The button

#1 19th August 2008, 1:18 PM

I would say all aspects of poker i understand but the button is where i get confused, when im playin i dont even no if im on the button so if sombody could explain it to me that would be kewl

This is my version of how i see it (probably wrong) basically its one of two things..........

1/ You are the person to act first.

2/ When you act after the flop is dealt you will be the last person to act which is quite a strong place to be at. << If this is wrong how do you no you will be the last person to act after the flop irrelevant of the button position, i would like to learn this also.

#2 19th August 2008, 1:30 PM

The last person to act preflop is the Big Blind - BB ( who has put in the full anti).
The person to their right is the Small Blind - SB ( who has putin half the anti ). The SB is the second last person to act preflop.
The person to their right is the Button. The post no Anti and is the 3rd last person to act pre-flop.

if all players see the flop. The Button will be the last person to act on the flop. This is an advantage as it enables the button to see what everyone else has done before they decide what to do.

Another way to see who the button is to look to see who has the disc next to them.

Hope this helps

#3 19th August 2008, 1:34 PM

Thanks calibanboy so i was pretty much correct on both my ideas but now i now for sure and maybe now i can start using that posistion to my advantage a bit more.

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