In casino slang, Hijack refers to a specific seat at the poker table—two spots to the right of the dealer button. It’s one of the last positions to act in a hand, right before the cutoff (the seat directly before the dealer) and the button (the dealer position itself).
In poker, your seat matters because it determines when you act during a betting round. The later your position, the more information you have about what other players are doing—so being in the hijack gives you a strategic edge over earlier positions.
The term “hijack” comes from the idea that a player in this spot can sometimes “hijack” the role of raising or stealing the blinds—something usually done by the cutoff or button.
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