K_Kahne_Fan
Legend
Silver Level
Well, if you have 4/5/6 main games you play, you still may want to consider playing a HORSE style game. Each time it's someone's deal. maybe deal it all the way until it goes full circle to the next player. So it would be a ring+1 deal to get to the next player. I personally don't mind playing dealers choice, I just hate when you get a new game, new game, new game, new game... by the time you've played the 4th game, you've forgotten how to play the first two. With this other style, if you had 7 players, the same game would be played 7 times and THEN a new game would be played. This may give new players hope to learn the game since they can fold a hand or two and see action. Just a thought.
OzExorcist
Broomcorn's uncle
Bronze Level
That may be the case, but it sounds like it is a group devoid of outside action.
If they want people other than the regulars to join their game, they're going to have to give up the crazy variations - doesn't get any simpler than that.
Mightn't hurt to keep in mind that:
- 9/10 players have probably never heard of Pineapple, let alone the versions you guys have come up with, and
- Working out a regular split pot makes normal people's heads hurt. Playing a high-low game multiplies that pain by ten.
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kardmania
Rock Star
Silver Level
Lets turn the headache into a migraine. One of the players just got a new set of three tier 14 gram chips. These are awesome chips. The only problem is that the $.50 chips look damn similar to the $5 chips. Turn on that less stellar basement lighting and splitting pots gets to be as challenging as the game.
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phisig6057
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I don't think that NL takes the "fun" OUT OF IT. Basically as long as all players understand and agree to certain limits and no one is blowing thier rent money etc.. it can still be a very friendly game.
Personally, I prefer not to play in 'dealers choice' games, they often are not compatible with "good" poker play and it seems to throw off my game. I prefer to stick to what I know- stud, hold em and maybe occasional draw.
riverboatrat
Visionary
Silver Level
exactly my sentiments, its also why I stick purely to freezeouts and not rebuys.
a rebuy/addon tourney is a different animal, I call it kamikaze poker. for 90 minutes people play like incredible donkeys, then tighten up after the rebuy period and the entire dynamics changes, you cant apply the same strategy to freezeouts where you start tight and loosten up later.
play a few rebuy tourneys so it messes with your head then go play a freezeout and youre all over the place.
Dealer's choice / wild card poker has the same effect, may as well put it in the same class as kamikaze poker.
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kardmania
Rock Star
Silver Level
Update
We had enough players for this house game this weekend. I have asked for comments at a couple forums and couple final tables. I shared some of the key remarks with the players.
A few interesting remarks with merit were retorted
1) this is a social game
2) if we played nothing but holdem it would be boring (this is a 5 hour game)
The social game element would make on presume that winning and losing is a by product rather than the primary way of keeping score of success. Unfortunately, the perennial losers are also the players who are becoming less likely to show up. Sevaral players have been doing some reading to improve their games. Somehow this all does make sense.
Finally, one player admitted that some of these games were created to negate the advantages that other players possessed in the conventional games.
I must thank you all for the remarks and comments they have helped.
We had enough players for this house game this weekend. I have asked for comments at a couple forums and couple final tables. I shared some of the key remarks with the players.
A few interesting remarks with merit were retorted
1) this is a social game
2) if we played nothing but holdem it would be boring (this is a 5 hour game)
The social game element would make on presume that winning and losing is a by product rather than the primary way of keeping score of success. Unfortunately, the perennial losers are also the players who are becoming less likely to show up. Sevaral players have been doing some reading to improve their games. Somehow this all does make sense.
Finally, one player admitted that some of these games were created to negate the advantages that other players possessed in the conventional games.
I must thank you all for the remarks and comments they have helped.