The importance of positions I.

In any community card poker game, the position of the player is changing clockwise and has to be taken into serious consideration. For Texas hold’em, this is an absolute truth but for Omaha, especially for Omaha Hi/Lo there are different, even contradictory opinions. But how important is the position in Omaha Hi/Lo actually? It is strange but there is no one opinion on this matter among the poker players. Some say that in Omaha the position is not that important as it is in Texas hold’em. Others claim that it is even more important. Even in poker literature you can read that the position in Omaha Hi/Lo does not matter at all. Nevertheless, if you have not decided what is your opinion relative to the position, it will be almost impossible for you to win.  But when you start to lose with good starting hands, you will feel and realize that it takes not only good cards to win but good position too. With not very starting hands but in late position you are able not only to evaluate your chances but to determine your opponents post-flop actions.

April 22nd, 2009

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