What is Under the Gun in Poker?

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Under the Gun (aka UTG) is the position of the player sitting directly clockwise of the Big Blind, and the first to act preflop.

At a nine-handed table, the positions directly clockwise of UTG are known as UTG+1 and UTG+2.

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