The value of Poker Seating

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Posted by George | Posted in Poker | Posted on 04-02-2018

Hold’em is simply about people and seating. All rounded Texas Holdem players agree that arrangement in no restriction Texas Holdem is fundamentally important. Playing your hole cards in last spot could be much more beneficial than in starting poker position. This is because a lot more info is gathered prior to acting.

As an example, I played in a $1-$2 no limit cash match at a local poker room. I limped in holding 2, 9 unsuited on the dealer marker, so I could see some excitement. Flop arrived A-A-4. An individual in starting spot placed a fifteen dollar wager. Two entrants drop out and it was now my turn. I really should have dropped out, but something felt a tiny bit off. I ID’d this guy as a weak-tight guy, and normally if he held the biggest hand he would simply check, so I called.

The turn showed with a 7, meaning it was a A-A-4-7. My opponent laid an additional bet of $20. I hesitated a little bit, but took a chance to re-raise another $30thirty dollars on top of his twenty dollars. He folds and I take the money.

Betting at last position gives you an insight into where you sit by observing how other players behave and wager. On the flip side, people at starting position can use their poker position to check-raise the last positioned aggressors and corner them afterwords at the end. In Holdem, each ends, late and early must be wagered carefully.

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