Tougher table

In my other tourneys, the standard opening raise at the beginning was about 4 or 5 times the BB - sometimes more. That's too much - you're risking way too many chips to win too few. It's a sign that the players are not very good.

Standard raise, without antes, is generally three times the BB.

This table is raising 2.5 times. That's generally a sign that these guys know their stuff.

I'm hoping that it's just a case that the first guy bet 250 and so everybody else is copying him, but I'm not convinced.

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