why do sky allow this

bludreid11

you see it all the time, at any 5p10p or above table, someone joining with £1.
if that is their bankroll, let them play at the 2p4p.
if there is a "minimum" buy in then let that amount BE the minimum.
if someone comes in with 100 b/bs then loses, it should be ok to top up a quid if thats all they have.
on too many occasions ive seen someone join with less than the minimum, treble up then leave.
it kills the whole dynamics of the game.
its minimum risk  maximum reward.
maybe we should all do the same, enter with a £1 then leave if we win.
if i see anyone join the table im playing on with such a starting stack, i either just sit out, or leave.
if they steal the blinds at 5/10p level, they have increased their stack by 15% so i dont give them
the oppertunity to get mine.

shaun84

Use it to your advantage. If you don't like playing shortstacks then sit on the deepstack tables where the minimum is higher or on Mastercash.

GREGHOGG

Sky did listen, did a little survey on the forum and changed this recently!

Minimum buy in has changed from 10% to 20% of the table max.

So now you must sit with at least £2 at the 10nl tables.

Also, the default sit amount is 60%, so £6 in this case!

Although i can appreciate your frustration, there is nothing wrong with "Shortstaking" as a strategy imo, and there are other types of tables on the site like Mastercash where you must sit with at least 50bbs.

Lambert180

If you genuinely believe that sitting down with 25BBs is the best/most profitable way to play, then you should do it yourself, but frankly, it's not, so leave them to it.

DAVEYZZ

minimum risk..maximum reward?...sounds good to me!

Lambert180

Yeah maximum reward... except when you pick up AA, do you wanna win 25BB or 100BB? Or any hand where you win.

pod1

wont hold up anyhows paul, then you lost 100 bb and not 25  :-)!!!