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There are no benefits to a straddle. Only numbnuts want to voluntarily put extra money in a pot without the benefit of seeing their cards.

It's ok as a fun element but if you are playing to win money it is the pits.

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This is just out and out wrong from a table-image perspective. You want a happy fun gambling table. If you occaisonally have to throw away 1bb to get that, so be it. (And really it's not like you lose 1bb every time, because sometimes you have a hand)

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No, I don't want a happy fun gambling table - I want to win. I did actually say as a fun element this is ok (some fun home games I will staddle). For winning poker it is just plain wrong. The OP was asking for the benefits and I assume he meant for winning poker and not having a bit of fun.