How do you end cash games (2 Viewers)

[tabletalker7]

My cash game ends when I tell people it is 2am and the police will ticket cars soon (no overnight street parking here).

 

[Coyote]

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".

 

[Dugthefish]

Officially my game runs from 7pm to midnight, with no winning cash outs before then. Typically we play until we're down to 5 handed, and games generally end 2-3am when a large stack decides they've had enough or someone busts.

 

[viet rounder]

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".

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.

 

[SpaceMonkey420]

I run mine 5 to 5. I let them stay later occasionally. Maximum Set times seem to work best. Good luck! Long live local poker!!!

 

[SpaceMonkey420]

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.

Theses are my people 100%

 

[Coyote]

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.

 

[viet rounder]

It's very honest and laudable to clearly inform guests what kind of money they 'll be risking.

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.

 

[Poker Zombie]

My game never ends - there's just the occasional month long break between hands.

 

[abby99]

My game never ends - there's just the occasional month long break between hands.

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.

 

[hdgeno]

usually earlier than I wanted to...

 

[RiverKingCali]

 

[horseshoez]

Ours varies in time, anywhere between 1-3am depending on how much energy the guys have. As for the ending itself, we always throw in any change that doesn’t add up to $5 in the middle and play a final open-faced hand all the way to the river. Winner takes the “change pot.”

On a few occasions, we’ve also done the aforementioned bomb pot final hand. Depending on which group I’m playing with, there’s times when we play a different circus game every hand on the final orbit. I really like this, especially when someone just never really got the chance to try and recover after getting slapped around a few times. Allows for the final hands to be more exciting and gets everybody itching for the next game regardless of result.

 

[SpaceMonkey420]

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.

 

[Rhodeman77]

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.

Is the $5/5 game PLO as well?

 

[Josh Kifer]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AbruptChaos/comments/kw59g1

This, at the end of every game.

 

[SpaceMonkey420]

Is 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.

 

[horseshoez]

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.

First, second, or third player wouldn’t happen to be someone that wears a cap that reads “COCK” would it?

 

[SpaceMonkey420]

First, second, or third player wouldn’t happen to be someone that wears a cap that reads “COCK” would it?

Zero chance. Lololol No fancy business. Just real life poker action.

 

[hex]

Y’all much nicer then the people I play with, the games usually go 7PM to 7AM average some go to noon, min buyin is 300 and max is 1000 ( used to be uncap and the game was nuts) game is still out of control, and no one cares if someone loses 5k, the way they see it you are an adult. It’s pretty brutal but all friendly never issues.

 

[ovo]

Broke

 

[Legend5555]

As the host, when I'm tired and want to stop. I don't just stop the game when I bust and no longer want to play though. The tired part is the key. Usually it ends naturally before this when enough people have left and everyone else just decides as a group to stop.

I have very clear guidelines as the host. I can end the game whenever I want and for whatever reason.

 

[Silverback]

I host private games and I always set at time at which the game will end
Then when we reach that set time, players often want more, and I let them play double board PLO high bombpots with increasing forced price preflop for the bombpots
Example:
First game-ending bombpot 25kr each
Second 50kr each
Third 100kr each
Fourth 200kr each
Fifth 400 each
And so on until the game ends

Btw: kr = kroner, danish currency
$1 = kr6 at the moment

 

[davethesave]

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.

 

[Goldfish]

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

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!?!

 

[detroitdad]

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

We stop when everyone gets tired or runs out of money. Friday night we stopped at 2am.

 

[Rhodeman77]

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.

4-5 players is when the game gets the juiciest!!! 9 handed is nut peddling for the most part. Short handed forces people to open up their ranges.

I don’t know what form of poker you play, but PLO variations are a great way to keep a short handed game going.

 

[Ben8257]

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!?!

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!

 

[Goldfish]

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!

Well then.... I will be his huckleberry......midnight baseball bangers till day light......

 

[Bluegrass Poker]