Third Man Walking No. 97: Defending the Straddle

Your correspondent defends "mandatory" under-the-gun straddles against recent criticism. Then, he plays a brief but fruitful $5/$10 session.

FORUM DISCUSSION :

0:16 Some not-so-obvious reasons why straddles are good for games

10:10 $5/$10 NLHE session

10:52 K4ss on JJ6rAssTsss

13:04 88 on K42ssxJx6x

14:28 KQo on QT9cxc7hh

16:54 AQo on AQ9sssAxQx

19:19 A4dd on A53ssx

23:08 JJ on 854xssAx2x

25:09 AhAd on J84ccx9ccc6x

Brent Jenkins on the Poker Zoo Podcast:

The Anti-Straddle Manifesto: