Timeline for What is the Big Blind Ante?
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| Feb 26, 2019 at 23:19 | comment | added | Jon | @Grinch91 My thoughts; I loved them as a dealer, easy on the back (I am an old dealer), keeps the game going. Does kind of dilute the purpose of ante, which is vesting everyone in every pot. Big blind ante is just a speed up the game device, they could also use bigger blinds, shorter rounds etc, to speed things up. Maybe the best thing about them is that the number of hands put out by a weak dealer and strong dealer in a tournament is a little closer. | |
| Jan 30, 2019 at 18:01 | comment | added | Buh Buh | I don't think point 3 about effective stacks is correct. The big blind is still 1BB. Once the anti has been paid it belongs to the pot, so it is irrellevant whether it got there via 1 player or 8 players. | |
| Jan 28, 2019 at 10:55 | comment | added | Tigerware | The other issue is your point 3. Effective stacks are reduced in a tricky way. Honestly it just creates problems, that would not be there without ante, but higher blinds. | |
| Jan 28, 2019 at 10:48 | comment | added | Tigerware | Well I get that, but its not that different from higher blinds. Also most experienced players prefer lower blinds. The biggest issue I see with the Big Blind Ante is that it is unfair. Imagine the situation where you had to put in the Big Blind Ante in one hand and the table gets short handed after it. The next players have to put half the amount now. | |
| Jan 28, 2019 at 3:08 | comment | added | Grinch91♦ | Also @BluE it creates action, players have something to play for, and frankly tournaments need to end somehow. Overall antes are a great thing, and even better if you're against inexperienced players as there is a lot more dead money to play for. | |
| Jan 28, 2019 at 3:06 | comment | added | Grinch91♦ | @Jon would love to hear your thoughts, I like the idea of it to speed up play, and perhaps my experiences of it has been rough. Genuinely interested in why you thought it was wonderful? Further more would you prefer button ante or the BB? If you have the time would be great to get another perspective than mine here. | |
| Jan 27, 2019 at 18:51 | comment | added | Tigerware | Wow that sounds awful. Why do they need the ante in the first place? | |
| Jan 26, 2019 at 16:50 | comment | added | Jon | They did it at the last Bellagio tournament and it is wonderful. | |
| Jan 26, 2019 at 15:21 | vote | accept | Herb | ||
| Jan 24, 2019 at 13:39 | history | edited | Grinch91♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 24, 2019 at 11:31 | history | answered | Grinch91♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |