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Originally Posted by nath
For future reference, a BB ante functions in game exactly like a regular ante would; the only difference is that in live tournaments it's easier and faster to just make one person post an ante per hand rather than try to collect antes from everyone at the table every hand.
This is true 99.99% of the time. Where it falls apart is in situations like this. In some casinos when a player has < 2 bb's they have to post a full bb as the ante and whatever is left as their BB. This is fair because all the other players have been anteing for the BB. However more and more casinos are allowing the BB to post the BB first and then whatever they have left for the ante. This is unfair because it takes advantage of other players anteing for the BB and now the BB isn't doing the same. Not that it matters much in either case because there often are a number of people just limping and elimination will be likely. But surviving against multiple people in the latter case means an increased stack size while in the first case it can be as little as just getting back the ante (if the BB <= 1 bb).
Anyway a ridiculously crazy spot here. OMC could be going all in with most hands here because everyone folded and our stack is very small. Though OMC could be tight because 3 of the next 4 players will have to go all-in in their next blinds... So I would likely call a bit wide with like A8+/AXs/KT+/K7s+/Q9s+/55+ maybe some SC like JTs/T9s We are getting a little more than 2:1 pot odds which is basically needing 33%+ equity. Since losing doesn't knock us out I think we can gamble a little.