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Antes And Fold Equity
How antes increase the reward for stealing pots preflop.
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Antes add chips to the pot before action begins. That increases the reward for winning uncontested and widens profitable first-in aggression.
Defending Adjustments
Because attackers are incentivized to steal more, blinds must defend more intelligently with hands that retain equity and block strong holdings.