Comments on: Sit N GO – POSITION IS POWER!

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:56:34 +0000

"you need a much stronger hand to call a push than to push yourself!" Now that's poker wisdom!!!! .-= Mark´s last blog ..The PokerBRB league is taking a break in February =-.

By: Billy

Billy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:34:02 +0000

Nice simple explanation of position. As Mark says though, often being the first to act can also be a big advantage, especially later in a tourney when the relative size of the blinds is big. In general people are pushing of folding a lot in those late stages, and you need a much stronger hand to call a push than to push yourself! Also worth noting that when you get to heads up you're in or out of position 50% of the time so being aware if it becomes even more crucial! .-= Billy´s last blog ..Crazy Bluffing from Scotty Nguyen =-.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:37:09 +0000

Good point Mark.

Successful poker boils down to getting your opponents to fold better hands and call with worse hands than yours.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:13:07 +0000

All true in the conventional sense… but sometimes it’s almost reversed when you play against skilled/aggressive players on the flop holding medium or short stacks. If the pot has been built… and there is only 1 move left before someone is all in… the player first to act now has the best position; they have the best chance to steal the pot because they have the first chance to steal the pot. I guess the situation really creates itself because of chip stack size… but the whole point is the first guy with the chance to steal can have the advantage sometimes. He can take away the play from the guy who intended to make it. As always… use this tip with caution.