First things first.

The dealer had just dealt you, your two cards, you look at them and are deciding weather to play or not. The first question you ask yourself is what they are. Most players will look at their cards and base there decision weather to play in the hand or not, on this question alone. You can not answer this question before first asking your self, “Where am I sat?” This may sound obvious, however there are three positions you could be sat in early, middle or late. You must know which you are in before you can consider what you have in your hands. So the two questions are: “Where am I?” and, “What do I have?”more...