Position is of course other great unknown to new player. Again to create a more exciting spectacle for viewer, there is a disproportionate amount of heads up play shown on TV. The non-player absorbs this and takes two false impressions from it, one that you should see flop almost every hand, and secondly that a good heads up hand is a good hand in any circumstance.

So along come these rookies to internet tables, full of hope and expectation. They’ve watched Phil Hellmuth take a big heads up pot with pocket Queen Seven and thinks it is OK to call with it when he’s first in to play in a 10 player tournament.

This is very good news for you if you’ve played internet Texas Holdem poker for any length of time at all. All these novices entering arena on a daily basis eager to try out new found skills that they’ve learned from TV means rich pickings for you.

And it’s not going to stop anytime soon. TV poker coverage is getting bigger all time, and every time Texas Holdem is shown, another new “expert” is born!

Middle Position -- Positions for middle are 4th, 5th and 6th to left of dealer. Because disadvantage is not as great as with early position, you have greater flexibility to play more hands. Hands like paired 5's thru 9's, suited connectors from 5 6 on up, unsuited connectors 5 6, 6 7, on up. There are more hands that can be played but this covers majority that can be easily remembered. Being in middle, it is better to raise than call if no one is in pot, if you have a playable hand and you feel some players will fold.

Late Position -- The 7th, 8th and 9th seats at table to left of dealer make up late position. Here you are in an excellent seating area of table. You can gather a great amount of information about players and their hands. In these positions, one should be aggressive if not many have entered pot. If there are a lot of players, scale back aggressive play unless you have type of superior hand as discussed in early position. Another advantage of late position is that you can easily play cards like 5 8, J 7, Q 8. For example, supposing you have 5 8 in late position and flop is 2 6 7 unsuited and everyone else checks. Raising at a non-aggressive table would be correct thing to do as it gives you a chance to gain control of pot as well as keeping other raises in check from those who would try to steal pot. But remember, it is not a license to play trash hands.

Poker seating is an advanced player concept, but basics are simple enough for anyone to remember and take advantage of when opportunity does present itself. Good luck!