{"id":2532448,"date":"2024-06-25T19:26:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T19:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2532448"},"modified":"2024-09-24T18:50:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T18:50:24","slug":"hijack","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/hijack\/","title":{"rendered":"Hijack Definition \u2013 Learn What A Hijack Is In Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The hijack is a poker position located two seats right of the button and directly on the right of the cutoff seat. 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