In the Middle (poker)
1) Pertaining to a situation in which one player finds himself
between two others who are raising frequently, or, in a no-limit
game, heavily. He is not necessarily physically between these
two; he is logically, however, as far as the betting goes. Also
called whipsawed.
2) Pertaining to a situation in which a player can receive his
first hand, if he is too late to get the big blind, in the middle
position. To do so is to take it in the middle, take the middle
blind, or come in in the middle. (Some clubs do not let a new
player, that is, new to the particular game, be dealt in until
it is his turn to put in the blind, supposedly to prevent his
getting any "free" hands). Also, if a seated player
has missed the blind in a particular round, he can receive his
next hand only in the blind position. In such a case, a player
must come in on the blind, come in in the middle, or, if not
in the big blind position, over blind to receive a hand.
