Booshme
Two Pair
Hey guys! So I’ve been on the forum for almost 2 years or so, and have learned a lot from members here, especially how to be a considerate host and keep a game running. I thought I’d share the evolution of my game, where it started and where it’s at now. I’d love to hear about your guys’ journey as well
My first “official” full-table game was when I met @GoJo_Dingo, playing on a square table with a 60”x60” very thin poker mat. The poker gods blessed me for my endeavors with quads (this was before we knew PLO existed). All 8 seats were filled, and PCF helped me to find affordable chips (Milanos), a step up from the Monte Carlos I eventually gifted my friend. Stakes were .25/.25, and winning everyone’s money made me happy
@GoJo_Dingo was a great guest, and between us and our shared player pool we started hosting somewhat regular games, usually at his place since his table was way cooler and his chairs way comfier than mine.
I upgraded my chips to a DDLM set, using the less common .10/.50/2/10/50breakdown, with plaques for the $10 and $50 (thank you @Okku for helping with the custom $50 plaque!), and despite the low .10/.20 stakes we’ve seen the $50 plaques in play
Since MOAR chips, I also got many dozen $20 plaques, and a new DDLM 43mm set with standard breakdown of chips starting at .25.
Around this time @goeckerd started showing up frequently, and our core group is about 4-5 players with another 8 or so that we bug monthly to fill up the seats lol. Oh, and speaking of seats I upgraded to a Triton octagon for play at my new place, and though I’d prefer a round table, I am perfectly happy and content with this bad boy
To keep interest and excitement high, I decided my monthly game should be on UFC fight nights, it makes it more of an event for our non-regulars. We’ve been regularly seating 6-8, which is the sweet spot for a guy like me (I tolerate 9 players, and hate 10 player tables, I dislike how much have to tighten up to compensate). I like to have some hot dogs or pizza ready for the guys, and guests bring some snacks, too, which are always appreciated. I set up a second TV in the room so that everyone can see the fights, and also use them plus a strategically placed iPad to show tournament levels and blinds on the off chance we run a turbo.
My hopes for my game: to keep building it, we have 4-5 regulars and another 4-5 semi-regs, and others who pop in when they can. In my eyes, we’re off to great start, and I’m hoping for a monthly tournament game to start a league and give my brain something fun to keep track of. A solid 8 regs would be awesome.
We play in Indianapolis, stakes are usually .10/.20 or .25/.25, unlimited rebuys and match half-the-stack (we prefer the degeneracy to slowly amp up). At our lower stakes, we keep the game patient and friendly for any newcomers, a lot of grace, and bad vibes / negative spirit is not tolerated or welcome, and hasn’t ever been a problem here at home!
My first “official” full-table game was when I met @GoJo_Dingo, playing on a square table with a 60”x60” very thin poker mat. The poker gods blessed me for my endeavors with quads (this was before we knew PLO existed). All 8 seats were filled, and PCF helped me to find affordable chips (Milanos), a step up from the Monte Carlos I eventually gifted my friend. Stakes were .25/.25, and winning everyone’s money made me happy
@GoJo_Dingo was a great guest, and between us and our shared player pool we started hosting somewhat regular games, usually at his place since his table was way cooler and his chairs way comfier than mine.
I upgraded my chips to a DDLM set, using the less common .10/.50/2/10/50breakdown, with plaques for the $10 and $50 (thank you @Okku for helping with the custom $50 plaque!), and despite the low .10/.20 stakes we’ve seen the $50 plaques in play
Since MOAR chips, I also got many dozen $20 plaques, and a new DDLM 43mm set with standard breakdown of chips starting at .25.
Around this time @goeckerd started showing up frequently, and our core group is about 4-5 players with another 8 or so that we bug monthly to fill up the seats lol. Oh, and speaking of seats I upgraded to a Triton octagon for play at my new place, and though I’d prefer a round table, I am perfectly happy and content with this bad boy
To keep interest and excitement high, I decided my monthly game should be on UFC fight nights, it makes it more of an event for our non-regulars. We’ve been regularly seating 6-8, which is the sweet spot for a guy like me (I tolerate 9 players, and hate 10 player tables, I dislike how much have to tighten up to compensate). I like to have some hot dogs or pizza ready for the guys, and guests bring some snacks, too, which are always appreciated. I set up a second TV in the room so that everyone can see the fights, and also use them plus a strategically placed iPad to show tournament levels and blinds on the off chance we run a turbo.
My hopes for my game: to keep building it, we have 4-5 regulars and another 4-5 semi-regs, and others who pop in when they can. In my eyes, we’re off to great start, and I’m hoping for a monthly tournament game to start a league and give my brain something fun to keep track of. A solid 8 regs would be awesome.
We play in Indianapolis, stakes are usually .10/.20 or .25/.25, unlimited rebuys and match half-the-stack (we prefer the degeneracy to slowly amp up). At our lower stakes, we keep the game patient and friendly for any newcomers, a lot of grace, and bad vibes / negative spirit is not tolerated or welcome, and hasn’t ever been a problem here at home!
. They also advertised that they made the chips for the movie Rounders. Me and three of my other buddies all bought sets..originally cash sets but them added tournament chips when the poker boom happened with Moneymaker throughout 2003 and 2004.
. The game went from weekly to monthly to every few months to a couple times a year. We were running from 2003 through 2009 thirty person no limit hold them tournaments while this is going on however.
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