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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
every seat is "late-ish"
8-HANDED The standard shape
UTGUTG+1MPHJCOBTNSBBB
12-HANDED Early position swallows the table
UTG+1+2+3+4MPMP2HJCOBTNSBBB
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.