I never play too loose in MP1 and MP2 I will loosen up in MP3/HJ and CO but still play marginal hands in these positions, the button you can play 72o and sometimes get away with it, but it depends on the table imagine and your own. If you are seen to steal too much on the BTN then the blinds will start to defend more by raising you just to see if its another steal attempt. If you are sitting in the BB you can defend with low pairs and suited connectors you don't have to just defend with premiums, but just be aware that you will be first to act after the flop, then you need a good post flop play.
Premium hands you can play in either position of course.
Premium hands you can play in either position of course.
Having position means making other players have to act first. If they have to act first, they have to make decisions with less information than you will have. This not only helps you accumulate more chips (which is where a lot of players thinking stops), but it also helps you KEEP more chips by being able to make smart folds. This is why you can widen your range in position.
jackflash said:
Yes, you play the strong hand with the realization that you will be oop post-flop. It's common for players to add an extra BB to their standard raise from the SB to account for being oop on future streets. So after you decide how much to raise over limpers or the initial raiser, just add one more BB.
If you are opening from the SB (when it folds around), then 2 to 3x is fine although it's advisable to raise smaller as your stack gets below 30bb (maybe even 50bb). You don't want to make a habit of raise-folding 3x with <30BB for example, because you'll find yourself at an awkward stack-size pretty quickly as the blinds increase.
i understand what the op means , i mean if you get good cards you will play them regardless of position , you cant choose position , people talk about it like ypou get the option of having position ,youve either have it or dont , if somebody calls or raises you , then your position is gone , i like having posiotion and i am aware of its value , but more often than not you havent got it and you cant simply throw away good cards because you dont have position ....or do you ?
Position is everything unless a freeroll, then donks rule as they have no respct for it or the table, well that's my opinion anyway.
Being only an mtt player at low stakes, I find too many people just wishing to gamble most likely because lack of patience.
But sometimes it's good to be a donk and let off steam hahaha.
Being only an mtt player at low stakes, I find too many people just wishing to gamble most likely because lack of patience.
But sometimes it's good to be a donk and let off steam hahaha.
People who are stating that position doesn't matter to them are people that you can disregard. Position is incredibly important all of the time. These people are giving you bad information and should probably think about changing their own opinions about positional play. Just play a hand like KQ from UTG and from the BU or CO positions in the same session and see how, even against the same opposition, things are different, especially with marginal hands with which your own post-flop decision making skills come into play more.
Truly understanding position will take your game to the next level I recommend studying position theres good youtube vids. Position took me from a ok player to consistently winning. If you play position right your cards almost don't matter.
MOST IMPORTANT
1 position
2 selection
3 agression
MOST IMPORTANT
1 position
2 selection
3 agression
Ducky7 said:
Yeah maybe weak players fold in position if they missed, i never trust a lead out unless board fits an opponents range just seems to fishy, i'll raise lead outs a good percentage of the time and have a good success rate whilst doing so.
about 2 years ago, i asked myself the same question. I think during that time my game was evolving and i started to play more aggressive and my style/reads/strategy progressed where I i was controlling hands/pots I got into and taking them down a good amount of the time. What I learned is to understand why it matters and why i needed to play positions according to how to play properly. Maybe to new players it doesnt matter but to advance poker players, they can chip off your stack away if you dont understand the logic of position. Position can be played to how you want it, but also how you put it out as to a truth when it comes to the hand your in control of. so yes it matters, but it also matters how you use it.
