Re: Live straddle.
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But if they were any good, they should have 3-bet preflop whatever they're limping with here.
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not necessarily true.
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word. 3-betting 98s would be on the spew side.
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Personally, I think with all the dead money in there they should either 3-bet with a reasonable hand to isolate the 3 random hands or fold. 3-bet makes it very difficult for any marginal hand to cold-call or raise. You can 3-bet with something like AT or 77, but it's very difficult to call 3 or 4-bet with such hands.
I don't see live straddles as the type of hands you want to get involved with multi-way type hands (small pairs, suited connectors) because people are more reluctant to put in big bets with marginal hands (as they should), so it's less likely to become a 4/5+ way pot. 98s is a fold for me from up front with a live straddle.
Live straddle is different from just doubling the stakes because the blinds are small in relation to the preflop bet.
My .02.
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