Here are tips on what to do and what not to do in low stakes limit texas hold’em.  When I say low stakes I mean low stakes, with the maximum bet being a few bucks.

With these low stakes games many of the players are newer to the game and/or dont know how to play very well. One big thing you will want to avoid is bluffing, when you bet that few bucks its not going to sway alot of these players.  Anything you personally do will have very little effect on the majority of these players.  They will play their hands the same no matter what you try to do, you are essentially a ghost.  Any moves you make or bluffs will effectively go unnoticed.

Because the stakes are low many players will often stay in to see all the cards turned up so there are often many hands shown at the end of a hand instead of just a few.  A key is to read the cards and figure out your chances of winning based on what cards are shown / the strength of your hand.  Do not go all the way with every hand, if you do you are playing purely on luck.  If you look and only play all the way through with hands that are strong and have a very good chance of winning, you should be the ghost that is sitting there slowly taking everyones money.

Low stakes limit hold’em is a very random wild game, take your time, and only play on strong hands, and avoid complicated moves or bluffs as they will most likely go unnoticed.

Simply put… Play simple!