UTG

Under the gun: the seat just left of the big blind, first to act preflop.

Example

At a full table, UTG plays tight because seven players still act behind.

Also written: under the gun.

Related

• early position The first seats to act preflop: under the gun (UTG) and the seat after it (UTG+1).
• big blind The bigger forced bet, posted two seats left of the button. Bets are often counted in big blinds.

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