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Originally Posted by Invert
We chose the ante and bringin structure to drive action and cause players to defend marginal hands. If we wanted a game catering to tighter players we'd lower the ante and bringin amounts.
You can do whatever the players want but you realize that this is highly non-standard for stud, right? It's like saying you want $3-5 NLHE with a $5 ante (I used to love the Pokerstars Ante Up tournaments) or that you want $30/60 LHE with mandatory straddles of $60 and $90. Those will drive action, too, but they fundamentally alter those games to make them decidedly non-standard.
Making defenses "automatic" actually reduces a good player's edge, but that might be good for the long-term health of the game.