Position = Information, Part 3

And lest you think I'm just an old sourpuss bug that only folds small pocket pairs preflop, here's another quick hand example that shows the power of information that comes with position:



Villain in this hand is a very ABC player who has trouble letting go of big pairs on dry-ish boards. His early position preflop stats are moderately tight, so Hero can easily put him on a big hand. Call it TT+, AQ+, and maybe KQs. Hero's 44 is clearly behind this range, but if it improves on flop he's likely to get paid off. Said another way: stacks are 100BB deep, and because Villain gets married to what he considers big hands, Hero is getting good implied odds to call to hit a set or better... and voila, Hero hits gin on the flop, and the rest is an exercise in getting paid off.

All-in for now...
-Bug
PS: Here's the hand history for those having trouble viewing the vid, above:

Hand Information

Game:
Blind:	$1/ $2
Hand History converter courtesy of pokerhandreplays.com

Table Information

Seat1:	seat 1	($200)	Small Blind
Seat2:	seat 2	($200)	Big Blind
Seat3:	seat 3	($200)
Seat4:	villain	($200)
Seat5:	seat 5	($200)
Seat6:	seat 6	($200)
Seat7:	seat 7	($200)
Seat8:	seat 8	($200)
Seat9:	hero	($200)	Dealer

Dealt to hero

Preflop (Pot:3)

seat 3

FOLD

villain

RAISE

$7

seat 5

FOLD

seat 6

FOLD

seat 7

FOLD

seat 8

FOLD

hero

CALL

seat 1

FOLD

seat 2

FOLD

Flop   (Pot: $17)

villain

BET

$11

hero

RAISE

$27

villain

CALL

Turn   (Pot: $82.00)

villain

CHECK

hero

BET

$40

villain

ALL-IN

$155

hero

CALL

River   (Pot: $317)

Showdown:

villain  SHOWS

hero  MUCKS

hero	wins the pot: $317