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Ok, see I wasnt sure, thats why I asked. for some odd reason I thought you meant the blinds were 2/4, except during a killed pot, than they dropped to 1/2. But thats why your numbers were so high imo, at least bb/hr, its because back then the blinds were 1/2, and nowadays they are 2/4.

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I would expect the half sized blinds to make win rates lower, not higher. A lot less money is in the pot when it is $2 to call instead of $4 to call. I think this sort of structure can still be found in Las Vegas (I am guessing the Orleans and at least some of the Stations still use this structure, it is a favorite of the local nits).

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the good player, wants to play as many hands as possible preflop, the worse you are, the tighter you should play preflop, so you dont put yourself in really marginal positions postflop, so you should play less hands. With a 1/2 blind 4-8 game, mathematically, you are right to loosen up preflop compared to a game where the blinds would be 2/4. More hands you play = more money. That might account for the diff.

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Maybe. It is a very different game as the implied odds are huge. These games were a little weird becasue they were favored by players that are the easiest to pick up pots from, but the value of picking up a pot was greatly diminished.