Raise the Stakes Poker

When you think you have the guts and skills for the high limit tables, you might be playing with a blind structure that starts at $15/$30 to as high as $1000/ $2000.

High limit poker can bring in the money to your pockets if you are a good player. It takes time and a lot of practice before a beginner braves the boards of the high rollers.

Luck may play a role but skills spells winning or losing. Here are some strategies you may want to try:

Play with No Fear

At high limit tables, most players have no fear in going for what they think and feel is good. If you think you can’t handle the pressure then walk away since you are not yet ready for this kind of games. The skills that you have developed through out your gaming or gambling career will help you to play with gusto, fire, and confidence in high limit poker.

Be Consistent with Your Basics

Like in basketball, you let the game come to you. There will be nights that nothing happens right. You should know when to call it a day. You should know when to pound it hard. Do not let the money factor ruin the game.

Keep a Very Good Eye

Playing the high limit poker games require the selectiveness that you can draw out from your skills and gut feel. You need to know what time of the day is best for you to play, know which table suits you, and which hands will be good for you. Expect that everyone on the table will be very aggressive, and you control this by being very selective at all times.

What better way to start off this blog than with HIGH STAKES players Sam Farha and Patrik Antonius playing a million dollar pot, both hardly holding a hand.