I was playing at a card club this weekend and by about 4 AM the game broke down to just three players including myself. The other two have played together for years and talk trash to each other all night. They also live straddle every hand are aggresive preflop. They asked me if I would change the game to 2/5NL opposed to 1/2NL and they would stop straddling. I said I would prefer 1/2 using that I was short stacked as an excuse.

Is there any reason I would want to straddle or move up the limits? It seems the two of these guys straddling and playing every hand gives me a huge advantage is this correct?

If it changes anything they were not very good players preflop or postflop but they were passive postflop.

Thanks,

Clem