Poll: Cash Game Seating (2 Viewers)

[SendThatStack]

Allow me to move the goalpost a bit.

How do you determine tables at a two table cash game?

When I have two cash tables running they have never started at the same time. So it was first come first serve on table 1 and then when table 2 started we draw to send a couple guys to table 2.

 

[4SUMERZ]

Which leans to the second half of my sentence. If you don't care who deals first, the guy that sits with the deck deals. Handing out up to 48 cards just to do something that nobody cares about is what I call "wasting time".

Just 4 more cards, and you know you have a full deck. Don't you count your deck cards prior to putting them in play to make sure there are no cards missing. Is that also a waste of time.
The way I interpret your posts, if it's not the way you do it, then it's wrong?
all in good fun...

 

[Tonysquander]

House rule: Whoever brings their girlfriend and makes her sit behind him picks last

Depends on the GF. I might let them pick first so I know where to sit.

 

[SendThatStack]

I hope this is all a joke, people dont actually bring their gf to a home game do they?!!

 

[Dugthefish]

When I have two cash tables running they have never started at the same time. So it was first come first serve on table 1 and then when table 2 started we draw to send a couple guys to table 2.



How many players do you seat at the first table before the second starts? I always try to keep the tables balanced

 

[Taghkanic]

Just 4 more cards, and you know you have a full deck. Don't you count your deck cards prior to putting them in play to make sure there are no cards missing. Is that also a waste of time.
The way I interpret your posts, if it's not the way you do it, then it's wrong?
all in good fun...

Four of the 52 are aces. So technically you never have to deal more than 49 to find the first ace.

 

[Taghkanic]

I hope this is all a joke, people dont actually bring their gf to a home game do they?!!

I’ve seen it happen three times. Usually because either the boyfriend or girlfriend is either super possessive or super suspicious.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Just 4 more cards, and you know you have a full deck. Don't you count your deck cards prior to putting them in play to make sure there are no cards missing. Is that also a waste of time.
The way I interpret your posts, if it's not the way you do it, then it's wrong?
all in good fun...

Actually, I count the decks at the end of the night (usually the next morning). I also examine every card for signs of damage and replace decks as necessary. Afterwards everything is boxed up. 52 in, 52 out. I don't make my players wait.

As for wrong, if you are truly trying to randomize who starts, then yes, first ace is mathematically wrong. High card is similar, and correct. Other methods may also work for true randomization.

Personally, I don't do random. For a cash game, I let players pick their seats. If you pick the seat with the dealer's button, you start as dealer.

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

I hope this is all a joke, people dont actually bring their gf to a home game do they?!!

Absolutely they do, they have their own seprate thing going. Gossip over the food, play with the dogs, have a few drinks. Keeps them happy and that in turn keeps my players there.

 

[Poker Zombie]

I'd bring my girlfriend, but since my wife also plays poker...

 

[SendThatStack]

When I have two cash tables running they have never started at the same time. So it was first come first serve on table 1 and then when table 2 started we draw to send a couple guys to table 2.



How many players do you seat at the first table before the second starts? I always try to keep the tables balanced

The first table can go up to 10 players. We usually go to two tables at 12 players so 6 each. So last night we had two tables going with 7 and 6 players each. The table with 6 players lost one so we drew lowest card to send over a player. Well the guy who drew to go over was the biggest stack at the table and second biggest out of both tables. He had somewhere around $1000 in a .50/$1 game. I decided to override the draw and not send him to the other table because of the size of his stack.

 

[ThrowBack]

Usually seats are casually chosen by people showing up.

If someone requested random, I would oblige, but I sit in my seat at my table

 

[merkong]

Allow me to move the goalpost a bit.

How do you determine tables at a two table cash game?

Now that’s a new dimension that The Godfather Club has the distinct honor of having to grapple with upcoming.

The college crowd is on its way back to MN and they’re ready to play. With the recent acquisition of “The Little Guy”, a 7 footer I picked up on Craigslist free, we’ll be seeing MTC games before we know it.

My initial thoughts are table one and when lucky number 11 arrives split. Split at 10?

Either way, I’d say at this stage something like 5 highest cards on a face up one card toss. It’s a problem I’m looking forward to having several times this summer.

Make room Big Red

“The Little Guy” has entered the poker room. I have a matching table light that I’ll be painting the shades green.

Oh, and there’ll be new chips heading this way in the morning courtesy of my insatiable addiction, the gracious nature of the Godmother, and the PCF classifieds.

 

[Benjaminotaur]

We draw for seats regardless. I’ve got two players that are brothers in law, but they were friends for a long time before that. One of them is a loose cannon. All in on the first hand with garbage loose. Rebuying 5-8 times a night is not uncommon for this guy.

The second guy hates when he plays into the first. Hates probably isn’t strong enough. And the first guy loves to antagonize the second with it. I force a seat draw to at least make it a fair fight. Everyone is ok with a one in ten chance of preceding chaos.

That said, we never play for enough money to make anything a real power play for EV or anything like that. It’s about as casual a game as you can get. I think we set a new record for a pot the last game we played with about $250 on the table.

We’ve had more money at stake with guys cutting for high card. A friendly $1 game got big after a few crazy double or nothing situations. I bet you’ll never guess who was right in the mix for that one.

Spoiler

It was the first guy

 

[JustinInMN]

Allow me to move the goalpost a bit.

How do you determine tables at a two table cash game?

Had an emergency 2 table cash game last week, 18 expected players. I made a deck with 6 red and 6 black cards. First 12 players drew for table (choice of seat) and the rest of the players alternated tables as they arrived. Worked ok, just wondering how others did it.

Personally, I think order of arrival is the fairest.

If you are doing 10-max, when the 11th playes shows up he goes to "table 2" and is joined by the players arriving 7th - 10tb.

Then you either do open seating. (Fill the short table first and alternate) or must move seating. (All new players go to table 2 and players move from table 2 to 1 in original order of arrival to keep balance.)

Must-move seating is a lot more complicated, but does reward the earliest arrivers with the fullest game.

Edit to add: cc @merkong

 

[Dugthefish]

Now that’s a new dimension that The Godfather Club has the distinct honor of having to grapple with upcoming.

The college crowd is on its way back to MN and they’re ready to play. With the recent acquisition of “The Little Guy”, a 7 footer I picked up on Craigslist free, we’ll be seeing MTC games before we know it.

My initial thoughts are table one and when lucky number 11 arrives split. Split at 10?

Either way, I’d say at this stage something like 5 highest cards on a face up one card toss. It’s a problem I’m looking forward to having several times this summer.

Make room Big Red
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“The Little Guy” has entered the poker room. I have a matching table light that I’ll be painting the shades green.
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Oh, and there’ll be new chips heading this way in the morning courtesy of my insatiable addiction, the gracious nature of the Godmother, and the PCF classifieds.

The way I've done it the last couple times I've had 2 table cash games, is the first 10-12 players draw for tables, then alternate with the rest of the arrivals. If a player wants a table change, he has to convince someone at the other table to swap with him.

I like to keep the tables balanced.

 

[merkong]

The way I've done it the last couple times I've had 2 table cash games, is the first 10-12 players draw for tables, then alternate with the rest of the arrivals. If a player wants a table change, he has to convince someone at the other table to swap with him.

I like to keep the tables balanced.

If a host can get that many to arrive on time. My players aren’t completely void of the concept of time but let’s say they’ve fully embraced the “freedom” that the cash game affords them.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Now that’s a new dimension that The Godfather Club has the distinct honor of having to grapple with upcoming.

The college crowd is on its way back to MN and they’re ready to play. With the recent acquisition of “The Little Guy”, a 7 footer I picked up on Craigslist free, we’ll be seeing MTC games before we know it.

My initial thoughts are table one and when lucky number 11 arrives split. Split at 10?

Either way, I’d say at this stage something like 5 highest cards on a face up one card toss. It’s a problem I’m looking forward to having several times this summer.

Make room Big Red
View attachment 1130175

“The Little Guy” has entered the poker room. I have a matching table light that I’ll be painting the shades green.
View attachment 1130176

Oh, and there’ll be new chips heading this way in the morning courtesy of my insatiable addiction, the gracious nature of the Godmother, and the PCF classifieds.

+1 for the @JustinInMN method. Fortunately, when we play we have dinner first, and players write their name on a whiteboard to get their table assignment. The last names on the list are the first to move when there are enough players for another table.

Every hour, we take a break for snacks, smoking, toilet breaks. Players are allowed to switch tables at that point (but so far nobody has ever made the change).

When players leave at different times, I will usually offer a table balancing if necessary, but people tend to leave in clumps (usually on one of the breaks) so usually everyone gets moved to the "main" table.

 

[merkong]

+1 for the @JustinInMN method. Fortunately, when we play we have dinner first, and players write their name on a whiteboard to get their table assignment. The last names on the list are the first to move when there are enough players for another table.

Every hour, we take a break for snacks, smoking, toilet breaks. Players are allowed to switch tables at that point (but so far nobody has ever made the change).

When players leave at different times, I will usually offer a table balancing if necessary, but people tend to leave in clumps (usually on one of the breaks) so usually everyone gets moved to the "main" table.

I Ike the table change method with the writing on the white board for moves. Seems diplomatic. Table balancing on the other hand has historically always been handled with a behind the button sort of thing if I recall. We haven’t had that problem yet as we’re just getting ready for two table cash action.

The only part I cannot get behind is the breaks. We start when people arrive and there are no other breaks. Breaks are why I don’t play tournaments. Anyone can step away whenever they need to. Hell, even my smokers of all varieties know they can bail when they need to and just come back when they’re finished.

Multi-table action; yum

 

[JustinInMN]

The only part I cannot get behind is the breaks. We start when people arrive and there are no other breaks. Breaks are why I don’t play tournaments. Anyone can step away whenever they need to. Hell, even my smokers of all varieties know they can bail when they need to and just come back when they’re finished.

@Poker Zombie 's games play more like a dinner party with poker interruptions .

 

[merkong]

@Poker Zombie 's games play more like a dinner party with poker interruptions .

What are eating?!

 

[Poker Zombie]

The only part I cannot get behind is the breaks. We start when people arrive and there are no other breaks. Breaks are why I don’t play tournaments. Anyone can step away whenever they need to. Hell, even my smokers of all varieties know they can bail when they need to and just come back when they’re finished.

My house just isn't very big. Players need to get out of their seat (or really squish in) to let someone by. Having a set time gets everyone up and everyone back at (roughly) the same time preventing unnecessary bumps, spills etc.

It's obviously not for every game, but it is a valid option that I've had seasoned players really embrace as a positive feature.

 

[CHP TD]

Where you sit in relation to the weak versus strong players is HUGE! If you don't get this - you are the fish.

It has to be random - there's no other fair choice.