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Switched to Limit, back to NL - some learnings
I started playing NL poker a couple years ago, before switching to limit late last year. I did so to work on my play while avoiding some of the huge hand-to-hand swings of NL--plus I was looking to hone my b&m casino game (mainly limit).
Having recently gone back to NL after playing limit for a year or so, I feel my game is stronger now than before I worked at limit. Here are some of the reasons I think I'm better:
- My postflop reads are stronger (continuation, inconsistency, picking spots for bluffs)
- My knowledge of "correct" plays is sharper.
- I push edges harder.
- I trap/slowplay much less.
- I relish the aggression not available in limit, and use it to its fullest extent
- I utilize the fundamental theorem of poker much better than I used to
- In retrospect, I wish I would have started with limit first, as my "tuition" for the NL game would have been much lower.
Wondering if anyone has experienced anything along these lines or can offer addt'l learnings.
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