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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

utg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
utg
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

In the UTG position.

noun

A UTG player.

Example Sentences

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.

Questions

What does utg mean?
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.
Where does utg come from?
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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