Re: A lot of trouble could have been avoided
This is mostly what I was thinking too.
I understand the whole bit about 'because it's right there' for some addicts.
But I still don't seeing it being very different from the fact that the 100/200 poker-games are 'right there' too.
For many fish at the low-limits, the 5/10 and 10/20 tables are 'right there'.
They get on a nice little run at 1/2 and 2/4....then move up that same night to 5/10...and then to 10/20. and then lose it all. And repeat the whole thing the next night.
They keep trying at 10/20 with their 15 BB's because they know they are a winning player.
without these options being 'right there' we wouldn't have any fish in our particular limits' poker games to begin with.
In this case the fish are the ones with really bad self-control. (not only playing too high stakes....but also not having any patience at the tables and always playing 50% of the flop or more).
It shouldn't be any different with the blackjack or side-bet things as it is with higher stakes poker or the various satellites, steps and other high-ish entry tournaments.
If it's not in your best interest to play sats or steps or blackjack or side-bets or high-stakes then just don't do it.
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