MetalWolf Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I have seen a post that suggests the UK tour this year will feature a BB ante format rather than the traditional ante format. Is this true? Did they do this in Sinaia? Having not played this format before it’s tough for me to comment but i am aware of the fierce comments from players on opposite sides of the fence as to wether it is better or not and ‘what gets posted first’.Interesting if Unibet has gone down this path and if recs will adapt to it as the tournament gets deeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelsBadMan Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Yeah in Sinaia we had BB ante in the main and everything else, haven't really seen anyone be confused or anything, the dealers knew what they were doing (as opposed to another tour I was at recently where a few didn't even know what a BB ante was :laugh: ) and the players either already knew about it or understod how it works really fast.Last year at UO Dublin main the players at the start we're kinda like wtf, why are we still playing with normal antes, everything else is BB ante, even the side events.Pretty sure people will adapt pretty fast and in some locations they're already used to it, as a rule it's really simple, it just has some small strategical implications with super short stacks, and you can slightly widen your ranges shorthanded than they would normally be. That's about it. Personally I hope the UK Tour will make this switch too, if they haven't already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalWolf Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 Cheers @FeelsBadMan. I have been thinking about the differences in short stack play in prep seeing as I spend most of my tournaments as one 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omahahaha Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 The Casino that has hosted the Brighton events recently switched to a Button Ante format for all tournaments.I did ask them at the time if that would include any future UNIBET events.They said that would be a decision for Unibet.The only real confusion that I have seen withe the button Ante is:1) When there is a dead button - everyone posts a traditional Ante2) If the button does not have 2 BBs in their stack - everyone posts a traditiopnal ante.3) When there are 3 (or is it 4) players left the button ante reduces to the amount of the small blind Are there are complicating factors to the Big Blind Ante ?e.g.1) What happens if the BB does not have 1 BB or has less than 2 BBs ?2) What happens HU or when only 3 /4 players left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelsBadMan Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 The rules kinda depend on the organizer and it usually shouldn't matter much to the player, it's the dealer's responsibility to know and tell the players do this in this situation. The general rules for BB ante at unibet events, from what I've seen are:- if you have 1BB in the BB you will post your BB first and there will be no ante that hand, so the BB can triple-quadruple-octuple up just like in a normal tournament- I think the last 3/4 players rule the ante is half a BB for unibet events as well. Some events aldo do the half a BB rule if during the tournament your table has 5 players or less, but that generally is not the rule at unibet events, and only happens by mistake due to dealers not knowing which rule is used for the current event, they should get better briefings beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgriff Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 @MetalWolf wrote: I have seen a post that suggests the UK tour this year will feature a BB ante format rather than the traditional ante format. Is this true? Did they do this in Sinaia? I was a little sceptical initially but having played a tournament recently with this structure I am firmly on the 'for' side. It made the game quicker and simpler (no changing chips every hand for mutiple players to cover the ante) and also made the calculation of the pot size more straightforward. The first half of the first level with the big blind ante played a bit differently as the Big Blinds were defending a bit more lightly, but after that play settled down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patric-Unibet Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Hey,I can confirm that big blind ante will be introduced.The tournament starting times are:Friday @6pmSaturday @2pmSunday @ 1 pm30k starting stack, with 30 minutes blinds for the first 16 levels, before switching to 40 minutes.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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