Re: [ba-poker] Bay 101 Drop vs Time

[Larry Stone <lstone19(deleted the rest)>]

On 6/27/05 7:11 AM, Joe Francis at jfrancis(deleted the rest) wrote:

> It is money that goes down the chute.  It is not eligible to be won in
> the pot.  Therefor, it's a time charge.

It's no more or less eligible than the money that is raked where there is a
percentage rake. Another way of looking at a game with a button charge is "3
blinds - $1 small, $3 big, $3 dealer with a 100% rake to $3." That the house
calls it a time charge doesn't change its actual effect.
 
> It being live doesn't change that.  It just changes your strategy.

Those statements are mutually exclusive. With a live button, that it was my
chips that were dropped doesn't change that I have a bet in. With a dead
button, I don't have a bet in.

With a live button, the winner of the pot receives $3 less than he would
have in a uncharged game of the same conditions (including a $3 dealer
blind) - in other words, a game where the winner of the pot pays the time.

-- Larry Stone
   lstone19(deleted the rest)
   http://www.stonejongleux.com/