The best position is at the dealer button. The player on this spot acts last after flop, the turn, and the river. The player here is able to see what the opponents will do and then see if he or she should call, raise, or fold. In cases the player on the dealer button folds before the flop, the players on later position will have the advantage of taking action last.

Remember though that the best hand regardless of position is still supreme to a good position. When you play from a good position, you lose lesser chips if you behind for a certain hand and rake in more when you act ahead.

Another advantage of having a good position is when all players miss the flop. This gives you the opportunity to steal the pot as everyone will have the tendency to check. In case the scenarios Is not favorable, then check and bet out later if the opponents check on you again.

The closer you are to the dealer button, the absolute your position post flop but you should be aware of the position of the pre-flop raiser. Depending on your relative position from the other players or when you are sandwiched between the raiser and other opponents, you must be very careful when betting if you are acting after the flop. You need a strong hold to be on the advantage.

Ideally you want be in a position to act after your opponents. Good position allows you to win the most if you are acting ahead and lose minimally when behind.

Double barreling is quit difficult to learn and master. What you do is fire another barrel or make another bet on the turn after your opponent calls your continuation bet.

You have to remember some basics so you don’t end up crying after the game if you plan on trying to double barrel:

Don’t double barrel a calling station

It could be fun throwing money at someone but you need to remember that it will not be productive if you try to bluff someone who rarely folds his card. Double barrel a calling station and say goodbye to your bankroll.

Reads as always are essential

It will be very helpful if you know that your opponent folds when he doesn’t have good cards and it is also very useful when you know that someone loves showdowns with every deal you get. The more you know about your opponent the easier it is to know if its good to double barrel.

Check your equity before double barreling

This simply means don’t force a double barrel if you do not have some chance of grabbing the chips for the hand. Like in other bluffing scenarios, having some equity is always better.

Fire a second barrel when your opponent is scared of the turn card

When you get an over card for the flop, this might be the best situation to double barrel. These cards may hit our range and has a higher chance that you u hold better cards than your opponent. If the turn is a scare card for your opponent then they will be a lot happier to fold and just save their chips when you fire a barrel. Also – you may have improved your potential to as little as a gutshot straight draw, which is enough to continue firing very often…

Double barrel when you improve on the turn

You don’t fire the second barrel only when you miss the turn but you also double barrel when you improve your cards. This balances out your strategy and becomes less vulnerable to opponents.