JTo otb in straddled hand

[chesspain]

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No. Even though its a straddle, it IS a raise. Don't fool yourself into thinking this is equivalent to a limp.

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Are you really suggesting that he fold JTo from the button after a straddle and a gaggle of limps?

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You mean a gaggle of coldcalls.

I would.

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I guess we disagree on the importance of the fact the everyone is putting in two bets ahead of us. If it is the kind of table where people are regularly limping with crap, then I automatically overlimp on the Button with JTo for one bet (and I assume you would also).

Consequently, although I agree that putting in two bets vs. one cuts into our implied odds somewhat, if I can't assume that everyones' hands are better than usual just because they are calling a straddle, then I would probably play this hand on the Button for two.

Of course, the fact that the OP specifically mentioned that the straddlers had been raising light would probably cause me to intially dump this hand. Otherwise, however, I have no problem playing this for two bets.