Position in Poker: Why Where You Sit Determines How Much You Win in Online Cash Games

This book is dedicated entirely to position in poker because it deserves that focus. A one-chapter overview won't do it justice. Positional awareness isn't just one tool among many — it's the lens through which every decision at the table should be viewed. Once you truly understand how position works, you'll never look at a poker hand the same way again.

Here's the core idea: the player who acts last on every betting street has a significant advantage over the players who act before them. Acting last means you have more information. You've seen what your opponents do before you have to decide anything. You know whether they checked or bet, whether they seem strong or weak, whether the board scared them. That information is enormously valuable, and position in poker is simply the guaranteed right to have it on every street of every hand.

You'll learn the difference between early position, middle position, late position, and the blinds — and crucially, why the same hand plays completely differently depending on where you're sitting. A hand that's comfortably profitable from the button can be a money-loser from under the gun. This book walks you through exactly why that's the case and how to adjust your play accordingly.

The button — the dealer position — is the most profitable seat at the table, and this book explains how to exploit it relentlessly. You'll also learn how to navigate the blinds, which are structurally the worst positions at the table and where even experienced players leak significant money. Understanding how to defend the blinds without hemorrhaging chips, and when to let go without guilt, is one of the most practically valuable skills this book develops.

On anonymous platforms like Bovada and Ignition, where you can't pull up stats on your opponents or rely on hand histories from previous sessions, position becomes even more valuable. It's information you always have, regardless of who you're playing against or how long you've been at the table. It costs nothing and requires no reads. Position in poker is the one edge that's always available, and this book teaches you how to use it on every single hand you play.