Position

[JuniorMontana01]

Hi - I need some help about what's position. I've heard so many version of position play and I'm a but confused now. What is the best position pre-flop and post-flop? What is the worst?

Thanks for your help.

[admiral E]

i dont really know which is which when it comes to that. it has some to do with that and some on how much money you have to steal it

[JuniorMontana01]

Oh, man...
I need normal advice... The Button is the best position to steal. Late postions are good for stealing blinds, gathering information. Early positions are good for trapping.
(It's just a short review - it's a lot more difficult - not hard but difficult)

The button you can play any cards but you got still be careful! Any 2 cards can be beat. There is not a combination of cards that has no a losing percentage attached to it.

On line poker it does not matter the way people play it is more of betting dictates power more than position.

You just got to have a read on follow players. I find that is the most important thing to use. Also change gears so they lose their read on you and keep them guessing. Beats position play for on line is what I find.

[JuniorMontana01]

Originally Posted by cow344

The button you can play any cards but you got still be careful! Any 2 cards can beat. There is not a combination of cards that has a losing percentage attached to it.

On line poker it does not matter the way people play it is more of betting dictates power more than position.

You just got to have a read on follow players. I find that is the most important thing to use. Also change gears so they lose their read on you and keep them guessing. Beats position play for on line is what I find.

Don't forget that people usually bet/raise from position... So it's important where they sit.

[welshy77]

Originally Posted by JuniorMontana01

Don't forget that people usually bet/raise from position... So it's important where they sit.

With online poker i dont think that people pay too much attention to position, they play their cards however they want to.. Some players will play position on you but most will raise from any given position and with any 2 cards !! So alongside position you also need to be very vigilant with the players that your up against as you know that it wont matter what you have or whether or not you have raised they will almost certainly call you down!! Sometimes this can be good for you especially if you have hit a monster flop and they are betting hard at you then you know yr getting paid off, but if you aint hit the flop and they start betting at you then yr better off getting out of it.

As for position you already know what the best position is preflop and post flop - the button- in this position you ALWAYS get to see how others are acting and also get a bit more time before the action gets to you to get a read on yr opponents and to make yr decision

[arjonius]

Having position means you act after your opponent(s) in a hand, which is an advantage since you have more information than they do when its your respective turn to act since you've seen what they chose to do on that round before you act, while they don't know what you'll do.

[mortas]

i`d say the missionary is the worst m8

[JuniorMontana01]

Originally Posted by mortas

i`d say the missionary is the worst m8

LOoooooooooOL. Thanks for the advice.

Position is crucial in a poker game
The kind of cards you choose to play with changes according to the position you're at. When I'm the first/second to call with at least 8/9 players there are very little cards I raise with...and you should never just call 'cause you're "under the gun", that means you'll be likely raised..
Instead in the late positions you can play loose but, as always, it depends on a milion factors (your opponents,your chip count,theirs one..)