost that much), and you are inviting big stacks to make moves on you. Now if you are gonna play ultra tight and just look to trap, great, but why not do it with a larger stack?

If your bankroll can't handle the potential variance of playing NL, maybe you should find a different game. I understand the strategy, and some people actually play small buy-in strategy effectively, but I think if you play disciplined enough, you can play a regular buy-in even more effectively.

I guess you need to look at if you had 100$ stack in front of you, how more often is it correct to call an all-in with that stack vs. a 300$ stack. if you are only calling with the nuts, you would rather have the 300. And same goes for betting. If you are betting a nut straight on the turn with 2 suited cards out there, your 100$ bet may give odds to call, where you may take down the pot with the 300$ bet.


You may consider moving to higher limit tables, You know how much you can put at risk each hand, and it may not be quite as loose as a 1/2 limit table.

[Panic]

Thanks all - I appreciate the info

[TomCollins]

As Mason once stated, if you can go all in every hand of Stud for the ante, and take your winnings off of the table, you would have the best win rate of any poker player.

I hate small stack pu$$ies.

[DuggleBogey]

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As Mason once stated, if you can go all in every hand of Stud for the ante, and take your winnings off of the table, you would have the best win rate of any poker player.

I hate small stack pu$$ies.

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How interestingly close minded. Sometimes getting called easier is a GOOD thing.

[TomCollins]

If its close minded to actually want to have chips to bet on the turn, then I am closeminded. I play poker, not bingo.