Hole cards and position

In Texas Hold 'em, your positioning is important when it comes to hole cards.

If you're the Small Blind or Big Blind, you're in a weak spot. First, you're stuck posting a bet with the blind no matter what you have and that means that you're forced to play weak cards no matter what. Also as the hand progresses, other players can get a feel for what you have and that means they can exploit their position and any weakness you may have.

The best place to be when playing Hold 'em is the Button spot. That's because the button gets to wager last after the Flop. When a player is closer to the Button, they can actually stay longer with hole cards that are less weak, such as King/Ten, Queen/Ten, Jack/Ten and Nine/Ten.

The other night, I was next to the button, holding a Jack/Ten and decided to stay for the Flop. When the Flop was a Jack and a Ten, I was in heaven. It was a lucky Flop, yes; but if I were in an early spot, I would not have stayed.

Pay attention to holed cards and positioning!