Cash Game Typical max buy-in? (1 Viewer)

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I was recently surprised to learn that many home games in my area set a max buy-in at 40x the big blind. Is that typical? I'm much more accustomed to 100x BB as the maximum buy-in.
 
40 min 100-200 max (100 for purely social/friendly game)

If 40bb is the max and the game doesn’t turn into a shove fest (which with stacks that low it should) than the game should lower its blinds and keep the same max $ buy in. Game will retain the same affordability aspect while opening up play to a more “normal” feel.
 
We have always been 50-150 bb playing 1/2. We had a player come last night and buy in for only 50 bb ($100) and go bust and leave after only playing for 1 1/2 hours. Because of this, we are upping the minimum to 100 bb or $200. You can’t have players buying in short and leaving after 1 1/2 hours.
 
Never seen that. Most of the home games in my area are uncapped. My game personally is minimum 80bb and maximum 240bb ($20-60, 25c/25c).
 
Well, I'm going to play with these guys for the first time later this month. We'll see how it goes. Maybe I can convince them that raising the buy-in would be good for the game.
 
Initial buy in is 50-150BB in my game. I only have one player who buys in for the minimum.
Everyone else buys in full.
Rebuys are 50-300BB.
 
The deeper the better if everyone have same bankroll. Otherwise 100 to 200 bb. Rebuys up to half of biggest stack on the table.
 
We play .25/.50 for our regular games and we do $20min-$100max to start and 1/2 the big stack after a couple hours.
 
.25/.50 with $50 buy in (100bb).

Later in the night when people start busting there are no rules. If someone wants to buy back in for $5 I'm not gonna stop them. It's much better than them sitting out, imo.
 
We like a deeper game. Starting buy in is 100bb minimum to 150bb max with a 1/2 the big stack option.
 
If variable, I would say 75-80BB minimum, and 120-150BB maximum.
I tend to prefer a standard invariable (both min and max) of 100BB for everybody, with eventual maximum at half the big stack.
 
We do a min 50BB/max 200BB. We play 5¢/10¢. Most buy in for $10.
 
Well, I'm going to play with these guys for the first time later this month. We'll see how it goes. Maybe I can convince them that raising the buy-in would be good for the game.

Have they been playing this way for a while? Don’t expect to walk in and convince them they’ve been doing it wrong forever. That’s a sure fire way to not be invited back. If the game is lame, don’t go back. You may find that it is fishy and profitable... and enjoyable just the way it is.
 
40x BB is "Arena poker."

It's a much smaller field of play in the sense more pots will be all in early in the hand.

I personally consider 80-150 to be normal and 150+ to be "deep."

I see 200bb games are popular on PCF.
 
100min no max where people rebuy for 400bb is more fun... with the occasional tilting guy that rebuys for 1000bb trying to get unstuck... I like degen games like this. :D
 
I get the impression that these are relatively inexperienced players that are intimidated by no-limit. Capping the buy-in at $20 means they can't lose more than that in just one hand. I'm curious to find out if it's going to turn into an all-in festival for the first hour.
 
I’m used to casino limits in the max range of 150-250 BB at 1/2 and 100-200 BB at 2/5. I find it sometimes a tough balance in home games.

In most of the home games I play in, it seems like people tend to buy in a lot shorter. The guy who buys into a 2/5 game for $500 tends to get dirty looks, with a lot of the others buying for $200-$300—even though in casino $500 at 2/5 would often be viewed as the sign of a weak/underolled player.

The “tough balance” part I think has mostly to do with people’s different bankrolls. Some are prepared to peel repeatedly for as much as $1K at 2/5, while others never buy in for more than the minimum and rarely buy back in more than twice.

As a host in an area with a limited pool of 2/5 players, I have to consider what makes for a better game (deeper stacks, IMHO) and what ensures that the game keeps going off. I know that I’ll lose about half my cash player pool if I allow for giant buyins, as the worse-rolled players will bow out.
 
I’m used to casino limits in the max range of 150-250 BB at 1/2 and 100-200 BB at 2/5. I find it sometimes a tough balance in home games.

In most of the home games I play in, it seems like people tend to buy in a lot shorter. The guy who buys into a 2/5 game for $500 tends to get dirty looks, with a lot of the others buying for $200-$300—even though in casino $500 at 2/5 would often be viewed as the sign of a weak/underolled player.

The “tough balance” part I think has mostly to do with people’s different bankrolls. Some are prepared to peel repeatedly for as much as $1K at 2/5, while others never buy in for more than the minimum and rarely buy back in more than twice.

As a host in an area with a limited pool of 2/5 players, I have to consider what makes for a better game (deeper stacks, IMHO) and what ensures that the game keeps going off. I know that I’ll lose about half my cash player pool if I allow for giant buyins, as the worse-rolled players will bow out.
Yeah I feel you on that, I don't want anyone going broke or the game breaking. I think buy in amount strongly influences how big the game plays too. Thanks for the reply
 

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