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The hijack is the position two to the right of the button (to the direct right of the cutoff). It is not considered a stealing seat like button and cutoff, but it does occasionally get opportunities to enter the pot with a slightly wider range of holdings. It acts fifth from last preflop and is sometimes referred to as ‘middle position’ on a 6-handed table.
The term belly buster is a nickname for the inside straight draw in poker. This type of holding is more commonly called a gutshot.It means that we hold 5 cards in numbered order but with a gap in the middle. For example, we hold the 5,6,8,9. If we manage to pick up a seven, then we have made a straight. Presumably it is named belly buster because it’s so painful for our opponent when we catch that lucky card.
Ace-High refers to a type of poker hand. Ace-High means that we have not managed to make a pair, but we do at least hold an Ace meaning that we will beat any other high-card type hand. In a broader sense, Ace-High can also be used to describe a number of different poker situations where the highest card is an Ace. An Ace-High flop, an Ace-High flush, and Ace-High straight etc.
