Re: the main problem with shortstackers that no one seems to mention
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Do you consider 50 BB to still be a "short stack"?
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not really. let me put it this way: having two 50 bb stacks to your right and two full stacks to your left would not be a very significant disadvantage. two 20bb stacks, on the other hand, most definitely would be.
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If you mean when you have 100 BB, then sure it doesn't make much of a difference, but I think it's important to have position on the big stacks no matter where the stacks are relative to the blinds. For instance (not that this comes up much on Stars), if I have a 500 BB stack and the person to my left also has a 500 BB stack, I think that's a huge disadvantage if everyone else at the table is at 100 BB. I won't stay at the table in that situation unless the 500 BB stack is really bad.
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Yes, I usually don't play deep with the only other deep stack to my left either. But I would guess more people pick up in that kind of situation than when they're on a normal full stack and have (good) short-stacks to their right.
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