Position & seats

28 terms

Position Advantage

Position advantage refers to the benefit of acting later in a betting round, particularly on later streets, which allow…

UTG

In a [full ring] game 9 or 10 players, UTG is the first to act pre-flop, thus having the least information and the high…

What is the Button in Poker?

Button

The button is the dealer position in poker, acting last post-flop. It is the most profitable seat, but many players mis…

What is the Big Blind in Poker?

Big Blind

The big blind is a forced bet posted before cards are dealt, equal to the minimum opening raise. It is not a voluntary …

What is In Position in Poker?

In Position

In position means you act after your opponent on every betting street. The common mistake is thinking it only matters p…

Cutoff

e., the sixth position to act at a nine-handed table. Its core meaning is "the second-to-last player to act." Preflop, …

MP

MP Middle Position is the seat area in Texas Hold'em that comes after UTG and before the Cutoff CO, typically including…

What is Out of Position in Poker?

Out of Position

Out of position OOP means you must act before your opponent on a street. It is not just a disadvantage; it is a strateg…

UTG+1

The core meaning of this position is that the player is in an early position before the flop, acting early in the betti…

Late Position

Its core use is having information advantage, because late-position players see other players' actions before making th…

Hijack

e., the third seat to the right of the button BTN. This position, being close to the button and in the middle-late area…

Early Position

Since this position must act first pre-flop without any information on opponents, and with many players yet to act, the…

Big Blind Check

In poker, a big blind check occurs when the player in the big blind position opts to check preflop after all other play…

Big Blind Ante

A tournament rule where the player in the big blind position posts an additional ante equal to the big blind amount, re…

Seat Selection

In poker, seat selection is the strategic choice of which seat to occupy at a table, primarily based on the relative po…

Kill Button

Term: Kill Button The Kill Button is a special rule in Texas Hold'em where a player on the button, after winning a hand…

Seat 1

Seat 1 refers to a specific seat position at a poker table, typically the first seat to the dealer's left in a clockwis…

Seat 9

In poker, Seat 9 refers to the ninth seat position at a table, whose strategic value depends on the dealer button's loc…

Small Blind Complete

In limit poker, the small blind's action of adding additional chips to match the full small bet usually the size of the…

What is the Small Blind in Poker?

Small Blind

The small blind is the forced bet posted by the player left of the dealer, equal to half the big blind. It is not a vol…

Cutoff Raise

A raise made from the cutoff position, which is the seat immediately to the right of the dealer button.

Covering the Blinds

In practice, this concept is used to evaluate whether a player meets the basic conditions to participate in the hand, a…

Straddle UTG

A voluntary blind raise made by the player in the Under the Gun UTG position, typically equal to twice the big blind, w…

Effective Big Blind

The Effective Big Blind EBB is a tournament poker metric that adjusts the big blind amount to account for the additiona…

Button Ante

A tournament structure where only the player on the button posts a single ante that covers all players at the table, si…

Lojack

Lojack is the position at a full-ring poker table that sits two seats to the right of the cutoff or three seats to the …

Button Raise

A raise made by the player in the button dealer position, typically employed to exploit positional advantage and steal …

Check-Back

Its core meaning is to forgo the opportunity to immediately gain value or protect one's hand, in order to control the p…