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Jarod1231

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I have played a few of these holdem and omaha games where everyone has to post an ante that increases but the blinds stay at 10/10 the entire game... I noticed that a lot of the people are folding pre flop... I dont seem to understand this...

Say you're at a level where the antes are increased to 200 and blinds are still 10/10... you're already committed to the pot for 200 and its only 10 to see the flop... why are these people folding? doesnt it make more sense to just limp every hand regardless of your cards and if some raises pre flop just fold?
 
begley01

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Theoretically you should play every hand. However some people might figure a raise is coming and decide just to not waste time. You could also avoid getting yourself into trouble playing hands like 8-3.
 
jordanbillie

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I have never played these tournaments, but I agree with you that you should be playing every hand preflop when the antes get up that high.

You also should be pushing a lot preflop with strong hand, because the reward of winning the antes is huge!
 
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