The Best Limit Holdem Starting Hands
With the way the game is structured, particularly the betting, the importance of the starting hands in Limit Holdem cannot be overstated. Whatever your strategy is will depend on what you have initially.
The best starting hands in Limit Holdem will vary of course, based on player style, which range from passive to aggressive. However, the way to play Limit Holdem is the aggressive way, and therefore the hands that you should use are for the aggressive approach.
These hands include the pair of Aces and pair of Kings, and also the Queen pairs. If you have an Ace and King this is also formidable, although for the maximum effect it should be suited. The same can be said for a Jack pair.
Because these are the best starting hands in Limit Holdem, then your Poker strategy should be to attack from the start. It does not matter if you are to the left or the right of the dealer, early, middle or late position, you should raise and re raise, because your objective is to take the pot down, or eliminate as many players as possible before the draw weakens your hand.
The reason these are the best Limit Holdem starting hands is that they offer numerous nut possibilities: a straight, a flush and a four of a kind.
Other valuable Limit Holdem starting hands include suited AQs, an Ace and a Ten suited, Ace/Jack, suited King/Queen and a ten pair. These are however, not as strong as the ones mentioned earlier. These combinations can be matched, or even exceeded, so you if the table if filled with tight aggressive players, then you should raise only when you are late and the others have folded.
These are the best starting hands in Limit Holdem for most aggressive players, and while you may not get them all the time, it is important to know how to play them when you do get it.
Very often players just go all in when they face cards, leading to disastrous results. As you can see, the value of these strong hands varies greatly, and can depend on the position of a player.
With so much emphasis on the starting hands in Limit Holdem, it is important that a new player is able to make the proper adjustments as necessary.
Aside from knowing how to play these hands, it also important that one recognizes the differences between them. Keeping this in mind will no doubt improve your skills and increase your chips.