There are several theads on this topic. They play pretty much the same. What is more important is stack size. Are you playing 100BB deep or more?
I'm not thinking that anyone is folding for a quarter from the SB. So, what experience have people had trying the SB and BB being the same?
I think you're asking the wrong question. It doesn't matter whether the BB and SB are the same or not (unless it limps around to the SB, which should rarely happen.) What matters is the total of the blinds.
Suppose someone wants to come in at double the blinds - a pot raise. If playing 25c/25c, that bet is $1. If playing 25c/50c, that bet is $1.50.
Suppose there are two limpers and the next person wants to raise by pot... if playing 25c/25c, that bet is $2. If playing 25c/50c, that bet is $3.50.
Basically, the bigger blinds mean a bigger starting pot, which should amplify everything that comes after. (And if most people don't know enough to size their bets based on the pot, then it's just that much better for the few who do.)
If you really want to play small, you can go even smaller... in my 25c bb game, we use a 1/2 quarter for the small blind, just because people like it. (I use a pink chip or non-denom as the half quarter, which is also known as a "bit.") If you have nickels, you can also do 10c/25c... which is the same ratio as a typical $2/$5 game.
This. Buyin will dictate how the game plays FAR FAR more than the blinds. If you want a tighter game do 50 BBs. If you want to loosen it up with bigger bets and swings go 150BB +. 100BBs is the sweet spot IMOThere are several theads on this topic. They play pretty much the same. What is more important is stack size. Are you playing 100BB deep or more?
I don't know if I agree with this for everyone. Pretty sure my group would just shove more and rebuy more if i lowered the buy-in.This. Buyin will dictate how the game plays FAR FAR more than the blinds. If you want a tighter game do 50 BBs. If you want to loosen it up with bigger bets and swings go 150BB +. 100BBs is the sweet spot IMO
I don't know if I agree with this for everyone. Pretty sure my group would just shove more and rebuy more if i lowered the buy-in.