--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "bradr19" <briffel@...> wrote:
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> The blinds exist because Omaha and Texas hold 'em are frequently played without antes, allowing a player to fold his hand without placing a bet. The blind bets introduce a regular cost to take part in the game, thus inducing a player to enter pots in an attempt to compensate for that expense.
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Texas Holdem is a fight for the blind money.
I used to play the 10-20 games at the Horseshoe and the Mirage. Of course you know that when you sit down in a game you either have to post a big blind or wait until the big blind gets to you....or you can wait until the blinds pass and post in 9th position, which most players do.
This rule of having to post or wait for the big blind was instituted because of a move by David Sklansky. Before the rule was instituted Sklansky would sit down in a game and look at cards until the big blind got to him. Then he would get up and look for an open seat at another table. When he found one he would again look at cards until the big blind got to him, then get up and look for a seat at another table, etc., etc. Sklansky never posted any blinds. LOL! When they got enough of his shenanigans they instituted the posting rule.
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