Wowwow... new stud structure on Stars.

[Micturition Man]

Check out the 100-200 stud-8 game.

[djk123]

ya its huuuge. a friend who plays in those games said barry complained to raymer about it, which is stupid since barry like never plays in the game.

[Micturition Man]

It was a bad complaint by Barry.

It's true that the old structure made HU or sh play a lot less interesting, but the thing is vastly more Stars players err on the loose side than on the tight side. And the new structure demands very laggy play.

It's also now mandatory to peel 4th the great majority of the time for one bet, which suits the people who always peel anyway.

The one thing that's nice about this I guess is that the passive players will be making a big mistake by not raising their bricked opponents out on 4th.


Edit - Not sure about 'the great majority of the time' but it makes it correct a lot more often now than before.

[djk123]

yea i agree it is very bad. the negative far outweighs the positive imo

[AlanBostick]

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It's also now mandatory to peel 4th the great majority of the time for one bet, which suits the people who always peel anyway.

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The pot contains ten small bets on fourth street the great majority of the time? In 100-200?

[Micturition Man]

Why on earth do you think you need 10:1 to peel 4th?

[AffleckKGB]

Just sent this email to Stars:

Scott, I just read this quote on 2+2:



"ya its huuuge. a friend who plays in those games said barry complained to raymer about it, which is stupid since barry like never plays in the game. "



This is bordering on cheating if Raymer, a PokerStars employee and a somewhat regular in the game, had any input in the decision to change the structure. His style of play in stud HL is very loose and benefits from the unprecedented high ante and bringin. Are you going to increase the blinds in holdem games if Fossilman decides to start playing those games? Why don't you just make a special Fossilman table with the high antes and bringin?

[djk123]

Hello Daniel,

I have forwarded your comments, as well as the comments from a few other
players, to the top level management of the company, who made this
decision. They have acknowledged that your opinion is important, and want
to discuss it further with the people who were involved in the original
decision.

The changes that were made were done at the request of some high stakes
players and only after soliciting the opinions of some Team PokerStars
members. It was felt that increasing antes and bring-ins would increase
action in the games by having more money to fight for from the start.

As you might imagine, Management also wants to monitor the effect of this
structure on the games for a little while before deciding whether to make
any further changes. While you feel strongly that this is a negative
change, it's just too soon to know what the impact will be on the tables
themselves. There are two games going right now, for example.

If this change turns out to have a negative effect on the games, of course
we will re-evaluate the situation.

Regards,

Scott
PokerStars Support Team

[TheEye]

Speaking about the 100-200, does anyone know who the aggro winforever is?

Somebody mentioned its a woman which I find a bit unlikely as far as the style of play is concerned(maybe I am overeacting).
+ 1 year ago she/he was playing 1-2 on ps. How the hell did that big leap in limits happen?

The higher bring-in would defenitely suit her/his style though.

[roggles]

I agree, women are weak