importance of position

[thedustbustr]

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River decisions with a good-not-great hand are MUCH easier if you have position.

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this is the Big One right here

[Jamougha]

One no-one's mentioned; you will much more often see 5 cards when behind on the flop.

[subzero]

it's easier to isolate a bad player when you have position on him

[ThePortuguee]

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One no-one's mentioned; you will much more often see 5 cards when behind on the flop.

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This is huge, as well.

[whiteladder81]

Its where you are able to create your image so you can get paid off with big hands.

[yad]

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.

[Hattifnatt]

Bump

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Able to play draws easier when in position, as you can usually dictate the action (whether or not to raise flop/bet turns/etc).