Poker Position Requirements Strategy
This tool is made for all new players to know which hands to play in which positions. Position in poker is the order in which players are seated around the table. On any betting round, the player who acts first (who are said to be in "first position") has a distinct disadvantage compared to those who act later (who are said to be in "late position"), because the later players will always have more information on which to base their decisions. You are said to "have position" on players who act before you in a betting round, and are said to be "out of position" to those players who act after you. The first player after the blinds is also known as under the gun.
The first 3 players to the left of the dealer are in Early Position.
The next 4 players to the left of them are in Middle Position.
The remaining 3 players to the left of them are in Late Position.
This tool is made for all new players to know which hands to play in which positions. Position in poker is the order in which players are seated around the table. On any betting round, the player who acts first (who are said to be in "first position") has a distinct disadvantage compared to those who act later (who are said to be in "late position"), because the later players will always have more information on which to base their decisions. You are said to "have position" on players who act before you in a betting round, and are said to be "out of position" to those players who act after you. The first player after the blinds is also known as under the gun.
The first 3 players to the left of the dealer are in Early Position.
The next 4 players to the left of them are in Middle Position.
The remaining 3 players to the left of them are in Late Position.
| Pairs & Suited Cards | ||||||||||||
| A A | A K | K Q | Q J | J T | T 9 | 9 8 | 8 7 | 7 6 | 6 5 | 5 4 | 4 3 | 3 2 |
| K K | A Q | K J | Q T | J 9 | T 8 | 9 7 | 8 6 | 7 5 | 6 4 | 5 3 | 4 2 | |
| Q Q | A J | K T | Q 9 | J 8 | T 7 | 9 6 | 8 5 | 7 4 | 6 3 | 5 2 | ||
| J J | A T | K 9 | Q 8 | J 7 | T 6 | 9 5 | 8 4 | 7 3 | 6 2 | |||
| T T | A 9 | K 8 | Q 7 | J 6 | T 5 | 9 4 | 8 3 | 7 2 | ||||
| 9 9 | A 8 | K 7 | Q 6 | J 5 | T 4 | 9 3 | 8 2 | |||||
| 8 8 | A 7 | K 6 | Q 5 | J 4 | T 3 | 9 2 | ||||||
| 7 7 | A 6 | K 5 | Q 4 | J 3 | T 2 | |||||||
| 6 6 | A 5 | K 4 | Q 3 | J 2 | ||||||||
| 5 5 | A 4 | K 3 | Q 2 | |||||||||
| 4 4 | A 3 | K 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 3 | A 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 2 | Position | |||||||||||
| Play | Any | |||||||||||
| Play | Mid/Late | |||||||||||
| Play | Late Only | |||||||||||
| Unplayable Hands | ||||||||||||
| Unsuited Cards | ||||||||||||
| A K | K Q | Q J | J T | T 9 | 9 8 | 8 7 | 7 6 | 6 5 | 5 4 | 4 3 | 3 2 | |
| A Q | K J | Q T | J 9 | T 8 | 9 7 | 8 6 | 7 5 | 6 4 | 5 3 | 4 2 | ||
| A J | K T | Q 9 | J 8 | T 7 | 9 6 | 8 5 | 7 4 | 6 3 | 5 2 | |||
| A T | K 9 | Q 8 | J 7 | T 6 | 9 5 | 8 4 | 7 3 | 6 2 | ||||
| A 9 | K 8 | Q 7 | J 6 | T 5 | 9 4 | 8 3 | 7 2 | |||||
| A 8 | K 7 | Q 6 | J 5 | T 4 | 9 3 | 8 2 | ||||||
| A 7 | K 6 | Q 5 | J 4 | T 3 | 9 2 | |||||||
| A 6 | K 5 | Q 4 | ||||||||||