addle . ▁If ▁action ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁str addle ▁without ▁a ▁raise , ▁the ▁str addle ▁has ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁raise . ▁( This ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁what ▁makes ▁a ▁str addle ▁different ▁from ▁a ▁sle eper ▁because ▁a ▁sle eper ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁raise ▁if ▁everyone ▁fol ds ▁or ▁calls ▁around ▁to ▁him .) ▁ ▁Some ▁cas inos ▁permit ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁a ▁live ▁str addle ▁to ▁re - str addle ▁by ▁placing ▁a ▁blind ▁bet ▁raising ▁the ▁original ▁str addle . ▁Most ▁public ▁card rooms ▁do ▁not ▁permit ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁re - str addle . ▁Depending ▁on ▁house ▁rules , ▁each ▁re - str addle ▁is ▁often ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁double ▁the ▁previous ▁str addle , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁feas ible ▁re - str add les . ▁ ▁Str add ling ▁is ▁considered ▁poor ▁long - term ▁strategy ▁by ▁most ▁exper ts , ▁since ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁obtain ing ▁last ▁action ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁offset ▁by ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁making ▁a ▁blind ▁raise . ▁ ▁Because ▁str add ling ▁has ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁en rich ▁the ▁average ▁pot ▁size ▁without ▁a ▁corresponding ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁bl inds ▁( and ▁antes ▁if ▁applicable ), ▁players ▁who ▁sit ▁at ▁tables ▁that ▁allow ▁str add ling ▁can ▁increase ▁their ▁prof its ▁consider ably ▁simply ▁by ▁choosing ▁not ▁to ▁str addle ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Mand atory ▁str add les ▁Str add ling ▁is ▁volunt ary ▁at ▁most ▁card rooms ▁that ▁allow ▁it ,