It’s no secret that the aggression level is a little cranked up online compared to a live game. In any aggressive game, position is one of the most important factors.

Position is important in any poker game because last position holds the advantage of knowing what everyone in the hand is going to do before they have to act. If everyone folds to you and only the blinds remain, a raise will often allow you to win the blinds.

Last position holds another big edge because many flops miss the players in the hand. The button can pick up the pot with another timely bet. Aggressive players will often bet into you when you have position on them, and this allows you to slow play big hands undetected until you decide to turn the tables on them. Many online players will continually bet into you and you can just let them dump to you.