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straddle??

mrdaviesmrdavies
edited September 2010 in The Poker Clinic
Hey guys, can you just explain the straddle again please. if its25p - 50p blinds can you only straddle £1 or could you make it £2.50 to play?? for exaples sake!
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  • Batkin88Batkin88
    edited September 2010
    i didnt think it mattered u pick the limit. Just stick to it whatever
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  • kirstiikirstii
    edited September 2010
    The straddle is a bet from UTG which is double the big blind before looking at the cards.
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  • OMahonyOOMahonyO
    edited September 2010
    In Response to Re: straddle??:
    The straddle is a bet from UTG which is double the big blind before looking at the cards.
    Posted by kirstii

    I thought this, but at my local casino they inform me you can straddle from anywhere, then action starts to their left
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  • theneonstheneons
    edited September 2010
    In Response to Re: straddle??:
    In Response to Re: straddle?? : I thought this, but at my local casino they inform me you can straddle from anywhere, then action starts to their left
    Posted by OMahonyO
    i didnt think the straddle could be anywhere other than UTG. the whole point of it being an extension of the BB in sequence would be lost if the straddle is in any other position, plus they should be last to act.
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  • OMahonyOOMahonyO
    edited September 2010
    In Response to Re: straddle??:
    In Response to Re: straddle?? : i didnt think the straddle could be anywhere other than UTG. the whole point of it being an extension of the BB in sequence would be lost if the straddle is in any other position, plus they should be last to act.
    Posted by theneons
    Neither did I mate, it was all new to me.  Ive only ever seen it posted utg, then if utg+1 wanted to double it, they could and so on round the table.

    I questioned the rule at the casino but they said they have always done it and ppl do it reg from any pos.  Probs different rules in different cardrooms I suppose.  But if the whole table agrees on something, I spose anything goes
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  • LOL_RAISELOL_RAISE
    edited September 2010
    the UTG straddle is the most common one but you can do it from any position and im pretty sure it can be more than 2bbs.
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN
    edited September 2010
    mahony i think thats what it is you can only straddle if others have agreed to eg. has to be doubled from Utg and go from then. maybe wrong but i think thats right so you could have straddles all the way up to whenever as long as each one start from doubling BB, then doubling onwards
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited September 2010
    I don't get this anyone can straddle thing

    imagine the table D SB BB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

    So how does it work? Player 4 straddles, then 2 decides to re straddle then 7 re re straddles? It would be a mess.
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  • waynecwaynec
    edited September 2010
    The table has to agree! otherwise its a raise.
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