“I shall raise you by and by.”
Julius Caesar., Act IV., Scene 3d.
The straddle is simply an augmentation of the original ante. A being the dealer, B the age, and C putting up, say, one chip, it being so far two chips to come in, C may straddle – that is, he puts up two chips, and says, “I straddle.” Then it takes four chips to come in. If B wants to make his blind good he puts in three more chips, as do all the other players. But if B declines to see the straddle, C takes B’s chip. When the anteing takes place, or coming in prior to receiving cards in the draw, the person who has straddled is the last to ante, or make good. This gives him the opportunity of position, and he can raise. When the draw is completed, B’s age is retained, just as heretofore, and he has the last betting. The advantage to the straddler is only before the draw. But the straddle must come from the player after the age, and from no other. A dealing, B is the age, and C can straddle – E cannot, but E can over-straddle B within the limit.
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