Sometimes an "action player" will sit down in your game and put up a blind raise under the gun. For example, in a $10-$20 game with $5 and $10 blinds, he will be under the gun and put in a blind raise ...

What is a straddle? A normal straddle is a blind bet of twice the big blind and is made by the player to the left of the regular blinds. If the blinds are $5 and $10, then a straddle would be $20. If ...

There are two betting scenarios in a poker game that can stray from the traditional norm of simply playing cash games with big and small blinds and an occasional ante. It's important to get at least a ...