The value of Poker Position

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Texas Hold’em is all about players and position. All rounded Hold’em players concur that position in no restriction Texas Hold’em is critically significant. Playing your hole cards in last position might be much more profitable than in starting poker position. This is due to the fact that a whole lot more data is gathered before acting.

i.e., I was playing a $1-$2 no limit money round at a local poker room. I bumbled in holding 2, 9 unsuited on the dealer marker, so I could partake in a little fun. Flop arrived A-A-4. A bettor in starting position made a $15 bet. 2 entrants drop out and it was my turn. I should have folded, but his action seemed a tiny bit off. I identified this player as a weak-tight player, and usually if he had the strongest hand he would simply check, so I called.

The turn showed with a 7, making it A-A-4-7. My competitor laid a further wager of $20. I hesitated for a while, but took a chance to re-raise a further $30thirty dollars over and above his twenty dollars. He folds and I take the money.

Wagering at last spot allows you an insight into where you are positioned by seeing how players behave and wager. On the flip side, gamblers at early spot may use their poker position to check-raise the late positioned competitors and trap them afterwords at the end. In Texas Hold’em, both ends, late and early must be wagered carefully.