The value of Poker Position

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Texas Hold’em is just about individuals and position. All rounded Texas Holdem enthusiasts agree that position in no limit Texas Holdem is critically important. Playing your hole cards in late position can be a great deal more profitable than in starting poker spot. This is because much more info is collected before acting.

e.g., I was playing a $1-$2 no limit cash round at a local casino. I bumbled in holding 2, 9 unsuited on the dealer button, so I could see a little excitement. Flop came down A-A-4. A gambler in early spot placed a fifteen dollar wager. 2 entrants fold and it was now my turn to act. I really should have folded, but his betting appear to be a tiny bit odd. I ID’d this guy as a weak-tight guy, and typically if he held the number one hand he would only check, so I called.

The turn showed with a 7, making it A-A-4-7. My opposer laid another bet of $20. I hesitated for a while, but decided to re-raise a further $30thirty dollars on top of his twenty dollars. He folds and I won the pot.

Playing late spot offers you an idea where you stand by watching how other entrants carry oneself and wager. On the other hand, people at early position could use their poker spot to check-raise the last positioned antagonists and corner them afterwords at the end. In Holdem, both ends, late and starting should be bet cautiously.