The value of Poker Position

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Posted by Erik | Posted in Poker | Posted on 30-03-2016

Hold’em is all about players and position. All knowledgeable Holdem players concur that position in no restriction Texas Holdem is fundamentally important. Showing your hole cards in last position could be certainly more beneficial than in early poker spot. The reason seeing that a whole lot more data is amassed before acting.

e.g., I played in a $1-$2 no limit cash match at a local casino. I limped in holding 2, 9 unsuited on the croupier marker, just to partake in some excitement. Flop arrived A-A-4. A gambler in starting spot placed a fifteen dollar bet. 2 players fold and it was now my turn to act. I should have folded, but his betting appear to be a little off. I ID’d this guy as a weak-tight player, and normally if he held the biggest hand he would just check, so I called.

The turn came down with a 7, making it A-A-4-7. My opposer placed a further wager of $20. I deliberated for a while, but took a chance to re-raise a further $30thirty dollars over and above his $20. He folds and I won the money.

Betting at last position allows you an insight into where you are positioned by seeing how other entrants behave and wager. On the flip side, players at starting position could use their poker spot to check-raise the late positioned aggressors and trap them later at the end. In Hold’em, both spots, late and starting must be wagered cautiously.

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