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Tip - Seating Position at the Poker TablePlaying a great game of
poker requires more than just
knowing how to read and use bluffs. Besides the more
obvious skill of knowing the cards and rules as if they
were the back of one's hand, a great poker player also
knows the advantages and disadvantages of seating
position, and how to incorporate that aspect into their
own playing strategy. In order to understand seating
position, players split them up into four sections -
Early, middle, late and the blinds.
Being in the the
position of the large and small blinds offers a variety of
hands that players can see though late in the game.
Although costing a player more funds to enter the game,
the blinds offer the best advantage in terms of position
since they are last to act before the Flop. However,
it is statistically better to fold when these positions
are confronted with a raise (unless holding a high hand).
The reason being is that after the Flop, these hands will
be in early position, and will need a very strong hand if
they seek to stay in the game.
Late position is
normally defined as the last two players to act before the
blinds. This position affords players to bet on a
greater amount of hands since they are able to see the
actions of all the players before them.
The middle
position is normally defined as the next three players to
act after the early position (explained next). These
positions do not offer much hope for playing a weak hand,
although they do offer a better advantage on weak hands
than the early position.
As for the early position,
this is normally defined as the first three players to act
after the seats posting blinds have acted at a ten-person
table. When a poker player is in this position, they
should only play strong hands, for there are several
players to act after them, who will likely raise.
Knowing
one's position at the poker table, and how that will play
a part later on in the game is a very important aspect
always worth considering, and should dictate many actions
at the table, even when one decides to take a break and
return to their seat. Certain hands may be okay to
hold onto later if the seating position is good and other
factors are in one's favor, while the same hand should be
folded early on when sitting in early position.
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