When to Straddle

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when to use it and whats the point of it?
 
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the point of it is that you get to act last after the BB

the risks are that you are inflating the pot by inducing bigger raises and as you cannot look at your cards before the end you may have to fold after putting in 2BB's


its a gamble really and there are no right or wrong times to use it
 
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IMO it's a way to just gamble more building pots yes you act last
 
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Never used it. I do not see the need. Just play at random? What for?
 
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Whenever a player straddles, I know they're a gambler , are likely less patient and didn't come to fold, and will likely be sending chips my way at some point.
 
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Straddles are really usefull in pot limit games. They increase the pot limit by quite alot so when the action comes to you utg you can raise way bigger preflop than just the standard pot bet. In no limit games you can just open for whatever size you consider will get the desired job done.
 
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When you want to gamble instead of play poker, I believe, but I am not extremely knowledgeable on this topic TBH. Most of the straddlers I've seen in games are just doing it to gamble.
Maybe there are justified reasons to do so, like if the whole table agrees to have a rotation where everyone straddles, then I would agree to it, but other than that I usually don't.

Mississippi straddle though, I've wondered about that a bit more, like if you can always straddle OTB, is it a good idea to do so?
 
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the point of it is that you get to act last after the BB

the risks are that you are inflating the pot by inducing bigger raises and as you cannot look at your cards before the end you may have to fold after putting in 2BB's


its a gamble really and there are no right or wrong times to use it

This is a solid answer...


I only do it if table is too tight... otherwise play my A game which TAG
 
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Is straddling available in online poker?

I think straddling is just a way to increase the pot size inducing more action.
 
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When I am card dead for an extended amount of time, or the table is just being Ace high pros.
 
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Reasons to Straddle

I know ACR allows straddling. Don't know about other online games. But there are a few times I straddle.
First, if the table is really tight you can use straddling to open it up some. When people see someone throwing chips around it can make them want to do the same. They won't start straddling, but they may start playing a little looser, at least on your straddle hands.
Second, if you are a tight player but are trying to convince the table you are loose to develop a false table image straddling gets the job done. When someone straddles other people assume they are just here to gamble and it can send a lot of action your way.
Third, if you just want to piss off the BB and SB.
Fourth, if you straddle and you only get callers, raising the straddle can be a very effective way of taking the pot down preflop.
Finally, if you just want to have some fun and gamble while giving yourself a slight advantage pre-flop.

They're not all good reasons, but there are reasons.
 
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Straddling in middle position is what I think is the best.
 
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In games with blinds, a straddle is an extra blind that the player immediately to the left of the player in the big blind pays of his own volition. It should be at least two big blinds.
 
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