[SoBeDude]

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I wonder if some of the sub-1 bb/100 players who now no longer get rakeback will now be unable to deal with the swings and stop playing. this should have the effect of making the games better. it will hurt more good players than bad ones.

Agreed. I think this will make the games better for most of us.

The sub-1BB players (assuming a WR >0 ) that quit still lowers the overall number of winning players we'll run in to at the tables.

And if you were to look at the distribution of winning players, the VAST majority would fall in to the sub-1 BB WR.

So theoretically, if this does indeed reduce the number of those players, it might have the effect of dramatically reducing the number of winning players we run in to at the tables.

-Scott

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You don't make money from players unless you are SIGNIFICANTLY better than them... Not so specifically I think the Formula is (Rakeperhand-Rakebackperhand) to some function of variance.

For example: If you are A 3BB/100 player sitting at a table with 9 people who "normally" BREAKEVEN. I would bet that the only one making money from this table will be PARTY. (well maybe you eeeeek out some in this example, but no way you continue to make 3BB/100 like you would if there were 2 or 3 LOSING players at the table.

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well, you're wrong (about WR 3 vs WR 0).

And what's funny, is you're only helping to strengthen my statement. If many of the lower level WINNING players quit playing, then on average, I'll be playing more LOSING players. Hence, I will have a greater edge.

-Scott