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Old 08-28-2007, 06:14 AM
dark-o dark-o is offline
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Default straddle live or not?

in no-limit holdem straddle is alive or not?
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Old 08-28-2007, 09:36 AM
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Default Re: straddle live or not?

depends on where you are playing. Atlantic City you cannot live straddle.
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Old 08-28-2007, 11:02 AM
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Default Re: straddle live or not?

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in no-limit holdem straddle is alive or not?

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most casinos, yes. just ask.
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Old 08-28-2007, 12:22 PM
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Default Re: straddle live or not?

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in no-limit holdem straddle is alive or not?

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It is at the Isle (Pompano Park, Fl.)
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Old 08-28-2007, 06:06 PM
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Default Re: straddle live or not?

In Kansas City its a yes at Harrah's and Ameristar
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Old 08-28-2007, 06:35 PM
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Default Re: straddle live or not?

Only found a couple places in SoCal where the straddle is not live.
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Old 08-28-2007, 07:16 PM
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Default Re: straddle live or not?

in no limit, it's not called a straddle anymore, it simply is a blind raise. straddles belong in limit games.
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Old 08-28-2007, 07:33 PM
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Default Re: straddle live or not?

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In Kansas City its a yes at Harrah's and Ameristar

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Argosy changed?
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Old 08-28-2007, 07:45 PM
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Default Re: straddle live or not?

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in no limit, it's not called a straddle anymore, it simply is a blind raise. straddles belong in limit games.

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wtf are you talking about.

to the op: a straddle is, by definition, live. if it is NOT live, then it is merely a blind raise, sometimes called a "dead straddle."
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Old 08-28-2007, 08:26 PM
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Default Re: straddle live or not?

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in no limit, it's not called a straddle anymore, it simply is a blind raise. straddles belong in limit games.

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lol...very gooot stuff
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