Hold on a second before you grab the first empty seat at an open poker table. Before you start playing, you need to check and make sure of one very important thing.
What? Check to see how much you can bet at that table.
Why? This is how you'll know how skilled the poker players you'll be playing against are, and it will also help you figure out roughly how much cash you'll need for this round of betting.
For the Average Poker Player:
You should pick a table with a low limit to start with. Here, you can enjoy the friendly atmosphere and the fact that your opponents won't have much experience. This gives you a good chance of winning. The only small problem with these games is that it can be hard to find tables like these. Also, people who play at these tables tend to be very cautious, which slows down the flow of the game. If you still want to look for these tables, you can find them in downtown casinos and gambling halls or in poker rooms like the Palace Station that are not on the Las Vegas strip.
Would you rather play Texas Holdem?
Choose the lower limit games, like the 4/8 version, here as well. In this game, you can only go up by $4, which is where the name comes from. Then, when you get to the last two rounds of betting, you'll need to double it to $8. In the same way, you can also find the following limits: two and then four, three and then six, four and then eight, eight and then sixteen, fifteen and then thirty, thirty and then sixty, and the last one, which is pretty hard to find (and which unless you are prepared to dish out large sums, you should avoid.) The last two rounds of betting were worth forty and then eight.
In these games, how many chips should you buy?
You can make sure you have that amount by multiplying the end limit by about twenty. For example, if you wanted to join a table with a limit of two and then four people, you would have to wait. When you add four to twenty, you get eighty. So, this is how many chips you need to buy at the cash registers in the casino to play the game.
You could also play Texas Holdem with no limits at all, but be careful. When pros play these games, you will be at a big disadvantage.
For the Poker Player Who Has Played Before:
Most poker pros would rather play Texas Holdem than any other game. And these pros choose games where there is no limit or where the limit is at least fifteen dollars. Be careful, these tables (you can find them in the best casinos like the Bellagio and others on the strip) are where you can lose hundreds of dollars in a few minutes, so stay away unless you know what you're doing or you want to swim with the sharks because you're a shark too.
Conclusion:
Keep in mind that the tables may be full sometimes, and it may take you a while to find a seat. Remember that this is not an online casino where the tables are always open. Be patient and wait. Don't leave and join a table with a higher or lower limit than the one you chose. Remember that this choice will affect the rest of your time at the casino.
