Wowwow... new stud structure on Stars.

[Micturition Man]

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And I think a lot of folks make too much of different ante structures. Especially for stud/8, the mix of hands that you played with the $15 ante shouldn't change all that much with the $25 ante. It's not like you're suddenly going to play T98 or K44.

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This is dead wrong actually. The "new" (but now superseded) structure should change play a lot on 3rd and 4th street.

The most extreme situation is where everyone folds to the 2nd to last player. He used to be getting 1.5:1 on a steal... now he's getting an incredible 2.5:1.

In a nutshell this makes it mandatory for BI to defend with almost any 2 low cards and for the other guy to try to steal with any 2 low cards himself, or any 3 big cards. (This is just my off the cuff estimate.)

Absolutely any pair or 3 straight becomes playable in this situation now. (Ignoring dead cards.)

This also makes a big difference in a hu match. Big card goes from 60:100 to 150:100 on a steal. The old structure penalized the overaggro players who thought they should constantly try to steal... the new structure makes their play correct.

Also in non-headsup spots playing razz hands for a steal or against a completion become correct far more often than before.

Finally on 4th any peel that would have been slightly incorrect now becomes significantly correct with the extra $100 in there.