Why Are There Antes and Blinds?

If you've ever wondered the game theoretical reason why antes exist in our game, this video answers that question:

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In short, without antes, poker's equilibrium consists of players only playing the single best hand possible or no hands at all. That would lead to a very boring game. You might have heard people say that blinds and antes "force the action"; truth be told, there would be absolutely no action at all without them.

Ldfo?

this here's my new favorite viday-O.

actually without antes/blinds I'd just run a million bots that all only tried to get AA allin pre... then again.... so would everyone else. except for fish :P

also wtf? I think everyone gets this concept..... but thanks!

Dear FTR noob,

Welcome to 1998. These are good times. The movie "Rounders" is coming out this year. Green Day doesn't suck yet. Clinton is still President. Newfish is only 3 years old and won't be annoying people on the interwebs for a good decade. Seriously, not bad at all.

Freeroll coming up?

lol @ blinds/antes being "game theory" and turning it into an 8 minute video

Originally Posted by dneureiter

this here's my new favorite viday-O.

actually without antes/blinds I'd just run a million bots that all only tried to get AA allin pre...

LOL YEAH THEY'D JUST BE FOLDING ALL THE TIME AND YOU'D BE PICKING UP ALL THE BLI-owait

this whole thread made my side hurt

Originally Posted by somepokerdude

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Holy shit.. This video has revolutionized my poker game. Highly recommend.. A++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Originally Posted by Penneywize

Dear FTR noob,

Welcome to 1998. These are good times. The movie "Rounders" is coming out this year. Green Day doesn't suck yet. Clinton is still President. Newfish is only 3 years old and won't be annoying people on the interwebs for a good decade. Seriously, not bad at all.

im too busy rolling on my N64