Poker Table Positions: The Nine Seats in Acting Order
Nine players at a full-ring table act in one order before the flop and a different order after it. The table below gives both, keyed to the same nine seats. Preflop Order Position Full Name Postflop Order 1 UTG Under the Gun 3rd 2 UTG+1 Under the Gun plus one 4th 3 UTG+2 Under the Gun plus two 5th 4 MP Middle Position 6th 5 HJ Hijack 7th 6 CO Cutoff 8th 7 BTN Button 9th 8 SB Small Blind 1st 9 BB Big Blind 2nd Reading the preflop column Preflop action starts at UTG and moves clockwise through the seats toward the blinds. The Button is seventh, with the Small Blind and Big Blind behind it. Those last two seats have already posted chips, which is why they still get to act after the Button even though they sit at the end of the seating order. ...