Poker
6-max poker positions
6-max poker positions are the seat names and acting order used when only six players are dealt into a hand, compressing the usual full-ring labels.
Key points
- Position labels are compressed compared with a full-ring game because only six seats are in the deal.12
- Acting later in a betting round gives a strategic advantage, as later players see the actions of earlier ones.3
- Six-handed tables are common in both cash games and tournaments, especially in online poker.1
Where this term is used
Not the same as
- Out of position poker — the disadvantage of acting before opponents, not the six-handed table format itself
- Poker ranges by position — the hand charts derived from seat positions, not the seats themselves
Related terms
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Poker positions
The general term for acting order at any poker table.
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6-max poker tournament strategy
Strategy advice for six-handed tournament play.
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Poker hands
The ranking of five-card poker hands.
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Omaha poker
A community-card poker variant often played six-handed.
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Flush poker
A poker hand containing five cards of the same suit.
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Quads poker
A poker hand containing four of a kind.
Sources
- Position (poker) - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Defines position in poker and the six-handed table format.
- Poker strategy - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Explains how position labels are compressed in six-handed games.
- Glossary of card game terms - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Covers the strategic advantage of acting later in a betting round.
- Omaha hold 'em - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Confirms Omaha hold 'em as a game played six-handed.
Sources are drawn from regulators, universities and published research, and each one is labelled with what it actually is — a preprint is not called a paper. Bookmaker and affiliate pages are never cited here, because a page that sells betting is not a neutral authority on it.