Hyper's 6-Max Hold'em Limit Guide

Flop Play Middle Position

Hypermegachi's 6-Max Texas Hold'em Limit Guide - Flop Play Middle Position

Assuming at least 3 handed...

Bad Hands:
Lowest pair isn't best too often, you can muck these hands. Being sandwiched should give you more than enough reason to fold this.

Marginal Hands:
Hitting a marginal hand in middle position is very difficult to play. Here's the problem. You have a marginal hand, so you must protect it by betting. But when you bet, the players after you (1 or 2) can raise! If they raise, you cannot fold because if you fold too much everyone will take extra shots at you. And of course, they have position on you on the turn. If you just check, well the button can also check and you've given them a free look at the river. About the only good thing that could happen is if someone before you bet, allowing you to raise. They are usually betting to build a pot, perhaps on a draw. Destroy their drawing odds by thinning the field.

Good Hands:
Bet them, lesser hands will call, if they fold that's fine too.

Pocket Pairs:
Read above about marginal hands.

Flush Draws and Open Ended Straight Draws:
Keep as many people in the pot as possible. Flushes and straights win big against big fields, so you want many opponents. Call if early position bets to get more callers after you. Check if early position checks.

Gutshots
Call if you're getting odds, otherwise fold.

Overcards
Again these are difficult to play. Basically same ideas as being in early position. If early position bets, either raise (for free card/free showdown) or fold.

Backdoor Draws
Not worth playing if this is the only thing you have.

Multiple combination of the above
Again, consider the board, consider the players, and do what maximizes the pot size and your ability to win it. Check raise marginal hands, bet out strong hands and draws, and reraise for value to build big pots.

All in all, there are not too many differences between early and middle position. Being early gives you the advantage to build your pots with flush draws, and check raise marginal hands. With a weak draw middle position, getting caught between an aggressive button and aggressive blind can be costly, so you should avoid such situations if possible. Bet if you think there's a good chance that it will make the people after you fold, thus "buying" the button. This will allow you to try for the free card, or free showdown. If people after you call, you cannot like your hand much. But they could have a weaker marginal hand then you. Depending on your read you can bet the turn or not.