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Originally Posted by _GUN_  I typed that wrong, fixed the OP.... on P*, they have the bring in as 1/2 of the lower bet for $1/2 (.50), for the $3/6 game, the bring in is $1 for 1/3 of the lower bet. |
Ah, I hate it when I do that.
Additional thought about antes: Although the relationship between the bring-in bet and the small bet is fairly consistent among different structures, the size of the ante is not. Smaller antes are player-friendly and allow for discriminating play. Larger antes beef up the initial pot, which encourages more aggressive play. Set your antes accordingly. Note that the WSOP structure has relatively high antes, which encourages action even in the early rounds and makes pots worth stealing, and which I think is more common in tournament structures than in cash structures.
If the desired ante requires too small a chip, the dealer can ante for the table, as was done in the first round of the WSOP (IIRC).
