Home Game rituals (5 Viewers)

[Quassly]

What are some of your Home Game rituals? Are there any crazy ones? I am looking to implement some. Right now my home games only rituals are that we start and end the night with a bomb pot.

 

[4SUMERZ]

We change decks every hour. Our games are approx 4.5 hours long.
The last deck change is at hour 4 for the last time around the table.
We also have a high hand of the night pot, where everyone tosses in a set amount..
We play dealer choice between Texas Hold'Em, 3 card Pineapple, and Hi Omaha
All drinks and a few light snacks are on the house. Only 2 of our 8 drink beer and or hard liquor Most drink bottled water or soft drinks.
Cash Only

 

[Quassly]

Is there a specific reason for the deck changes? Or is it just to show off some decks you have? High hand of the night is a really good idea!

 

[TheYeti]

We do bomb pots that are randomly triggered by a flop that is;

• All One Suit: $1 ante
• 3-Card Straight: $1 ante
• Three of a Kind: $4 ante
• Straight Flush: $4 ante

Typically get a bomb pot every hour, sometimes multiple times an hour, sometimes once every two hours. My players love the randomness of it.

We also have a nightly high-hand jackpot;

• Optional $5 entry, prior to seating.
• Begins at 7 PM or when all invited players are present, whichever comes first.
• Highest qualifying hand at 11 PM wins.
• Minimum qualifying hand: full house
• Hand does not need to go to showdown
• Must use at least one hole card

And a progressive bad beat jackpot. We fund it by taking a "drop" from all bomb pot hands (25¢ per player on $1 ante pots, $1 per player on $4 antes), charging for rabbit hunting (50¢ per street), and rounding down all players to the nearest $5 at cash out. Too many rules to list, but you can find them here if interested.

 

[Quassly]

Wow the bomb pot being random like that is a really good idea. I think I will try this out at the next home game.

 

[Quassly]

I was also thinking about adding a Bad Beat Jackpot. But my game is still relatively new and I didn‘t want to add too many things at once. But maybe I‘ll start.

 

[4SUMERZ]

Is there a specific reason for the deck changes? Or is it just to show off some decks you have? High hand of the night is a really good idea!

It's something we have done since the beginning of our home game in 2010. It sometimes changes the luck around the table when someone may be going bad. I find if one uses the same deck, because its self dealing, the same card hands seem to show up on the table numerous times.
Not everyone at my table is a casino dealer lol

 

[Highli99]

Whenever someone wins with a set of twos, they shout “quack quack mother $ucker” at the loser. The first time it happened was a spontaneous outburst, but it was so funny we continue it as a tradition.

 

[Moxie Mike]

Whenever someone wins with a set of twos, they shout “quack quack mother $ucker” at the loser.

Fuck I would HATE that LOL.

What are some of your Home Game rituals? Are there any crazy ones? I am looking to implement some. Right now my home games only rituals are that we start and end the night with a bomb pot.

We often end the night with a PLO flip for some odd amount. Usually someone who's stuck on the night will propose a flip for odd amount in a last-ditch attempt to get back or closer to even.... like $23 per person or something.

This usually winds up with mulitple side pots as well when people want to donk off their odd amounts.

 

[jxfan]

Bomb pots on the hour usually keep the game interesting! Otherwise we do monotone board > bomb pot next hand

Def a proponent of flipping for change at the end of the night as well!