OK, some background:
A few months back, an old co-worker of mine (not a serious poker player) gets invited to a home game (mixed games). He asks if he can bring his wife, and I says sure. He explains that his wife has played some, and knows the basic rules of the game, but will certainly need a cheat sheet (with hand rankings). Since this is a friendly game with lower stakes, I don't think this guy's wife has much to fear.
So, when this guy and his wife arrive, buyin for the min, and his wife proceeds to play ridiculously bad... Even referring to her hand ranking "cheat" sheet on every hand... After a time, she starts making plays (real 5th level sh!t), and she starts letting slip (by her actions) that she's not as "new" as they initially let on.
For instance, in one hand (with wild cards in play), that the wife, me, and another villain are engaged in, the villain tables what he (and I) believes is an A high flush, I table a straight flush, and the wife mucks. The wife immediately corrects the villain in that he has a higher Straight Flush by arranging his cards in a different manner. She sees in an instant, what the villain failed to see the entire time he was holding his cards... It was creepy aware, and made everyone at the table leery of this woman's integrity. She eventually hit a big hand a short time later and immediately cashed out.
After her and her hubby left, the rest of the table was abuzz with talk about how obvious it was she was not new. A few weeks later, I happened to chat with some friends in common, who explained that the wife is a big-time player who routinely wins larger tournaments. I then talked with this old co-worker and explained that there was discontent about his wife's lack of forthcoming regarding her skill, and that it came off like a "pool shark"... I explained that it was a friendly game and that people were kinda miffed about it. I said that people of all skill levels are welcome at my game, but that shadiness isn't kosher. I explained (in somewhat of a lighthearted manner) that he was more than welcome to play in the future, but his wife was not welcome. I even used the term "banned".
Now I'm not one to judge a person's desirability as an attendee based on their donor status, but my old co-worker and his wife will only buy in for the minimum, then leave after they cash big or lose their initial $20 buyin. Thus leaving two seats open... Not the best choices for regulars to any home game.
So onto my story from last night (like you can't tell where this is going)...
Last night I hosted cards. It was a last minute thing (with only 4 days notice). I ran into my old co-worker early on (lets call him jack), and explained I was hosting. I asked if he was interested in playing, and Jack said yes. The day of, I sent Jack a text reminder about my game, which started at 7pm. Jack knows that my games are RSVP (normally with a wait list).
At 7:10pm, Jack shows up with his wife in tow... There's already 5 guys hanging out in my kitchen waiting to head downstairs to play. I have a full table scheduled (10 seats), but some of my players aren't showing up until around 9pm. I'm kinda silent as Jack and his wife make their way into the kitchen, and his wife says, "Jack said it'd be cool if I just came and played".
What would you do?
A few months back, an old co-worker of mine (not a serious poker player) gets invited to a home game (mixed games). He asks if he can bring his wife, and I says sure. He explains that his wife has played some, and knows the basic rules of the game, but will certainly need a cheat sheet (with hand rankings). Since this is a friendly game with lower stakes, I don't think this guy's wife has much to fear.
So, when this guy and his wife arrive, buyin for the min, and his wife proceeds to play ridiculously bad... Even referring to her hand ranking "cheat" sheet on every hand... After a time, she starts making plays (real 5th level sh!t), and she starts letting slip (by her actions) that she's not as "new" as they initially let on.
For instance, in one hand (with wild cards in play), that the wife, me, and another villain are engaged in, the villain tables what he (and I) believes is an A high flush, I table a straight flush, and the wife mucks. The wife immediately corrects the villain in that he has a higher Straight Flush by arranging his cards in a different manner. She sees in an instant, what the villain failed to see the entire time he was holding his cards... It was creepy aware, and made everyone at the table leery of this woman's integrity. She eventually hit a big hand a short time later and immediately cashed out.
After her and her hubby left, the rest of the table was abuzz with talk about how obvious it was she was not new. A few weeks later, I happened to chat with some friends in common, who explained that the wife is a big-time player who routinely wins larger tournaments. I then talked with this old co-worker and explained that there was discontent about his wife's lack of forthcoming regarding her skill, and that it came off like a "pool shark"... I explained that it was a friendly game and that people were kinda miffed about it. I said that people of all skill levels are welcome at my game, but that shadiness isn't kosher. I explained (in somewhat of a lighthearted manner) that he was more than welcome to play in the future, but his wife was not welcome. I even used the term "banned".
Now I'm not one to judge a person's desirability as an attendee based on their donor status, but my old co-worker and his wife will only buy in for the minimum, then leave after they cash big or lose their initial $20 buyin. Thus leaving two seats open... Not the best choices for regulars to any home game.
So onto my story from last night (like you can't tell where this is going)...
Last night I hosted cards. It was a last minute thing (with only 4 days notice). I ran into my old co-worker early on (lets call him jack), and explained I was hosting. I asked if he was interested in playing, and Jack said yes. The day of, I sent Jack a text reminder about my game, which started at 7pm. Jack knows that my games are RSVP (normally with a wait list).
At 7:10pm, Jack shows up with his wife in tow... There's already 5 guys hanging out in my kitchen waiting to head downstairs to play. I have a full table scheduled (10 seats), but some of my players aren't showing up until around 9pm. I'm kinda silent as Jack and his wife make their way into the kitchen, and his wife says, "Jack said it'd be cool if I just came and played".
What would you do?