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Originally Posted by michelle227
My thoughts on the matter have been discussed in the other threads. I also addressed it with Wynn poker staff when I final tabled a Seniors Event that I flew out for a few months back SPECIFICALLY because it was still using traditional antes. Bottom line is that, having entered more than one of these structured events at different properties, there is no significant difference in number of hands and it leaves more people sitting around NOT playing hands since they have no skin in the game. I was opposed to it before playing and, having played BBA structures, I remained opposed.
And yes, it really is about that simple...post it as a BBA and I won't play. Was set to play Poker Masters until the NLHE events showed as BBA. One advantage to being old and having discretionary income is that I can make choices like this...just as, obviously, TD's can make the decision that they would rather have players contributing nothing to their poker economy.
Nothing you are saying makes any sense-
You have discussed it before on this forum and with Wynn staff-
You did not provide a link or bullet point of your discussion with Wynn staff. I am going to assume this exchange amounted to you making some stern off hand remake about your preference for a traditional ante/ aka: the time waster ante.
So you have played events with both style antes, claim it makes no difference in the amount of hands played-
How exactly did you come to that conclusion? Did you record data on the number of hands played, number of players dealt to, which dealer and what level for each style and then compare results? Or are you just making that claim out of thin air(most likely thin air)
BBA leaves people sitting around not playing hands because they do not have "skin in the game"(This is the most outrageous claim)-
A.)What world are you living in? Are you saying the average poker player in a tournament will play less hands because, instead of putting in a very small amount of there stack into the pot every hand they put in what amounts to, on most cases a larger amount of chips in the pot on the BB? Have you or any you ever known called a hand they would have other wise folded because they paid an ante? Blinds and 200-400/ 25 Hj raises to 1800 Button looks down at 4h8c "...(sigh) well I'm in for 25 can fold now.....if this was two levels ago it would be an easy fold"
B.)They have the exact same skin in the game and the exact same incentive to play- They still bought in for the same amount and the prize pool is still the prize pool, te value of the chips is unchanged and there is still a lot of dead money in the pot as we still have an ante, often more because the ante amount no longer decreases when you have fewer players. So by that measure they have more "skin in the game" as the value of the pot will often be higher.
You claim that you were going to play the masters and to be "old and have discretionary income-
So by this claim it sounds like you play Recreationally and do not do this for a living, if thats the case why would you get hung up on such a small issue. If you can afford to play the masters why would you bother to travel for such a small event when there are plenty at that level in better locations or even playing in this size events? BBA is not a huge deal at all
TD's can make the decision that they would rather have players contributing nothing to their poker economy.-
Why do you think you opinion carries so much weight on such a trivial issue? 99% of the poker community prefers the BBA 0% off the pro BBA crowd are refusing traditional ante events. Why are you making a mountain out of a mole hill.
TD's can make the decision that they would rather have players contributing nothing to their poker economy.-
Your the person who asks the see the manager when you don't get you way, sends back food that you have eaten most of because it was not made right...you are that person everywhere arent you?