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Originally Posted by BriMc
Wow, you've played with some serious nits man. I've never seen the action in the 5/10 game at Parx effected in any way what so ever by the time pot. In fact the last time I played it everyone was joking that they hoped they got to pay the time, since it meant you just won a 500+ pot.
If you see a reg saying that, they are trying to look dumb for the benefit of the table, and are trying to perpetuate a bad idea amongst the fish.
If you see a new face say that, they just might be dumb enough to mean it. Lock up a seat and cancel your plans.
Either way, both rake and time pots mean that players who win more/bigger pots pay a disproportionate share of the table's total rake. If you are a consistent winner, you pay more rake overall. If you are looser and more aggressive, you pay even more rake overall.
If you're a losing player, or a nit, you should fight for either rake or time pots. If you're a winning player or a lag or both, you should lobby hard for flat time.
Looking at the 5/10NL lineup from the other night (about 60% were faces I knew directly from the 5/10NL and 10/25 games at the Borgata), believe me when I tell you that most of them are aware of this dynamic. Furthermore, they're quite capable of feeding a line to the fish about "I love paying more rake cause it means I'm winning!"