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Poker is sometimes played as pot limit or no limit. These are betting structures often used in high stakes poker games. Pot limit games allow players to bet any amount up to the current size of the pot but no more. For example, if the pot holds $75, the largest allowable bet is $75. If a player then bets pot limit and places $75 more into the pot, the pot would now contain $150. The betting limit is now set at a maximum of $150.

No limit poker is even a wilder version. It states that a player's maximum bet is limited only by the table stakes rule. The World Series of Poker played at the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas every year plays no limit style of hold 'em poker with a $10,000 buy-in.

Pot limit and no limit poker are too vicious for the average player (unless comfortable maximum betting ranges are set by the players) and should not be considered by anyone but top level players with big purses. In this book, we'll assume just the limit variety of poker, the game almost universally played by most players in private and casino games.

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Betting in poker is generally structured in a two-tiered fashion. The lower level of betting occurs before the draw in the draw poker variations or in the early rounds of the stud games. The upper level occurs after the draw in the draw poker games and in the later rounds in the stud variations. Some commonly used betting structures are $l-$2, $l-$3, $5-$ 10, and $15-$30, though other limits are found as well.

In a $5-$ 10 limit game, when the lower limit of betting is in effect, all bets and raises must be in $5 increments. When the upper range is in effect, all bets and raises must be in $10 increments. We'll discuss when the lower and upper ranges of betting are in play for each of the games during the sections covering the individual poker variations.

The betting limits of casino games are generally posted above the table. You can also learn them by asking the dealer or one of the players. The betting limits of private games are prearranged and agreed upon by the players before playing.

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