Hold’em is all about gamblers and position. All knowledgeable Hold’em enthusiasts concur that position in no limit Holdem is critically important. Showing your hole cards in last position might be a whole lot more profitable than in early poker position. The reason because much more info is gathered before acting.
For example, I was playing a $1-$2 no limit money round at a local poker room. I came in with 2, 9 unsuited on the croupier marker, so I could see a little fun. Flop arrived A-A-4. A person in starting position placed a fifteen dollar bet. 2 players drop out and it was now my turn. I should have dropped out, but his action seemed a tiny bit off. I read this player as a weak-tight bettor, and usually if he held the best hand he would just check, so I called.
The turn came down with a 7, making it A-A-4-7. My challenger made an additional wager of $20. I deliberated for a while, but decided to re-raise another $30thirty dollars on top of his $20. He dropped out and I take the pot.
Betting at late position offers you an idea where you sit by watching how entrants carry oneself and bet. On the other hand, people at early position could use their poker position to check-raise the late seated antagonists and trap them afterwords at the end. In Hold’em, both spots, last and starting should be played carefully.