I was playing poker the other day and one of my opponents suddenly said to himself, “where am I again?”, meaning what was his position relative to the dealer.

This reminded me of an important lesson for my poker guide post today… it pays to remember where you are and what information you can get from the other players – who still has to play? and what cards do they have?  Even when you are playing internet poker there is information coming your way, so stay tuned and watch what people are doing.  Many beginners temporarily forget their position, but the pros will always make a mental calculation of where they are, for every hand.

Its tricky at first but after a while if you do it regularly, then it becomes second nature – like driving a car…