re: OT Poker Players: Hosting a cash game

I would say to make everyone give a heads up when they are leaving (like one trip around the table or 15 minutes). When I go, lots of time I just tell them flat out when I am leaving out of courtesy.

Prepare to end up with someone pissed at you. I have done a ton of these "friends and coworkers" games. We had a weekly game for several years I hosted. So read and heed/ignore at your own peril.

Fact, unless you hang with WSOP dudes, some folks are coming solely for fun. If they are getting pushed out of every hand by the "serious" players they won't have a good time. Here is what we did. We had an initial low buy-in with one rebuy for the first two hours coupled with a set raise/limit style of play. This allows all parties to have fun, joke around, eat-drink and not lose their shirts. Also allows new players to learn the game. All chip play during this time period. At the end of the two hours, out comes the stacks of cash and the gloves are off. Anyone who wants to play at that point knows the deal. No one has an excuse to get pissed. The two hours is plenty for many of the fun time players and isn't a big deal at all to the serious players.

I was starting to think the game was dead but this thread makes me smile.

That's good then. When you get a good game that happens on a regular basis people start inviting more people and that's where the seedy element slips in the door.

Just stay on top of it, is all I'm saying.

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chips...always chips, but have plenty of small bills available to make change from the bank.

don't take any rake, unless you are using it exclusively to buy drinks and food for the game. If so, tell them how much it is and how much you spent. It's better though and easier to manage if you simply charge everyone a $5-10 premium at buy in to cover this.

No need for a set end-time or commitment to play a set amount of hands. It will work itself out. if someone is a pain in the arse, lesson learned and don't invite them back. One of the beauties of a cash game is you can arrive late, leave early, sit a few hands out, etc.

So a person who wants to take a 30 min break would not be forced to post a blind? You only post blinds if you want to play? May be a stupid question just making sure.

Are you going to have a dealer? Or is everyone just going to deal their own hand? What is going to be your involvement in this game?

Whenever you normally play tournaments, what kind of money do you play for? What are the tournament rules?

I'm just trying to get a better feel for what the group normally does. People are suggesting a cash game with a min. buy in of 20, or 40, or 100, but it really all depends on your group.

If you play tournament play for $10 a person, then a minimum buy in with a cash game of $100 may be too much for people.

I suggested a cash game for a minimum $100 because I've already talked to the people I normally play with and everyone is on board