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[BGinGA]

If you're going to do a $20 buyin, 5¢/10¢ is way more playable, IMO.

Agreed. I issued a barrel of nickels, a barrel of quarters, and 14x $1s for $20 starting buy-ins (200bb). Deep stack poker, baby! Definitely not a short-stack all-in shove-fest.

Six players, ended up with six racks in play (roughly 2 of each, heavy on the $1s) for over $280 in play (~ $47 per player) in a short four hour session. Some were in for three buy-ins, most for just one or two.

Great time, some really good poker, and nobody got hurt. Between friends, it's not about the money.

 

[mike32]

If you're going to do a $20 buyin, 5¢/10¢ is way more playable, IMO.

I have played a ton of $20 dollar buy in 25/50 cent poker with locals. While I agree it is not optimal it can still be a damn good time. There are definitely more rebuys. When I play this I feel a sense of invincibility, no such thing as scared money at these stakes. This type of poker is how I cut my teeth some 30 plus years ago. It beats a $20 tournament by a long shot in my opinion.

 

[sem0030]

I have played a ton of $20 dollar buy in 25/50 cent poker with locals. While I agree it is not optimal it can still be a damn good time. There are definitely more rebuys. When I play this I feel a sense of invincibility, no such thing as scared money at these stakes. This type of poker is how I cut my teeth some 30 plus years ago. It beats a $20 tournament by a long shot in my opinion.

This. I am aware it is technically short stacked, but everyone has a blast and no complaints. We actually tried a 100BB tourney and they were disappointed that there weren't more rebuys. I'm not sure if just the excitement of people busting is what it is, but it works and keeps them coming back.

 

[sem0030]

This. I am aware it is technically short stacked, but everyone has a blast and no complaints. We actually tried a 100BB tourney and they were disappointed that there weren't more rebuys. I'm not sure if just the excitement of people busting is what it is, but it works and keeps them coming back.

Plus I usually win

 

[AfterTheFact]

 

[Lash]

Thursday cash

 

[RocAFella1]

Thursday cash

Those Scandia quarter relabels are amazing!

 

[Highli99]

I issued a barrel of nickels, a barrel of quarters, and 16x $1s for $20 starting buy-ins (200bb).

Would it be 14 * $1s?

20 * $.25 = $5
20 * $.05 = $1
16 * $1 = $16

5 + 1 + 16 = $22

5 + 1 + 14 = $20

 

[Poker Zombie]

Would it be 14 * $1s?

20 * $.25 = $5
20 * $.05 = $1
16 * $1 = $16

5 + 1 + 16 = $22

5 + 1 + 14 = $20

That's why BG's tournament blinds are so good... his bank is nowhere as short after a tournament!

 

[BGinGA]

Would it be 14 * $1s?

20 * $.25 = $5
20 * $.05 = $1
16 * $1 = $16

5 + 1 + 16 = $22

5 + 1 + 14 = $20

Nah, I just charge 'em $25, and the bank is never short. Nobody but you has ever noticed.....

 

[saleen121212]

Agreed. I issued a barrel of nickels, a barrel of quarters, and 16x $1s for $20 starting buy-ins (200bb). Deep stack poker, baby! Definitely not a short-stack all-in shove-fest.

Six players, ended up with six racks in play (roughly 2 of each, heavy on the $1s) for over $280 in play (~ $47 per player) in a short four hour session. Some were in for three buy-ins, most for just one or two.

Great time, some really good poker, and nobody got hurt. Between friends, it's not about the money.

I love this idea, but the morons I play with will literally call anything preflop for less than 3 dollars, at the same time they don't want to play real buy-ins for hundreds of dollars. I hate short stacked games...

 

[ReallyGoodUsername]

I love this idea, but the morons I play with will literally call anything preflop for less than 3 dollars, at the same time they don't want to play real buy-ins for hundreds of dollars. I hate short stacked games...

same boat, they don't want to really gamble so they just call everything low then get confused/angry when i raise to $12 pre-flop

 

[saleen121212]

same boat, they don't want to really gamble so they just call everything low then get confused/angry when i raise to $12 pre-flop

My friends would be the ones raising to 12 lol. Like bet 25 cents, re raise 12 dollars. They never fold unless its a giant bet and when they raise its big/polarizing

 

[ReallyGoodUsername]

They never fold unless its a giant bet and when they raise its big/polarizing

sounds like the perfect players to have in a game, where's my invite?!

 

[saleen121212]

sounds like the perfect players to have in a game, where's my invite?!

Come on over Tom!

 

[AdamAAAA]

Agreed. I issued a barrel of nickels, a barrel of quarters, and 16x $1s for $20 starting buy-ins (200bb). Deep stack poker, baby! Definitely not a short-stack all-in shove-fest.

Six players ended up with six racks in play (roughly 2 of each, heavy on the $1s) for over $280 in play (~ $47 per player) in a short four hour session. Some were in for three buy-ins, most for just one or two.

Great time, some really good poker, and nobody got hurt. Between friends, it's not about the money.

How long would you typically expect $20 to go in a .05/.05 game? 400BB should last plenty of hours, right? Trying to move my tourney guys over to cash but a) they're tight and don't want to play more than £20 and, b) they're worried about going broke early and then sitting out for the rest of the night because they're too cheap to buy in for more than £20

 

[BGinGA]

How long would you typically expect $20 to go in a .05/.05 game? 400BB should last plenty of hours, right? Trying to move my tourney guys over to cash but a) they're tight and don't want to play more than £20 and, b) they're worried about going broke early and then sitting out for the rest of the night because they're too cheap to buy in for more than £20

I think a better approach is to start with £10 buy-ins (worth 200BB at .05/.05). Even if stacked, they still have another £10 in their budget to reload, and would typically last longer overall than if they bought £20 up front. Could even go with initial £5 buy-ins (100BB), which would allow for three additional re-buys.

But exactly how long would 100BB, 200BB, or 400BB last? Almost impossible to tell, without knowing anything about how they play. Your best estimate may be derived from their tournament play history..... based on how long players last before busting relative to the size of their starting stacks in BB. A bit different due to escalating blinds, but it should give you a starting point.

 

[Poker Zombie]

...to add onto what BG said...

How long their initial buy-in will last will also vary depending on their relative strengths. If players are relatively equal, the same chips tend to just be moved around the table, and you might see 1-2 rebuys when 100 BB deep. Bigger moves on "cooler" hands, but coolers are somewhat uncommon in NLHE.

 

[sem0030]

I love this idea, but the morons I play with will literally call anything preflop for less than 3 dollars, at the same time they don't want to play real buy-ins for hundreds of dollars. I hate short stacked games...

This is my exact dilemma lol and why we play 20 dollar 0.25/0.50

 

[saleen121212]

This is my exact dilemma lol and why we play 20 dollar 0.25/0.50

We tried .25/.50 with 20 dollar buy ins and it just feels so short with people throwing around 5-10 dollar bets all the time lol.

 

[sem0030]

Luckily there aren't too many big bets made and since they are mainly beginners it's easy to know when to get out of the way. Most don't bet more than the pot right now. I have started to get a couple to start buying in with 30 and they have mentioned that it plays better. So fingers crossed we can get to the 50 mark soon

 

[Meathooke]

Can't seem to hit a board to save my life tonight.
In for $70 so far...

...still early though...

 

[detroitdad]

 

[detroitdad]

three way all in, huge pot. @Marc Hedrick gets half

 

[dmalhi1]

Can’t believe it’s been a month since this group played!

.25/.50 in for $100 out for $205 (was up just over $300 before I made one majorly bad play.)

 

[realcdn]

Can’t believe it’s been a month since this group played!

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Nice! Are those yellow starbursts your frac?

 

[detroitdad]

@mike32 is crushing it

 

[RocAFella1]

 

[Venturalvn]

Man there's some beautiful sets in play out there tonight! My meager contribution...

 

[dmalhi1]

Nice! Are those yellow starbursts your frac?

Correct.