[beserious]

I think antes are a really good thing because they increase the edge of good players in games that are otherwise very tough to beat. Bad players just don't understand how they have to change their play when antes are in. Since the games are already tough and very few people have over 5-10% ROI even at lower levels, getting rid of antes could make alot of winning players just breakeven and they would stop playing. I'm curious what the arguments are in favor of getting rid of antes, because I can't imagine any winning player would support that. If poker as a whole is trying to establish itself as a game of skill and not just luck, then it seems that keeping elements that help distinguish good players from bad players -- such as antes -- would help the cause.