Position & seats terms | Texas Hold'em Knowledge Hub

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…

MP

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

Big Blind

Its core purpose is to ensure there are initial chips in the pot, encourage players to participate in action, and serve…

Button

In cash games or tournaments, the [Button] moves clockwise one seat each hand. The player in this position acts last pr…

In Position

The core advantage is the ability to observe opponents' actions before deciding to bet, raise, or fold, thereby gaining…

Under the Gun Open Range

The set of hands that a player is expected to raise with when first to act under the gun in a full-ring poker game.

Cutoff

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

Small Blind

Its main purpose is to ensure a base pot for each hand and incentivize players to take action. In practice, due to posi…

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…

Out of Position

After the flop, the OOP player must act first, putting them at an information disadvantage because the opponent can rea…

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…

UTG 4-Bet Pot Preflop Strategy

A preflop strategy focused on optimal 4-betting decisions and range construction when the under-the-gun UTG player open…

Steal from BTN

A preflop raise made from the button BTN with a weak or mediocre hand, intended to win the blinds and antes uncontested.

Late Position

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

Blind Steal from Big Blind Scenario

A poker situation where the small blind attempts to steal the big blind's blind bet by raising, typically in late tourn…

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…

UTG Preflop Squeeze Pot

A non-standard term describing a preflop situation where a player in UTG position or the pot created by a squeeze play …

Early Position

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

Limp from BTN

Limping from the button refers to calling the big blind pre-flop when seated on the button, rather than raising or fold…

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 …

UTG Preflop Heads-Up Pot

A pot contested between the UTG player and exactly one opponent after preflop action, typically resulting from a UTG ra…

Button Steal Range

The Button Steal Range is the set of hands from which a player in the button position raises or re-raises preflop to ex…

3Bet from CO

A 3-bet re-raise made by a player in the cutoff position, typically in response to an open-raise from an earlier positi…

UTG 50bb Call Off

In no-limit hold'em, a situation where a player in the UTG Under the Gun position with a stack of 50 big blinds calls a…

UTG Open Raise

A UTG open raise is the first voluntary raise made by the player in the under-the-gun position the first to act preflop…

BTN 20bb Push Fold

A strategy where the player on the button with a stack of 20 big blinds either goes all-in or folds preflop, based on h…

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…

BTN 15bb Defense

A poker strategy that outlines the optimal range of hands with which the player on the button BTN should defend call or…

BB 3Bet

In poker, a BB 3Bet is a three-bet re-raise made by the player in the Big Blind position, typically in response to an o…

BTN 3Bet

A BTN 3Bet is a re-raise made by the player in the button position against an initial raise from an earlier position.

100bb Open Jam

A poker strategy where a player with 100 big blinds moves all-in preflop as the first to enter the pot.

Hijack Steal Range

The set of hands a player in the hijack position two seats to the right of the button opens with to steal the blinds, t…

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…

BTN 4-Bet Pot Turn Strategy

A set of guidelines for optimal play on the turn as the button in a 4-bet pot, considering range advantage, board textu…

Check-Raise from CO

A check-raise executed from the cutoff position the seat to the right of the dealer button after the player initially c…

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…

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…

UTG+1 200bb Push Fold

A push/fold strategy used when in the UTG+1 position with a stack of 200 big blinds, where the player either goes all-i…

UTG+1 Fold to 3-Bet

The frequency with which a player in the UTG+1 position folds to a 3-bet after opening the pot.

UTG+1 Turn Double Barrel Paired

A poker situation where the player in the UTG+1 position fires a second consecutive continuation bet on the turn after …

BTN Preflop Multiway Pot

A poker situation where the player on the button BTN faces a pot with three or more active players before the flop, req…

MP 30bb ICM Spot

A poker tournament situation where a player in middle position with a stack of 30 big blinds must make a decision under…

UTG Cold Call

A cold call made by a player in the under-the-gun UTG position, which is possible only in non-standard pre-flop scenari…

Open Raise from UTG

An open raise from UTG Under the Gun is the first voluntary raise made by the player seated directly to the left of the…

Small Blind Continuation Bet Range

The range of hands with which a player in the small blind position bets on the flop after being the preflop aggressor.

BB on Dynamic Flop

A poker situation where the Big Blind player must defend against a continuation bet on a flop that is highly coordinate…