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Originally Posted by akashenk
I doubt you've ever seen that happen.
That was obviously an exaggeration for humor. I HAVE, however, been shortstacked in a WSOPC ring event that featured two floor calls in a single orbit to dispute who posted the ante.
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Originally Posted by michelle227
I dare say that most who voted never actually looked at a clock and simply believe the crap people spew about how 'great' it is, never mind that it isn't the time-saver some claim.
Considering that I didn't really begin playing anything on a regular basis until the past year, you really don't know of what you speak. I played a BBA event last February. I reported the experience in one of the threads here, including a highlighting of the same problems with posting that BBA was supposed to have eliminated. The fact that I was the stone bubble in that event was not a factor in my opinion or decisions with respect to the BBA. Turning 50 gave me additional options at multiple levels as did selling one of the houses. I flew out for a monthly Seniors event specifically because it was traditional ante and proceeded to final table it. I also final tabled the Seniors at PH last year in addition to a reasonable cash at the 8-max at Venetian that same weekend. I then returned to my office since there were commitments to current clients. I had about $80K that was earmarked specifically for this summer, including taking a shot at what would have been my first Main Event.
I would have been playing the $10K and $25K events at Aria across the past year had they not taken everything to the BBA. So yeah, you ARE chasing entries away when there are no options for people like me who have options...and if I am such a fish, then it would seem I am precisely the sort of player that you should WANT in line to enter events.
So, this summer will simply be a focus on the non-NLHE events plus cash games. It is a very disappointing end to a hobby that I enjoyed and had anticipated being able to enjoy in retirement...
This is a completely amazing and dramatic overreaction, but like the other poster said, hey, it's your money. I didn't say you were a fish, the sole implication was that you don't play that many NLHE tourneys. But if you were gonna be a fixture on the Aria high-roller circuit if only they had traditional antes, then cool.
I think the impact of BBA is minimized if you have all of the following:
1) sufficient low denomination chips
2) smooth, gradual structure
3) a table with players who are proactive in getting change and paying attention
4) a dealer who is proactive in getting players to get change, can do basic math, and is aggressive in getting players to post antes.
In my experience, it is EXTREMELY rare to find a table with all 4 of those items present.
Are we going to triple the hands seen? Of course not. Just like 9 handed isn't really a giant revelation over 10 handed. But just like going 9 instead of 10, it makes every single hand in every single tourney just that much more comfortable and enjoyable, which really adds up over time.
Again, I would guess that there are less than 5 people, and maybe less than 2, who are going to skip the WSOPME, the greatest poker tourney in the world, with $10M up top, because goddammit, i have to post antes only once a round instead of 9 times! Also, it is kind of funny that you have cemented your position by playing one BBA tourney, that had some drunk annoying people who didn't post their blinds/antes on time (boy I wish they had to do it every hand, sounds awesome) and you stone bubbled. None of that influences your decision, but the thousands of players who have played and prefer BBA are all just too stupid to know what they actually like. The arrogance and condescension in that is unwarranted.
Last edited by Black Aces 518; 01-23-2019 at 06:30 PM.