UTG

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Sitting to the left of the big blind (BB), thus being the first to play in many varieties of poker, including Texas hold 'em and Omaha.
adv
  1. In the UTG position.
noun
  1. A UTG player.

Word forms

UTG

Etymology

Initialism of under the gun. From the fact that being UTG (i.e., the first to play) is often considered a strategically disadvantageous position.

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