Position in poker

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what are the best position to play in poker ? Is the better to play first or late ? How can I know if I m in good position or not ?
 
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The best position is on the button. Then you are last to act after the flop and get to see what everyone else does first, which is a big advantage.
 
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whoever talks last is always with the advantage, has already seen and can analyze the attitude of each of the previous opponent,
 
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Button is the best position and a good early lesson to learn is just how important position is.
 
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This is a situation where position gives you an advantage but hands can still be won out of position. If you last to act when the flop is coming that's all you need to focus on for having position work to your advantage.
 
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The most important thing in poker is the position.The best position is the button before the small blind. It is best if your opponent first has to act, so it's always the best, if you act last,because you can react to your opponents.
 
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The best position is the Button and the second best is in the Cutoff.
The worst is Small Blind.
 
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The button is the best position in poker, being last to act is key to success in poker.
 
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Position

When playing, it is important to not only understand your position at the tables, but others as well. To answer the question late position is the best. Reason for this is you get to see how players in early position act on their hand.throughout the entirety of the hand. It is just as important to realize where others are as far as position is concerned, because this will change their hand ranges. Ex. player opening on the button will generally have a wider range than player opening under the gun. If you are unfamiliar with position think about how the poker table works once action starts there are posted blinds, small and big and then the player referred to as UTG or under the gun is first to act. Next is middle position (depending on how many players at the table) and then your hijack, cutoff, and button, which are late position and the best position on the table. Good luck and hope you win!
 
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Position in Poker

Position in poker, as you probably already know, is really important. Sam Braids, a noteworthy poker author, lists "Position" amongst five other criteria for making decisions about playing Texas Hold'em. These are his criteria - 1) your cards, 2) your position, 3) number of players, 4) pot odds, and 5) opponent playing styles. All these criteria are important, individually and collectively. Each are worth studying on their own, or, as a part of a collective decision-making process that helps you with your game.

My point in showing you this list is to zero-in on where Braids places position in order of importance. It is number 2, second only to the hole cards you have been dealt. And, there is a reason for why position is number 2 rather than number 1, and that is simply that you must play cards "appropriate for your position." NOTE WELL: As Braids explains: "In an early position, you are forced throughout the hand to make decisions with the least amount of information. For example, if before the flop, you call the blind..., you could be faced with a raise from one or more players with premium pairs. Since you don’t know what raises you will be faced with, don’t play cards from an early position that are too weak ...."

In other words, (A) from an early position, play strong cards only because (B) you do not have on hand the information you need to otherwise engage because (C) early position players are blind to subsequent plays by players in middle or later positions. It follows therefore that (D) the later the position you play from the better because (E) it gives you more information with which to (F) make the most informed decisions about how your opponents are playing their cards and (G) how you can or cannot play those in your own hands.
 
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Button would be the best position since it acts last at post flop, you could see actions of other players before your act at every street. And most of the time you are the one to close the action
 
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Button is the best position at the poker table. After the flop the last bet will be on the button. In addition, the button - an excellent position to "steal" the blinds using bluff and semi-bluff, especially in tournament play.
 
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All the answers were really helpful, I hope other people can learn from this thread , position in poker is very important . Thank you again and good luck to everyone
 
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what are the best position to play in poker ? Is the better to play first or late ? How can I know if I m in good position or not ?
The best positions are late positions because mainly you can see the others players bets so you have an advantage which might help you taking the best decision in how to play the hand.:fight:
 
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The button is the best position, but sometimes depending on the situation on the table, acting first (or bluffing first) has an advantage. hehe
 
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The button is the best position, but sometimes depending on the situation on the table, acting first (or bluffing first) has an advantage. hehe
Yes , i totally agree with you about bluffing first, but if u have the good hand, and the flop makes a great combination with your hand , this is where position will heelp you, it s giving you an advantage, it makes your opponent pay you ☺️ .( making him try to bluff deep and deeper) YOU JUST HAVE TO PLAY THE HAND GOOD . Thank you for the help and good luck
 
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sklansky

read sklansky years ago. sounds like a good time to go back and review it
 
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It depends on the blind and stack level, but overall it is always better to speak of the last positions because you will have fewer people to respond.
 
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The Button is the best position in poker, you have the last say his word that is, you have information about the enemy and can put pressure on him or just keep the bank, etc.
 
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Rather than position i prefer to be the preflop aggressor i think that's equally important as you don't want to be calling to much.Other than that ye the btn and the other position youll play more than other positions is from the bb.
 
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Eu acredito que a posição é uma das coisas mais importantes, assim como o stack efetivo, fator de agressividade (não significa ser maníaco e jogar muitas mãos), tendências e freqüências de sua mesa e jogadores.

Se você combinar isso e avaliar o spot, você terá uma grande vantagem se estiver usando a posição!
 
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First, we have the mandatory bets for each round, the small blind and the big blind. Then the starting positions UTG and UTG + 1 begin, which are the first players to act. In the positions MP1, MP2, MP3 we have the intermediate places and, in sequence, the final positions, the CO and the BTN (Dealer), the position desired by every table player.Thus, the players in the last positions are the most privileged in the action, simply because they are the last to act in the hand, because they can observe the action of
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their opponent before taking yours.
 
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the button the late positions give you the option to see what they do most often equal or bet and then bet an amount that we do not want to pay to equalize in early pociciones
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normally the cutoff, but depends on who reacts and how much they raise before you.
 
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