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[QUOTE="Jack Daniels, post: 750418, member: 1954"]
A few things to consider here:
1) Straddles only apply to cash games, not tournaments.
2) In a cash game, you only have a "live" straddle if everyone at the table agrees that a third blind (double that of the regular big blind aka "the straddle") will be used.
3) If everyone agrees, then everyone for that orbit must post the straddle; it isn't pick and choose per hand in the orbit.
4) If not everyone agrees, then it isn't a live straddle and no one else is forced to do it on subsequent hands.
5) If it is a live straddle, then the person that is UTG+1 becomes UTG and the person that was UTG becomes the third blind AND gets the benefit of acting last on the first round.  This means once the betting comes around to his straddle, he has the option of reopening the betting with a raise.
6) If # 4 occurs (where not everyone agrees), then it is not a live straddle.  The person UTG simply min-raised blind (which is typically a really stupid thing to do).  It also means that the hand will continue as normal and the BB will act last (assuming no re-raises from others after the "straddle").
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