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Day 1 was very interesting and fun, so I will keep my focus and will try to go through all videos.
Here I believe will find good forgotten from me poker trues which I almost have stopped use in my game.
Thanks a lot, I got back my willingness for a play!
Hristo
The position at the poker table is a factor that many novice poker players significantly underestimate. Your position at the poker table can (and will) have a significant impact on winnings / losses with the same starting hand. How skillfully you will use this factor will determine the profitability of your poker sessions.
Before you start any of your starting hands in Texas Hold'em, you should always be aware of your position regarding the position of the dealer (the position of the "dealer" is often called the "button").
Before you start any of your starting hands in Texas Hold'em, you should always be aware of your position regarding the position of the dealer (the position of the "dealer" is often called the "button").
- The nearest positions immediately to the left of the button are called early positions. They use the abbreviation EP-early position.
- The nearest positions directly to the right of the button are called late positions. They use the abbreviation LP-late position.
- The places between early and late positions are called middle positions. They use the abbreviation MP-middle position.
Position is a critical concept in poker. Playing in position is very profitable, while playing out of position is not. If you are in position, it means that you are last to act so you can see what your opponents do first. If you are out of position, you are first to act, which puts you at a disadvantage
NWPatriot said:
I completely agree. When you are in position your QT gains more strength because you are seeing who played before and their position. If you are someone in UTG but you are a looser player, you can defend your position (in the case of small blind or big blind) and go push. I have had such good gains.
An interesting concept that the course caught my attention is the 'Relative Position'. In this sense, identifying this type of player mentioned in the course, having the possibility to choose to sit right before him can be interesting.
celtics33 said:
Great question. First, 3% isn't so bad! But that figure is also only for all-in equity match-ups. Suitedness adds more than that when it comes to post-flop playability. More frequently you'll be able to profitably continue at the flop or turn with flush draws (or flopped backdoor flush draws) holding a suited hand. The effect is enough to make many hands playable that would otherwise be folds.
This is my favorite article, the best, knowing how to play from the position in poker will make you a winner, you will always have advantage over your opponents, with some aggressiveness you can dominate the hand, you will not win in all hands if you are in good position, but being always will give you the advantage, I have seen players who dominate the position very well, experience counts a lot
Thanks both, just watched the first days video and looking forward to the rest - especially the hint about more in depth discussion on heads up play, find this quite a weak part of my game. In terms of relative positional play, this is something i really need to enact more at the table. Do you advise playing much tighter opening ranges if you still have a maniac left to act after you who is prone to 3-bets?
dunc1189 said:
Glad to hear you're enjoying the course! 🙂
In general, yes I agree and would tend to tighten my opening ranges with a 3-betting maniac to my left and I would further the adjustment by 4-betting the maniac way wider than my default range when the player 3-bets me.