Glossary
Dealer
1. Dealer in online poker is a position at the poker table which symbolically designates the position of the player who deals the cards. The small blind and big blind positions at the table are defined in relation to this seat. The position of the dealer at the poker table is designated by the chips with D letter. The position of the dealer is moved clockwise each hand. From the tactical point of view, the position of the dealer is the best for blind stealing as the player on it is one of the last players to make the moves.
Dealers position in poker is often called 'Button'. For example: 'I play most of my hands from the button as I can steal blinds from the weak players'.
2. Dealer in offline games is the casino employee whose main duties are dealing the cards and control the game. Dealers in the casinos are also called croupier
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