Position in poker

#1 August 13th, 2018, 11:06 PM

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 ?

#2 August 13th, 2018, 11:20 PM

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.

#3 August 13th, 2018, 11:55 PM

whoever talks last is always with the advantage, has already seen and can analyze the attitude of each of the previous opponent,

#4 August 14th, 2018, 12:20 AM

Button is the best position and a good early lesson to learn is just how important position is.

#5 August 14th, 2018, 12:27 AM

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.

#6 August 14th, 2018, 12:53 AM

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.

#7 August 14th, 2018, 12:56 AM

The best position is the Button and the second best is in the Cutoff.
The worst is Small Blind.

#8 August 14th, 2018, 12:56 AM

The button is the best position in poker, being last to act is key to success in poker.

#9 August 14th, 2018, 1:56 AM

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!

#10 August 14th, 2018, 3:29 AM

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.

#11 August 14th, 2018, 12:00 PM

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

#12 August 14th, 2018, 12:34 PM

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.

#13 August 14th, 2018, 2:50 PM

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

#14 August 14th, 2018, 3:53 PM

Originally Posted by Chalada12

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. Position in poker

#15 August 14th, 2018, 7:11 PM

The button is the best position, but sometimes depending on the situation on the table, acting first (or bluffing first) has an advantage. hehe

#16 August 14th, 2018, 9:45 PM

Originally Posted by johnny tigre

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

#17 August 19th, 2018, 8:53 PM

Originally Posted by Chalada12

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 ?

I have been studying https://www.cardschat.com/showpost4593935-post52.html

Hope this helps!

#18 August 19th, 2018, 8:56 PM

read sklansky years ago. sounds like a good time to go back and review it

#19 August 20th, 2018, 4:23 PM

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.

#20 August 20th, 2018, 4:31 PM

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.

#21 August 20th, 2018, 7:09 PM

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.

#22 August 24th, 2018, 10:02 PM

Eu acredito que a posi��o � uma das coisas mais importantes, assim como o stack efetivo, fator de agressividade (n�o significa ser man�aco e jogar muitas m�os), tend�ncias e freq��ncias de sua mesa e jogadores.

Se voc� combinar isso e avaliar o spot, voc� ter� uma grande vantagem se estiver usando a posi��o!

#23 August 24th, 2018, 11:28 PM

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 Position in poker

their opponent before taking yours.

#24 August 25th, 2018, 12:04 AM

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

#25 August 25th, 2018, 12:51 AM

normally the cutoff, but depends on who reacts and how much they raise before you.

#26 September 4th, 2018, 4:31 PM

The best position is on the button

#27 September 4th, 2018, 7:31 PM

Originally Posted by LongRover

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.

Nice recap.

#28 September 4th, 2018, 7:41 PM

Read articles about the position and advantages of cards in which position to play...

#29 September 4th, 2018, 7:42 PM

Originally Posted by Chalada12

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 ?

well you definatly want to act last.and you want to be right behind the big stack to have position over him good luck at the tables!

#30 September 4th, 2018, 7:44 PM

The position at the poker table is a factor that is greatly underestimated by many novice poker players. Your position at the poker table can (and will) have a significant impact on winnings / losses with the same starting hand.

Therefore, I would advise you to study the literature on this issue, before starting the game.

Position in poker

#31 September 4th, 2018, 9:49 PM

Originally Posted by Chalada12

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 ?

If you want the best position, you want to be on the button known as the dealer because you get to act last after the opening bets therefore get a sense of how weak or strong your opponents depending on the board texture.

You most often want to play in late position that is the button, the cutoff known as the player to right of the button and the player to the right after that.

Late position gives you a chance to play loose since you get to act last while early position is more selective and you have to act first without prior information.

#32 September 4th, 2018, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by pauloandre100

The best position is on the button

Yes , you are right

#33 September 4th, 2018, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by pauloandre100

The best position is on the button

Yes you are right

Originally Posted by Andrei Korolev

Read articles about the position and advantages of cards in which position to play...

Thank you , I did so , there are many post For good poker books in Cardschat

#34 September 4th, 2018, 10:25 PM

Thanks everyone, all the answers were very helpful. I have learned a lot about position in poker.

#35 September 4th, 2018, 10:39 PM

You have to think about how the hand will play out if you are to be succesful. Like I don't play suited connectors OOP because they will take my entire stack OOP, while in IP they are considerably profitable and tricky especially 1 gapper,avoid 2 gapper as the statistical probability of completing a straight goes down considerably.

#36 September 5th, 2018, 10:25 AM

Button is best for sure... but know how and when to play from all positions!

#37 September 5th, 2018, 2:41 PM

Originally Posted by guitaRisGood

Button is best for sure... but know how and when to play from all positions!

Yes it s talent to reverse bad position

#38 September 5th, 2018, 3:03 PM

The very best position is CHIP LEADER at the end . Position in poker

#39 September 5th, 2018, 3:16 PM

The button is always going to be your best position because you will always be last to act post flop to see what everyone else in the hand is doing. It gives you more opportunities to steal a pot or get away from a pot if there is too much action prior to your turn.

For example if everyone is checking and look weak you can potentially take a stab at the pot and win with like 3 high instead of going to showdown where you know you will lose. Another example, you have a low bottom pair and you have a raise and reraise happening before you even get to act. Now you can easily fold your hand without having put a single extra chip into the pot.

Button is very valuable position to be in. It should be one of your top money making positions if you're tracking your hand histories.

#40 September 5th, 2018, 3:32 PM

if you don't know the positions, you can read pokersutra for more information

#41 September 5th, 2018, 4:29 PM

the best position button very good cut-off too...play from late position you can made some bluffy raises steel blinds from early position play only very strong hands

#42 September 5th, 2018, 4:46 PM

The best position is the big blind .

#43 September 5th, 2018, 8:22 PM

of course BB i think Position in poker

#44 September 5th, 2018, 8:53 PM

The easy answer is, the button is the best position in poker. You can try different things differently from different positions however. SOmetimes in tourneys when the blinds are 1/5 of the average stack, the first to bet (depending on who is in and their ranges) on a bricked board is typically the one to take it down. In which case, before in front of the button would be slightly advantageious in occossional situations.

#45 September 6th, 2018, 3:32 PM

Originally Posted by 22meandu

The very best position is CHIP LEADER at the end . Position in poker

Yes that what most the answers say . Thank you .

Originally Posted by Sil3ntness

The button is always going to be your best position because you will always be last to act post flop to see what everyone else in the hand is doing. It gives you more opportunities to steal a pot or get away from a pot if there is too much action prior to your turn.

For example if everyone is checking and look weak you can potentially take a stab at the pot and win with like 3 high instead of going to showdown where you know you will lose. Another example, you have a low bottom pair and you have a raise and reraise happening before you even get to act. Now you can easily fold your hand without having put a single extra chip into the pot.

Button is very valuable position to be in. It should be one of your top money making positions if you're tracking your hand histories.

What you are saying is reasonable, I agree with you , it gives you the advantage of watching what s happening on the table before your turn to play .

Originally Posted by Sorin Iliescu

if you don't know the positions, you can read pokersutra for more information

Thank you , I know position , and I m always learning , and this thread is the kind of thread where others can learn and apprentice too .Not just me

Originally Posted by Zhubiitis

the best position button very good cut-off too...play from late position you can made some bluffy raises steel blinds from early position play only very strong hands

Yes , strong hands only it’s better Incase someone try some bluffy raises .

Originally Posted by swannymojo

The easy answer is, the button is the best position in poker. You can try different things differently from different positions however. SOmetimes in tourneys when the blinds are 1/5 of the average stack, the first to bet (depending on who is in and their ranges) on a bricked board is typically the one to take it down. In which case, before in front of the button would be slightly advantageious in occossional situations.

Sometimes u have to bet first to act if u want to steal that pot , better not that makes you go in tilt

#46 September 6th, 2018, 3:51 PM

The best position on the button I agree with all, the flop you will have the last word and you will see how the opponents played and what you do.

#47 September 8th, 2018, 8:14 AM

The best when you are on button

#48 September 8th, 2018, 3:35 PM

Originally Posted by bablo

The best position on the button I agree with all, the flop you will have the last word and you will see how the opponents played and what you do.

Yes you are right, on the button is the best position

Originally Posted by uriell

The best when you are on button

Yeees , that s correct . Good luck in tables

#49 September 9th, 2018, 11:45 PM

Always weighted.
I see the position as one more dice in your play, if my cards are weak I do not have because of turvarate vangem of the position.

GL!

^A^njo

#50 September 9th, 2018, 11:52 PM

Position is determined based on your location to the dealer and how many people are to ack behind you so the later the better so you have position on people to your right depending on the button

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