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Spread-limit Texas Hold’em is a type of poker that mixes the limits of fixed-limit Texas hold’em and the excitement of the no-limit Texas hold’em. In spread limit, you still have the limit as with the fixed-limit, but unlike the fixed limit, where you have to bet in increments of the limits given (for example, in a $1/$2 FL Texas hold’em game, you have to bet the first two rounds in increments of $1 and the last two rounds in increments of $2) , here you can bet amounts as long as it’s within the spread of the betting limit. So if you’re in a spread limit game where the limit is $2 – $6, then you can bet any amount within the $2-$6 range. This is also a popular game for the beginners because the limits are still there, and the added excitement of the continuously raising bets at the beginning of the game, when the limit is not yet as observable as it is later on in the game, provides the thrill that beginning poker players desire.

Spread limit Texas hold’em is played in the same way as the fixed-limit Texas hold’em games, with one significant difference: the limit rises as the rounds go on. For instance, if you take the example above, the big blind may be at $2, and the betting range at $2-6, but if someone decides to raise then the betting limit could be raised from $2 – $6 to $4 – $8. This way you feel the stakes getting bigger without removing the limit to the money that you’re putting at stake for the game. Also, the good thing about using this type of betting instead of the fixed limit one is that with the fixed limit, when you call, you have to give exactly the amount that is asked of you by the limit, whereas here in spread limit, you can bet the amount of money you think your hand is worth. This way you don’t regret the bets you make without taking away the fun of betting.

This is how you proceed – you play as you would begin the fixed-limit Texas hold’em, but the changes occur when you start betting. For example, if you are in a game where the small blind is $1 and the big blind is $2 then you start off with an initial $3 in the pot, and the spread limit is at $2-6. The player who begins the play, the one who is immediately to the left of the big blind, has the choice to raise the bet. Let’s say he does, and he turns the current bet into $5. The next player has to bet anywhere between $4 to $8 to call the current bet, but if he decides to raise, he cannot raise below $2 (because the previous player raised at $3 and you cannot bet a lower raise than the previous one) but he cannot exceed the $6 limit. The process goes on with the other players and the cards are dealt to the players, and when the betting re-ensues, the limit is reset to the original values that they have started with – the $2-$6 limit . This cycle happens and the spread does not get higher (it remains at $2-$6) as the game progresses, until it’s time for the turnover. It’s easy, it brings in more money, but it’s still a relatively safe way for a beginner to enjoy the thrills of Texas Hold’em.