Finding players in college (3 Viewers)

[snowu]

I’m currently in college trying to find players. How was your guys experience trying to find players here?

 

[doublebooyah85]

Very tough. $10 tourneys was the go to play for me and my friends. Maybe $20 cash buy in games.

 

[BarrieJ3]

I’m currently in college trying to find players. How was your guys experience trying to find players here?

The majority of folks here attended college several decades/centuries ago, so our experience may differ slightly than today.

I’m not being a dick to our membership, this includes me, just saying that you’re asking a group where the majority didn’t have internet then, or it was still new-ish.

 

[snowu]

The majority of folks here attended college several decades/centuries ago, so our experience may differ slightly than today.

I’m not being a dick to our membership, this includes me, just saying that you’re asking a group where the majority didn’t have internet then, or it was still new-ish.

I see. Yeah i been trying to get a consist group of people but its hard finding people interested or people that already played.

 

[snowu]

Especially the stakes we play people don’t rlly want to put that much.

 

[shaybpoker]

See if the school will let you start a poker club. Usually need a professor to sponsor it, I bet you could find some Stats professor that loves the game. You'd be able to promote it at school club tabling events. Good chance to meet people interested.

 

[doughboy63]

Assuming you just want players and are not trying to take a rake or anything. Smaller buy-in tournaments with a small cash game afterwords. Get people hooked and find your core, then you can start trying to raise the stakes. It really starts to tow the line of legality, but you could bake the cost of pizza and a couple beers into the tournament buy-in. Might feel like more value for the money, especially people who are new to playing. Just know all your state laws, last thing you want to do is go to jail, or get kicked out of school for trying to play some cards. If everything is on the up and up and legal where you are, I'd post in your school's subreddit. Don't put any actual details of buy-in, date, or location, just that you are looking for players. Then you will have to try and figure out how to vet them after they reach out. I'm sure one of your female friends knows how to stalk socials.

 

[merkong]

Even at 60 y/o, some of us never left…

Seriously though… Find them how you find them… Friends, safe socials… Cheap tournaments and if sheer numbers are the issue then super cheap cash games which are well-playable all the way down to 5 and 6 handed (ever see a 10 player table on The Odd Couple, M*A*S*H, Gunsmoke, or Maverick?)

Word of mouth will take care of it but be warned; watch out for the Fun Police and the RA’s. Always vet and have people vouching. Some sore loser could get you on Double Secret Probation.

Our son ran a successful game at university near Chicago for four years (The Red Light Game). He was an athlete so had a sound group of players to pick from. Good luck.

 

[OutOfTown]

I’m not being a dick to our membership, this includes me, just saying that you’re asking a group where the majority didn’t have internet then, or it was still new-ish.

Not a dick move. Times are moving fast. People who started college this year have a completely different cultural background than those who went to college just one decade ago - which is not actually a long time. Just some examples: For an 18 or 19 year old
* There have always been social networks.
* There has always been mobile internet.
* Mobile phones - except for the cheapest ones - have always been smartphones with touchscreens.

 

[JMC9389]

Post flyers in your dorm if home poker is legal where you go to school. Be careful and know the state laws before advertising this in the open.

Other than that, living in dorms/other college housing is literally the easiest place in the world to find recruits for any kind of club, intramural team, poker game, etc.

Just be friendly, introduce yourself to everyone, and say "oh, by the way, I'm hosting poker on X date, you should come!".

Keep it cheap. $5 or $10 tournaments with a 0.05/0.10 max cash game afterwards.

 

[DrStrange]

Well . . . . . It was 45+ years ago. Internet? You must be joking. Cable TV was barely being used back then.

My stupid game of choice was Booray - a match the pot mishmash of bridge and poker. The size of the pots got stupid big. I'd play without the money to match the pot, only playing surefire safe starters. It cost a quarter to get a hand and a quarter to safely fold. Always hoping to get a month's rent from one lucky hand.

"normal" games were limit games where four to 26 cards are wild. Does five of a kind beat a royal flush? <yes>

There were 30,000+ plus students and faculty at Texas A&M back then - getting a game wasn't impossible. Some games were hosted by the University student union. We got free pizza on those nights plus a room plus free advertising for the game.

Good times! -=- DrStrange

 

[MC_CPA]

Start a University club. Free to play events. Get the school to buy some plastic cards, Tina chips, and toppers and you're set.

 

[snowu]

Start a University club. Free to play events. Get the school to buy some plastic cards, Tina chips, and toppers and you're set.

yeah i current got a full faded spades, tina’s plus topper that i used back home

 

[abby99]

About 20 years ago:

The group: Physics grad students, postdocs, and researchers, and my sister and me (both staff).
When: Friday, late afternoon, after the weekly colloquium/snacks when everybody was already present.
Where: Department's conference room as soon as the non-players cleared the room. Alternate site was the conference room of one of our faculty (didn't play, but didn't mind that we did).
Cash game, very low stakes (nickel-dime, $5 buy-in. Games ran 1-2 hours.
Sis and I donated low-cost chips, good plastic cards, and a table cloth.
No flyers or formal club, just word of mouth.
We always had a full table. NLHE was all the rage back then, so that's what we played. The game lasted two years and broke up when students graduated and postdocs moved on.
Side note: Physicists in general aren't known as gamblers, but man, their math skills are incredible!

 

[TheRealStephen12]

Just ask around, it worked for me; business majors are likely a good bet.

 

[drgg]

Start small, maybe .05/.10 and recruit aggressively on all college platforms/social media to get a group going and ask all your friends good luck

 

[HiveKueen]

I’m currently in college trying to find players. How was your guys experience trying to find players here?

For live games or online, for anybody or other college aged people?

 

[snowu]

looking for live college but age doesn’t matter

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

In college we preferred making friends and teaching them poker. Went to school in a city and didn't want to invite just anyone to our place. This resulted in less serious games with lower stakes, but some of the most fun we've had at the table. Friends can bring friends but I didn't want to advertise on craigslist.

Find some friends and have them over for $10 winner take all poker tournament. If you don't have a poker table at least throw a tablecloth down and use plastic cards. Get some pizza and host. Have a sports game or a movie going in the background, or at least some music.

 

[Machine]

BUILD IT!!

I like the comments about starting a club. You could also join other clubs and look for recruits, such as chess, bowling, and other card game clubs.

Host something and explain the game, keep at it and wear poker attire, your people are out there!

Sit close to a door and play heads up with a friend, make sure to have some poker chips out so others see it, and acknowledge everyone that passes by. Someone will engage; other hosts and players are always looking for others.

 

[joeyshin]

I feel like you could just ask around or check fb poker groups at your school. There’s been a huge surge of college poker players in the past few years. Half of the college students in my church play regularly already. I think all the new recruits in all the local games I play are college students.

And they play 25s/50c up to $1/2 regularly.

 

[LowerBama1714]

The majority of folks here attended college several decades/centuries ago, so our experience may differ slightly than today.

I’m not being a dick to our membership, this includes me, just saying that you’re asking a group where the majority didn’t have internet then, or it was still new-ish.

I still have an AOL email address…

 

[JMC9389]

I feel like you could just ask around or check fb poker groups at your school. There’s been a huge surge of college poker players in the past few years. Half of the college students in my church play regularly already. I think all the new recruits in all the local games I play are college students.

And they play 25s/50c up to $1/2 regularly.

With what money?

 

[joeyshin]

With what money?

Their parents money

 

[pokerpilot]

Their parents money

Poker is way more fun with other people's money!

 

[Sisu41]

I’m currently in college trying to find players. How was your guys experience trying to find players here?

currently in senior year, it's tough for me as well. Where have you looked?

 

[Sisu41]

See if the school will let you start a poker club. Usually need a professor to sponsor it, I bet you could find some Stats professor that loves the game. You'd be able to promote it at school club tabling events. Good chance to meet people interested.

I know that I have a professor who watches poker vlogs. He accidentally mixed up a classmate's name with that of a vlogger.

 

[snowu]

currently in senior year, it's tough for me as well. Where have you looked?

I found like 2 players randomly and i been asking friends of friends

 

[Sisu41]

I found like 2 players randomly and i been asking friends of friends

how often do you get a game going?

 

[snowu]

how often do you get a game going?

i try to get one once a week