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#1
06-27-2005, 10:34 AM
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Straddling is money
Its Friday afternoon 3ish and I'm straddling every time it gets UTG to me.
an extremely tight player makes it $15 to go. Folds to me, I make it $30 to go. He pushes, I call :: AA. Making people think you're a loose cannon is great, straddling is great and now you should do it too. 
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#2
06-27-2005, 11:28 AM
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Re: Straddling is money
It does piss people off...I was pissed when I kept getting my blind straddled at the bellagio. Dude almost always raised it too.
Are you allowed to straddle in 1-2 NL?
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#5
06-27-2005, 12:10 PM
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Re: Straddling is money
Generally, I disagree...I think you are putting yourself at a disadvantage from the word "go."
That said, nothing unsettles a rock garden table full of sixty-somethings like a loud, obnoxious straddler.
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#6
06-27-2005, 12:15 PM
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Re: Straddling is money
[ QUOTE ]
Generally, I disagree...I think you are putting yourself at a disadvantage from the word "go." That said, nothing unsettles a rock garden table full of sixty-somethings like a loud, obnoxious straddler. [/ QUOTE ] the rock shows A10o. I may have simply said raise to $30
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#7
06-27-2005, 12:27 PM
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Re: Straddling is money
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if they have a problem I saw "raise" rather than straddle [/ QUOTE ] Right, but the difference is that a straddle allows the straddler to take last action if no one raised the straddle. A blind raise, like other raises, doesn't allow you to reraise yourself. My favorite Foxwoods dealer, Joseph the Smart-Ass, is a big hit when he recites the definition. One guy wanted to hear it each time it was his turn to straddle again.
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#8
06-27-2005, 12:32 PM
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Re: Straddling is money
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[ QUOTE ] if they have a problem I saw "raise" rather than straddle [/ QUOTE ] Right, but the difference is that a straddle allows the straddler to take last action if no one raised the straddle. A blind raise, like other raises, doesn't allow you to reraise yourself. My favorite Foxwoods dealer, Joseph the Smart-Ass, is a big hit when he recites the definition. One guy wanted to hear it each time it was his turn to straddle again. [/ QUOTE ] its alright, more often than not, what am I going to do.
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#9
06-27-2005, 01:06 PM
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Re: Straddling is money
That's a PRETTY good story, but try this one...
I am playing 1-2 blinds no limit one night and have about $200 in front of me. So does another player, but not for long... I straddle to try and fire up the game, putting four $1 chips in front of me. I get dealt a real monster, 62o! Several are in, but no one raises. BIG mistake! Flop is 345 rainbow. ROFLMFAO! I bet out like $15 or so, one caller, another caller, no raise. Turn is a 5 of a fourth suit. I bet again, $25 or so, and the soon to be broke player pushes. I call. He has A5, doesn't boat up, and I take it down! Straddling kicks ass. al
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#10
06-27-2005, 01:22 PM
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Re: Straddling is money
[ QUOTE ]
That's a PRETTY good story, but try this one... I am playing 1-2 blinds no limit one night and have about $200 in front of me. So does another player, but not for long... I straddle to try and fire up the game, putting four $1 chips in front of me. I get dealt a real monster, 62o! Several are in, but no one raises. BIG mistake! Flop is 345 rainbow. ROFLMFAO! I bet out like $15 or so, one caller, another caller, no raise. Turn is a 5 of a fourth suit. I bet again, $25 or so, and the soon to be broke player pushes. I call. He has A5, doesn't boat up, and I take it down! Straddling kicks ass. al [/ QUOTE ] At a minimum, they should have said "I have big slick no raise! I just call everyone play! I make cheap for you!" when they flat called your stradoool. That way, they'd be fully compliant with the epic and never to be matched JSD's guide to straddling.
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