[barryg1]

Greg had nothing to do with it.

I have been trying to get someone to sit with me in the 500-1000 and 1000-2000 HORSE, so I can see what the ante and bring-in are. I assumed the ante is too low, based on the straight stud and stud hi/lo structures.

When you play with better players (presumably for higher stakes), it's standard to make the ante 20% or 25% of the small bet. In most casinos, the highest stake game with less than a 20% ante is the 30-60 game, which has a $5 ante and a $10 bring-in. The reason the ante ratio is higher in bigger games is to reward poker skill more than starting hand selection.

I e-mailed the top people and said that the structure was too tight in the 100-200 game and I assumed it was too tight in the bigger HORSE games also. They told me Daniel said the same thing when he played.

They said they would change it in the next build, which was wierd because I often have to argue my point to get changes made. I think the combination of me and Daniel was enough for them to make a quick change.

Unfortunately, they didn't tell us what the change would be. They showed me written complaints and I saw this thread and I said I agree that a bring-in in of 50% is too high. I told them to try a $20 ante with a $30 bring-in. I think this is right for the skill level of the $100-$200.

I guess if there are some absurdly loose players who play in the game, the sharks would want the ante ratio to be less. I hope this new change will be OK. The $15 ante seemed absurdly low and stops some action players from sitting down.


Barry