Well I’m not really a beginner but this is probably a beginner’s question and some beginner’s may find the answer handy… unless I’m the only one with the problem!

So with position… I know that early position is to act earlier in the hand and later position is to act later in the hand but where do the blinds come? After the flop has been dealt I know that the blinds are early in position but are they early in position preflop too; despite being last to act in that round of betting? Or are they late in position preflop and early in position after the flop?

I’ve been reading Harrington on Hold ‘em vol one and he really doesn’t make it clear. I don’t even know if he knows. He labels the seats in a 9 handed table 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 followed by the small blind and big blind. That tells me the blinds are in late positions.

Anyway thx in advance!