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07-20-2007, 04:16 PM
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Re: I don\'t understand the point of straddling...
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[ QUOTE ] Yes, they have the Miss straddle in Tunica. You are allowed to straddle from any non-blind position and the pre-flop play begins to the left of the straddler. So if I straddle on the button then preflop it's up to the SB right-away as to whether to call or not. While the ideas in here are correct regarding why a good player might want to straddle it only answers part of the question.Why he should want to do this is to inflate the pot, have a loose image, etc. Why most others are doing it is because they like to play a little bit crazy and gamble it up which includes such things as live-straddling and checking or betting in the dark, etc. [/ QUOTE ] Bob this is only for NL games right? In a 4-8 game you can only stradle from one position (Left of the blinds). Am I correct here? [/ QUOTE ] I'm not positive but I think this might be correct in Tunica. I could swear I've played with different guys who live-straddled 7 hands in a row or something. But the more I think about it the more I seem to recall this happening at 1/2 and 2/5 NL. So I'm guessing you're correct that you only get the one chance to straddle in the limit games but wouldn't be surprised if I was wrong. 
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#42
07-20-2007, 05:07 PM
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Re: I don\'t understand the point of straddling...
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I just played my first time in a B&M casino, 1/2 NL $200 max buy-in, and I couldn't believe how many people liked to straddle. For the life of me, I can't figure out why they are doing this. [/ QUOTE ] What was your impression of someone who would do this?
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#43
07-20-2007, 06:23 PM
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Re: I don\'t understand the point of straddling...
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[ QUOTE ] I just played my first time in a B&M casino, 1/2 NL $200 max buy-in, and I couldn't believe how many people liked to straddle. For the life of me, I can't figure out why they are doing this. [/ QUOTE ] What was your impression of someone who would do this? [/ QUOTE ] My impression was they were guys playing just for fun, taking crazy risks and losing money. I think I know what you're getting at and I see now thanks to this thread there are a few strategic reason to straddle (thanks guys), but I don't think in my example the guys I was playing with had any motives to straddle other than the thrill of the gamble. I got the impression they were loose, wild players not because of the straddling but because they were losing their stacks calling all-ins with middle pair.
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#44
07-20-2007, 08:33 PM
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Re: I don\'t understand the point of straddling...
If you need to ask about the straddle, you're probably either totally lost, so tight they couldn't get a greased ball bearing up your ***, or you're one of those who need to lighten up and have a friggin' beer once in a while you're playing.
Reasons to straddle: 1. To buy last action before the flop 2. To juice up a tight game 3. To give yourself a loose image 4. To pointlessly jack it up 5. Because it's fun Anyone who focuses on a straddle being "the worst bet in poker" is so hopelessly lost they can't be saved and should definitely be kicked directly in th nuts. Square. Al
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#45
07-20-2007, 08:50 PM
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Re: I don\'t understand the point of straddling...
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Anyone who focuses on a straddle being "the worst bet in poker" is so hopelessly lost they can't be saved and should definitely be kicked directly in th nuts. Square. Al [/ QUOTE ] Note to self: Prior to next vegas trip, buy crotch protection.
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#46
07-20-2007, 09:05 PM
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Re: I don\'t understand the point of straddling...
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If you need to ask about the straddle, you're probably either totally lost, so tight they couldn't get a greased ball bearing up your ***, or you're one of those who need to lighten up and have a friggin' beer once in a while you're playing. Reasons to straddle: 1. To buy last action before the flop 2. To juice up a tight game 3. To give yourself a loose image 4. To pointlessly jack it up 5. Because it's fun Anyone who focuses on a straddle being "the worst bet in poker" is so hopelessly lost they can't be saved and should definitely be kicked directly in th nuts. Square. Al [/ QUOTE ] All - either Al sucks at poker, or he has a good sense of humor. You be the judge [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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#47
07-20-2007, 09:10 PM
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Re: I don\'t understand the point of straddling...
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[ QUOTE ] If you need to ask about the straddle, you're probably either totally lost, so tight they couldn't get a greased ball bearing up your ***, or you're one of those who need to lighten up and have a friggin' beer once in a while you're playing. Reasons to straddle: 1. To buy last action before the flop 2. To juice up a tight game 3. To give yourself a loose image 4. To pointlessly jack it up 5. Because it's fun Anyone who focuses on a straddle being "the worst bet in poker" is so hopelessly lost they can't be saved and should definitely be kicked directly in th nuts. Square. Al [/ QUOTE ] All - either Al sucks at poker, or he has a good sense of humor. You be the judge [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Why is that an either/or?
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#48
07-20-2007, 09:15 PM
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Re: I don\'t understand the point of straddling...
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] If you need to ask about the straddle, you're probably either totally lost, so tight they couldn't get a greased ball bearing up your ***, or you're one of those who need to lighten up and have a friggin' beer once in a while you're playing. Reasons to straddle: 1. To buy last action before the flop 2. To juice up a tight game 3. To give yourself a loose image 4. To pointlessly jack it up 5. Because it's fun Anyone who focuses on a straddle being "the worst bet in poker" is so hopelessly lost they can't be saved and should definitely be kicked directly in th nuts. Square. Al [/ QUOTE ] All - either Al sucks at poker, or he has a good sense of humor. You be the judge [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Why is that an either/or? [/ QUOTE ] I'm nice ?
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#50
07-20-2007, 09:42 PM
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Re: I don\'t understand the point of straddling...
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If you need to ask about the straddle, you're probably either totally lost, so tight they couldn't get a greased ball bearing up your ***, or you're one of those who need to lighten up and have a friggin' beer once in a while you're playing. [/ QUOTE ] LOL I'm not too sure if you're kidding or not, but I'll respond anyways: I WAS lost. First time in a B&M casino and all that. I was nervous as hell as well. I did have a couple (several) beers and eventually got the hang of it. I never straddled though. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I wasn't complaining about the straddle, and I did have fun with it once I realized what was going on. I was just curious why they were doing it and if there was a reason other than "just for fun" that I didn't know about. No complaints, no crying about it, just asking.
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