在战场上，有着更好的地理位置的一方具有更多的优势。身居高地俯视敌人的战线，敌人在平野上的布局就能够一览无遗。它会让您的作战计划变得更为容易。

　　在扑克比赛时的位置也是一样的重要，因为那也是在战场上。处于很好的位置，能够让你获得更大的机会来观察你的对手怎样打牌，让你能够做出更多正确的选择。在德州扑克比赛中，最好的位置是庄家的位置。根据游戏规则，庄家的位置是按照顺时针来移动的，这样做能够让每一个玩家都有机会获得最佳位置。

　　当你处于庄家的好位置打牌的时候，你会在四分之三的玩家下注后再下注。在下小盲注和大盲注之前，你需要根据自己的想法发出翻牌信号，但是在所有的玩家之中你还是要最后一个发牌。

　　你需要等到所有其他玩家在你前面的做法后再行牌，这样子你可以从他们的行为中收集到有用的信息，从而运用恰当的策略将对手打败。如果你有一个比较好的牌，你可以慢下来，尝试怎样可以夺取对手更多的筹码。当你只是补牌或只有一个平常的牌，你可以下一个大赌注。现在，你可以将底池取下来了，这样就可以很快完成一手牌，或者，如果你遇到阻力，你可以中途放弃打牌。

　　这里有一手牌，这是我在葡京澳门扑克杯红龙比赛期间的现金游戏之一。

　　游戏：港币20元/ 40元，6手，在赌桌上玩比较紧凑，幅度也比较小，平均每注大小约港币400 - $ 600。

　　3C 4C在我的手中，我曾经处在庄家的位置面对两个玩家，下面的就轮到盲注，我原来有港币5,800，后来每注下港币180元。第一个玩家翻牌，第二叫牌，他的筹码约4,000港元。

　　翻牌：2D 5C 8D。

　　我前面的那个玩家下300元港币，轮到我叫牌。

　　又是：KC。

　　其他玩家的赌注还是港币200元，我增加750元港币赌注，他翻牌是JJ。

　　我有一个很好的位置。我翻牌前的加注给所有的玩家增添了压力。第一轮我领先。

　　此后我的对手下注都比较小，但在翻牌和转战斗中，我获得了一个至关重要的信息：他的手在翻牌时没有那么而上翻时表现得更弱了，他的恐惧很明显表现出来了。我没有牌，但如果我的看法是正确的，我应该能够在短期内采取占上风。即使我没有，但仍有河来。

　　当然，在这一手牌中，主要是我对手出现失误，他并没有正确地判断我的意图。最后，我赢了，而我所处的优势位置，发挥了很大作用。

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　　The Power of Position

　　In a battle field, the side with the better position has the advantage. Facing an enemy line from high ground, the enemy is in plain view. It becomes easier to make your battle plan.

　　Position in poker is as important as it is in the battle field. Good position gives you a greater opportunity to observe your opponents and a wider choice of hands to play. In Texas Hold’em, the best position is the dealer button. Under the rules of the game, the dealer button moves clockwise after every hand, allowing every player a chance to have the best position.

　　When you are on the button and decide to play your hand, you will act last in three of the four betting rounds on the hand. Preflop you signal your intention before the Small Blind and the Big Blind, but you still act last amongst the other players.

　　On the flop, turn and river, you act after watching all other players act ahead of you, so you can play with appropriate tactics given the information you have gathered from their actions. If you have a monster, you can slow down, trying to get the most of your opponent’s chips. When you are merely drawing or having a mediocre hand, you may put out a big bet. Now you can either take down the pot, ending the hand quickly, or give up on the hand if you meet resistance.

　　Here is a hand I played in one of the cash games at the Grand Lisboa during the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Event.

　　Game: HK$20/$40, 6-handed, play at the table was a little tight with small action, the average pot size was about HK$400- $600.

　　I had the dealer button facing two limpers next to the blinds, with 3c 4c in my hand, I had about HK$5,800, and raised to HK$180. The first limper folded, second limper called. His chip stack was about HK$4,000.

　　The flop came: 2d 5c 8d.

　　The player before me bet HK$300, I called.

　　Turn was: Kc.

　　The other player bet again with HK$200; I raised to HK$750. He open folded his JJ.

　　I had a good position. My raise before the flop put pressure on all limpers. I took the first lead.

　　Thereafter my opponent bet smaller and smaller, but on the battle at the flop and the turn, I grabbed a crucial piece of information: his hand was not so strong on the flop and got weaker on the turn. He made his fear obvious. I had not made a hand, but if my read was correct, I should be able to take this pot down in short order. Even if I didn’t, there was still the river to come.

　　Of course, in this hand, my opponent made a couple of mistakes, and hadn’t correctly judged my intentions. In the end, I won, and the position I had on him played a big role.