Antes in sng on pokerstars

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pokerstars implemented antes in all SnG's from the start today... how do you all feel about it?
 
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Doesn't bother me at all, more money in the pots :D

It will hurt alot of people's strategies though
 
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It s good for the game , cos ameteurs will ve some even field Chance vs poker regs.. more of a luck based game it will be rather than skill play
 
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I am not a big fan of antes and it will get me to take my SNG action to another site that does not have them.
Do you know if Full Tilt has followed suit or will be doing it?
 
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there has been no word that full tilt is doing this yet but i am sure it will be in the works
 
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ok just completed my first 45 man SnG with antes from the first hand. Unsure if Im comfortable with it right now but it does speed up the game. More of a Turbo feel the way the action was going. Going to need a week or 2 to know weather or not I like it. PS finished 2nd place
 
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It certainly accelerate the duration of the tournament and add action at the tables, of course not at all.
 
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I didn't think I would like the change originally and havn't really done much grinding or anything but played some stt's recently, before the change was implemented into (or being) accross all sng's and it seemed ok to me.

I think it will actually favor those with an edge and obv go against the nits who just sit and wait, it's just going to be an adjustment but means that the spot for shoving and calling wider will come earlier because of the extra chips in the pot from the ante's. As well as speed things up a little although makes it profitable to start stealing blinds and ante's almost from the beginning which would not be the case without them.

I plan on getting back to sng grinding in May so will have to see how this changes things but feel like I'm going to like it tbh especially in 45 mans where they can take a while in the non turbo game's i think the ante's will make for an in between of the reg speed vs turbo speed.

@fubar: There are no ante's at all in the stt's on ftp (at least I don't think and have been playing a bunch there lately but maybe just didn't notice).......I'd also have no issues with this change driving some traffic over to ftp if people don't like the ante's from the beginning but ftp doesn't have any mtt-sng's other than rush od's so it's just stt's (9 man or 6man).
 
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I actually only play the 9 man SNG's anyways so on those it just gives the down and outers another chance. I am usually in or near the lead or out because that is how I roll in poker and pretty much everything else.
Up until about 5 years ago my investment portfolio was 100% stocks and a lot of that was Tech shares.
If you are not on the edge you are taking up too much room. :)
 
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i think its fair because players with very low stacks will have to risk their chips instead of waiting for other players with bigger stacks being eliminated for example if the bubble is about to burst and only 1 player left to be in the money, then the smallest stack on the table may take advantage, waiting for the other shortstacks to be the sb and bb and without playing they could be itm, remember that blinds are usually very high at that moment and not having antes always benefits players with short stacks.
 
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Played a couple of 45 mans tonight, meh the ante's are so low it doesn't really make much of a difference tbh overall in these but does help boost the pots your playing for.
 
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It's over. PokerStars is eager for more rake! They want everything! New Sit n Go's unplayable! 1.5k starting stack with antes at lvl 1. Suicide is better option than being SnG player at Stars.
 
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It's over. PokerStars is eager for more rake! They want everything! New Sit n Go's unplayable! 1.5k starting stack with antes at lvl 1. Suicide is better option than being SnG player at Stars.

the starting ante is 3 chips lol, it's almost no impact except maybe for rocks that just wait for the big 3 pairs.
 
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Ya i say I like them.... seems to cause the donkeys panic early so real easy to exploit an get a good chip stack. I just have to stop my spin n go's thats what is killing my br
 
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ante is pretty low and shouldnt change your game ;) but i liked the old format
 
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ante I do not like it when you see it in the game everyone is aggressive and the game is not pretty
 
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Pokerstars is such a bully. They rake more in micro SnG's than they rake in micro MTT's and now this?! Just brutal use of their power, they need real competition from other poker rooms. It does not help that 2nd largest poker site is also owned by same parenting company as PokerStars.
 
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I really like this change. First few levels of SNGs used to be boring and nitty. Now the odds to play will improve with antes so there should be more action right on from the beginning.
 
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No respect for Poker

New slogan for Pokerstars should now be: Welcome to the Gamblers and Donks. They want to give better chance for weak players to win. With Ante even in middle round (40/80) you don't see a flop, always someone pushing. They already offers Turbo and Hyper Turbo. PokerStars has no respect for poker.
 
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