Re: importance of position
In the HSNL version of this forum, a few people said something like:
"It is easier to threaten all of your opponents chips with out actually committing your own."
I think this is a big part of the importance of position. To say it a different way: your opponents suffer from reverse implied odds, while you do not. Say your opponent has KQ on a K-high flop. He bets out, you raise. Regardless of whether the flop is wet or dry or whatever, he's instantly in a horribly tough position. If he's got the best hand, all he's likely to win is the bet and raise you just made. OTOH, if he's got a worse hand, he's going to have to put in much more money to get to showdown or find out for sure he's beat.
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