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The people who straddle at my games are always the ones to lose their chips first.
What game?
Straddles are stupid. A lot of people only do it because they see it on TV and want to project a faux reckless gambler image. I associate it with the sunglasses and lucky charm card protector types.
Is this faux real?
I play poker to have fun. If straddling is fun. then i'll do it.
I don't think gambling, and skill set are exclusive. Sometimes gambling is the best skill set to employ for that specific table.
I don't know if this makes sense, fuck it, never stopped me before. Time for a mojito!
Please reference my previous example regarding how all skill-related decisions were completely eliminated.The anti-straddlers seem to think skill goes out the window when straddles in play.
Not sure why they think that.
This really makes the argument FOR straddling. By doing so, I am taking away the advantage of a more skilled post flop player, so how is that a bad thing? If I am a good post flop player already - a straddle should make me even stronger, should it not - at least stronger than those who cannot adjust to a blind raise pre?The “anti-straddlers” don’t think skill goes out the window with straddles, but realizes it reduces the amount of skill needed to play the game.
Straddles serve a very similar purpose, especially multiple straddles. It reduces (not throws it out the window) the importance of post-flop play which is where many strong players butter their bread. I would say the dislike for straddles is actually the opposite of players pigeon-holing themselves. It’s that they prefer to have multiple strategies available to them but are somewhat hampered when some of those strategies are hindered by straddles.
The people who straddle at my games are always the ones to lose their chips first.
So here is a question - how is a straddle any different than the guy playing at a $1/$2($3) table who is popping it to $10 or $15 every hand preflop? Do you grumble and fold everything but Aces? Or the guy in the home game playing $.25/$.50 but raises to $5 pre every time?
This really makes the argument FOR straddling. By doing so, I am taking away the advantage of a more skilled post flop player, so how is that a bad thing? If I am a good post flop player already - a straddle should make me even stronger, should it not - at least stronger than those who cannot adjust to a blind raise pre?
So here is a question - how is a straddle any different than the guy playing at a $1/$2($3) table who is popping it to $10 or $15 every hand preflop? Do you grumble and fold everything but Aces? Or the guy in the home game playing $.25/$.50 but raises to $5 pre every time?
I think you’re missing the point. Nobody is saying stradd
It makes the argument for straddling if you don’t want to make decisions after the flop. If you are a good post-flop player, your goal should be to get to a flop against weaker post-flop players and put them to difficult decisions. You accomplish the exact opposite with straddles. You’ve made their post-flop decisions much easier by effectively reducing the value of their stack in comparison to the pot.
But that also makes the argument that you are put to a difficult decision because of the straddles. Ergo: you are now the weaker player.
No, it makes decisions even easier for me. How would that make my decisions harder?
I think one's viewpoint on straddling is indicative of what one values most about poker, and both viewpoints are fine. I think if you look at poker as a way to gamble, you view straddling as a tool to encourage gambling. If you view poker as a game of skill and want to maximize that aspect, you don't appreciate straddling. Of course, there are exceptions, but overall, that seems to be my experience.
For all those the love 2,3,4 stadddles would you play in a $1/2 game with a $40 max buy in? Or a 25/50c game with a $10 max buy in?
The effective stacks sizes are cut down so much with multiple staddles. Yes there is extra dead money which means people will gamble much more with a much wider range as well chasing the dead money.
All of this makes it much more of scratch off lotto ticket and who ever can afford to buy the most lotto tickets or gets luckiest wins. There is far less over all skill needed to win.
Your saying without straddles, your goal is to get heads up with weaker player so you can 'out play' them.
Now with straddles youre heads up with the same player. But somehow your decisions are easier? I guess im missing something.
Youre in the exact position you wanted to be in. You have the 'weaker ' player where you want them. But thats a bad thing?
Are you saying because they have stack committed pre flop (not sure thats right if only straddles in play and playing deep, but ok) that you have lost the ability now to out maneuver them?
For all those the love 2,3,4 stadddles would you play in a $1/2 game with a $40 max buy in? Or a 25/50c game with a $10 max buy in?