The Importance of Poker Seating
Texas Hold’em is all about players and position. All rounded Texas Holdem players agree that position in no boundary Hold’em is fundamentally essential. Showing your hole cards in last position will be much more profitable than in starting poker spot. This is due to the fact that a lot more information is gathered before acting.
i.e., I played in a $1-$2 no limit money match at a local spot. I came in holding 2, 9 unsuited on the croupier marker, just to see a bit of excitement. Flop came down A-A-4. A player in early position laid a fifteen dollar bet. 2 players drop out and it was now my turn. I should have dropped out, but something appear to be a bit off. I labeled this player as a weak-tight bettor, and normally if he held the biggest hand he would simply check, so I called.
The turn came down with a 7, making it A-A-4-7. My challenger made another wager of $20. I debated a bit, but made a decision to re-raise an additional $30thirty dollars on top of his $20. He folds and I take the pot.
Sitting at last position provides you an insight into where you are positioned by observing how individuals behave and wager. On the flip side, people at early position can use their poker position to check-raise the late seated aggressors and trap them later at the end. In Texas Holdem, both ends, last and early should be wagered cautiously.