For beginners all you really need to know about position is that it's better to play your hands with position.
When you have position on a player you can put more pressure on them using a wider range of hands.
Position is power.
The closer you are to the blinds, the tighter you should play. The closer you are to the button, the more you can loosen up and take advantage of weak play.
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