Chop & Straddle

I always like to chop unless it is a bad beat jackpot possible hand. Straddling is so stupid in my opinion.

the truth that they are terms that I never heard in my life

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Originally Posted by nut29

Chop is when nobody calls preflop and it is down to the small blind and the big blind where they have the option to take back their blinds and the hand is void...I always do that unless there is a bad beat jackpot and you I have a bad beat possible hand. A straddle is where the person to the right of the big blind buys the big blind and posts double of the big blind.

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Person to the left of the BB, it is a blind bet with min. 2X. Hoping to discourage action, anyone with a strong hand in LP still has advantage. Its not common but on some tables that are tight and have a lot of limpers just coming in to see flops it has some advantages. IMO you paying more to play a hand still in bad position.

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Originally Posted by ten99

I always like to chop unless it is a bad beat jackpot possible hand. Straddling is so stupid in my opinion.

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Straddling has its advantages.