What are your "home rules" at your home game ? (1 Viewer)

[1A25R]

What are your "home rules" at your home game ?

i.e. : At our games we use a "show'em" token.
Each player have one of them at the beginning of the night. It can be used only once and does not matter if you was involved in the hand or not.
When you use you "show'em" token the designate player MUST show his cards at the end of the hand. No matter if the designated player folded or won the pot.

There is lot of fun around and also some side bets regarding what hand the designated player will show.

 

[jazzV3]

One of the frequently debated is the Table Stakes Rule.

They are often some "guest" players who play with some of the regulars at their golf club.
When they play at their club, they routinely pull cash out of the wallet when they land a good hand to call and raise bets.

They can't grasp the difference between playing table stakes and open stakes.
We will allow cash rebuys and cash in play, and the same guy will hit a big pot and then tuck a few hundreds in his pocket.... sigh...

I want to make a poster to hang on the wall - tired of trying to explain it each time.

 

[Chris Manzoni]

One of the frequently debated is the Table Stakes Rule.

They are often some "guest" players who play with some of the regulars at their golf club.
When they play at their club, they routinely pull cash out of the wallet when they land a good hand to call and raise bets.

They can't grasp the difference between playing table stakes and open stakes.
We will allow cash rebuys and cash in play, and the same guy will hit a big pot and then tuck a few hundreds in his pocket.... sigh...

Wow! Yeah, never playing poker that way ever.

 

[1A25R]

Hold on.. I have the nuts here, I will quickly call my wife to bring some more cash over

 

[timinater]

"Southern Gentleman Clause"

You are allowed to string bet provided you say (in a southern drawl):

"I see your wager... and raise you _____"

 

[moose]

All bad beats settled by hugs

 

[Highli99]

No fights inside. Fights outside permitted but only after all wagers have been placed with the house.

 

[PlaidDragon]

What are your "home rules" at your home game ?

This is a conglomeration of my own house rules and a number of those found in lists from other denizens of PCF.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N2Z8l97r_SE_mSTd0DchnkGmnGiykB53omc1YXIp074/edit?usp=sharing

 

[DavinciFox]

No Rounders Quotes...$5 fee to go into the next hand at start of current hand.
It’s a great rule bc ppl will move chips around a lot to get the $5 rounder pot. So items up being a lot of quotes and the pots get crazy

 

[SeanGecko]

Not my house rule, went to a game where a chip on your cards meant you fold. Ugh

 

[celticnoel]

The best rule we have is the 72 game. Anyone who wins a hand with seven duece gets an extra £1 off of every player at the table. I've saw some HUUUUGE pots played just because someone holding 7 2 lol

 

[pedrofisk]

Not my house rule, went to a game where a chip on your cards meant you fold. Ugh

WTF!?

 

[PlaidDragon]

Not my house rule, went to a game where a chip on your cards meant you fold. Ugh

<brain implodes>

 

[SeanGecko]

<brain implodes>

I’m not a great player in any sense this game was so bad I played some hands blind.

 

[detroitdad]

i.e. : At our games we use a "show'em" token.

I'm not a fan of these. I played at @bonesnjnts one time. I was the new guy. Everyone used them on me. Felt like an unfair advantage.

I think if a "show'em" chip is going to be used. There should be a value on them. You have to buy them from the host. The money goes in the bank. Whoever turns them in at the end of the night gets the loot. This way if someone jack ass uses them on me. I can hold onto them, turn them in for a small profit.

Or, simply limit how many can be used against one person.

 

[Beakertwang]

No Rounders Quotes...$5 fee to go into the next hand at start of current hand.
It’s a great rule bc ppl will move chips around a lot to get the $5 rounder pot. So items up being a lot of quotes and the pots get crazy

Does this include twisting an Oreo by one’s ear?

 

[Beakertwang]

I'm not a fan of these. I played at @bonesnjnts one time. I was the new guy. Everyone used them on me. Felt like an unfair advantage.

I think if a "show'em" chip is going to be used. There should be a value on them. You have to buy them from the host. The money goes in the bank. Whoever turns them in at the end of the night gets the loot. This way if someone jack ass uses them on me. I can hold onto them, turn them in for a small profit.

Or, simply limit how many can be used against one person.

I like this idea.

 

[RichMahogany]

Any Ace on the board means a mandatory straddle on the next hand. 2 Aces, double straddle, etc

 

[Ghoti]

Shots. Lots of shots.

 

[ranger764]

Not my house rule, went to a game where a chip on your cards meant you fold. Ugh

Uhhh, yeah

 

[DoubleEagle]

When they play at their club, they routinely pull cash out of the wallet when they land a good hand to call and raise bets.

What? No way!

 

[DoubleEagle]

Not my house rule, went to a game where a chip on your cards meant you fold. Ugh

Would be my last time ...

 

[DoubleEagle]

I used to play in a mixed cash game where you could draw light from the pot if you didn’t have enough chips to cover a bet. This happened on a regular basis during the game. People bought in short knowing if they hit a big hand there was no penalty for the short buy-in. But if your hand was vulnerable, you could just declare all-in!

Although goofy, this was the most profitable game I have ever played in.

 

[Jordan Downs]

A recent rule our cash game crew started doing and everyone seems to really like is,
every hour we redraw for seats. Seems to keep the game fresh and constantly changes the table dynamic for the better.

 

[Jordan Downs]

i.e. : At our games we use a "show'em" token.
Each player have one of them at the beginning of the night. It can be used only once and does not matter if you was involved in the hand or not.
When you use you "show'em" token the designate player MUST show his cards at the end of the hand. No matter if the designated player folded or won the pot.

I’m gonna implement this in our next cash game.

 

[Rhodeman77]

A game I sometimes play in is Hold’em except when a black Ace comes on the board, any street. Then we play one hand of PLO immediately after. The button doesn’t move for the bonus hand. If another black Ace comes during the bonus hand the button moves for the next hand.

Another game I played in charged $1 for any type of misdeal, acting out of turn, rabbit hunting and $5 for getting caught farting at the table.

The money went to the bad beat jackpot.

I have been thinking of adding the $1 to rabbit hunt for my game (to be added to the high hand bonus). But the one guy that was constantly asking for it doesn’t play much.

But we do require if you ask for a rabbit hunt to show your hand.

 

[Mojo1312]

All bad beats settled by hugs

Seriously?

Do you get a pat on the ass and a kiss on the cheek with an "I love you." if you suffer the loss to a one outer?

 

[Sunshine]

What are your "home rules" at your home game ?

i.e. : At our games we use a "show'em" token.
Each player have one of them at the beginning of the night. It can be used only once and does not matter if you was involved in the hand or not.
When you use you "show'em" token the designate player MUST show his cards at the end of the hand. No matter if the designated player folded or won the pot.

There is lot of fun around and also some side bets regarding what hand the designated player will show.

Interesting, though I think I prefer the method we use. A player can put a "Show 'Em" in the pot for their action and fold. Then, in order to claim that pot, the winner has to show and gets to keep the extra token. Every player starts with one.

We haven't done it in a while, though.

 

[DoubleEagle]

The money went to the bad beat jackpot.

What goes in. $1 per hand?

 

[CraigT78]

A game I sometimes play in is Hold’em except when a black Ace comes on the board, any street. Then we play one hand of PLO immediately after. The button doesn’t move for the bonus hand. If another black Ace comes during the bonus hand the button moves for the next hand.

Another game I played in charged $1 for any type of misdeal, acting out of turn, rabbit hunting and $5 for getting caught farting at the table.

The money went to the bad beat jackpot.

I have been thinking of adding the $1 to rabbit hunt for my game (to be added to the high hand bonus). But the one guy that was constantly asking for it doesn’t play much.

But we do require if you ask for a rabbit hunt to show your hand.

I charge $1 to rabbit hunt and put it towards the BB jackpot. Probably $8 to $10 a night from it.

Edit - I like the $1 misdwal fee.