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when do you live straddle and why? I only do it if i'm one of the table's chips leaders like top 3 and if I feel like i'm getting lucky at the flops.

I think its bad idea to live straddle if you are short stacked.
 
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I never like to do it and at the tables at least at unibet there are many players who play like this.
 
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I played a BTN straddle almost all orbits last night as the player in the BB hates to fold his BB and plays very poorly OOP. It was a very profitable strategy as he would often start the limp train and then I could steal from the BTN with a wide range of hands.
 
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I am not a fan of straddling...it makes the hand more of a gamble. The blinds are mandatory, but why commit extra chips with no knowledge about your own hand. I think that the odds are that it would be beneficial a small percentage of the time. Make an informed decision when you see your cards...I just don't see the purpose in throwing extra money in the pot with 7,2 offsuit.
 
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I’ll only straddle if it’s an agreed upon thing everyone at the table is doing. Essentially just raising the stakes of the game. Turning a 2-5 into a 2-5-10 really juices up the game.
 
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