Gavin Smith on the Importance of Position

This poker video by Gavin Smith gives me a different outlook on how important the button is, but it’s probably not going to change the way I play.  Playing the role of bull of the table just because you’re at the end of the action doesn’t mean translate to winning for me.  I absolutely love slow playing monster hands.  I do it all the time because people are hammered with the idea of aggressive play.  Don’t get me wrong, I am pro aggressive play, but you shouldn’t always be aggressive – especially against other smart players.  If you’re going to play the button hard you better really sense weakness – especially with a large field.  Where I think it’s a great strategy is when you actually do pick up a hand on the button and you play it as if you’re just playing position.

My poker tip for you is if you do pick up a monster with someone who feels obligated to force the action on the button, punish them for it.