Part: Part Twelve - Heads-Up

Use position to apply pressure

Flop
Heads-upPot 3,600 (4.5 BB)8♦6♣2♠BTNQ♣J♦● 20,000 (25 BB)YOUair, but in positionBB● 20,000 (25 BB)OpponentchecksD

Heads-up. You raised the button, the big blind called. Flop 8♦ 6♣ 2♠ - you have only Q♣J♦ (two overcards), but you have position. He checks.

You miss but you have position and the lead. Best?

WhyContinuation-bet. Heads-up in position you apply constant pressure - a c-bet on this dry board wins often, and your positional edge lets you keep barreling. Checking surrenders the initiative your raise earned.
What happensYou bet 1,800; he calls.  Pot: 7,200.
Turn
Heads-upPot 7,200 (9 BB)8♦6♣2♠3♥BTNQ♣J♦● 20,000 (25 BB)YOUstill ace-high... overcardsBB● 20,000 (25 BB)OpponentchecksD

Turn 3♥ - a blank. He checks again.

Blank turn, he checks. With position and overcards, best?

WhyBarrel again. His two checks signal weakness, and on this dry board a second bullet folds out most of his range - your position lets you keep telling the story. Heads-up, relentless in-position pressure wins many pots you'd lose by checking.
What happensYou bet 3,400; he folds.  Position and pressure take it.
With nothing but overcards, your positional edge let you fire two barrels and take the pot - heads-up, position plus aggression wins far more than your cards alone.

Heads-up, use your positional edge to apply relentless pressure - in position you can barrel opponents off pots even with air.