When action is on us first time around, we're not HU with the ATC straddler. There's still other people that could be involved in the hand, and anyone who does end up in the hand (including the straddler) will end up in position on us.

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THISSSSS

Flop has to be a check/raise. Since you're OOP, there is no reason to just call and then potentially give a free card on the turn.

I also don't mind taking a calldown line as an exploit if you think he's going to barrel off way too much, but clearly that's not the plan if you're wondering what to do on the river.

Do you literally just fold any two cards when you aren't the button? Serious question.

No he's not that tight. UTG he'll play just AA for a 25bb open(or shove if he thinks 25bb will get a caller). UTG+1 he'll add KK to the mix, UTG+2 it's QQ+ and things are getting splashy at this point. By the time the button gets around he's got a seriously loose opening range of TT+/AK(again, gonna be some open shoves here to deter any loose shenanigans from the blinds).

Wow, so that's how easy it is to have a 7bb winrate?

Do you have any significant difference in range of hands you play from EP / MP / LP?

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Absolutely. And I should have started with saying I thought calling was middle option as it feels like people play looser when the straddle is on and yada yada position matters. IGrunching a bit because I don't remember the earlier replies, but I would have raised here, and have no issues just pocketing the extra 10$ with my holdings.

Katy is not aces or anything, but it's a hand I would play with in most instances (although never calling in EP). Folding here when no one else looks interested, and depending on the table, there might be only 2/3 people with position on you, raise it up, fold to 4bet.

I think I remember him one time advocating limp/call aces pre. I poke fun, but the forum in general seems to be on the uber nit side, not just GG. I will admit I am probably too lose, but when you get kings and aces cracked as often as I do, you have to try to make money on some of the other strong, but not top 10 hands.