Introducing the world’s first straddle variation in which any player can post a straddle bet regardless of position.
Forgoing the turn-based position theme, our straddle variation will allow any player to post a straddle bet before the hole cards are dealt. It can basically be thought of as an auction with the highest bidder being the last to act pre-flop!
Once the first person straddles, then a timer will be initiated waiting for any person to straddle next. To make it more exciting, after the first straddle bet is posted, all players will be given the option to either straddle or go all-in! We call this the 'No-Look All-In' due to the fact that the player has another choice to move all-in even before the cards are dealt.
In the case of an all-in, the next possible straddle bet will have to be larger than the corresponding all-in amount. In addition, a player who goes all-in with an amount below the next straddle amount will not be able to act last pre-flop.
