When reading online, sometimes I find people talking of positions with numbers. I know UTG, BB, SB... But what about numbers?
What would be position 1? And position 2 starts counting to the right or left?
Thanks
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Sign up to join this communityWhen reading online, sometimes I find people talking of positions with numbers. I know UTG, BB, SB... But what about numbers?
What would be position 1? And position 2 starts counting to the right or left?
Thanks
There may be a few instances that are relative to the setting in which they are used. The numbering, I'm confident, will always move in the direction in which game play progresses. I haven't seen, and doubt I ever will, anything other than that.
Some examples...
I haven't seen or know of any others than these.
Position 1 is the first person to act. In a no-blind game this is the person to the left of the dealer. In a game with one or more blinds, this is the first person to have a choice of acting (fold, call, raise). After the first betting round, postion 1 is to the left of the dealer.
Numeric position is confusing as first to act is different on the pre flop compared to other streets.
Some times the numeric position is seat. To the left of the dealer is 1. Then they just say button in seat number X.