Position
The first position to bet is unfavorable, while the latter position is considered favorable. The more the player behind, the more advantageous it is, because you can make your own judgment after checking the actions of other players.
In an incomplete information game (the opponent's hand is invisible, Shogi is a complete information game), the more information means the more advantageous. Player in later action position will get more information from other players' actions and more advantageous.
The left side of the BTN dealer, a position where you must bet half of the blind. With the right to fold, call and raise after BTN action in the Preflop, after the flop, you must take action first, so it can be said to be an unfavorable position. In addition, even before the flop, it is necessary to pay attention to the action in the BB big blind behind, so it is difficult to take aggressive bidding actions.
The left side of SB, a position where you must bet the blinds. With the right to fold, call (check) and raise after SB in the preflop, you need to take action next to the SB after the flop. Before the flop, you can take action in the final stage, but if after the flop, except for the SB small blind, the position is considered a disadvantage. It is not a good position.
The left side of BB, a position where you need to take action first in the preflop. Since the position is disadvantageous except for SB and BB after the flop, it is said to be under the gun in the sense that it is a dangerous position as the muzzle is directed. It is considered a position that requires a fairly strong hand because it takes action first with only its own hand (hole card).
A position requires action early. It varies depending on the number of players. In the case of a 10-person table, UTG and the two people on the left are generally called EP. In the case of 6 players, only UTG will be in EP.
The position actions are taken in the middle in each round. In a 10-player game, it is common to call the 3 players performing the 4th to 6th actions in the preflop as the MP. While in a 6-player game, the 2 players on the left side of UTG will be MP.
The position before the BTN.
The position where action can be taken last in each round, and is considered the best position. In many cases, a round button with the word DEALER will be placed in front of the player in this position. Whether online or offline, this position will be marked.
Starting hand
Pocket pair
Two cards of the same ranking. 22 is the weakest and AA is the strongest combination. AA is the strongest starting hand of all. When the A pocket has a one-to-one heads-up and the opponent is a random hand, there is an 85% win rate. 2 pocket pairs are 50% win rate.
Connector
Hand combinations such as 54 or JT can easily form a straight hand. Although 32 is also a continuous card, some professionals do not call it a connector card because the number of cards that can form a straight is less than other continuous cards.
Suited
Hands of the same suit, e.g., hand combinations such as 2 hearts or 2 spades, can easily form a flush pattern. However, it can be seen from the winning percentage of the starting hand that the difference between the winning percentage of the non-suited hand and the flush hand is only 2-3%.
Suited connector
With the same suit, a combination of consecutive ranks like 54 and JT, a hand that can be either straight or flush. The medium-ranked suited connector has the best win rate against AA and KK in heads-up.
(Suited) Gapper
A combination such as 64 and J9 with an empty rank. When one number is skipped like 64, it is called a one-gapper, and when two are skipped like J8, it is called a two-gappper. When three are skipped like J7, it is called a three-gapper, but this is rarely heard.
Premier hand
Upper hands like AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, AKs, AKo, AQs, and AQ. Some people only consider AA and KK as premier hands. With starting premier hands, It is common to raise because the winning possibility at the time of the preflop is very high.
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