wow very informative, I never even know that there were positions in poker. over the years I was just playing for the fun of it now I going to have to start studying these things I just knew that BB was for big blind and SM for small blinds and the person sitting with the button was the advantageous person to direct the flow of the game.
Thank you so much for Day 1, it was already very interesting. Position is everything, need to learn more about range of card regarding position. Thank you for offering this course, hope to complete it real soon.
Hand 1-1 in the book, when I was in this situation, I should have bet, instead of check. Because I have potential flush or straight. Or is it better to check and wait that the next do and let them decide? Is it more waiting for a free card to see or better to bet? Wondering how other players thing?
Hand 1-1 in the book, when I was in this situation, I should have bet, instead of check. Because I have potential flush or straight. Or is it better to check and wait that the next do and let them decide? Is it more waiting for a free card to see or better to bet? Wondering how other players thing?
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imnoobpoker said:
We're glad to hear you enjoyed Day 1!
Like we'll talk about in the main Draws day, it's definitely correct to play draws aggressively so your instincts are 100% correct 🙂 But in Hand 1-1, you should usually check purely because the maniac has the pre-flop betting lead, so we'll check almost any hand in this spot instead of betting out into him. (More on this topic to come!)
position
position is important but one must know when to give it up and when to be aggressive
and when to call as well as being passive.
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usually if i get raised utg i calculate my preflop equity to win post flop if it is around 60-70 percent i call and depending on the board i play acordingly😀😎🙂
wizcup said:
position is important but one must know when to give it up and when to be aggressive
and when to call as well as being passive.
😎😀
usually if i get raised utg i calculate my preflop equity to win post flop if it is around 60-70 percent i call and depending on the board i play acordingly😀😎🙂
Thank you for the free resource! I'm a beginner and I'm definitely thinking a lot about position now and I'm wondering a few things.
If you're in late position chances are there will be some betting done before it's your turn to action. At least in micro/small stakes where I play there will most often be bets and raises. Doesn't then late position take away the chance for you to bluff? Isn't it harder to bluff somebody who committed money to the hand already. So for bluffing I think it's somewhat a disadvantage. So why is it said you can play worse/marginal hands from late position?
If you have a good hand though indeed it's good to see how much betting was done so you keep bleeding them for money, but then again if you have a good hand you don't much care where you are because you are confident playing it anyway. So what am I missing? Why is late position such an advantage?
If you're in late position chances are there will be some betting done before it's your turn to action. At least in micro/small stakes where I play there will most often be bets and raises. Doesn't then late position take away the chance for you to bluff? Isn't it harder to bluff somebody who committed money to the hand already. So for bluffing I think it's somewhat a disadvantage. So why is it said you can play worse/marginal hands from late position?
If you have a good hand though indeed it's good to see how much betting was done so you keep bleeding them for money, but then again if you have a good hand you don't much care where you are because you are confident playing it anyway. So what am I missing? Why is late position such an advantage?
silversun87 said:
What we mean is that you get to play worse/marginal hands from late position when no one has already entered the pot before you, instead of only the stronger range you would need to profitably open in early position.
You’re right that you need a stronger hand to play a pot (even in late position) that has already been opened by another player [emoji106], but when the pot hasn’t yet been opened you can raise a wider range in late position—because (in part) there are so many fewer people to get through.
A primary advantage of being in late position is to be able to make a decision with more information than the others (acting before you) have. Hope this helps [emoji4]
