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Man, you're preaching to the converted here, I agree with you 100%. But go check the MTT strategy forums and count the threads where the metric is #BBs vs the threads where it's M. Either I've picked a freaky sample or indeed BBs are what most people refer to these days.

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I think the size of the Big Blind is more accessible of a number than the starting size of the pot. The BB size is always prominently shown on the of the window you're playing on while the starting pot, is only shown at the start of a hand (or one has to do a quick mental calculation). It's not a lot of work, but it's some, and the easy/lazy way is to base decisions off the BB.

Also, I've noticed that a lot of HH converters don't bother with antes or the starting pot size, which makes using the starting pot in calculations slightly harder.