[Al_Capone_Junior]

Ni han.

ROFLMFAO on your aces getting cracked on a straddle!

I occasionally straddle to fire up a cold decked game or to encourage others to do it as well. Last week I did it in a 1-2 blinds NL game and wound up flopping a straight with 62o and winning a big pot.

But my fav occurred a few years ago in a 6-12 at the mirage. I was flirting with this foxy girl in the game, but she said she would never date poker players cuz they were too damn cheep. So the very next hand I straddled. I got AK, woohoo! Player trying to play well does the standard "raise against the straddler" maneuver and it's folded to me, I make the "crying call," heads up. I flop the ace and so does he. After my turn check-raise he three bets and I four bet. I take the pot vs. his A9s. I did wind up getting a lunch date out of that one after all....

al