Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
Can you kill NL games but suck at limit? Or do you have the opposite problem? Perhaps consider the fact that you might not be adjusting right. Take a look at these mistakes NL and Limit players make when playing the "other" game...
Mistakes NL players make playing limit:
1) Bluff-raising an opponent who appears to be holding top pair or better.
2) Not giving up on a bluff attempt when an opponent re-raises, but instead re-bluffing by raising again.
3) Failure to value bet. Constant fear about overcards, straight draws, and flush draws beating you, even when it's checked to you in a heads-up pot.
4) Obsession with trapping. Always slowplaying big hands until the turn or river, even multiway.
5) Folding decent/good hands too easily when raised on the flop or turn.
6) Being afraid to reraise without the nuts.
Mistakes Limit players make playing NL:
1) Overvaluing AK and other big cards.
2) Overvaluing suited connectors.
3) Refusing to fold top pair for large bets.
4) Love for hands like J9, QJ, AT, and KJ, which can play well at limit but often lead to expensive trap situations in NL.
5) Obsession with value-betting, often finding them costing more money than they make.
6) Over-defense of the blinds to pre-flop raises, especially from early position.
7) Giving too many free cards/showdowns by expecting opponent to value-bet scare card on turn or river.
8) Playing too many hands pre-flop, especially in a full ring game.