Quote Originally Posted by hankr
thanks for your thoughtful reply... I find your comment about having wished you'd played Limit earlier interesting... could you elaborate on why?

I actually started playing limit... but at micro levels there was just no way to take opponents out of a hand. No Limit at least makes those chasers pay to play. It just seems that in Limit, where 5 or more may be there at the turn-betting round, that one can't get enough in the pot to dissuade those straight and flush chasers. With No-Limit, a potsize bet either gets rid of them, or they pay dearly in the long run.

Perhaps I'm missing something?
Limit is an entirely different game than NL. It's not about taking people out of a hand as much as it is forcing them to make unprofitable decisions. You are always looking long term when playing limit. It's about making the correct decisions time and time again because you know in the long run the correct decisions will lead to bankroll growth.

Limit does teach dicipline and gets you very familiar with the mathematical concepts and the application of them to lay a solid foundation for good poker play.

Get Small Stakes Hold 'em by Ed Miller and David Sklansky and read it thoroughly. It is guaranteed to change the way you think about limit hold 'em.