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Although the points made in favor of raising on third street are well taken, I think the hand is only worth a call. The reason is that this ten dollar game has only a one dollar ante (literally half what is needs to be). With virtually no money in the pot, all of the reasons for raising carry a lot less weight.

I hate the $1 ante structure, as it takes a lot of the play (and skill) out of the game. This is of course by design, as Poker Stars caters to nits in every possible way. I gotta believe that the regular posters on here would do a lot better in a game with a larger ante.

I never played stud in the old days, but I have heard that Vegas (for exactly the same reasons as PokerStars) offered a 1-3 stud game with no ante whatsoever. People have told me it was populated by old geezers who literally drove their trailers to Vegas and lived in casino parking lots. They supplemented their social security checks by playing in these games and waiting for REALLY BIG PAIRS, and fashioned themselves to be professional poker players.

Somebody get PokerStars to change this ridiculous ante structure.