Originally Posted by
cogitate
I surely disagree with the above. I have played both limit and no-limit for many years, and it seems to me that limit is far more intuitive and mathematical and LESS difficult for a novice poker player than no-limit.
Exactly. It's so much easier to calculate pot odds and implied pot odds when playing limit poker than no-limit.
Originally Posted by
greggarious
but maybe as a way to get spending money for vacations, fancy dinners, things my frugal ... won't let me buy.
I wouldn't think of it like that; it could lead to severe disappointment. Just look at it as a way to spend a few hours enjoying free cocktails and honing your poker skills. If you make money, great; if not, then at least you were learning.
it'd be a great way to learn to sit, focus, and not constantly be texting or answering work emails or looking at cat gifs.
What do you think poker players do when they're not playing a hand?
But, yes, you can learn a lot just by looking at the other players when you fold your hand and just observe.