Why 6/12 but no 5/10?

[trevor]

Was at the Soaring Eagle in Mt. Pleasant, MI this weekend playing 3/6 (they were god awful BTW, maybe a trip report in B&M later). I had contemplated playing 6/12 but didn't really have the roll. Here's my question: Why a 6/12 but no 5/10 game? I'm positive I read on 2+2 somewhere that the odd combo actually increases action, but I have no conclusive evidence. Anyone care to enlighten me?

Note: I was on a sweet run and won 2 hands in 3.5 hours against a bunch of 3rd graders. Yippie! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

[Shillx]

It has to do with the number of chips in the middle.

In a $6/12 game that uses $2 chips, a $120 dollar pot would contain 60 chips.

In a 5/10 game with $5 chips, a $100 pot would contain just 20 chips.

When you are sitting at the table, a pot with an assload of chips looks "bigger" then one with a lesser number of chips. The hypothesis is that the increased number of chips in the middle creates more action.

Brad

[og5]

If I may add to this question, why are 4/8 games also uncommon? I see them referenced in my books but online they aren't there.

[trevor]

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a pot with an assload of chips looks "bigger" then one with a lesser number of chips

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After I thought about it I don't know what else there could be to it. Seems like it would be a pain in the ass i.e. 8/16 or something god awful like 12/24?

[Michael Davis]

Both exist, as do 9-18 and 16-32.

-Michael

[sfer]

4/8 is all over the East Coast.

[ctv1116]

I think 3/6 blinds are even rather than 2/5 blind structure of 5/10.

[slickpoppa]

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Both exist, as do 9-18 and 16-32.

-Michael

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16-32? Never seen heard of that before

[Ianco15]

At 3/6 the blinds are 1/3. Is that more even than 2/5?

[Evan]

The indivdual blinds for 6/12 are 3 and 6 (In some places).