One of the best basic rules of Texas Hold’em No Limit poker you can learn is the principle of location. Essentially, he who acts last profits from the most amount of information. Information, you will find, is critical to your decision making in Texas Hold’em No Limit poker. As such it is advantageous indeed to be ‘on the button’ as they say, or to have the dealer button positioned on you as this means you are the last to act.
This rule applies whether you are playing Texas Hold’em No Limit poker live or online at one of the many online poker rooms available on the internet.
Oftentimes, examples are the best way to illustrate the prinicple of location in Texas Hold’em No Limit poker.
Here are just 3 of the best available examples we can provide to consider the benefits of location in Texas Hold’em No Limit poker:
a. there are say, 3 players in the hand and the board comes J-10-3 rainbow. You are on the button and everyone checks to you. If your hole cards are 10-Ace this may be a suitable time to bet knowing that neither player looks to have an J pair, and you may well have the best hand amongst all the...