Re: Skill in Limit vs NL
The toughest part of limit is knowing how to push a small edge just hard enough, without inadvertently bumping up the pot odds that wind up justifying calls by the chasers. The second hardest part is watching a chaser stay in for two or more raises and draw out on you when you're holding a top pair or trips. I do think that lots of marginal call situations come up in limit that simply don't exist in NL due to the fact that the leader will usually bump up the betting and force your come hands out.
On the other hand, I've seen lots of NL players (usually new) that bump it up without thinking of what their opponent might be calling with. This is a tough skill to master, too- which is why, I suspect, only a handful of players make it to the pro level (and why so much of the pro game is NL).
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