Are you mad generous, rich AF, or both? (3 Viewers)

[SpaceMonkey420]

I usually clean my friends out. I think u need to study more. Flip the switch to profit. Game changer.

 

[Coyote]

And, forget about poker:
My idea of happiness has anyway been to feed and water my friends and girlfriends in bars and restaurants (before the smoking AND EVEN VAPING ban, and the pandemic) and strictly in my home for presumably the rest of my life.

How many hundreds of thousands of E/$/CHF have I "lost" throughout the years?
What else would I have done with them? Stick them in my @ss?
"Death suits have no pockets" a Greek saying goes

 

[Thomacetti]

if this is what you want...just ask the full amount from all regulars and don't rake (this equals illegal gambling)

 

[Thomacetti]

I usually clean my friends out. I think u need to study more. Flip the switch to profit. Game changer.

Poker profit is for bank roll...not expenses (or every TCR would create a giraffe head picture in my BRM)

 

[legonick]

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What else would I have done with them? Stick them in my @ss?
...

Retire early, travel the globe, invest in your children's education, buy a big screen TV (which you'll likely use orders of magnitude more than a sweet poker setup).... If those are all things you are set on...then congratulations, you are in the rich AF category! Jelly.

 

[DrStrange]

Mad? Not that I can tell.

Generous? Of course, my players are my friends and guests.

Rich as F$%#? Well I did retire before 45, so I am not as well off as I could have been.

I do like to have fun. Nice tables, chips and stuff make me feel good. I like watching the young men come to eat, and eat, AND EAT. Ms. Strange can whip up a mighty feast and likes to see her hard work make people happy. Sure this fun costs money. But I have money, so that works out.

Let's have some fun! -=- DrStrange

three layer chocolate cake.jpg

• DrStrange
• Jul 27, 2019

Dinner for Saturday night poker

Small stakes cash game with Garden City chips

• DrStrange
• Jul 18, 2016

King ranch chicken, chili-lime corn and Texas style pinto beans

• DrStrange
• May 20, 2016
• 1

That nine cost me the pot!

• DrStrange
• Mar 16, 2016

pecan crusted fried chicken fingers

• DrStrange
• Feb 3, 2016

six pounds of them!

 

[legonick]

Mad? Not that I can tell.

Generous? Of course, my players are my friends and guests.

Rich as F$%#? Well I did retire before 45, so I am not as well off as I could have been.

I do like to have fun. Nice tables, chips and stuff make me feel good. I like watching the young men come to eat, and eat, AND EAT. Ms. Strange can whip up a mighty feast and likes to see her hard work make people happy. Sure this fun costs money. But I have money, so that works out.

Let's have some fun! -=- DrStrange

three layer chocolate cake.jpg

• DrStrange
• Jul 27, 2019

Dinner for Saturday night poker

Small stakes cash game with Garden City chips

• DrStrange
• Jul 18, 2016

King ranch chicken, chili-lime corn and Texas style pinto beans

• DrStrange
• May 20, 2016
• 1

That nine cost me the pot!

• DrStrange
• Mar 16, 2016

pecan crusted fried chicken fingers

• DrStrange
• Feb 3, 2016

six pounds of them!

Dude you seem like the ultimate host! Can I come play? I'll toss you money, especially for that awesome food!

 

[Coyote]

Retire early, travel the globe, invest in your children's education, buy a big screen TV (which you'll likely use orders of magnitude more than a sweet poker setup).... If those are all things you are set on...then congratulations, you are in the rich AF category! Jelly.

A. I 'll never retire 'cause my country is practically bankrupt, surviving on conditional "mechanical" financial support.
I 'll have to work to the death, and that's what's really killing me.

B. Happily for them, I have no children.

C. Sure, I 'll miss in my elderly years the 60K I spent (as expenses and depreciation) on my 911 Carrera GTS but I do NOT regret driving her throughout my 40s.

D. I 've never had (and will never have) the time to travel all around Greece (arguably the most beautiful country on Earth), so I 'm already content that I managed to visit, even on video-clip business trips, more than a dozen other countries.

E. On TV: Stay away from any TV set, son

 

[legonick]

A. I 'll never retire 'cause my country is practically bankrupt, surviving on conditional "mechanical" financial support.
I 'll have to work to the death, and that's what's really killing me.

B. Happily for them, I have no children.

C. Sure, I 'll miss in my elderly years the 60K I spent (as expenses and depreciation) on my 911 Carrera GTS but I do NOT regret driving her throughout my 40s.

D. I 've never had (and will never have) the time to travel all around Greece (arguably the most beautiful country on Earth), so I 'm already content that I managed to visit, even on video-clip business trips, more than a dozen other countries.

E. On TV: Stay away from any TV set, son

I have in-laws in Greece. Sorry to hear what's been going on over there regarding the financial crisis. How has Greece been impacted by COVID-19? Is it making the financial situation significantly more stressed?

Regarding your points above...poker on then!

 

[JustDogbert]

None of the above?

When I play poker, for actual money, it’s at a casino or raked “home game” (generally with a dealer who actually also works as a dealer in a casino).

When my friends play cards it’s generally some bastardized version of poker for trivial stakes and these organically break out at the underlying event we met for in the first place (fights, football, cigar night, holiday, etc.).

But the primary use for my chips is for those few times some of my gambler friends (different group than standard friends) gets together for Baccarat. Sometimes a blackjack game also breaks out and I’m thinking about buying a roulette wheel (but not a lot of demand for that to date).

 

[Coyote]

@legonick
The pandemic impact has been less acute than in most countries (thanks to early shut-down), but the inevitable opening-up to tourism took a toll. Shipping and tourism (both hardly hid by the pandemic) are Greece's mainstay.
Just as the economy was preparing to somewhat take-off in early 2020, the pandemic hit.
Anyway, defense expenditure has always been tremendous yet inevitable, due to ever-standing and direct threats of war from Turkey. This is very serious. All male citizens serve in the military, too.

Having in-laws in Greece means you 've married a Greek woman. My sincere condolences

 

[ChipTalker]

I am not mad generous however I don't mind spending a few bucks on friends. I am also not Rich AF but I am well off enough that once a week hot dogs, snacks, beer, chips, cards, table .. is not going to change my life. I originally started hosting way back when because I wanted to play more, mostly in it to see if I could make money in the early years. As time went on many of us have become more than poker friends which is cool and also people started donating a few bucks during cashouts as a show of appreciation for the hosting. For instance if a guy cashes for 303 he would likely say just give me 300. so it has become a balance at this point, I likely spend more than I get but I do that for me. One contributing factor is that I am usually a winning player over time so it is easy to justify the expense as it does not hurt my bottom line at the end of the year. If I was a losing player than things may be different.

One last comment " You had to have the sick Copags right" said nobody ever .

 

[GenghisKhan]

I love hosting. Have been doing it for maybe 20 years now. I've always supplied beer and snacks and never asked anything in return.

First 10 years or so I'd reinvest my poker winnings into cards, chips, tables. It was my friends' money to begin with so why not reinvest their money for all our enjoyment.

I've never spent poker winnings on anything not related to poker.

Nowadays, some friends have started dropping off cases of beer (and local craft beer here and there).

Some guys even slide over a little cash on the down low. They want to help but don't want others to know or feel obligated I guess.

Most guys in the group did not have a proper set up or room to play in. So I'd rather be comfortable and have a nice setup (room, chips, table) than play with dice chips on a kitchen table in a cramped space.

Anyone want nuts, popcorn, Jerky, beer?
Shuffle up.

 

[Highli99]

I work to make money. Poker is a hobby as are chips and I spend discretionary money on both, within my means. Hosting for me is part of the hobby cost and I find that the money I’ve spent had been more than repaid in fun times with friends. Some people go out to bars and buy rounds. Some people are into sports and tail gating. This is my outlet. Keep it within your means and you can’t go wrong. You can always scale up as your income goes up (or not). I still provide mostly miller lite beer wise at my game although the liqueur situation has improved. Lol

 

[legonick]

@legonick
The pandemic impact has been less acute than in most countries (thanks to early shut-down), but the inevitable opening-up to tourism took a toll. Shipping and tourism (both hardly hid by the pandemic) are Greece's mainstay.
Just as the economy was preparing to somewhat take-off in early 2020, the pandemic hit.
Anyway, defense expenditure has always been tremendous yet inevitable, due to ever-standing and direct threats of war from Turkey. This is very serious. All male citizens serve in the military, too.

Having in-laws in Greece means you 've married a Greek woman. My sincere condolences

Yeah that makes sense. Hopefully you can pull through COVID-19 and things will turn up there, and everywhere else as well, at some point soon.

LOL yes, and she's amazing! Any tips or things to expect?

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One last comment " You had to have the sick Copags right" said nobody ever .

A PCFer with a hate for Copags? Didn't think I'd see the day! I've heard of people preferring others, etc. But that emoji - WOW.

I love hosting. Have been doing it for maybe 20 years now. I've always supplied beer and snacks and never asked anything in return.

First 10 years or so I'd reinvest my poker winnings into cards, chips, tables. It was my friends' money to begin with so why not reinvest their money for all our enjoyment.

I've never spent poker winnings on anything not related to poker.

Nowadays, some friends have started dropping off cases of beer (and local craft beer here and there).

Some guys even slide over a little cash on the down low. They want to help but don't want others to know or feel obligated I guess.

Most guys in the group did not have a proper set up or room to play in. So I'd rather be comfortable and have a nice setup (room, chips, table) than play with dice chips on a kitchen table in a cramped space.

Anyone want nuts, popcorn, Jerky, beer?
Shuffle up.

How long a drive from NH? Jerky and beer and poker...I'm in!

 

[legonick]

I work to make money. Poker is a hobby as are chips and I spend discretionary money on both, within my means. Hosting for me is part of the hobby cost and I find that the money I’ve spent had been more than repaid in fun times with friends. Some people go out to bars and buy rounds. Some people are into sports and tail gating. This is my outlet. Keep it within your means and you can’t go wrong. You can always scale up as your income goes up (or not). I still provide mostly miller lite beer wise at my game although the liqueur situation has improved. Lol

So my predicament is the table. My friends are mostly down for BYOB and are probably fine with splitting food costs (the popular pizza share would go over well). We've had a few poker nights before COVID-19 and everyone had a good time, but with no poker table, it definitely left some things to be desired. I made a note after the game that a poker table would be the big game changer, the big step up. What I didn't realize was how much they cost! Note, I'm not handy, and do not have the tools or space to build a table. It also sounds like a chore to me. But dropping the $1.1K+ for a solid table is steep for such a baby home game, especially considering work stability with COVID-19, etc.. Seems risky - what if the game dies out? What if COVID-19 comes back harder than ever putting plans on hold? What if I lose my job and COVID-19 tanks everything and after some amount of time I need that $1.1K+ back?

I'm over thinking it for sure, but you get the drift.

...TLDR: How do you know if you are keeping it within your means?

 

[Coyote]

LOL yes, and she's amazing! Any tips or things to expect?

Let her PM me

 

[CrazyEddie]

Pecan crusted what now?

Now I know what I'm making for dinner tomorrow. Thanks, Doc! Give the Lady Strange my regards!

 

[DrStrange]

You all should know, there is always an open seat in my games. Well someday when the games can start up again . . .

You would think six pounds of pecan crusted chicken fingers would last. But, you would be wrong. They ate everything. The cobbler with ice cream. The chips and salsa. the green beans.

The spread

• DrStrange
• Feb 3, 2016

Blueberry cobbler & Blue Bell ice cream

• DrStrange
• Feb 3, 2016

And my sweet wife? She got up around midnight and made home made biscuits with fried shaved ham & cheddar sliders to feed the hungry horde. They ate all that too.

Good times -=- DrStrange

 

[Coyote]

Admirable, Doctor!
I 've reached the conclusion that, for action-oriented games, there should be no dinner break.
Players should sneak to the kitchen at their own risk, to grab some sauce-free, yet fork-requiring or toothpick-requiring food

 

[Coyote]

@Saoliver would you like us to get married?

 

[Highli99]

...TLDR: How do you know if you are keeping it within your means?

If the expenditure is coming out of discretionary funds you should be okay. If you are making choices between bills and poker stuff it’s probably not. There are many economical table options by the way. Barrington tables are not bad and can be easily upgraded. Even PCF table toppers are outstanding and you just roll those out. They pop up for sale fairly often or you could put up a want ad.

 

[Coyote]

So my predicament is the table. My friends are mostly down for BYOB and are probably fine with splitting food costs (the popular pizza share would go over well). We've had a few poker nights before COVID-19 and everyone had a good time, but with no poker table, it definitely left some things to be desired. I made a note after the game that a poker table would be the big game changer, the big step up. What I didn't realize was how much they cost! Note, I'm not handy, and do not have the tools or space to build a table. It also sounds like a chore to me. But dropping the $1.1K+ for a solid table is steep for such a baby home game, especially considering work stability with COVID-19, etc.. Seems risky - what if the game dies out? What if COVID-19 comes back harder than ever putting plans on hold? What if I lose my job and COVID-19 tanks everything and after some amount of time I need that $1.1K+ back?

I'm over thinking it for sure, but you get the drift.

...TLDR: How do you know if you are keeping it within your means?

You know it's OK if spending on poker items (and even loosing at the table) does not interfere with your paying bills, including insurance, and being able to afford some kind of vacations.
By the way, NEVER let an even 1/8th, by descent, Greek wife know what amounts you 're willing to risk at the table (in the very same way that you should never have a second drink on a first date with a Slavic prospective girlfriend)

A table is an one-off expense and pretty justifiable. Justifiable even by any wife's terms if it doubles as main dining table with a dining top on it (not cheap in that case, but with wife support everything is feasible).

IMHO, don't spend any money on chips before you have a nice table.
Only conceivable constraint against a serious table is lack of appropriate space.
See @Windwalker 's thread. He still doesn't realise he should move to another home to accommodate his new hobby

High-end chips on an even relatively inferior table is a Ferrari on a dirt road. Not good.

 

[CraigT78]

I'm both generous and Rich AF and I still charge my players, because they are Rich AF too. We pop bottles and have topless dealers. VIP only. No one complains.

 

[JeepologyOffroad]

You know it's OK if spending on poker items (and even loosing at the table) does not interfere with your paying bills, including insurance, and being able to afford some kind of vacations.
By the way, NEVER let an even 1/8th, by descent, Greek wife know what amounts you 're willing to risk at the table (in the very same way that you should never have a second drink on a first date with a Slavic prospective girlfriend)

A table is an one-off expense and pretty justifiable. Justifiable even by any wife's terms if it doubles as main dining table with a dining top on it (not cheap in that case, but with wife support everything is feasible).

IMHO, don't spend any money on chips before you have a nice table.
Only conceivable constraint against a serious table is lack of appropriate space.
See @Windwalker 's thread. He still doesn't realise he should move to another home to accommodate his new hobby

High-end chips on an even relatively inferior table is a Ferrari on a dirt road. Not good.

 

[Coyote]

I'm both generous and Rich AF and I still charge my players, because they are Rich AF too. We pop bottles and have topless dealers. VIP only. No one complains.

Sorry, if there are bare boobs in the room I 'm in, I touch them.
F*ck poker

 

[Coyote]

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Clearly a pre-marital acquisition, I guess

 

[CraigT78]

Sorry, if there are bare boobs in the room I 'm in, I touch them.
F*ck poker

No touching the dealers and no splashing the pot. It is understood.

 

[Coyote]

Cards and boobs stay on the table, I guess

 

[Windwalker]

No touching the dealers and no splashing the pot. It is understood.

Hahaha I thought the topless dealers comment was in jest. Didn’t realize you were serious. Don’t they get cold?