Hold’em is simply about gamblers and seating. All rounded Holdem players agree that seating in no limit Hold’em is fundamentally essential. Showing your hole cards in last spot may be a whole lot more profitable than in starting poker position. This is because a lot more data is gathered prior to acting.
e.g., I played in a $1-$2 no limit money game at a local spot. I came in holding 2, 9 unsuited on the croupier button, just to see a bit of action. Flop arrived A-A-4. A bettor in starting position made a fifteen dollar wager. Two entrants drop out and it was now my turn to act. I really should have folded, but something appear to be a bit off. I read this player as a weak-tight player, and regularly if he had the biggest hand he would only check, so I called.
The turn arrived with a 7, making it A-A-4-7. My competitor laid another wager of $20. I debated for a while, but decided to re-raise an additional $30thirty dollars on top of his $20. He folds and I won the cash.
Wagering at late position offers you an insight into where you are positioned by seeing how players behave and bet. On the flip side, people at early position might use their poker position to check-raise the last positioned competitors and trap them later at the end. In Texas Holdem, both spots, late and early should be played cautiously.
