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Poker Forum => Strategy => Topic started by: SirPercival on April 08, 2009, 20:03:11 PM

Title: Straddle
Post by: SirPercival on April 08, 2009, 20:03:11 PM

Can someone please explain how a "sleeper straddle" works.

I understand "live straddle" but not seen "sleeper" before.

Title: Re: Straddle
Post by: lukybugur on April 08, 2009, 20:06:12 PM

A "sleeper straddle" is when a player two to the left of the last straddler doesn"t look at his cards if he"s interested in playing the straddle.

So, SB posts, BB posts, UTG doesn"t but UTG+1 wants to ... UTG+1 can post the straddle if UTG folds and so it can go on.

Title: Re: Straddle
Post by: duke3016 on April 08, 2009, 20:14:45 PM

A sleeper straddle is a blind bet placed from any position at the table other than under the gun that may be taken back by the player that placed it if there is a raise in front of him. If there isn"t, the sleeper has the option of raising the bet when the action comes to him.

(http://graphic-forums.com/images/smilies/editsmily.gif) not to be confused with the Mississippi straddle

Title: Re: Straddle
Post by: Honeybadg on April 09, 2009, 02:46:31 AM

Quote from: duke3016 on April 08, 2009, 20:14:45 PM

A sleeper straddle is a blind bet placed from any position at the table other than under the gun that may be taken back by the player that placed it if there is a raise in front of him. If there isn"t, the sleeper has the option of raising the bet when the action comes to him.

(http://graphic-forums.com/images/smilies/editsmily.gif) not to be confused with the Mississippi straddle

Go on - explain the genius of the Mississippi straddle ... late night mental torture for a cash game!

L

Title: Re: Straddle
Post by: rubertoe on April 09, 2009, 06:58:38 AM

Quote from: Honeybadg on April 09, 2009, 02:46:31 AM

Quote from: duke3016 on April 08, 2009, 20:14:45 PM

A sleeper straddle is a blind bet placed from any position at the table other than under the gun that may be taken back by the player that placed it if there is a raise in front of him. If there isn"t, the sleeper has the option of raising the bet when the action comes to him.

(http://graphic-forums.com/images/smilies/editsmily.gif) not to be confused with the Mississippi straddle

Go on - explain the genius of the Mississippi straddle ... late night mental torture for a cash game!

L

c"mon duke explain - is it like the Missouri straddle?? ;)

Title: Re: Straddle
Post by: Honeybadg on April 09, 2009, 12:42:43 PM

Aside

In my home cash game - Pot Limit £1/2 we used to play (from time to time) a round of compulsory straddles with the following format.

SB - £1
BB - £2
Straddle - £4
Big Straddle - £8
Super Straddle - £16
Super double Straddle - £32
Mega Straddle - £64

With the SB to act first.

We never got more than 7 players to agree ...

Louis