The Power of Position - Basic Poker Strategy

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[@wildcat8797]

I just started playing twice a week in my local low stakes poker games this year ($30 buy in-blinds going up every15 mins-only 3 re-buy ins per game start with $150 in chips). I had never played legitimate poker before. I was pretty bad the first few tourney’s I played in, had no idea what position importance was, what to fold, & didn’t know a flush beat a straight lol. I started studying for a few weeks learning all the possible hand combos / position & how likely low stakes players are to bluff. I got outed & not even close to placing in the money the first 3 tourneys. After committing not learning poker I finished 1st place in my fourth time ever playing in my local game & 2nd place in the money in my 6th game. I didn’t realizing how much fun poker is & am becoming addicted lol. Anyway... this video was the first one I watched on table position importance & it’s improved my game a good amount just by knowing how to keep all the players at the table from limping in & making so stupid good hand with shit cards. Also. knowing when the good players are in the blinds to make them pay extra to see a flop with mediocre hands.

[@gripsed]

congrats on the win Wildcat! Poker definitely is more fun once you start winning :)

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[@jessecullen4244]

How is it this guy replied to your comment a year later and I saw it a day after? 😂

[@arronbranton6146]

Took me about 20 mins to understand the pop quiz tasks but I got there in the end.

[@gripsed]

My bad Arron, I didn't do the best job with that part of the video :/

[@coachtim6188]

And please understand I so appreciate your style of teaching and desire to help others. I know it's me that is unable after months of trying to get this, well, to get this. It just still makes no sense to me.

[@gripsed]

Did you get it yet? Sometimes you need to practice it in play for the concepts to sink in

[@MrStrangle2b]

Rule #1 You don’t need position if you always play like a donkey

[@lSomeRandomGuyl]

Your POP QUIZ is flawed since the dealer button is not clear and the blinds are not shown. Sure I can figure it out but it is not an ideal example.

[@gripsed]

Correct, my apologies for that Molecular :/

[@Anonkontello]

Bro responded after 9 years 💀

[@louisstammers2344]

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[@ouyardbird5172]

big slick under the gun.. All IN!

[@gripsed]

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[@matthiasward1861]

Great video. Thank you! Other videos are so long and fluffy that i end up missing the message.

[@gripsed]

Thank you Matthias, I'm glad you enjoyed my straight to the point no fluff kind of style!

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[@alexinatorrr]

I really like your explanation in the video and it already helped me to become a better poker player, but I do not get the quiz. I mean there is no small and big blind placed and no indication who needs to act first after the flop. What do I miss here?

[@gripsed]

Thank you Alex! glad it helped! Apologies there was a bit of a glitch, the two seats with the blinds both have 0.00 posted but you can see them on the bottom of the table.

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[@theeman4224]

hi I am a beginning poker player building up my bankroll. I love watching your videos but I was wondering if you would make a video lets play with a single table instead of the usual 2000 tables lol.

[@gripsed]

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[@jasonchatto]

you are right when playing good players who understand strength and odds. Against lower skilled players. strength of hand is way better.

[@gripsed]

Hand selection is definitely a major key to making that money on the poker tables!

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[@markymarkkkk]

So, Wouldn't it be better to be big blind? I mean... just say you have a great hand as dealer.. you make a bet, the big blind still has a chance to see what you are about to do.. if I was big blind and seen the dealer just call(or raise).. as big blind can't I just bet(or re-raise) and see how many hands I can make fold due to my raise? Can someone explain this to me so I'm aware of what I am missing? *New poker player*

[@VukNS1987]

Being big blind, or small blind is only good at pre flop, on other streets, blinds are the first ones to act, so they are oop

[@ActivistVictor]

one issue with betting a lot on the big blind is tat people often don't give the big blind credit for a real hand and will call them more readily.. In addition, if you are in a pot with many limpers, and raise the big blind makes will likely be called by many people since they are getting good odds on their money to make a call and see a flop.

[@ColmRooney]

i was just about to ask this too and i'm not a new player. I know the button is position after the flop but many people don't say that the big blind has position preflop and surely theres something to be said about that? it wasn't mentioned in this video...unless i missed it.

[@gripsed]

Being big blind is indeed good for acting last preflop but it comes at the cost of having to post a blind. And then as the other wise comments have said the advantage is gone after the flop.

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[@brianhoody]

Life is like a game of Poker. We have to play the hands we are dealt.

[@powderbeast5598]

I subscribe, because I want to pass the quiz !...😂 Thanks , really like the 'graph'.👍.

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[@break1722]

I like being first to act sometimes, like in short stack spin and goes. since players will only connect with the flop 30% of the time, it’s likely none of us connected So since Air vs Air is the likely scenario, the first to act has the first opportunity to steal the pot So I’d rather lead out with a 70% chance of making opponent fold, than fold myself to an incoming standard c-bet. By acting first, It’s essentially stealing the power of the c-bet from the button holder This especially works vs players who are multi-tabling, high volume, short stack games like spin and gos. who are not focusing on how often players are stealing, but only focus on their own cards. And game types where stack sizes are too small to get creative Sure, the opponent will connect with the flop 30% of the time, so be cautious when called, otherwise your laughing 70% of the time.

[@ColmRooney]

#gripsed should the Big Blind not have position preflop? Noone seems to teach this just wondering why, as yes u might have position with the button for postflop but what about pre?

[@DeluviumOfficial]

I think the button is considered the strongest because it’s the position that gets the most information without having incurred any cost. The bigblind is technically last to act pre but already has 1BB invested.

[@gripsed]

Indeed the Big Blind is last to preflop, you make a good point! It's a sort of equivalent to position having that last option :)

[@gripsed]

@@DeluviumOfficial Very true Justin!

[@catleugh]

Can't see the screen at the end, because of all the ads

[@gripsed]

Sorry about that, I made the video before end screens were a thing on youtube :P

[@Izaak247]

Great vid

[@gripsed]

Thank you Izaak!

[@pL0n]

Awesome video you really helped me alot with this info. 5 stars ~~

[@nosika695]

Aw, the days when there were ratings :D

[@gripsed]

@@nosika695 now it's power level 9000 right?

[@gripsed]

Thanks so much plon!

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[@raziel8799]

Nice, I can't even see the result at the end cause of triple advertising. Why don't you just advertise the whole screen? Honestly that shit makes me want to unsub, doesn't matter how good the content is.

[@billpaxton4885]

I hate how long I’ve played poker and not paid attention to position.

[@gripsed]

It's never too late to start!

[@coachtim6188]

Another example. "Play loose, raise more hands when we are in late position and have a high likelihood of having position throughout the hand." How? My seat does not change, and there's still the exact same number of people getting to bet before me. How do I suddenly get a different position just by raising?

[@anthonygiustino5080]

raise to get the people behind you to fold. and if it comes all the way back around and they re raised you, calculate your odds and see if you should fold,call or raise

[@gripsed]

@@anthonygiustino5080 Preach Anthony! :D

[@mylefnepple1936]

All due respect this was not basic. This was confusing as my nipple.

[@chizzzzz-tampabayheelandst6666]

If you thought that this video was confusing I'd love to be sitting to your right at a poker table.

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[@Big_Old_Bondy]

Thanks, that explained it perfectly

[@gripsed]

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[@ReyazulH7394]

I still don't really understand position all I know is closer to the bouton or even on the button is good position,

[@gripsed]

Get that button, play the money chip :)

[@daboi3612]

tried to watch this drunk and didn’t understand anything 😂😂

[@gripsed]

how did it go once you watched it all sober??? :D

[@coachtim6188]

Why can I not understand this? I swear understanding poker positions and the importance of them has me completely doubting my intelligence even as a highly educated teacher. LOL. Because I simply do not get it. For example, this buying the button concept. And everything you're talking about at around 3 minutes. Even if I raise and some people fold, I'm still in the same position after the flop. The same person gets to start the betting. How has my position suddenly changed? I don't have the button. I still have to bet early and wait to see who all checks or raises. "After the flop, we will be the closest player to the button." How? After the flop i'm still in the same seat the same distance away from the button, still in the same position as far as seeing who all will check or raise. Goodness what is wrong with me? I'm sure this all is brilliant and makes perfect sense to most but to me it is so illogical. Can someone please help my aging brain to get this?

[@hairyott3rr]

Starting the betting is a disadvantage, you want to be last to act. Only players that continue matter in considering position in later streets. If you raise preflop and everyone in mid-late position fold, your position has dramatically improved, as anyone who decides to continue acts before you on later streets. “Distance” only matters for players actually in the hand. If everyone after you through the button fold, YOU now effectively hold the button for the remainder of that hand and hold the positional advantage against any player that chooses to continue.

[@gripsed]

Hey Tim, it's just how the structure of the game goes. Preflop the action starts to the left of the big blind. But once it goes postflop the action starts left of the button (or on the small blind). The blinds are dead money to get the action started, and so the action preflop starts after them. But postflop they don't have any money committed so they go first. Hope that helps it to make sense.

[@gripsed]

@@hairyott3rr Thanks for the well thought on response Hairy!

[@coachtim6188]

@@gripsed That definitely does help and I greatly appreciate that. Since I wrote that I have better understood some of this and this helps even more. Still a long way to go. Haha Thanks again.

[@kevinballman218]

I know right wtf

[@artics1031]

Did not expect this video is 15 years old lol

[@internetmemeplace6886]

I have no idea what any of what you said means

[@AlamoCityCello]

Very confusing

[@jasonchatto]

almost every poker tutorial is designed to benefit the top 30% of players. in the real world, people play online like fruit machines. they put money into cash games and call and raise almost everything. these idiots win lots because. they play so aggressive. even when they get called they have a chance.

[@jasonchatto]

they jump tables after big wins or showing how loosely they play.

[@gripsed]

Even still, position still gives you an advantage over those players you speak of ;)

[@francis5944]

position is not that important... having a fucking hand is more important.

[@gripsed]

Having a hand is part 3 of the triple threat, selection!

[@IHackInHD]

The mouth nosies you make are so irritating!

[@gripsed]

+IHack InHD Sorry, this was an old video when I didn't have a great microphone. My more recent videos have much better quality and I am to improve on it every day! Thanks for tuning in bro :)

[@IHackInHD]

+Gripsed Poker Training ahh fair enough

[@doodlecrayon222]

What does absolute and relative position mean? Why use the fancy words? Why not just say Late Position or Early Position? Your video is confusing.

[@gripsed]

I explain the terms later in the video. They relate to position relative to the betting action as opposed to position relative to the button.

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