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Originally Posted by pechkin
how about 100bb cap tables?
I support this. Even more so: I think online poker should be streamlined so that all tables are CAP tables and it is impossible to play if you have on the table less than the cap. There should probably be three different cap depths, e.g. 30BB, 100BB and 250BB. This will prevent the problem (read: the inherent advantage) of shortstacking, and fix some other structural problems when, say, two players are deep while the others are standard depth. It will eliminate so-called "deep stack vertigo", which is either a plus or a minus, depending on how you look at it. It will also eliminate ratholing, which causes tables to break prematurely. It will cause cash poker to become a more streamlined and standardized game like, for example, chess. The current situation is a mess that persists mainly for historical reasons, and will undoubtedly be rectified, probably in a manner similar to the one I suggest, if poker keeps being a popular game.
I understand that implementing my suggestion will cause online poker to be different than live poker. This might cause some resignation among regs but I think it is undoubtedly for the good of the game.