Here is background. I play mostly home games and host regularly. Here are the different games I host:
1) Yearly Oktoberfest Donkament - $20 buyin 2000 chips. Alcohol is flowing, chips are flying and everyone has a fun time.
2) Weekly .50/$1 NL Cash game $50-$150 buyin. People bring some beers, music and I have different promotions like 7 Deuce, Bad Beat Jackpot, etc. People still enjoy the game but a little more serious. Most buyin for $200-$300 and average win is like $200 profit.
3) Monthly $1/$1 Deep Stack Cash game $200-$800 buyin. This is for the serious players. We still have pizza, drinks and music but people concentrate on the poker much more in this game. People buyin around $500 and average profit is $600.
I started inviting this couple about a year and half ago and they play in all three of my different games. They are very serious about poker and win regularly in all the games. I started seeing some regulars not show up anymore. And then I had a handful of people tell me they were losing too much and that they were uncomfortable playing with the two of them on the table. And because when they win they win big...for instance, at least one of them would profit $400 in my weekly cash game and sometimes both. So even though nobody has blatantly accused them, I have received subtle hints that people think there is some collusion or slowplay going on. There is nothing blatant going on and nothing that would be easy to prove.
I have lost around 5 players already due to them and I see a few more cracking due to the mounting losses. I dont have a problem with playing against better players for my own education and they are great people off the table. But how would you guys handle this situation? And should we really penalize people for being good poker players?
Thanks in advance for any help or your thoughts.
1) Yearly Oktoberfest Donkament - $20 buyin 2000 chips. Alcohol is flowing, chips are flying and everyone has a fun time.
2) Weekly .50/$1 NL Cash game $50-$150 buyin. People bring some beers, music and I have different promotions like 7 Deuce, Bad Beat Jackpot, etc. People still enjoy the game but a little more serious. Most buyin for $200-$300 and average win is like $200 profit.
3) Monthly $1/$1 Deep Stack Cash game $200-$800 buyin. This is for the serious players. We still have pizza, drinks and music but people concentrate on the poker much more in this game. People buyin around $500 and average profit is $600.
I started inviting this couple about a year and half ago and they play in all three of my different games. They are very serious about poker and win regularly in all the games. I started seeing some regulars not show up anymore. And then I had a handful of people tell me they were losing too much and that they were uncomfortable playing with the two of them on the table. And because when they win they win big...for instance, at least one of them would profit $400 in my weekly cash game and sometimes both. So even though nobody has blatantly accused them, I have received subtle hints that people think there is some collusion or slowplay going on. There is nothing blatant going on and nothing that would be easy to prove.
I have lost around 5 players already due to them and I see a few more cracking due to the mounting losses. I dont have a problem with playing against better players for my own education and they are great people off the table. But how would you guys handle this situation? And should we really penalize people for being good poker players?
Thanks in advance for any help or your thoughts.