Raising Before Cards Are Dealt . . . ? |
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Posted Sun May 01, 2005 9:16 am GMT by ALEN-TNT
My question is, is a player that will act first when the cards are dealt allowed to raise without even getting the cards yet? Please only respond if you know the answer. This question was kind of hard to word, any help is appreciated.
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Posted Sun May 01, 2005 10:06 am GMT by supafrey
In my usual weekly game: Yes.
Officially: err.. wait for more replies ^_^
Posted Sun May 01, 2005 11:55 am GMT by JustinHEMI04
Yes once blinds are posted and the deck is riffled, that hand is considered in progress. Therefore, action may begin and that guy can raise in the dark as its known or even fold in the dark. Other than shock and awe value, I see no real good reason for raising before you have cards, but you can.
Justin
Posted Mon May 02, 2005 11:43 am GMT by arras
You can do a strattle pre-deal too. Which is just posting 2xBB if you are UTG. The guy next to you could technically straddle you as well.
Posted Mon May 02, 2005 5:59 pm GMT by suitedaces84
| arras wrote: | | You can do a strattle pre-deal too. Which is just posting 2xBB if you are UTG. The guy next to you could technically straddle you as well. |
If you strattle you can 3-bet your own raise, correct?
Posted Mon May 02, 2005 7:31 pm GMT by tame_deuces
| suitedaces84 wrote: | | arras wrote: | | You can do a strattle pre-deal too. Which is just posting 2xBB if you are UTG. The guy next to you could technically straddle you as well. |
If you strattle you can 3-bet your own raise, correct? |
Yeah. Some people call it live blind, since you get the usual BB option of raising when called.
And people can't straddle/bet more when the maximum amount of bets are reached through straddling.
Posted Mon May 02, 2005 7:48 pm GMT by snoogins47
Not all places allow a live straddle, so be careful on that.... but raising in the dark is fine if you're first to act.
Posted Mon May 02, 2005 8:35 pm GMT by xDiamond_CutteRx
Most places will allow a two-bet live straddle, meaning that the bettor gets an option to raise, and that the cap for the round is increased by one bet. You can also raise the straddler in the dark, but that bet is "dead" since you cannot raise and it does not increase the cap. In tournaments, you are allowed to raise in the dark UTG, but that bet is not live.
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