I have chips etc to donate tomthe cause...
Might offer to be dealer as would like to watch...why not a winner take all texas holdem night where all put in the same and start with same chips and winner takes all or top two? Controlled loss everyone starts even ...not a bad way to try ...just one opinion...anyway cards chips etc all for the cause.
Biggest problem with tournaments
[QUOTE=Kevins;434460]Might offer to be dealer as would like to watch...why not a winner take all texas holdem night where all put in the same and start with same chips and winner takes all or top two? Controlled loss everyone starts even ...not a bad way to try ...just one opinion...anyway cards chips etc all for the cause.[/QUOTE]In a small game like this as guys get knocked out, well, they can't play because they are knocked out. We could have rapidly escalating blinds to make them go faster but then that gets you into the whole "all in madness" at the end due to the massive blinds that people dislike. If you keep a slow progression of blinds the play is better but the guys that are out wait longer.
It might not be a bad thing because having something to do on off mongering nights is the idea, and with the tournaments you have periods of play then breaks as you wait for the next one. Though I used to play in this crazy tournament at this Vietnamese guys house in Austin. The way the buyins were set up made an interesting game. There was an initial substantial buyin, for our purposes say 200 pesos, then there was unlimited buy ins for 25% of the original for 50% of the original chips until the break. At the break you could do an optional addon which was 100% of the original for 100% of the original chips. After the break, no more buyins, when you were out you were out. This made for crazy action in the beginning then serious poker after the break. Generally there was enough to pay 3 spots for ten handed, with a 50/30/20 split or more top heavy at 70/20/10.
Personally I prefer a well matched cash game because everybody gets to stay and play but it's not my game, it's the house game. I'm willing to go with the consensus on this.
I also propose these rules (some of them don't apply because it's not multiple table play but the actions rules can except for the ones to speed up play with mutual consent (rabbit hunting ect). Trust me, I've played in enough of these, regardless of the amount of money guys need accepted rules for poker or Doppelganger will need that belly gun. The IFP is pretty much the gold standard for this stuff.
[URL]http://www.pokerfed.org/library/rules/[/URL]
Well maybe you can do both
[QUOTE=DavieW;434462]The more I think about it, the more inclined I am to say "tournament only" for me.
I've never played cash games, for the simple reason that they always favour whoever has the deepest pockets and I have very shallow pockets!
In a tournament it's a level playing field.
Although if the stakes are low enough and it's more of a social thing, I guess I'd think about jumping into a cash game?[/QUOTE]The intention is to have something to do on an off night brother, not to deplete your wallet, so far we have three players maybe four, we will make it work Hoss if we get enough guys.
What do you think gentlemen?
[QUOTE=Tres3;434478]I hosted a Thursday night game that had between 10 and 14 regular players. Anywhere from 5 to 8 would show up every week, and we would cut the pot a few dollars each hand until the refreshments and clean up, which included cold cuts, were paid for. Each player brought his own alcohol, and I paid for the rest. We played $100 dollar buy in, pot limit, dealer's choice, with a $1.00 ante by the dealer. A player had to go broke before he could buy in again. The game lasted for more than 3 years. One of the players donated the chips, and we had 2 new decks of cards each week. The game started at 8 PM and had to stop at 1 AM.
Tres3.[/QUOTE]If we go with alternating tournament style and cash every other week this might be the format for the weeks we do cash, though I would say cut the max buy in by half. $100 bucks might be a little salty for some of the guys that may come. Maybe even $25 bucks so they could have a second bullet. I like the cut off time because after the game I'll have a couple hours of work to do.
Davie would you care to propose a format for the tournament weeks?
My thinking in alternating them at first is to see which is most popular though if more guys don't say they would come it's a non-starter. I know one guy that hasn't posted that told me he's interested. That gives us four players at this point.
