[Mercman572]

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i never understand how this question comes up so often. at ssnl, a good player has the opportunity to stack off quite often. if u stack off someone with 100bbs u win 100bbs, if u stack someone off and only have 50bbs u can only win 50bbs. i want the extra 50bbs every chance i get...

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Somebody actually made a very good case for starting off at 50 BB then buying in full or leaving. Their reasons were:
1. people perceive shorties as bad players and are more likely to pay them off.
2. it prevents them from running into problem hands without reads (QQ and you just sat, CO raises, button calls) that could potentially cost 100 BB's.
3. If the table is good you can buy in full, if it sucks you didn't risk 100BB without reads.

I think this is an interesting philosophy.