10.17
The value of Poker Position
Hold’em is all about players and seating. All rounded Hold’em enthusiasts agree that seating in no limit Texas Hold’em is critically essential. Showing your hole cards in last spot can be a great deal more beneficial than in starting poker position. This is seeing that much more information is assembled right before acting.
i.e., I played in a $1-$2 no limit cash match at a local poker room. I bumbled in holding 2, 9 unsuited on the dealer marker, so I could see a little action. Flop came down A-A-4. A player in early spot laid a fifteen dollar bet. 2 players fold and it was now my turn to act. I should have dropped out, but something appear to be a bit off. I identified this person as a weak-tight player, and usually if he held the biggest hand he would only check, so I called.
The turn arrived with a 7, meaning it was a A-A-4-7. My opponent placed a further wager of $20. I debated for a while, but made a decision to re-raise an additional $30thirty dollars over and above his $20. He folds and I take the pot.
Playing last spot allows you an insight into where you stand by observing how other entrants carry oneself and bet. On the other hand, people at starting position might use their poker position to check-raise the late seated antagonists and corner them afterwords at the end. In Texas Holdem, each spots, late and starting should be played carefully.