{"id":4049,"date":"2018-04-04T20:17:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T20:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=4049"},"modified":"2018-04-05T16:03:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T16:03:37","slug":"wsop-testing-the-big-blind-ante-waters-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wsop-testing-the-big-blind-ante-waters-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"WSOP Testing The Big Blind Ante Waters This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"
Poker\u2019s premier tournament series has decided to adopt a new and popular tournament structure format tweak that started in Las Vegas <\/strong>and is quickly spreading around the world.<\/p>\n The 2018 World Series of Poker<\/strong>\u00a0(WSOP) will go off May 29 to July 17 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino<\/strong> in Las Vegas with a record 78<\/strong> gold bracelet events. When play begins, it will do so with a number of events featuring a new big bind ante<\/strong> format.<\/p>\n In games with an ante, instead of each player posting that ante each hand, the new format asks the player in the big blind to post an amount equal to the big blind<\/strong> as an ante for the entire table<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The ante ceases being a specified amount each player pays each hand. It becomes a specified amount each player pays each round<\/strong>, keeping things even.<\/p>\n Players no longer have to remember to ante every hand. There\u2019s no need to determine who did or didn\u2019t ante and there are no disputes<\/strong> over that fact. Plus, with dealers no longer collecting antes from all players at the table every hand, the pace of play is sped up<\/strong>. This allows players to play more hands at every level.<\/p>\n The format was first popularized in a series of High Roller events<\/strong> held at ARIA Resort & Casino<\/strong> on the Las Vegas Strip<\/strong>. It has since spread to tournaments all over the country and beyond.<\/p>\n Play Online Poker With A Free Bonus From WSOP<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe\u00a0big blind ante format<\/span><\/h2>\n