How to play Texas Hold'em no limit

texas-holdem-no-limitIn no limit, position is more important than in fixed limit because the decisions you make will have greater impact on your stack of chips. Also important is the level of opposition you're facing. It's more important to have an edge over your opponents in no limit since the better players win more easily in no limit.

Play tight aggressive, make sure to raise or fold and only call to the river on rare occasions. Playing to many starting hands is a big mistake, you will risk your entire stack on many occasions by playing a loose game. The big pairs like AA, KK and QQ are the best hands, the big connectors like AK and AQ can result in winning small pots and losing big. Play big connectors with reservation. But it's important to be unpredictable so put in a few raises with weak hands and calls with strong hands.

Don't over bet the pot by risking a lot of chips to win small, you will most of the times only get called by strong hands. Don't under bet the pot with good hands, you let people draw cheap and thus risking they hit their draws.

A decent raise pre-flop is in the size of 3-4 times the big blind, add one big blind for every player that has called earlier. Respect big raises since bluffs are rare, most of the times it's a really strong hand you're up against.