Apologies if this is the wrong forum, but it seemed like a LLSNL strategy question
I play at a 1/2/5 game that becomes
ultra deep within a few hours due to extremely loose play, table-max buy-ins, and deep pockets. Average stack at about the 3-4 hour mark is $1,000, give or take a few hundred. It's not unusual for multiple players to exceed $2-3k on any given night. I've seen one player who could
charitably be called a whale run like the gods and run up an $11k stack in 12 hours.
The game allows button straddles of anywhere from $10 to $25 (the blinds are $1 / $2, and it's $5 to limp in). What's more, if the player on the button straddles, they have absolute last. For example:
HJ limps in for $5
CU raises to $35
It would skip the button player and go straight to the small blind. Let's say this then happens:
BB calls the $35
HJ raises to $100
CU calls
It would then be on the BB to act, not the button.
Further, this game is extremely loose and overall quite bad. The few competent players are easy enough to avoid, and there is little to no recognition of things like opening ranges changing based on position. An average flop is going to be 3-4 players and in the $100 neighborhood.
I am working to shift from ABC/fundamentals to more of a GTO approach, but remaining quite tight given the table dynamics. Regular players there know this. That being said, I generally still get a fair amount of action from hands that should not be calling - lot of gamble gamble here!
My question is, should I be straddling for $10 when I'm on the button given the table dynamics and the option of absolute last? Generally these $10 straddles are met with 4+ limpers, so often I'd simply be checking and seeing a flop in position with a random hand. However, raises from the button straddle are almost always met with at least one call, and often more, despite the obvious error in limp-calling there.
It seems like this might be a decent opportunity to be seen as more of an action player at minimum expense, and also might mean big profits if I raise, get called, and flop well. People sometimes won't call down in a $100 pot because "there's not much out there," but ridiculously optimistic/bad plays in $300+ pots are commonplace.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!