As you start to play more games in poker around your town you will find certain things about each game are different. This one game i went to you could straddle from anywhere. Straddle is when the blinds are 1 2 you can make it anything you want in the under the gun position or button which in turn makes you the big blind and everyone has to call you. This makes you the best position on the table. There is on gentleman who always makes it 25 on the button. Well there was people straddling from any where sleeping straddle if no on called the big blind before him his straddle counted. There was one game in general that made

me laugh and i had the most fun. There was a 72 pot. What this is if you at anytime can win with 72 in your had you win the pot. The pot started by the house at 27$ and everyone through in 5 so the pot was 77. All you had to do was win with 72 by bluffing all in by just hitting 2 pair or just by winning with this hand. Well one gentleman pushed all in pre flop for 150 and no one called him so of course he won the 77 $. This is where the story gets fun i think why can you not raise with any two cards in position and who cares what people think you have. This is to your advantage just keep raising when you on the button and it will work. Lets say you have 86 off suit and you hit 5 7 9 on the flop now because you raised they never put you on 6 8 so someone who called you with pocket jacks this flop looks good to them. So my advice play the game like you are playing the 7 2 game and take their chips. My new advice is any two cards can win a pot.

May you have big pots,
diesel@learnpokerfromthejoes.com