Poker games have set limits that establish the minimum and maximum amount of money you can bet during each poker hand. Although the betting limits vary from one game to the next, the 5 types of limits are usually available whether you’re playing Draw, 7-card Stud, Omaha Hold’em, Texas Hold’em or any other types of poker. Regardless of where you play poker – may it be in casinos, online or a private poker room – you need to understand the betting limits of the poker game.

1) Fixed limit – One of the most common types of poker limit is fixed betting, wherein you decide on the bet amount for each set. When you follow this limit, you are playing games like $1/$2, $20/$40, $40/$80 and so on. The first amount is the minimum bet you can make during the earlier rounds of a poker hand, while the last or higher amount is the minimum bet you can make during the later part of the same hand.

2) Spread limit – When you use spread limit, you need to bet on a range of amounts, such as $1 to $5, $10 to $20 and so on. If you use this type of betting, you can place any bet within the range of amount at any time throughout the round.

3) Pot limit – Usually used by advanced and professional poker players, pot limit is a high-limit game wherein you can choose to bet any amount from the blind bet to the total money in the pot.

4) Half-pot limit – Usually found in European games, this type of betting is similar to pot limit, but you cannot bet on more than half of the total amount in the pot.

5) No limit – Considered as the highest limit game in poker, this type of betting is used to give players the option of placing bets in any amount between the blind bet and the total money at the poker table.

When you hear someone describing the ‘betting structures’ of the game, they are discussing the betting limits. You can always ask the dealer about the limits of a poker game to ensure you’re in the same boat as your opponents. Of course, never play a game if the limit is higher than you can spend.