The Importance of Position in Texas Hold Em (Pre-flop Play)
Grabbing information is one of the most important skills that you need in poker. From your opponents betting patterns and the tells that they make simply define your hand and are simply integral on your next decision. But you cant do that without proper positioning, which is on the button or somewhere near it.
But that doesnt mean that you should fold every hand if youre not in the proper position, each has its pros and cons, and it should also determine how you should play your hand.
In this article, Ill tell you how to utilize perfectly your position in pre-flop play.
Early Position
This position is from under the gun to the third turn in a ring table, which has around eight people seated. In this seat, you have to be choosy in raising your hand or simply limping into the pot because there are about five to seven people yet to act, thus there are more chances for them to raise the bets and given that you dont have a hand thats good enough, you just lost money the size of the blind.
So its important that you only raise premium hands in this position like AK, AQ and AJ suited....
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