Strateling?

fdart17

I keep seing it in HSP but I don't get how it works.
Is it the guy on the button pays double/triple/however much the big blind, but then who acts first/what benefit does it give him?

JimmyHo

they get to act last pre-flop; its a way to increase the blinds indirectly as the minimum bet is now the straddle amount (pre-flop only). Not sure if it is allowed in a tournament?

g2

UTG straddles, not the button. It's effectively a 3rd blind.

You can't live straddle in a tournament, it would just be a blind raise and you wouldn't have the option to reraise if it isn't raised back to you.

/g2

fdart17

so if i stratle from UTG, the button acts first?

westside8

I'm pretty sure you mean straddle?

If you straddle UTG, UTG+1 will act first and UTG will have option.

g2 wrote: »

UTG straddles, not the button. It's effectively a 3rd blind.

Technically, you can straddle from the button. The Mississippi straddle is the straddle from the button which means small blind will have to act first.

compuease

what's stratle?

fdart17

straddle my bad didn't know how it was spelt...
anyways uhmm thanks so you can straddle from UTG and button, canyou from anywhere else?

westside8

fdart17 wrote: »

straddle my bad didn't know how it was spelt...
anyways uhmm thanks so you can straddle from UTG and button, canyou from anywhere else?

From behind?

And button straddle is so rare most people don't even know it exists..

g2

http://www.pokertips.org/glossary/w/STRADDLE

Keyword in the defn is that it is a blind bet, i.e. it must be made before the player is dealt cards (or at least before they look at them).

Next someone can teach you about restraddling. Not it!

/g2