playing from under the gun

One of the most difficult positions to play from in Texas Hold'em is playing from under the gun. The player who is under the gun is the person directly to the left of the big blind and is the very first person to act in a given hand. When playing from under the gun it is important to remember a few things. The first thing that you must remember is that there are a lot of people left to act so you should fold almost every hand. You should only call from under the gun if you are also willing to call a raise. Raising from under the gun is can be done in a number of ways. You can make a good bluff from under the gun with a raise because people will give you credit for a very strong hand or you can make a small raise with a premium hand and hope to get reraised.