One essential concept you need to understand and accept about poker is that you should be playing wider ranges in position compared to out-of-position. In No Limit Texas Hold’em, position is power.
There are two main reasons why playing wider ranges in position makes sense.
First of all, you get to act last, which means you get to control the size of the pot. When you reach the river, and you’re first to act, you can bet yourself, hoping that your opponent will call, or check, hoping that they’ll bet, and you can get the check-raise in.