Does anyone else buy into the "Im not straddling unless everyone agree's to straddle" precedent that applies on HSP? They say that it gives an edge to the people that dont straddle and wont do it unless everyone agree's but in every cash game Ive played in there's always players that will always do it regardless, players that never do it and players that only do it in certain situations. Does it really matter that much if you straddle and someone else doesnt?
Depends on the game, i would rarely straddle in holdem, unless the game is rocky or lots of people are doing it i wont bother. If your playing against good players and you are the only one straddling its a big disadvantage.
If i am playing PLO i nearly always straddle, it makes the pots bigger for a start, it gives you a chance to thin the field pre flop if you do find a hand, and the edge a good starting hand has over a bad 1 is so much smaller in PLO than holdem so if you do have shit its not as bad.
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