Holdem is just about individuals and position. All experienced Hold’em players concur that seating in no limit Texas Hold’em is critically important. Showing your hole cards in last spot can be a whole lot more profitable than in early poker position. The reason seeing that much more information is amassed prior to acting.
e.g., I played in a $1-$2 no limit money match at a local spot. I bumbled in with 2, 9 unsuited on the dealer button, just to see some fun. Flop arrived A-A-4. A bettor in early spot made a fifteen dollar bet. 2 players fold and it was my turn. I should have dropped out, but something felt a little odd. I ID’d this player as a weak-tight player, and normally if he held the best hand he would only check, so I called.
The turn showed with a 7, making it A-A-4-7. My challenger laid a further bet of $20. I hesitated a little bit, but took a chance to re-raise an additional $30thirty dollars over and above his twenty dollars. He dropped out and I won the pot.
Wagering at late spot allows you an insight into where you stand by seeing how other entrants react and wager. On the flip side, gamblers at starting position might use their poker position to check-raise the last positioned antagonists and trap them later at the end. In Hold’em, both spots, last and starting must be bet cautiously.
