Straddling before the cards are dealt

[Jimbo]

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I just can't come up with a convincing excuse to try to treat a straddle differently than a blind, and by golly you can't commit me play a BB until the cards start coming out.


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Really? Here is one: Assuming both the BB and UTG intend on playing the next hand (barring any unforseen circumstances like a spilled milkshake, earthquake or heart attack before the cards are dealt) then the BB has no choice but to post his BB wheras the straddler has a choice, once someone restraddles this should remove the choice of the initial straddler to remove his straddle. This seems only marginally different to me than checking the flop dark when first to act, where I have played this is binding action. Also how is it different than posting the Kill in a kill pot?

Jimbo