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Already a post in this forum in the last couple weeks. Although the starting stacks are doubling changes to the blind structure essentially offset this. The amount of "play" you'll get will be about the same (slightly more play, but virtually insignificant).

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What is the point of doubling the starting chip stacks while also doubleing the blinds? As you have said you basically get the exact same amount of play. Don't the majority of poker players know this? Obviously the tournament directors know this, yet they still do it.

I personally just think in the long run it makes the tables actually play slower (as in actual hands take longer to play due to physically having more chips.)

This always seems like a shady deceptive thing to do. Its like they are trying to trick people into thinking they get more "play" for their money.