tabletalker7
Full House
My cash game ends when I tell people it is 2am and the police will ticket cars soon (no overnight street parking here).
As several people have already said, set a time and play a final orbit when that time comes.
Equally important in a home game (among socially related people) is to set the earliest time a winning player can leave (no hit and run). Loosing players, of course, can leave whenever.
Buy-ins are at least as imporant as stakes (blinds amount) for people to know what kind of money they 'd be risking and carrying with them.
So, IMHO, these should be set around 100BBs (either strict, or variable from let's say 80 to 150BBs).
If the crew is NOT homogeneous financially or skill-wise, I 'd try to protect the weak (either financially or skill-wise, or both) from either very good or rich maniac players [very different cases which nevertheless can cause similar issues], setting a maximum total buy-in for the night (eg 500-600BB).
Protecting weak players is protecting your game.
At any rate, "Always Recruit".![]()
Theses are my people 100%I agree with these points. Setting a time in advance is always a good bench mark but usually doesn't go as planned (at least for my crew). Can't tell you how many times we set the time for 3AM and it carries on to 6AM. Of course this requires discipline and we have none.
I always tell new players coming that the game is $200 NL but you need at least $800 to sit comfortably because the action is huge. If they can't comfortably lose that amount then it's not a good idea. The action players at my game usually bring 1.5-2K because their style of play has huge swings.
It's very honest and laudable to clearly inform guests what kind of money they 'll be risking.I agree with these points. Setting a time in advance is always a good bench mark but usually doesn't go as planned (at least for my crew). Can't tell you how many times we set the time for 3AM and it carries on to 6AM. Of course this requires discipline and we have none.
I always tell new players coming that the game is $200 NL but you need at least $800 to sit comfortably because the action is huge. If they can't comfortably lose that amount then it's not a good idea. The action players at my game usually bring 1.5-2K because their style of play has huge swings.
Yes. This is not some KGB mobbed up game. This is a friendly home game with good people (and good income). I don't enjoy seeing anyone getting financially hurt off the felt. We've actually turned players away before; either because of their addictive personality, or their financial standings. Hard for me to look at their wife and kids knowing that their dad just lost 1K at my game the night before.It's very honest and laudable to clearly inform guests what kind of money they 'll be risking.
Exactly!!! Even "the book" says one should stop focusing on short-term results and think of poker as one long game.My game never ends - there's just the occasional month long break between hands.![]()
My 1/1 PLO $5 to come in has a max buy in. $500 or table leader. The 5/5 is live Mississippi straddle any amount. Most guys make it $100 pre flop blind on the button.Exactly!!! Even "the book" says one should stop focusing on short-term results and think of poker as one long game.
For the Chicago-area games that I used to play in, invitations identified min/max buy-ins (if applicable), stakes/blinds, and the game or games being played. If stated, end times were more like suggestions.
I've never played in a cash game where there was a limit on the amount of money that a player could purchase during the game. In fact, I've never even heard of doing that until reading about it on these forums. Sounds like the practice is based on tournament rules.
My 1/1 PLO $5 to come in has a max buy in. $500 or table leader. The 5/5 is live Mississippi straddle any amount. Most guys make it $100 pre flop blind on the button.
It is. With live Mississippi straddle in ANY position. I’ve seen quite a few big buy-ins (as featured in videos on my Instagram) - Last week first guy sits down. 20k. Second guy 35k. Not to be outdone player 3 sits with 50k. I happen to get it all on video. LolIs the $5/5 game PLO as well?
It is. With live Mississippi straddle in ANY position. I’ve seen quite a few big buy-ins (as featured in videos on my Instagram) - Last week first guy sits down. 20k. Second guy 35k. Not to be outdone player 3 sits with 50k. I happen to get it all on video. Lol
Fridays at Casino Chico also has a HUGE game, same exact PLO formats. I try to make it as much as possible.
Zero chance. Lololol No fancy business. Just real life poker action.First, second, or third player wouldn’t happen to be someone that wears a cap that reads “COCK” would it?![]()
unbelievable that there is a game in the DMV that I don’t know about where people are doing $600 bangers! Where is my invite!?!Absolutely announce what time you plan to finish if you feel that needs to be established. Give a 30 min or 1 hour warning, and if people are still itching to play announce final orbit! Nothing wrong with that and also all for the finishing bomb pot! Lol
We had $600 flips at the end of the night @Lil Tuna game one time!! I hear the boys in Florida like betting $100 on which color M + M comes out of the bag next! Lol
I plan for 2021 to start hosting a monthly game. Probably a $50 buy in with 6-8 guys per game. Cash game with unlimited buy in’s but how do you all end the game? Do you just pick a certain time when the game starts (e.g. midnight) and you wrap up the hand and deal one more? Or something else maybe
sorry if this is the wrong part of the forum
When I host, we will play til whenever - maybe 1 or 3.... I break the game when we have 4-5 players left espeically if its late. At that point in the night, the earliest to leave are guys who have lost the most or won the most. The guys remaining are chasing their min losses or perhaps breaking even. Whats the point in chasing at that point playing bingo 4 handed.
Always preferred 6-9 players at the table.
This is not normal!! But there is a guy in VA @Seeking Alpha Social Club game that will flip with you! I watched it happen! I won't even flip for $20... I have zero luck! No point in donating! I have tried... I have never won!unbelievable that there is a game in the DMV that I don’t know about where people are doing $600 bangers! Where is my invite!?!
Well then.... I will be his huckleberry......midnight baseball bangers till day light......This is not normal!! But there is a guy in VA @Seeking Alpha Social Club game that will flip with you! I watched it happen! I won't even flip for $20... I have zero luck! No point in donating! I have tried... I have never won!