The bet that follows a raise is only as strong as the board it is made on. Texture, not the cards in hand, decides whether the story holds together.
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Cash game strategy: position, betting and the ordinary spots that decide a session
Table-money play, where the stack in front of you is the whole contest.
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Position is the only edge you are handed for free
Acting last is worth more than any starting hand, because it turns two guesses into one and lets the same cards be played for a wider profit.
Every other advantage in poker has to be earned. Cards are dealt at random, opponents choose their own style, and the size of the pot is the product of decisions nobody controls alone. Position is different. It is assigned by the movement of the dealer button, it rotates on a fixed schedule, and for one hand in every orbit it hands a player the last word on all three streets after the flop. Nothing else at the table is given away so cheaply or wasted so often.
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