Bomb Pots - Good or Bad? (1 Viewer)

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I played at Cowboys Casino in Calgary the last two nights. Stakes were $1/$3 with $10 bomb pots at dealer change. $500 max buy-in.

Bomb pots were not mandatory and only went if six or more people agreed. Both nights there was one person who didn't play and no one seemed to care if someone sat out.

At first I liked the idea and enjoyed the dynamic/gamble that it added to the game.

Then I noticed that most players did not seem to have fun once the flop came out - it would almost always check around, then someone would make a half pot bet, then a lot of folding and grumbling.

When someone called, or raised, it often lead to an all in by the river, with someone busting and leaving. Usually it was one of the "fish".

It got me thinking about how bomb pots might actually be bad for the game. It makes it easier for the "fish" bust out fast, feel unlucky and not rebuy.

Just wondering what others think about bomb pots and what they do to a game.
 

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