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Game: No-Limit Texas Hold'em | Format: Six-Max Cash | Blinds/Antes: 1/2 No Ante | Effective Stacks: 100 bb | Hero Position: UTG | Pot Size: 1.5 bb Using the RFI boundary formula V > (-FD)/(1-F), what happens to the required post-flop performance V of a marginal hand when an ante is introduced?

1. The threshold V becomes exactly zero, as in a rake-free game.
2. The threshold for V becomes more negative, allowing weaker hands to open.
3. The threshold for V becomes more positive, requiring stronger hands to open.
4. The threshold V remains unchanged because antes only affect the Big Blind's defense.

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