Recommended Circus Games for Meetup (1 Viewer)

[MegaTon44]

Highlights:

• 1-day meetup next week
• 2-3 tables of PCF folks, many Circus Game newbies
• Want to lock down rotation to 8-10 games
• Which ones must I include? I have my thoughts, but want to know yours
• Thank you!

 

[Saoliver]

SOHE
Big O
Crazy Pineapple
Double Board PLO

 

[Highli99]

Drawmaha!

 

[Lil Tuna]

3-2-1
Tahoe pitch and roll
See you next week!

 

[bsdunbar1]

+1 for SOHE
Scrotum

 

[Irish]

3-2-1
Tahoe pitch and roll
See you next week!

+1 for Tahoe pitch and roll

Love me some 7 card stud hi/lo as well

 

[krafticus]

Scarny, Badugi, dramaHa, bigO

 

[abby99]

+1 for SOHE
Scrotum

Scrotum 8 for sure.

 

[WhiteMamba1646]

-Double/triple board HE/PLO/Pineapple/irish
- scrotum 8
-7/27
-booray
-aceduece
-3-5-7

 

[Lil Tuna]

-Double/triple board HE/PLO/Pineapple/irish
- scrotum 8
-7/27
-booray
-aceduece
-3-5-7

+ 1 for 7/27 great game!

 

[StewbieDoo]

As long as we have a low ball game or two and plenty of double boards I’ll figure out the rest Looking forward to all the circus games more than anything!

 

[APatHand]

All played limit:
2-7 Triple draw
Badugi
Drawmaha
Big Mitt (5-card Omaha/8)
Action Razz
Sassy
Archie
Crazy Pineapple

That is only 7 games, but is a good balance of draw board and stud games. I count Sassy as two stud games as it tends to take about 75% longer to play a hand than anything else.

 

[k9dr]

Draw2maha
Double Board Omaha (5 card)
SOHE
Big O
Scarney
SHESHE
Omahugi
Shodugi
Scrotum8
3 hand hold’em

 

[BGinGA]

Full 3-ring circus for newbies? Not advised.... a micro-stakes table, 2/4 limit table, and/or tournament format is best for painlessly introducing most circus games.

Scrotum8, Dra2maha, SOHE, BigO, Double-board Omaha, Shodugi, 3-hand Hold'em Hi/Lo, and Scarney are all popular at meet-ups. All play well as either pot-limit or fixed-limit games.

 

[MegaTon44]

Full 3-ring circus for newbies? Not advised.... a micro-stakes table, 2/4 limit table, and/or tournament format is best for painlessly introducing most circus games.

Scrotum8, Dra2maha, SOHE, BigO, Double-board Omaha, Shodugi, 3-hand Hold'em Hi/Lo, and Scarney are all popular at meet-ups. All play well as either pot-limit or fixed-limit games.

It will likely be a $20 tourney format for the newbie table (or play cash but get 5-10x chips per buy-in) and a $2/$4 LHE for the others. Just wanted to be sure to lock down the games to choose from, print out the rules and have a set at each table.

 

[Frogzilla]

Everybody’s always down for a little Omaha hi-hi (call OHH and I guarantee you will hear a satisfied chorus of OHH yeah)

 

[joepro]

I'm dead! Good thing it's a tournament or I'd be running out to the ATM!

 

[ovo]

Carni games, nice

 

[inca911]

Draw2maha
Double Board Omaha (5 card)
SOHE
Big O
Scarney
SHESHE
Omahugi
Shodugi
Scrotum8
3 hand hold’em

This is very close to my top 10 recommendation. Scarney would be played Icelandic 5 card (perfect for 8 players). I would also pass on Tahoe P+R due to the significantly different card/betting structure, but I think it's a great game once people get used to it. For truly new players, I would suggest excluding Scrotum8, due to the danger factor, and replacing it with imPLOcean(8). imPLOcean is just much easier to grasp. If you play imPLOcean8, then play 3-Hand HoldEm High-Only, or vice versa. Omahugi (4 card hand, must play two for Omaha hand and 2 for Badugi hand) and Shodugi (Simultaneous Hold'em/Badugi, a 3/2 split pre-flop, regular 5-card board, and post-flop badugi-side-draw) play well to introduce Badugi to a group. SOHE technically only works with 7 players, but just have the dealer button sit out and this entire rotation works really well with 8 players. Be diligent in managing the Draw2maha burns/folds/discards. Put burns under the button, and collect first folds (or second folds if everyone limps to see the flop) to use as the draw cards when you run out (i.e., use burn cards first, then first folds, then second folds, etc).

Danger games like Route66, or 3-2-1 would definitely not be on my list, nor games like 727 that have a lot of dead/draw time. Have fun!

 

[detroitdad]

I agree with both @inca911 and @k9dr

I would consider adding sheshe though.

 

[slisk250]

For noobs I like 3 handed hold em. no split pot so easy to learn...

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

I'll play anything, but the only game other than hold em that I'm real familiar with is crazy pineapple. Love it

 

[WhiteMamba1646]

another fun game is ring of fire.

 

[CraigT78]

Everybody’s always down for a little Omaha hi-hi (call OHH and I guarantee you will hear a satisfied chorus of OHH yeah)

FALSE. the only game perma-banned from the Windy Crest Poker Room. Might as well play Bingo.

 

[CraigT78]

excluding Scrotum8, due to the danger factor

Paging @MatB to explain the risks.

 

[slisk250]

Paging @MatB to explain the risks.

I won't play Scrotum 8 if I can help it. I'll take a break, just take my blinds it's EV+ IMO.

 

[Thomacetti]

For noobs I like 3 handed hold em. no split pot so easy to learn...

You will have to let me know what circus games will be running at the meet-up....
My crew is NL Omaha & Holdem only...so will have to brush up my other games

Thanks again Marsha @abby99 for your mixed games cards in the on the resources pages....these are awsome.

 

[slisk250]

You will have to let me know what circus games will be running at the meet-up....
My crew is NL Omaha & Holdem only...so will have to brush up my other games

Thanks again Marsha @abby99 for your mixed games cards in the on the resources pages....these are awsome.

That will be decided in committee with Marsha.

 

[MatB]

I think circus games should always be split pot potential.

Paging @MatB to explain the risks.

Yes. I will explain the risks.

Playing Craig after he’s had 12 beers is risky.
It has the same risk potential as taking 5 laxatives. 3 muscle relaxants. And 6 sleeping pills. At the same time.
Things are going to get messy.

 

[links_slayer]

you could always play the game of "put on a cup and hit me in the junk with a baseball bat"

which is basically the same thing as some of these games.

or bingo.

or keno.