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Limit Texas holdem plays just like the no limit version that we described earlier, with notable exceptions occurring in the betting structure.

Poker Hand Combinations Explained. Poker hands fall into one of ten categories. The highest is a royal flush, followed by a straight flush, then four of a kind, a full house, a flush, a straight. The 10 Best Starting Hands in Texas Hold 'em Poker. Nick Koudis / Photodisc / Getty Images. A pair of aces, also known as 'pocket rockets' (and sometimes 'American Airlines') is the best. Ace-King (Suited) Ace-Queen (Suited).

Limit a.k.a. fixed limit poker has a two tiered betting structure, where the higher limit is exactly double the lower limit i.e. $2 / $4.

The lower limit serves as the betting increment for the first two rounds, while the upper limit is used for the final two betting rounds.

Each hand starts with the first two seats putting in the small and big blinds. The big blind is equal to the lower betting limit i.e. $2, while the small blind is equal to half of this amounti.e. $1.

Pocket Aces – statistically the best starting hand in Hold’em – are less than a 75% favorite against 2 or more opponents according to my Texas Hold’em hand rankings. In high games, like Texas hold 'em and seven-card stud, the highest-ranking hands win. In low games, like razz, the lowest-ranking hands win. In high-low split games, both the highest-ranking and lowest-ranking hands win, though different rules are used to rank the high and low hands.

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The first player to the left of the big blind acts first, deciding whether to fold, call the big blind, or make a raise that must be exactly double the big blind no more, no less.

In $2 / $4 limit holdem, you can either fold, call $2, or raise to $4 in the first two rounds pre flop, flop.

If you raise, subsequent players can choose to call $4, or raise to $6. If a player raises to $6, players acting after them can raise to $8.

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When reaching the turn and river, all betting increments would switch to $4 in this case.

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Here’s an example: the player before you calls the $4 big blind. You can now either fold, call $4, or raise to $8.