The System

Phil Hellmuth’s intermediate strategy for limit Hold’em, from Play Poker Like the Pros The Game

$0.50/$1 and $1/$2 limit Hold’em How we got on

Phil Hellmuth might be one of the best no-limit tournament players in the world, but his recent forays into televised high stakes cash play have been rather less successful. Certain clips on www.youtube.com (search for ‘hellmuth negreanu hsp’) have proved that he’d be better off sticking to what he knows best but we’re here to find out if he’s a better teacher. In his book Play Poker Like the Pros, Hellmuth outlines an extremely simple and solid strategy for low stakes limit Hold’em, which you should be able to play without any prior cash game experience.

For absolute beginners he recommends playing only his Top 10 hands, which are pairs – Sevens through Aces – A-K and A-Q.