Tips, tricks and advice for first meetup? (2 Viewers)

[acezag]

Looking forward to my first meetup in a month, and I got to thinking. Is there anything you wished you'd known before you went to one?

• Unofficial "PCF" meetup rules you stumbled on after you unintentionally broke them
• Stuff you wished you'd brought (or stuff you wished you'd left at home)
• Not obvious ways to help out the host or make things more fun for the group
• Circus games someone should definitely know
• Something that surprised you

Appreciate your thoughts. I don't get away by myself much anymore, so want to make the most of it.

 

[ekricket]

Snacks and drinks tend to be sugar or salt based. If you want healthier fare bring it.

Help keep it cleaned up

Always offer to split exotic beers, using glasses

Sponsor something if you can

Guest poker sets are always welcome

Help others get to/from airport if you can cause you may need it someday

Learn:
Dramaha - all 59 versions
Scarney - all 212 versions
Archie and The Gang variants
Badugi
Makeitupasyougo 9+ card boards

Don’t waste time on:
Holdem
Pineapple and all 376 variants
Anything named for a city besides Omaha

 

[TheChipVault]

Learn:
Dramaha - all 59 versions
Scarney - all 212 versions
Archie and The Gang variants
Badugi
Makeitupasyougo 9+ card boards

Can you point us to the rules resource?

 

[joeyshin]

Honestly meetups are the heartbeat of this community. I think you’re gonna be surprised at how super cool and friendly everyone is. There may come a time when I stop buying chips and I’m completely satisfied with the sets that I have but I don’t think I’ll ever stop trying to go to meet ups. Most of the old schoolers here don’t really even chip anymore, but they’re here because of the meet ups.

 

[ekricket]

Can you point us to the rules resource?

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/abby99s-mixed-game-cards.14205/

 

[Kam]

I’ll be attending my first later this year at Dallas. Answer I got for games from @CraigT78 was:

“Review the resource here on PCF—Abby's mixed games.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/resources/abby99s-mixed-game-cards.45/

There are a TON of games in there, but the most common are Scarney, Double Board Omaha, Drawmaha, Archie, Badugi, 2-7, Scrotum, and SoHe. There are variants called of all of those, it doesn't get super crazy at a meetup, but knowing the basis of Omaha is important.”

GL!

 

[WedgeRock]

There may come a time when I stop buying chips and I’m completely satisfied with the sets that I have

 

[WedgeRock]

Learn:
Dramaha - all 59 versions
Scarney - all 212 versions
Archie and The Gang variants
Badugi
Makeitupasyougo 9+ card boards

NPoF

Learn to nut peddle or fold. These are not like Hold' Em.

 

[Joe Harris]

- Read a thread on how to calculate pot size bets before you go
- If you sit in the middle of the table, you will end up helping divide lots of split pots. If you don't wanna do that, get decent at dealing from an end
- Get decent at dealing anyway
- Don't play a hold'em only table unless you are really good at hold'em
- Many popular circus games are based on Omaha or Draw. Be comfortable with both
- Just because you have 6 cards in your hand doesn't mean you have to call
- Probably don't bring chips unless you have some kind of custom set
- Don't bet with fracs if @inca911 is at your table. or do
- Don't take toll roads in PA
- If @ekricket offers a quest, accept
- Find a way to give back. For example, I spend most of my time at meetups at a table, play late, sometimes black out in inconvenient locations, and do not stay at the venues - so I am rarely around when the major cleanup efforts are underway. I therefore always tip out the host at some point, and bring plenty of "pot splashers" as a general thank you to the community