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Okay, looks like this post got a lot of attention over the last couple of days and there is some confusion/questions. Let me clear some things up.
Which brings me to this:
Were our rebuy/add on guidelines vague and confusing? Yes, absolutely. Have we changed that going forward? Yes, we have. Our game is still new and we're dealing with things as they come up. I can't anticipate every single issue before it comes up. All I can do is set up the most organized game I can and then set up additional guidelines/rules as needed if issues come up. I'm always learning and looking to improve my games. I'm willing to give me players the benefit of the doubt until I see repeat behavior. That is exactly why I made this thread in the first place. I appreciate all the thoughtful/helpful responses I've gotten and have updated our rules as needed.
This hand was the hand right after the rebuy and I had the chips in front of me at the start of the hand.
This take is the most bizarre one you could come up with if you had read my original post.
This take is a reasonable one from somebody who read my post and is trying to be helpful.
Although I can understand why some games would announce rebuy amounts, I am also hesitant to announce the amounts at my games. We do announce rebuy/add ons but not the amount. If somebody asks how much is coming in, more than happy to announce it.
Which brings me to this:
That's the whole crux of the matter and what we have resolved for our games going forward. Our games are 25¢/50¢ with a large pool of players. A handful of players are comfortable playing $1/$3 stakes and up and we don't mind putting more money on the table. The other players are super casual and while they don't mind playing a bigger game, they want to "warm up" and get a chance to build up their stacks. This is why we play strict buy-ins for the first half of the night and once the game gets big enough, we allow 1/2 match stacks. There was no set time for this, I would just gauge how the table is playing and if it seems like everybody is comfortable we open it up to bigger rebuys/add ons. The player in this hand has a loose playing style and often times busts early on in the night and will keep asking me if he can do 1/2 stack from the first rebuy. I usually tell him to "hold on until the table is ready for bigger play". Once that happens, I allow him to do 1/2 match. His style of play means on any given night he is either up big or down big. By his own admission he would rather lose $500 than win $10. Go big or go home is his playing style. This particular night he was running really well and didn't have to rebuy. I got stacked and decided to rebuy for $200 at around midnight which is well past the time we usually allow 1/2 match stack.
Were our rebuy/add on guidelines vague and confusing? Yes, absolutely. Have we changed that going forward? Yes, we have. Our game is still new and we're dealing with things as they come up. I can't anticipate every single issue before it comes up. All I can do is set up the most organized game I can and then set up additional guidelines/rules as needed if issues come up. I'm always learning and looking to improve my games. I'm willing to give me players the benefit of the doubt until I see repeat behavior. That is exactly why I made this thread in the first place. I appreciate all the thoughtful/helpful responses I've gotten and have updated our rules as needed.
