[Bartholow]

There are a lot of discussions of the effect of ante sizes in the archives, do some searching and you'll find some interesting stuff.

In general we tend to think of it less in the TOP way and more in the 7CSFAP way, where the typical $5/$10 and $10$20 ante (such as that at Stars) is a smallish ante, and the ante in the smallest and biggest games on Stars, and all the games on Full Tilt, is largish.

I'm a big believer in the ante size significantly changing your play, others in this forum sometimes disagree [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. In general you should be a bit looser and considerably more aggressive in high ante games, particularly in terms of trying to get the pot headsup (if you think you CAN) with those hands that do better headsup. This includs pairs and even 3-flushes if they have a couple of big cards. In small ante games you should try to trap a little more often, and be more wary of being trapped.