Late Position Raising
Although I find it useful to raise every time I enter the flop, there are certain situations where it may not be ideal to come out betting. If you’ve got a speculative hand like low unsuited connectors and you’re at a passive table that’s not likely to raise before the flop, it might be worth taking a chance by limping in. Choices like this are pretty subjective-it’s up to the player whether or not it’s worth the risk, but other choices are a bit easier to make, particularly when you’re in the late position. Being in the late position affords you many more options as to which cards are worth playing. From the dealer position, you get to act last, seeing what your opponents are going to do before you decide. If your opponents are showing weakness, you can come out betting with worse hands that you can from early position, hands with less outs like an Ace with any kicker, any pocket pair, or King paired with another face card. Even though these hands don’t have the same chances of success as better starting hands, if you read weakness in your opponents, they might just be the best ones at the table.
