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The importance of understanding middle position

Playing in a $2-$5 cash game while in middle position, the two players to my right folded and I was holding 7-8 suited preflop. With only $7 in the pot, I raised to $15. Everyone behind me folded and I became the button from middle position. Some of you may be asking why I would […]

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Straddling in PLO cash games

There are different types of straddles in cash games, such as under-the-gun, which means the first player to act preflop, and a Mississippi straddle, which means straddling on the button. But I’m going to focus on the strategies for UTG. Let’s say you’re playing a full-ring (nine players) $1-$2 PLO cash game, and you have […]

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