Optimal Posting Strategy

One of the benefits of playing online poker is the speed at which the hands are dealt and played. There is almost no reason to ever post anyplace other than the Big Bland. You can make a case that in a 10 handed game posting behind the button on your first orbit may be slightly better expected value, but anytime you were “sitting out” and return to the game you should always wait until it is your Big Blind, even in a ten handed game. Here are two examples of the same player posting UTG (worst possible position), two times, in a ten minute time period. Pretty funny…

***** Hand History for Game 4522530700 *****

$100/$200 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, June 15, 15:03:28 ET 2006

Table Table 107580 (Real Money)

Seat 1 is the button

Total number of players : 5

Seat 2: i_dont_chop ( $1395 )

Seat 5: YeShalBAssGo ( $19454.88 )

Seat 6: theomichel ( $1500 )

Seat 3: LETZkickITup ( $5412.50 )

Seat 1: wiuwiu ( $4483.84 )

LETZkickITup posts small blind [$50].

YeShalBAssGo posts big blind [$100].

theomichel posts big blind + dead [$150].

***** Hand History for Game 4522576191 *****

$100/$200 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, June 15, 15:13:05 ET 2006

Table Table 107580 (Real Money)

Seat 1 is the button

Total number of players : 6

Seat 2: i_dont_chop ( $1395 )

Seat 5: YeShalBAssGo ( $18192.88 )

Seat 6: theomichel ( $4180 )

Seat 3: LETZkickITup ( $6490.50 )

Seat 1: wiuwiu ( $2878.84 )

Seat 4: slopoker805 ( $9045.50 )

LETZkickITup posts small blind [$50].

YeShalBAssGo posts big blind [$100].

theomichel posts big blind + dead [$150].