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How the position map changes with table size

Early position isn't a fixed thing — it's however many seats act before you, and short tables barely have any.

4-HANDED No early position exists
BTNSBBBUTG=CO
LATEBLINDSLATE

every seat is "late-ish"

8-HANDED The standard shape
UTGUTG+1MPHJCOBTNSBBB
EARLYMIDLATEBLINDS
12-HANDED Early position swallows the table
UTG+1+2+3+4MPMP2HJCOBTNSBBB
EARLYMIDLATEBLINDS

At four-handed, five of the six ♣ CLUB seat rules collapse — there's no mud to sit in. At twelve-handed, you'll spend most of your session in early position, which is precisely why you fold most of your session.