Home Game Pet Peeves (1 Viewer)

Players who show up with just the minimum buy-in for a night game that typically lasts 6-8 hours, then always seem to leave after they're felted in the first hour or so. Why even bother showing up? Give that seat to another player. Or worse, a player showing up who says he forgot to stop and get cash and needs a quick loan from someone at the game. I've seen that one a few times.
 
Players who show up with just the minimum buy-in for a night game that typically lasts 6-8 hours, then always seem to leave after they're felted in the first hour or so. Why even bother showing up? Give that seat to another player.
I see nothing wrong with a player setting his own personal spending limit for gambling activities and then sticking to it. He is willing to risk the minimum buy-in amount, and is breaking no stated game or ethical rules with his behavior.

Getting peeved is your problem, not his. If you don't want this player at your game, either raise the minimum buy-in or exclude him from the invite list.
 
I see nothing wrong with a player setting his own personal spending limit for gambling activities and then sticking to it. He is willing to risk the minimum buy-in amount, and is breaking no stated game or ethical rules with his behavior.

Getting peeved is your problem, not his. If you don't want this player at your game, either raise the minimum buy-in or exclude him from the invite list.
I agree its the players choice as much as I'm irritated by it too. Wouldn't need to raise the minimum but require them to bring multiple bullets if they always go broke and leave early. Would have to be a house rule or something about that.

Finding "quality" players that want to put in a session and stick around even if they get felted is the solution.
 
Seats 2 has $1.25 left;
Seat 5 has $3.00 left;
Seat 6 has $0.25 left
Seat 7 has $4.50 left
Seat 8 has $0.75 left
Total pot value: $9.25
If the pot for the change game isn’t an even dollar total, I think something has gone wrong:
And yeah, it’s a stupid game, but lighten up, Francis. If the guys want to have fun with a last minute gamble, good for them.
 
The OP asked: “What are things you see when you play other home games …”, not games we host. I don’t invite that type of player to my home game, so, yes, he is already excluded.

Well I was going to quote and agree with the Chawks and then I saw your post and agree with you too.

So I think you are both right. I’d never invite that person to my game more than once.

But if I’m invited somewhere and a guy felts early and calls it a night it is annoying if the game is typically a 6-8 hour affair and everyone expected a full table for the night.
 
If the pot for the change game isn’t an even dollar total, I think something has gone wrong:
And yeah, it’s a stupid game, but lighten up, Francis. If the guys want to have fun with a last minute gamble, good for them.

If they want to play slotmachines we might as well just play bingo.

Imagine a guy who just had a bad night and lost "a ton". He fights back grinding to win a few bucks only to throw it into this crap change game. How can you sit there with a straight face and be ok with taking the few dollars he grinded back in this change game that takes ZERO skill.

Sincerely,
Francis
 
It is just my opinion, but I am of the mind that home games of any kind are meant to be recreational and fun for the most part. I wouldn't essentially put it out there that I have a game just to attract more splashy or spewy players that bring hundreds or thousands of dollars to burn.

The quality of the company > the quantity of money being thrown around. I keep my invite list to people I know or have been otherwise vetted by me that I have met at other games.

My game didn't play very big but we had lots of fun, and that's what matters. Whether one brings one buy in or 5, we have fun. My suggestion is to go to the casino if griping about how much people bring to gamble, and accept your game for what it is. It's not worth inviting wild cards that aren't known to the host that may turn around and rob the game or rat you out to the cops if they get pissy.
 
I’ve noticed in pokerrrr that a few players always get ”sleepy” when they go up. it usually happens shortly after a double up. I play because I love the game.
 
It is just my opinion, but I am of the mind that home games of any kind are meant to be recreational and fun for the most part. I wouldn't essentially put it out there that I have a game just to attract more splashy or spewy players that bring hundreds or thousands of dollars to burn.

The quality of the company > the quantity of money being thrown around. I keep my invite list to people I know or have been otherwise vetted by me that I have met at other games.

My game didn't play very big but we had lots of fun, and that's what matters. Whether one brings one buy in or 5, we have fun. My suggestion is to go to the casino if griping about how much people bring to gamble, and accept your game for what it is. It's not worth inviting wild cards that aren't known to the host that may turn around and rob the game or rat you out to the cops if they get pissy.

This.

Years ago when I used to run a weekly game the stakes kept getting bigger, requiring constant recruitment of new fresh faces. Once in a while a complete douchebag would get into the game and derail the night. Regs stopped being regs and I actually lost complete interest in all things related to poker.

It's been 10 years and I'm now just getting back into it - at the worst possible time (pandemic). Local poker rooms are all closed and there are no home games.

If you have a good group of players, that's the most important thing. Bonus if they're PCFers who appreciate good chips, cards, and all the other accompanying nonsense we love/obsess about on this site.
 
I think all things have been covered off here already - people not paying attention, not posting blinds without prompting, asking whats happened on their action.

I’ve noticed in pokerrrr that a few players always get ”sleepy” when they go up. it usually happens shortly after a double up.
We play a weekly league here which has since moved to Pokerstars (thanks Covid). Top 3 get paid and there is one guy who religiously 'sits out' when it gets to the last 4-5 players just so he can avoid the bubble. Infuriates me.
 
I think all things have been covered off here already - people not paying attention, not posting blinds without prompting, asking whats happened on their action.


We play a weekly league here which has since moved to Pokerstars (thanks Covid). Top 3 get paid and there is one guy who religiously 'sits out' when it gets to the last 4-5 players just so he can avoid the bubble. Infuriates me.

I get the impuls to play a bit more careful, and I don't mind as long as you keep playing.
One of the most infuriating things about online tournaments imo.
 
We play a weekly league here which has since moved to Pokerstars (thanks Covid). Top 3 get paid and there is one guy who religiously 'sits out' when it gets to the last 4-5 players just so he can avoid the bubble. Infuriates me.

Here’s a P* nightmare story for you. Playing a P* private cash game (which is insane with a 6% rake) with a new group. Interesting plan in place for the rake (rake is divided at the end of the night based on the amount of time at the table). I play for a few hours and playing decent but eventually get felted. One guy at the table wins a huge pot and triples his stack ($100 to $300 in one hand). He then immediately sits out on the next hand an never jumps back in.

By the end of the night, he hasn’t played another hand, but gets credit for being at the table for the entire night thus he gets more of the rake as well. Needless to say, I’m not playing in that game anymore lol.
 
Players who berate other players when they lose a hand.
Playing online last night, some guy raised pre, out of position, then called my 3-bet WITH A KING 4 SUITED, flopped a 4 and check called his way to a big pot.
I wanted to berate him.
I did not.
 
Playing online last night, some guy raised pre, out of position, then called my 3-bet WITH A KING 4 SUITED, flopped a 4 and check called his way to a big pot.
I wanted to berate him.
I did not.
That fish will eventually get fried. That is what I always tell myself in those spots. Continue to be nice and cordial, but definitely keep that in the mental notebook. Or the P* virtual one lol.
 
That fish will eventually get fried. That is what I always tell myself in those spots. Continue to be nice and cordial, but definitely keep that in the mental notebook. Or the P* virtual one lol.
He did. He exited the tournament well before me. And I helped him along by rivering an open ended straight against him (because when I’m drawing from behind, I actually have equity) so that was nice.
 
Playing online last night, some guy raised pre, out of position, then called my 3-bet WITH A KING 4 SUITED, flopped a 4 and check called his way to a big pot.
I wanted to berate him.
I did not.
Playing like a donkey like that will result in them losing more money in the long run. I just try to think of that when it happens to me. For every time they get lucky, I'll win out two to three times more if my chips are in good.
 
Playing a P* private cash game (which is insane with a 6% rake)
Yeah I only twigged how much their rake was recently. We play our weekly tourney game on a Weds via P*'s, and typically run a cash game for the back half of the game once people bust out. It's a fun way to get in some more poker, but the stacks dwindle quickly with the rake if no new folks sit down!
 
Rule 2 on my big document:

"Treat the equipment, venue, and your fellow players with respect."

Last year, a guest of one my regulars lost a big pot to a 2-outer; he let the winner have an earful and was super irate. He ranted well into the next hand and called a preflop raise by SLAMMING his chips onto the table. He did it so hard that if they hadn't been ceramics, I'm certain one or more would have been cracked in half.

I stopped play right there and explained why that wasn't cool and that if it happened again he'd have to leave. He calmed down for the remainder of play but hasn't been back.
 
I'm the dedicated dealer and controller of the chips and the pots. It bugs me when people will take their own change using chips that I havent scooped into the pot when the betting is over. Like when it's 25/50 and the UTG player puts out 100 and takes the BB as change and now there's just a lone 100 chip being shared by the BB and UTG. Just leave it in there and I'll make change when betting is complete.

The only other thing that makes me bonkers, is seeing some players abuse the chips. Rubbing them together and throwing them in pots rather disrespectfully. I've never said anything, but boy oh boy, a couple times, I've had to bite my tongue. I guess I feel like it's not their fault I throw out Paulsons to use. It's a tough one, and I don't want to start losing players as I'm trying to grow my game, but sooner or later, not sure I can remain quiet.

Same for me as well. I only have a set of WPS Matsuis and don't have any extras in case some get damaged but they're less forgiving when dropped onto hard concrete (like my garage where we used to play). Paulsons might chip but becomes less noticeable over time once the rest of the chip wear catches up. There's no wearing down a plastic chip. Most of the chips falling off the table are a result of a player winning a big pot and another thinking they're being funny by knocking over the stack. Everyone knows the rules about touching another players chips but when people start drinking...
 
Here’s a P* nightmare story for you. Playing a P* private cash game (which is insane with a 6% rake) with a new group. Interesting plan in place for the rake (rake is divided at the end of the night based on the amount of time at the table). I play for a few hours and playing decent but eventually get felted. One guy at the table wins a huge pot and triples his stack ($100 to $300 in one hand). He then immediately sits out on the next hand an never jumps back in.

By the end of the night, he hasn’t played another hand, but gets credit for being at the table for the entire night thus he gets more of the rake as well. Needless to say, I’m not playing in that game anymore lol.
Changing your rake kickback calculation to one based on number of flops played will quickly correct that behavior. It's also more fair to all of the players, as it more accurately reimburses those players that actually paid the rake.
 
Changing your rake kickback calculation to one based on number of flops played will quickly correct that behavior. It's also more fair to all of the players, as it more accurately reimburses those players that actually paid the rake.
Love this idea, however, I’d just prefer not to play P* cash games with a 6% rake. It’s just not worth the effort. Easier to just play tourneys. Lol
 

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