Quote Originally Posted by Fnord
Quote Originally Posted by overflow
Straddle by definition buys you the option on preflop action. This is not the same as betting dark.
Yes, but raising more than the minimum causes you to way over-pay for the chance to act last pre-flop. Straddling for an entire buy-in is flat out giving money away.
I wasn't debating that, just clarifying that a live straddle for a fraction of your stack is not entirely the same as betting the same amount dark.