# Dealer Button

> Source: [Dealer Button in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/dealer-button)

## Definition
The Dealer Button Is The Marker That Shows Which Player Acts Last In Each Betting Round After The Flop. It Moves One Seat To The Left After Every Hand, And The Blinds Are Posted By The Two Players To Its Left. The Button Is The Most Profitable Seat At The Table Because It Plays Every Postflop Street In Position.

- **Category**: Basics
- **Term Code**: `dealer-button`
- **DefinedTermSet**: [Smarter.Poker Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary)

## Related Poker Terms

- [Blinds](https://smarter.poker/glossary/blinds) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/blinds.md)): Blinds Are Forced Bets Posted Before The Cards Are Dealt By The Two Players To The Left Of The Button: The Small Blind And The Big Blind, Which Is Usually Twice As Large. Blinds Create A Pot Worth Fighting For On Every Hand. Stakes Are Named After Them, So A 1/2 Game Has A 1 Small Blind And A 2 Big Blind.
- [In Position (IP)](https://smarter.poker/glossary/in-position) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/in-position.md)): In Position, Or IP, Means Acting After Your Opponent On Every Postflop Street. The Player In Position Sees What The Opponent Does Before Deciding, Controls The Size Of The Pot And Can Take Free Cards. The Dealer Button Is Always In Position After The Flop, Which Is Why Late Positions Play More Hands Profitably.
- [RFI (Raise First In)](https://smarter.poker/glossary/rfi) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/rfi.md)): RFI, Short For Raise First In, Is The First Voluntary Raise When Every Player Before You Has Folded. RFI Ranges Widen As The Position Gets Later: A Player Under The Gun Opens A Tight Range, While The Button Can Open Close To Half Of All Hands Because Only The Two Blinds Remain To Act Behind.
- [Straddle](https://smarter.poker/glossary/straddle) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/straddle.md)): A Straddle Is An Optional Blind Bet, Usually Twice The Big Blind, Posted Before The Cards Are Dealt By The Player To The Left Of The Big Blind. It Doubles The Stakes For That Hand, And The Straddler Acts Last Before The Flop. Many Rooms And Clubs Also Allow Button Or Mississippi Straddles Under House Rules.

## Related Strategy Lessons

- [Button Opening Range In 6 Max Cash](https://smarter.poker/learn/button-opening-range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/button-opening-range.md)): In The Smarter.Poker 6 Max Cash Reference At 100 Big Blinds, The Button Opens 25.2% Of All Starting Hands By Frequency And Plays 40% Of Them At Least Some Of The Time, With The Full Chart Below.

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