How much to drink while hosting? (1 Viewer)

[woodsy]

I host a home game, and its usually the type of home game where I can earn back my initial buy in by taking the cans and bottles back in the morning. So how much can the host have to drink in your opinion?

 

[Tonystark137]

As much as you want? Who's footing the alcohol bill?

I host a home game, and its usually the type of home game where I can earn back my initial buy in by taking the cans and bottles back in the morning. So how much can the host have to drink in your opinion?

 

[JMC9389]

@Irish

 

[woodsy]

I always overserve myself, because I'm at home and not driving!

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

It's not all the shots I take it's those #*@%ing gummies that get me. They sneak up on your @$$!!

 

[woodsy]

Oh those gummies will get you. I dont even attempt that

 

[MrBoosh]

We like to start things off with Fireball shots. And then continue with a round of shots each break. Fireball and tequila seems to be the favorite types of shots when I host. I will definitely drink a shot or two more on cash game nights than tournament nights. The atmosphere is a bit more laid back on cash game nights. No pressure to finish well for the league scoring. I will usually mix up some White Booshkies (white Russians with caramel macciato creamer instead of half n half). I am drinking one now as I type this.

 

[allforcharity]

I've probably had enough by the time I'm contemplating 3-bets with 49o as a very favorable hand.

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

OP, if this is a serious post, drink as much as you're comfortable with. Some people on here handle thousands of buyins/payouts piss drunk, I could not imagine doing that. Whatever works for you guys.

 

[woodsy]

Last game I looked at my hand, played it and thought I nailed my straight. Bet everyone out of the hand, then looked at it after the hand....... not the cards I thought I had. So drinking wins you some pots as well

 

[Roslindale]

Not to intoxication... but I definitely like to get things started and make my guests feel comfortable with a drink or two.

 

[Highli99]

Enough, but not too much.

 

[snakster1966]

Enough, but not too much.

Too much of anything is just enough.

since I only have to worry about climbing stairs to my bed, I don’t worry about having one more drink. That said, in my advancing years, I’ve gotten a lot better about rembering the day after, the night before. So I try not to have so much that I’m praying for death the next day.

 

[woodsy]

I second that, my age started to affect my drinking decisions at around 30yrs old. The morning is real

 

[Bacon Dad]

If you can be responsible enough with buy ins and cash outs while three sheets to the wind, have at it. Plus you don’t want be drunk enough where someone walks out with an $25 chip or two because you can’t see straight. Any discrepancies usually come out of the hosts pocket so gauge your drink that works for your level of comfort risk.
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[woodsy]

Yeah that's definitely good advice and insight. I think it really depends on what type of crowd you're hosting, stakes, how well you do with alcohol, etc. There's many variables. I've learned something from every game I've hosted, but have yet to learn the being far to overserved lesson.

 

[Coyote]

Enough, but not too much.

Very English (i.e. Unamerican) of you, Sir!

Seriously now, if the host is the banker too, they should NOT drink at all. They can (and should) get drunk after the game, to either celebrate a victory or damp a defeat in noble alcohol.

 

[woodsy]

Lol I always damp the defeat. Gotta love the adult slumber party too, have to celebrate with the victors and losers.

 

[Irish]

@Irish

Completely depends on the host. You have to know how you function, if you're to the point where you're negatively impacting your game (slowing things down, mucking up the bank, unable to make proper rulings, etc.), its too much. I know folks who couldn't properly host on anything more then a drink or two. I largely host as an excuse to drink so I don't fall into that category. Or maybe I do and just don't notice lol - no one's said anything in like 15 years and the bank always ends up good at the end of the night.

 

[woodsy]

That's about where I'm at. I like to play poker as an excuse to drink with some buddies. If I had a high stakes game I'd probably drink more water. People definitely have different tolerances. I'd get in the passenger seat of some of my buddies cars after they had 12 beers before getting in the passenger seat of my teenage daughters car. Part of the fun of hosting is not having to drive home. Haven't had the bank be off yet or had any complaints, so bottoms up!

 

[Hot Nuts]

I am not hosting tonight and am drinking the same as I would be hosting.

 

[woodsy]

Happy new year!

 

[Rhodeman77]

My regulars love when I drink too much. Last time one of them brought a very nice bottle of bourbon his $100 investment returned that many times as I lost $2k that night.

But I got them back the next game winning over $4k

Drink as much as you feel comfortable with potentially losing from its effects and the hangover the next day.

 

[woodsy]

Nice comeback! The empty wallet/ hangover pairing is the worst

 

[krafticus]

as much as I can

 

[loosechange101]

Depends how much you're willing to lose on making accounting errors! With micro stakes probably doesn't matter as much.

If you're hosting, it's not just about you playing worse, but its also about making sure the game is running smoothly and your accounting is in order.

If you can do that while being plastered, more power to you!

 

[chippitydoodah]

OP, if this is a serious post, drink as much as you're comfortable with. Some people on here handle thousands of buyins/payouts piss drunk, I could not imagine doing that. Whatever works for you guys.

Stop picking on @CraigT78

 

[BPTDirector]

Haven’t had a drink since my stroke 5 years ago but used to smoke it up in chronic fashion until 3 weeks ago, next week clean and sober play and hosting for the first time in 50 years.

 

[JLK8]

Host a game myself I usually play in, usually try to find the happy medium where if I need to step in to deal and/or make a decision or solve a dispute I have enough wits about me to properly do all of those things.

 

[MeridianFC]

It like driving on the highway. Don't be the fastest car, don't be the slowest car.