Noob question about straddling

[psandman]

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I think the argument(s) stem from the definition of what a straddle is...
Mine: A straddle is a blind RAISE, not a forced BLIND. A players in one of these games should be allowed to straddle for any amount within the the betting structure.

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The reason i don't like to think of this as a raise is because there is of course an option to raise later. If this is to be considered a raise the player would be getting to raise his own raise. I believe it makes more sense to consider this as an extra "Blind".