Professional Poker Tip by Linda Johnson

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We’re pleased to introduce professional poker player Linda Johnson to our blog this week. Linda, also known as “The First Lady of Poker” was inducted to the Poker Hall of Fame in 2011 and is sharing a tip about position when playing poker hands. In addition to her success at the tables (she won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 1997), Linda has been heavily involved in all aspects of the Poker industry. She served as the publisher for CardPlayer Magazine for eight years, helped found a nonprofit organization called PokerGives.org and currently acts as an organizer for Card Player Cruises. Today she’s sharing a tip about betting position in the game of poker. *****

One essential factor to consider in whether or not to play a hand in hold’em is your position at the poker table. When we talk about position, we are referring to whether you are one of the first to act in the hand (early position) or one of the last (late position). Poker is a game of position, position, position. Position is one of the most underrated aspects of poker. You should play extremely tight in early position, since there are many remaining players to act who can raise you. There are 169 possible starting hands in hold’em, but only six of them are playable in early position in most games (JJ-QQ-KK-AA-AK- and A-Q). Most of your hands should be played when you are in late position. A good rule of thumb is to enter the pot with the top 8-10% of your hands from early position, 15-20% of hands from middle position, and 30-35% of hands from late position. When you are first to enter a pot, you should generally raise, rather than call (limp). Poker is a game of information and you have no information when you are in early position. You don’t know whether it will be a heads-up pot or a multi-way pot. You don’t know how many raises will occur. It’s a mistake to put money into a pot from early position with a marginal hand like Q-J and then have to fold to a standard raise; you’ve gotten no value on your money.

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