Do you deal your own home games or do you rotate? (1 Viewer)

[chipjoker]

cash game. Myself and another (@chipjoker) sit across from each other on the sides of the oval. We shuffle and deal every other hand.

' @Shaggy


This works great for our cash games, both groups Love the fact they don't have to shuffle. I am the bank but we have plenty of chips on the table for making change, and as the players need to break down the larger chips they do so with other players.

 

[ChaosRock]

Btw, just to get back to the OP question, I always rotate deals... I'm starting to think it would be better if I take charge since I don't have room for pro dealers and some guys are just really, really bad at it...

 

[detroitdad]

Guilty... You can always blame me, hahahaha...

Its usually me and Andy that are the loudest lol. Usually me.

 

[pltrgyst]

I suppose they might, though that was never an issue in my personal experience. The dealer isn't shuffling (nor cutting) the deck, there's a cut card on the bottom, so there isn't a lot of opportunity for shenanigans.

Both myself and the other guy who dealt at my game were the biggest winners at the game. In our cases, there was an extra incentive to deal as it kept the game moving (more hands per hour for better players is +EV). It was also easier for the other players who could just sit back and play and not worrying about dealing, which in turn kept them coming back and playing longer (which is always good for the game).

True in every detail for my games.

 

[Dale_Doback]

I have a dedicated dealer working for tips and a chip tray. I've also played at a game with the same set up and the chip tray hasn't gotten in the way at all.

 

[Mental Nomad]

We rotate the deal, but not everyone deals - so the dealer button marks the dealer and someone else picks up the deal.

People who don't want to deal sit at the ends.

We also have an informal rule that if the person who just won the pot is the next dealer, someone else will pick up the deal (so they can clean up after pulling the pot.)

I don't like a chip tray on the table if I'm dealing and playing. Much prefer to keep the bank off-table, and I'm not taking rake. If I were a dedicated dealer and not playing, that would be different.

If I were working as a dedicated dealer, I'd be fine with chip racks instead of a chip tray, for poker. I'd want a full chip tray for blackjack, where you're in and out of the tray all the time, but chip racks are fine for poker.

 

[GenghisKhan]

A lot of ideas I like here, but I have a few guys when they sit left of the guy dealing they always act 1st. Even if dealer chip is across the table and they're actually mid postition etc. So to avoid those out of turn raises and all ins, we just rotate the deal.

 

[Mental Nomad]

A lot of ideas I like here, but I have a few guys when they sit left of the guy dealing they always act 1st. Even if dealer chip is across the table and they're actually mid postition etc. So to avoid those out of turn raises and all ins, we just rotate the deal.

Arguably, that's the dealer's fault. They should call out the first person to act on every street. "John, it's on you..." Keeps the game flowing, and limits the errors...

 

[GenghisKhan]

For those times the designated dealer still has his finger on the turn card and guy to the left shoves all in. Cause that's how we roll lol.

 

[Big Jilm]

My home game:

Normally: 2 decks - rotate - everyone deals

Other option: whoever draws the ace deals 3 rounds, repeat

 

[pltrgyst]

A lot of ideas I like here, but I have a few guys when they sit left of the guy dealing they always act 1st. Even if dealer chip is across the table and they're actually mid postition etc. So to avoid those out of turn raises and all ins, we just rotate the deal.

Geez, if they're dumb enough to keep giving away information like that, why would anyone else object?

 

[T_Chan]

A lot of ideas I like here, but I have a few guys when they sit left of the guy dealing they always act 1st. Even if dealer chip is across the table and they're actually mid postition etc. So to avoid those out of turn raises and all ins, we just rotate the deal.

This happens for us too sometimes when we do dedicated dealer, but only for an orbit or two, then everyone realizes that the button is being moved around instead of the dealer. The rest of the night usually goes smoothly. I like to deal for cash games as I like to control action. I'm a bit of a tightwad and point at players when it's their to to act, not to rush them but just to let them know that action is on them, rather that whoever is to my left.

 

[mummel]

This happens for us too sometimes when we do dedicated dealer, but only for an orbit or two, then everyone realizes that the button is being moved around instead of the dealer. The rest of the night usually goes smoothly. I like to deal for cash games as I like to control action. I'm a bit of a tightwad and point at players when it's their to to act, not to rush them but just to let them know that action is on them, rather that whoever is to my left.

Not sure you would have fun at my table, looking over at a buddy telling him it's his turn, while you get a catatonic stare back because his facial muscles have stop functioning due to excess whiskey Ahhhh, poker nights with the boys.

 

[pltrgyst]

.... his facial muscles have stop functioning due to excess whiskey....

What is this "excess" whisky you mention? I've never come across it...

 

[Poker Zombie]

Not sure you would have fun at my table, looking over at a buddy telling him it's his turn, while you get a catatonic stare back because his facial muscles have stop functioning due to excess whiskey Ahhhh, poker nights with the boys.

If you're only playing "with the boys", you're missing out on all the benefits of playing with women.

 

[GenghisKhan]

If you're only playing "with the boys", you're missing out on all the benefits of playing with women.

Oh oh, now you've done it. Story time!
I've played with excellent women that can out play me 100%.
The following story was not one of those times, lol.

A woman friend my poker gang all know told us she can play, and was very good. She kept bugging for an invite.
So she finally gets invited. I pull out the old playing cards listing hand ranks, like the one pictured below, and spread em around the table.
Because honestly I had doubts she ever played, thought it might help her just in case.

This one hand I raise preflop and she's the only caller. I had like AK and the flop was Ace-rag-rag. I want to be easy on her and make her fold so I over bet huge. She calls. Keep betting huge til river and she calls me down. She quite excitedly flips her hole cards over and says gimme the pot, I have the best hand in poker. (Have a look at bottom right, #10.)

 

[Trihonda]

Oh oh, now you've done it. Story time!
I've played with excellent women that can out play me 100%.
The following story was not one of those times, lol.

A woman friend my poker gang all know told us she can play, and was very good. She kept bugging for an invite.
So she finally gets invited. I pull out the old playing cards listing hand ranks, like the one pictured below, and spread em around the table.
Because honestly I had doubts she ever played, thought it might help her just in case.

This one hand I raise preflop and she's the only caller. I had like AK and the flop was Ace-rag-rag. I want to be easy on her and make her fold so I over bet huge. She calls. Keep betting huge til river and she calls me down. She quite excitedly flips her hole cards over and says gimme the pot, I have the best hand in poker. (Have a look at bottom right, #10.)


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A semi-reg to my game is one of the most fascinating women I know.. She's a match teacher (well, that's what she tells people). A more accurate answer is she teaches Astrophysics and Applied Mathematics at Harvard. She commutes from WI... Huh? She also lives a life similar to that of Walter Mitty... She globe trots, climbs mountains, posts FB pics of her crazy care-free escapades. Just a free spirit.... With a stunning intellect.

She is literally a human calculator. If you had an equation, she literally could figure it out in her head before you could enter it all into a calculator and press "=". We have fun playing with her, as we'll ask "Hey Eva, what's the odds of THAT particular hand happening?" You can literally see the ribbons of numbers floating around above her head, and after a few seconds, she'll say ".0124 %" or something like that.

She is great a numbers/odds, and if the game were 100% about that, she'll KILL the game, but it's also about people, and reads, etc... She's getting better in that regard, but still no Daniel Negraneau.

 

[bergs]

We self dealt for years and we're awful at it, generally speaking. Guinness and I are the worst dealers in the planet (at least we complain about it the most) and Chicken Rob is the human rain delay at turn and River.

That said, everyone puts the board out the right way and such - I think it's really pitching cards we're bad at.

We've started getting a local guy to deal lately (he's great) but we all miss dealer Jen.

 

[GenghisKhan]

We've often thought of getting a dedicated dealer who does not play, but how would you pay such person for tourneys? Not like you can tip them. Taking a chunk of tourney money would suck too. Do you pay the tourney fee, then pay an additional dealer fee?

 

[links_slayer]

We've often thought of getting a dedicated dealer who does not play, but how would you pay such person for tourneys? Not like you can tip them. Taking a chunk of tourney money would suck too. Do you pay the tourney fee, then pay an additional dealer fee?

Every tourney that I've cashed in that used dedicated dealers (home games and casinos) received a tip from almost every (tightwads excluded) player that cashed. I also have no problem contributing a flat rate for their service.

 

[BGinGA]

We've often thought of getting a dedicated dealer who does not play, but how would you pay such person for tourneys? Not like you can tip them. Taking a chunk of tourney money would suck too. Do you pay the tourney fee, then pay an additional dealer fee?

A small rake is taken from the prize pool, plus 'bonus starting chips' are sold (usually 10-15% of the starting stack) in exchange for a $5 'dealer toke'. Dealers are paid a flat $15/hr which comes out of the dealer pool. Most cashing players also tip the dealer(s). Well worth it imo.

 

[SleepInPC]

I deal for everyone but when someone is out of the hand and I'm still in, they will shuffle another deck while they wait. Then I do a quick riffle cut riffle cut and deal. Saves time with washing.

Speaking of washing, when you lift the cards up from washing and have it against the players, won't they all have an advantage? The card facing away from the dealer after washing will never be in play if you riffle riffle box riffle cut. I tested it out about 20 times and that bottom card has always been in the middle, never seeing the field. That can adjust people's odds and they can play with that advantage.

 

[Mental Nomad]

I deal for everyone but when someone is out of the hand and I'm still in, they will shuffle another deck while they wait. Then I do a quick riffle cut riffle cut and deal. Saves time with washing.

Speaking of washing, when you lift the cards up from washing and have it against the players, won't they all have an advantage? The card facing away from the dealer after washing will never be in play if you riffle riffle box riffle cut. I tested it out about 20 times and that bottom card has always been in the middle, never seeing the field. That can adjust people's odds and they can play with that advantage.

Your boxes and cuts should be less consistent.

 

[SleepInPC]

Your boxes and cuts should be less consistent.

Been trying this for about 10 minutes but they all seem to still be around the bottom or middle. Never near the top.

 

[stocky]

Been trying this for about 10 minutes but they all seem to still be around the bottom or middle. Never near the top.

Do some double cuts before riffle.

Mine is usually.

Cut, riffle, cut, riffle, cut twice, riffle etc.

 

[Jambine]

I deal for everyone but when someone is out of the hand and I'm still in, they will shuffle another deck while they wait. Then I do a quick riffle cut riffle cut and deal. Saves time with washing.

Speaking of washing, when you lift the cards up from washing and have it against the players, won't they all have an advantage? The card facing away from the dealer after washing will never be in play if you riffle riffle box riffle cut. I tested it out about 20 times and that bottom card has always been in the middle, never seeing the field. That can adjust people's odds and they can play with that advantage.

A bit quicker (and proper) procedure: shuffle, shuffle, strip, shuffle, cut

 

[BGinGA]

A bit quicker (and proper) procedure: shuffle, shuffle, strip, shuffle, cut

Correct.

 

[T_Chan]

I'll do a riffle, riffle, riffle, strip, strip strip, cut.

For someone else's home game I play at, the host deals all night but whoever has the button is the one who shuffles, then the dealer cuts before the cards are pitched. When the host is button, someone, anyone, shuffles for him.

 

[tripleflatbarrel]

I'll do a riffle, riffle, riffle, strip, strip strip, cut.

For someone else's home game I play at, the host deals all night but whoever has the button is the one who shuffles, then the dealer cuts before the cards are pitched. When the host is button, someone, anyone, shuffles for him.

This is basically what we do when I'm full time dealing. I usually don't make it all night though (get tired of it) then we start rotating.

 

[SleepInPC]

A bit quicker (and proper) procedure: shuffle, shuffle, strip, shuffle, cut

What is the difference between shuffle and riffle? And strip and box? Sorry, I got my terminology from TruePokerDealer on Youtube and have been doing what he's doing.