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Hosting $1/$2 Game - Need Some Tips (2 Viewers)

No Cash On The Table, Chips play Only.
As far as the "tip cup" .. for your situation I would suggest something that is not "see thru", as you may get a player(s) that stares at "all those tips" & decides this "home game" dealer has made enough for the night ... just every so often pull the tip container swap out the lower denoms for higher denom chips ...
 
moose said:
I hate the idea of people putting chips in their pocket for later addons, the only time I have lost chips is when people started putting extra chips in their pocket, hence why we don't care if a rebuy puts someone a little bit over the $100 max. Now $25 or $100 chips are less likely to be forgotten, but still, if people leave early with chips in their pocket, you won't know the count is off until the game breaks.
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Although none of our current players do this, I wouldn't mind if a player prepaid for a rebuy or top-up, but I would only give that player high denom chips and would ask him to announce when he pulls chips out of his pocket. I've done this in some games and found that it works well, especially in a multi-table setting where the dealer and the player are seldom between hands at the same time. Maybe none of my current players even thought to ask. High denom chips are more likely not to be forgotten when it's time to cash out. I would need to know and trust the player before letting somebody do this.

The only time I've had chips walk out the door was when a player absent-mindedly put three $0.25 chips in his pocket. He returned them at the very next game.
 
trever said:
About verbal actions: In-turn only, or are out of turn comments binding too?
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Good point.

Robert's Rules state out-of-turn verbal action "may be" binding, assuming it is still allowed/possible based on the action prior to the out-of-turn action. See RROP Bet and Raising Rule #10.

My house rules will make any verbal action, even out of turn, binding.
 
House Rules, Version 2.0....

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CraigT78 said:
No Cigars??!!

Love the rules - short and sweet. #18 I have as well - but it also includes religion. Enjoy the game!
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Believe me, I would love it if we could. But I am looking forward to the pipe smell. I may have to look into it myself.

Andrew, any tips for me looking to maybe buy a rookie pipe and tabacco and where?
 
Kyle said:
Believe me, I would love it if we could. But I am looking forward to the pipe smell. I may have to look into it myself.

Andrew, any tips for me looking to maybe buy a rookie pipe and tabacco and where?
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Head on over to Tewksbury downtown. They are super nice and not snobby at all (unlike another store downtown - which I won't name). Tell them you're a noob and I'm sure they'll get you setup with a basic pipe. You should be able to get something usable for under $25-$30. Just make sure to tell them you're price range so they don't show you the $500 pipes.

Then pick up the following while you're there...
  • Czech Pipe Tool
  • Pipe Cleaners
  • Pipe Lighter
  • And don't forget the Tobacco! (I recommend Tewk's own Hobbit's Weed or Bar Harbor as a good aromatic starter)
Edward's Pipe Shop is another great shop which may be closer to you on South Broadway. It can be a little intimidating, but they are super helpful to noobs. I walked in there having no idea what I was doing, and once I got chatting with the guy behind the counter, he went crazy showing me the ropes. It probably helped that the place was empty, as he wasn't distracted by other customers. Fair warning - they will tell you that aromatic tobaccos are for pussies and that you should start smoking English Blends. Ef that noise. :)
 
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justsomedude said:
Head on over to Tewksbury downtown. They are super nice and not snobby at all (unlike another store downtown - which I won't name). Tell them you're a noob and I'm sure they'll get you setup with a basic pipe. You should be able to get something usable for under $25-$30. Just make sure to tell them you're price range so they don't show you the $500 pipes.

Then pick up the following while you're there...
  • Czech Pipe Tool
  • Pipe Cleaners
  • Pipe Lighter
  • And don't forget the Tobacco! (I recommend Tewk's own Hobbit's Weed or Bar Harbor as a good aromatic starter)
Edward's Pipe Shop is another great shop which may be closer to you on South Broadway. It can be a little intimidating, but they are super helpful to noobs. I walked in there having no idea what I was doing, and once I got chatting with the guy behind the counter, he went crazy showing me the ropes. It probably helped that the place was empty, as he wasn't distracted by other customers. Fair warning - they will tell you that aromatic tobaccos are for pussies and that you should start smoking English Blends. Ef that noise. :)
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Ha Ha. Thanks. I may head over to Edwards sometime and also maybe buy a few sticks.

Thanks for the recommendations.(y) :thumbsup:
 
Personally, I'm not favoring your #13 ... in regards to out-of-turn action being valid & binding ...
I would much rather ( other than a fold, which would always be binding), have OOT binding only if the bet amount/action is still the same when it reaches that player, or was a fold ..
Otherwise, you may have arguments when , for example someone says "call" OOT, ( @ $4), & 5 players raise & re-raise before it gets to him, your rule would seem to indicate he must "call" the now $38 bet ..
This is generally contrary to most house, casino & RRP rules, and I would separate the "verbal" rule from the OOT rule ....
 
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Blaster said:
Personally, I'm not favoring your #13 ... in regards to out-of-turn action is valid & binding ...
I would much rather ( other than a fold, which would always be binding), have OOT binding only if the bet amount/action is still the same when it reaches that player, or was a fold ..
Otherwise, you may have arguments when , for example someone says "call" OOT, ( @ $4), & 5 players raise & re-raise before it gets to him, your rule would seem to indicate he must "call" the now $38 bet ..
This is generally contrary to most house, casino & RRP rules, and I would separate the "verbal" rule from the OOT rule ....
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That's how it will be. See my post #35 above. I just don't want to detail the scenario on a short list of rules.

I'd rather put the fear of God in players who want to try and dick around and angle-shoot out-of-turn, than spell out Rule 10 from Robert's Rules in its entirety. :)
 
What are the thoughts concerning running it more than once? Is this widely done by most everyone, or is it a rarity?
 
mooremo said:
What are the thoughts concerning running it more than once? Is this widely done by most everyone, or is it a rarity?
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I have no issue with it. It's really up to the two players involved in the scenario... and both have to agree to it. If that's what they both want to do... go for it!
 
Solid Snake said:
Totally agree with Abby, on letting the majority of players dictate the limits of the game.
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That doesn't work for many home games, though. You might have a few good friends who simply can't afford to play at the higher stakes the majority might want.

I'd rather have the stakes slightly lower in exchange for a larger player pool and a game that has no problem filling the table every week. That's why I stick with 200BB, anywhere from .25/.50 to 1/2.

-- Larry
 
trever said:
About verbal actions: In-turn only, or are out of turn comments binding too?
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Accidentally out of turn, or intentionally loose talk? Accidentally is covered by RRoP; loose talk is first a warning, then exclusion, in my game.
 
pltrgyst said:
That doesn't work for many home games, though. You might have a few good friends who simply can't afford to play at the higher stakes the majority might want.

I'd rather have the stakes slightly lower in exchange for a larger player pool and a game that has no problem filling the table every week. That's why I stick with 200BB, anywhere from .25/.50 to 1/2.

-- Larry
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I agree with you, Larry. It's trickier if your group plays once a week and you need to find a level that appeals or is tolerable to everybody or you risk losing players. It's nice that you have a large enough pool to run games at those blinds levels.
 
You worked up a decent set of brief rules. Just add a "Please be generous to your dealer" tag line and you're good to go. ;)
 
We play a $60 minimum buyin game. Although there are no rules in place for a max buyin. The other night a guy bought in for $650 after he lost his first two buyins ($200). The guys at our table liove the money in play. There's pros and cons to every game. The majority of the guys at our game haven't complained about the big buyins, but we don't have a guy buying in for a thousand bullying with it.

When I ran a game, I made the mistake of raising the minimum buyin too high and it pushed players out. This was at the advice of a player in my game that wanted players to bring more money to the game. Never again will I let a single player change the structure of a game. Listen to the majority of the players that come to the game is what I'm saying.
 
Max buyin should be 300 and rebuy should be whenever And make sure it totals no more than 300.

so if he has 100 in front of him, he can rebuy 200 to make it 300 again.

Also, make sure and only allow him to do that while he is not in play with a hand. Common sense heh
 
Blaster said:
Otherwise, you may have arguments when , for example someone says "call" OOT, ( @ $4), & 5 players raise & re-raise before it gets to him, your rule would seem to indicate he must "call" the now $38 bet ..
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That's not quite how it works...

If they call $4 out of turn, and it's raised to $38 before it gets to them, they don't have to put in another $34. They can still fold rather than call the raise. But the $4 they already called stays in, just like anyone else who called (in turn) before the raise came.
 
Actually, that's not true - at least according to RROP. The verbal $4 call out-of-turn is not binding if the action changes before actually getting to the premature caller. They can fold and pay nothing.
 
BGinGA said:
Actually, that's not true - at least according to RROP. The verbal $4 call out-of-turn is not binding if the action changes before actually getting to the premature caller. They can fold and pay nothing.
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This was my understanding. Any change in action before the OOT verbal action, makes the OOTV action void. It's only binding if no change has taken place.
 
From RROP:

"An action or verbal declaration out of turn is binding unless the action to that player is subsequently changed by a bet or raise."
 
Also noteworthy that a premature call cannot be changed to a raise, and a premature check cannot be changed to a bet or raise.
 
Just a thought that I don't think has been addressed. Is this an experienced dealer? If so you should defiantly include them in the rules process. How you'd like them enforced. If you're a player in this game you could be in a position to make a ruling in a hand in which you're involved. I think an experienced dealer can settle most issues for you. Also did you ask the deal how they'd like to handle their tips? I personally would let the dealer worry about buy ins/ rebuys/ add-ons. Set the rule and let them earn their money. If theirs a float (dealer tray) give them an impressed bank and cards are in the air.

Sorry if that seemed like a rant. Unintentional
 
BGinGA said:
Actually, that's not true - at least according to RROP. The verbal $4 call out-of-turn is not binding if the action changes before actually getting to the premature caller. They can fold and pay nothing.
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Right - but I've never seen a house rule where a premature call had to call the raises.
 

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