Position is the most valuable and important things you can have at the Texas Holdem poker table. If you have never heard about the importance of a right position I strongly advice you to read this article carefully.

First of all let’s make clear – position is crucial in Texas Holdem. The best position is when you have got a final word (that is you are with a dealer button, or player who is sitting to the left from you folded his cards). It is called to be in position.

The worst positions are blinds because after the first round of betting all other players will have their words after you. Therefore you won’t have an advantage of a final word.

Regardless of your Texas Holdem skills, situation or cards, being in position gives you much important information. You can analyze actions of your opponents, build your strategy and influence the game by your last word.

What do you think is the most important in Texas Holdem? I say that it is information. If you have enough information about your opponents in most cases you can beat them.

4 reasons to play when you are in position:

1. You have got more information when your opponents while you are in position.

2. Being in position gives you unique chance to bluff. And in such cases bluff is affordable, because you have a final word.

3. Position gives you an opportunity to make effective value bets.

4. Being in position allows you to control the size of a pot.

If I have not convinced you yet let’s have a look at the real example. Probably you have heard about “Durrrr Challenge”. It is a heads-up tournament arranged by Tom durrrr Dwan. Dwan bet $1.5 million against $500 000 of his rival promised to beat him on the distance of 50 000 hands. The first opponent of Tom is a Finnish pro Patrick Antonius. These two players are probably best ones in online Texas Holdem. Many experts believe that they are on the same level of skills. And as I said position is crucial and I will prove it. Tom Dwan and his rival already played thousands of hands. And if you just check statistics of their hands you can see that their results depend on position. Dwan won most of chips when he was in position. Patrick Antonius did the same. Is it just a coincidence ? I do not think so . So, it is quite obvious that success in playing eve against the same opponent depends on a position first of all. Position is a crucial factor.

Therefore if one player could be in position all the time he would not have serious competition! Such lucky person would be a champion all the time. And it doesn’t matter if you play online Texas Holdem or participate in a tournament at a casino, play in position! You should try to make your profits while you are in position. Don’t forget about the importance of position at the table.

Every hand you play when you are not in position is a potential disaster. And it is not an exaggeration. Daniel Skolovy says that playing not in position is a something like searching for a way in a cave without a flashlight. You never know what you are going to see round the corner.

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4. Why Position Makes a Difference in Texas Holdem
5. Playing Hands from Middle Position in Holdem