JDAWG5
Rock Star
Silver Level
WVHillbilly
Legend
Silver Level
Those games were crazy. They were $20 BI, $20 Unlimited Rebuys for 1 hour (3 blind levels), and $20 add on at the end of the 1st hour. Very common to have $5-6k total purse when it was all said and done. As people busted out they'd start playing cash games of varying buy-ins. Usually there would be at least 3 cash tables going after the tourney until 5 or 6 am (once went til 10am). We'd start the tourneys at 7pm and they were planned to be done by 1am.
JDAWG5
Rock Star
Silver Level
I really wanna play something like that in the future.
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fugitive67
Rock Star
Silver Level
i've done pretty well in home games over the years
first it is important to understand the tourney structure b/c many home games are equal parts social & poker and social is great but it also reduces the number of hands played between blind increases making most home games very turbo-riffic
also most home games i've been in have a wide range of skill levels and playing styles, so you have to quickly learn what type of player each person is
another factor is that less experienced and less skilled players want to be in as many pots as they can be and that, of course, creates opportunities
finally, i find my strategy tends to run along the lines of splashing around a bit when the blinds are very low hoping to have a bad player make a big mistake
if that doesn't work, then i really tighten up and play TAG, but again always taking into account my opponent(s) ... very hard to bluff bad players before the river, they wanna see cards
if that doesn't work i fall back on my online FOLD/ALL-IN experience
and if that doesn't work, i crack a beer and play some cash poker with other players that have been knocked out [
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first it is important to understand the tourney structure b/c many home games are equal parts social & poker and social is great but it also reduces the number of hands played between blind increases making most home games very turbo-riffic
also most home games i've been in have a wide range of skill levels and playing styles, so you have to quickly learn what type of player each person is
another factor is that less experienced and less skilled players want to be in as many pots as they can be and that, of course, creates opportunities
finally, i find my strategy tends to run along the lines of splashing around a bit when the blinds are very low hoping to have a bad player make a big mistake
if that doesn't work, then i really tighten up and play TAG, but again always taking into account my opponent(s) ... very hard to bluff bad players before the river, they wanna see cards
if that doesn't work i fall back on my online FOLD/ALL-IN experience
and if that doesn't work, i crack a beer and play some cash poker with other players that have been knocked out [
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gmuballer111
Rock Star
Silver Level
I am usually just having consistent nights, only one night i started with 50 i left with 450 but mostly play tight. Most home games you are gonna see the typical fish that likes to call call call, so tight aggressive is my game play i use
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stg1969
Rock Star
Silver Level
I played with my boss and a load of his mates (who i'd never met before)... we cut the cards for dealer, I got it, very first hand, dealt myself AA... the looks i got could have killed...
I went on to lose, i was very inexpreienced at the time, I ended up leaving my job a few months later, and my boss kept my very nice poker set, he just kept saying he couldnt find it (i'd left it there because they hadnt finished when i left).
I went on to lose, i was very inexpreienced at the time, I ended up leaving my job a few months later, and my boss kept my very nice poker set, he just kept saying he couldnt find it (i'd left it there because they hadnt finished when i left).
gmuballer111
Rock Star
Silver Level
Well it sure looks like you got Jypeddddd, but make sure you are careful who you play with and what money you bring to the table.
5TR8 FLUSH
Legend
Platinum Level
I've played home games with family, we get about 6 of us to play and everyone buys in for a dollar. I remember them not being to fun when I tried to play tight because everyone I played against were calling stations except one of my cousins. We would always end up heads up and probably won equal amount of times. I would like to play in cash games, but I don't know anyone who plays where I live.
MTTGOD57
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Yeah i have played a few homes games with friends just playing 10/25 blinds. Nobody has lost more than they can afford from what i know. I am lucky enough to have a competitive group of friends i play with so we can all go about playing our A games and not getting put down for doing so. What do i think of home games? Go ahead and do them if you think it be fun but remember never bring any more than you can afford to lose.
WEC
Legend
Silver Level
WEC
Legend
Silver Level
Leo 50
Legend
Silver Level
I play in a monthly tourney with friends, we keep track of wins, kills etc.
At the end of the year we have a championship game.
We call it the Drunk Guy Invitational (DGI)
Alcohol IS allowed
Also in my area we have a group of players listed on Meetup.com, a website similar to Craigslist in that they post groups of all kinds in your local area.
Check it out for your area, search under poker.
At the end of the year we have a championship game.
We call it the Drunk Guy Invitational (DGI)
Alcohol IS allowed
Also in my area we have a group of players listed on Meetup.com, a website similar to Craigslist in that they post groups of all kinds in your local area.
Check it out for your area, search under poker.