Expert Insight Poker Tip: Using Position in Poker

[wasaygmail]

Hi,can anyone tell me how can I tip the dealer in texas hold'em poker?

[4thandinches]

LOL at "expert" insight. Phil Gordon is a losing poker player and more closely resembles an idiot.

[vaiboy55]

@4thandinches how do you know for certain that phil gordon is a losing poker player? do you have private knowledge of his bankroll and entire poker history? no you do not. maybe he is a losing poker player but most losing poker players do not have a WPT title to their credit. you are correct on one thing, he has made a decent sum of money in technology and has a stake in FTP as I am sure you are aware, overall in the realm of him vs you in success I would bet that he wins.

[freddie14]

It can be argued... The power of being in position is given by the people that spoke before you.

By making a bet out of position, you're taking the control. Of course should a raise happen, you've lost the chips...

[bernieisodd]

lol. poor old phil gordon doesn't even know the difference between the sb and utg. lolz

[1classx]

No, Under The Gun (UTG) is the seat directly to the left of the big blind. He is first to act after the 2 hole cards have been dealt but before the flop, and as such has the worst position in the first round of betting. That's why it/he is said to be "under the gun," it's not a good place to be.

[lester8ilt]

you are an idiot 1classx. u can be under the gun on the preflop bet, but after the flop you are under the gun as the small blind, so when playing your hand after the flop, you are always in the worst position as the small blind.

[suklo]

Lol- expert advice... Check which position they say is called under the gun. Last time i played it was called small blind:P

[billamoon]

You idiot.

[stinky472]

UTG refers to pre-flop position. SB is first to act post-flop, but during pre-flop he's second to last to act (BB being last).

[hbksteve2002]

@suklo ..... under the gun is the first position to the left of the forced blinds(SB\BB) or the FIRST position with the option (raise,call,fold).

[likitt2]

@hbksteve2002 so the video is wrong, because it shows under the gun as being to the left of the button not to the left of the forced blind.

[hbksteve2002]

@likitt2 Nah the video looks right. "First player to act" = Under the gun.

[SLUduckie]

@likitt2 hey dummies. the flop was already on the board. thus making the person to the left of the button first to act. or "under the gun" yes. the player "under the gun" changes between pre-flop and post-flop

[jebussaves1]

@SLUduckie When people talk about "I raised under the gun" do they mean preflop to the left of the big blind or post flop which, like you said, is the person on the right of the big blind?

[fix520]

@suklo ur not serious are u?

[likitt2]

@fix520 Yes he is serious the video is wrong. Under the gun is the person sitting to the left of the big blind. It is the hand before the BB. at 01:32 the arrow indicator should really be 2 seats over to the left. it's like this DEALER (button) then SMALL BLIND then BIG BLIND then UNDER THE GUN.

[4thandinches]

@suklo What do you expect? It the self-proclaimed "expert", Phil Gordon.  The guy is a buck-toothed tool who made his money in technology, yet has no clue about winning at poker.

[rexinaator]

@suklo wrong, under the gun is the position to the left of the big blind which acts first before board cards are dealt.

[MPthe1]

@suklo I think your under the gun as the first player after the big blinder pre flop, and under the gun postflop

[Thiago1109]

@suklo That position is under the gun after the flop...

[Thiago1109]

@suklo That position is UTG after the flop...

[a2thegoodwin]

@suklo yeah you are right for preflop play, but on that example there was already a flop out so the player immediately to the left of the button is under the gun

[badpanda84]

Sometime though being first to act is actually better

The first to act means the first chance to bluff.

[lordbyng]

To badpanda84:

By "sometime" you mean only when you intend to bluff without any betting info from your opponent. To do this you need to rely on other, more elusive info, like your opponent's style or a read on him and that's always risky.

[pberardi]

Will the real gus hansen please stand up.

[Josh08Lancer]

first chance to bluff? Are you retarded?

[stinky472]

@Josh08Lancer Sometimes it can be advantageous at higher limits. Let's say the board comes 89TJ. Being out of position on the turn in heads up gives you the opportunity to fire out a bet first and put a great deal of pressure, representing a queen or 7. A lot of good players will take advantage of this situation and play the board more than their own cards. Of course I'd much rather be in position, but it can be quite scary playing good players even in position HU with scare cards in HU.

[stinky472]

badpanda84 is actually right in a sense. Fold equity can be higher out of position post-flop, and it can actually be advantageous with a mediocre hand since it gives you the opportunity to bet into your opponent. The opponent then has a tough choice: either he can call which requires a stronger hand or take an even bigger risk than you did and raise to try to put the pressure back on you. Being out of position with a strong hand though is typically undesirable.

[ctom30872]

@badpanda84: Bluffing when your under the gun is only good when the table has 3 people on it or so. In a big tourney table you never should put money out from under the gun unless you have good cards. Even then, I would rather think check raise than firing out first.

[CarlLewenski]

Why don't they make like a 10 minute video instead of having all of these little clips?

These short advertisment clips tell me that there most likely isn't that much information in the video, so why would I buy it?

[doddinho]

no its only better pre-flop beacause the dealer is last 2 act on 2nd,3rd and 4th street

[Josh08Lancer]

3rd, 4th and 5th street, not 2nd 3rd and 4th.

[PokaDeJoka]

but the LAST to act is whoever is on the big blind, so its better then being on the D Button ?!?!?! am i wrong ??

[YtseJammer69]

true, but if the big blind raises you, you are the last person to make a decision. Plus, for every consecutive round after that, you get to act last.

[paulio2293]

yes on the first round the big blind is in position, they have a great chance to defend their blind and steal any calls by making a raise last, but they do this at great risk because their going to be out of position on later rounds. you cant steal from the big blind like you can on the button, on the big blind you only want to be going in with a premium hannd.

[lordbyng]

paulio 2293: That's not always true. Obviously on the BIg Blind you would go in if no one raises, and even if someone does, if everybody else has folded and both of you have decent chip stacks you should call. Don't call monster raises, but with small raises you still have really good pot odds. From this perspective BB is really an innocent position where you can play anything given the proflop conditions, totally taking your opponents by surprise if you get a flop while holding weak cards.

[Cudlphish72]

under the gun after the flop is what he meant

[bookieko]

isnt under the gun aka UTG the position after the big blind? someone correct me if i am wrong

[HustlerJerbear]

pretty useful, thanks for uploading

[abbyo7baby]

very useful

[KrazyKai101]

yeah, it's every useful~

I've lost more time when out of position than in position with the same starting hands~

[wudio008]

very nice

[mcscheijgrond79]

usefull

[Psychosoldier187]

Nice Tip phile

[MeisterJedah]

Interesting

[TigersmithGU]

nice