Thoughts on my handling of one of my players, please (1 Viewer)

[Machine]

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Is that the BAN HAMMER? by yoshi!!?!?!

 

[DuckFat]

It sounds like you play in more professional/casino games. Lists in home games are normal. It helps to adjust chip stacks or the blind structure to end at a predictable time. It helps the host know how many tables/chairs to set up. How much food to buy.

Hosting is a chore. It's made easy by fast, early responses, and hard by late decisions or last minute status changes. Non-hosts have no idea.

The tournament my friend hosts in his garage and driveway are most definitely not professional. BYOB and food, no list, no prepay, some guys show up with no shoes and no shirt. Start time is variable based on when people get there. Rebuys are so people don't have their day ended early by an unfortunate hand. Late entries are because everyone runs on Hawaiian time (we get there when we get there). It does have elements of a casino run tournament but much more laid back and loosely organized. He minimizes the effort because he doesn't make anything, just sets up tables and sends out a group text.

 

[BGinGA]

The tournament my friend hosts in his garage and driveway are most definitely not professional. BYOB and food, no list, no prepay, some guys show up with no shoes and no shirt. Start time is variable based on when people get there. Rebuys are so people don't have their day ended early by an unfortunate hand. Late entries are because everyone runs on Hawaiian time (we get there when we get there). It does have elements of a casino run tournament but much more laid back and loosely organized. He minimizes the effort because he doesn't make anything, just sets up tables and sends out a group text.

And that's certainly one way of handling it. But it's not the only way, and arguably not the best way.

The day nobody shows up will make that a bit more clear.

 

[blueshells50]

I would just remove him from the group and text him personally when really needed.

People who don’t have the common courtesy to let you know should just get the boot. Especially since it has happened more than once!

This.

If you are stuck sure give him an invite. The 1/17 comment is really crappy

 

[louBdub]

Is that the BAN HAMMER? by yoshi!!?!?!

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

-Me, check raising my wife

 

[Eriks]

The tournament my friend hosts in his garage and driveway are most definitely not professional. BYOB and food, no list, no prepay, some guys show up with no shoes and no shirt. Start time is variable based on when people get there. Rebuys are so people don't have their day ended early by an unfortunate hand. Late entries are because everyone runs on Hawaiian time (we get there when we get there). It does have elements of a casino run tournament but much more laid back and loosely organized. He minimizes the effort because he doesn't make anything, just sets up tables and sends out a group text.

 

[Nymor]

I've only got a single table so not having people turn up can screw things up for everyone and I really need to know my numbers in advance. My player pool are usually very good about turning up when they say they will so I haven't had a major problem yet.

I try and get 8 but don't mind 7, as that's better for cash circus, 6 is ok but once you get to 5 and below it gets a bit dodgy. With a full table if someone leaves earlier than most, as happens, the game can continue but that can't really happen if short-handed from the start. Really short handed isn't that much fun imo.

I did have a game the other Saturday that was due to start at 7:30pm that didn't get going until 9:30. I knew one player was going to be late as he was packing to go on holiday the next day - what I didn't know was that he was giving a lift to 4 of the other players