dickzapper
Straight
What limits you use??? And secondarily, is there any way to play SOHE on 8 besides having someone sit out? Trying to brainstorm something for that one... Maybe a tahoe/texas simul.
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Cash Game What limits do you use for circus games? (1 Viewer)
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ohio3302016
Flush
The only circus game I know of is NL hold'em.
That said, we usually play 3/6 limit HORSE with a kill. Or a spread game. 1-5 for the stud games and 1-10 for the flop games.
That said, we usually play 3/6 limit HORSE with a kill. Or a spread game. 1-5 for the stud games and 1-10 for the flop games.
Mr Tree
Straight Flush
We played $1/$1 at S@P. I don't think here's any way to make SOHE support more than eight.
As MrTree wrote, we played $1/$1 blinds for the no-limit and pot-limit games and $3/$5 blinds with $5/$5/$10/$15 for limit games...
Was there any kiddie .25/.50 tables.......
There was a smaller circus table, and I believe the blinds were 0.25/0.50 for NL/PL games. Not sure if they played any limit at that table. I think the buy-ins at that table were more in the (up to) $100 range.
Mr Tree
Straight Flush
Wasn't there a second, smaller circus table between our circus table (1/1) and the bar? (on Friday)
Mr Tree
Straight Flush
Yes, they called it circus light. I believe it was playing at .25/.50
Yeah, that's the table I was referring to in my post. I know the main circus table was playing for higher stakes, I was parked there from noon until 2am
Very much this. Buy-in caps are better indicators of the size of the game. If uncapped, you'll have to look at the line-up to see how the game is playing. Even pot limit, if the blinds are inordinately small compared to stacks, there will be at least two straddles to compensate.
slisk250
Straight Flush
Was there any kiddie .25/.50 tables.......
There will be in Denver if we can get the big dogs to play small ball with me.
In my opinion if a game has historically been .25/.50 NL Holdem. I feel that PL should be the same. Fixed limit blinds of .50/1.00 with $1/$2 bets. Stud games with .25 antes, .25 bring ins and $1/2 limits. I did this on my initial dealers choice night and I thought it worked well.
bergs
Royal Flush
You can play SOHE 8 handed if the dealer sits out. It ends up causing problems with self-dealt games - I don't recommend it.
I think you need to look at how deep you want to play, and that will drive the buyins which should drive the blinds.
At my game, we like to play deep with 250bb to start. It's more challenging and forces you to make bigger laydown and jam decisions. Figure on bringing 4 bullets, and not many people can show up for a home game with $1K, so it's $125 buyin (or $500 which is more reasonable roll to bring to what is usually a very active homegame). Some bring more, some bring less, s'allgoodman.
$125 buyin is too shallow for .50/$1 - it's really .25/50 that we need to play. If people straddle, s'allgoodman.
Limit blinds are driven more by the buyins since people will want at least 25 big bets to start with (not much use in playing limit poker deeper than that except omgstacks). Figure people still want 3 bullets with limit poker or $500-600 so $600/3 = $200/25 big bets = $4. $2/4 or even $3/6 without a kill would fit well for that sort of game and that's usually what we play when it's limit.
I think you need to look at how deep you want to play, and that will drive the buyins which should drive the blinds.
At my game, we like to play deep with 250bb to start. It's more challenging and forces you to make bigger laydown and jam decisions. Figure on bringing 4 bullets, and not many people can show up for a home game with $1K, so it's $125 buyin (or $500 which is more reasonable roll to bring to what is usually a very active homegame). Some bring more, some bring less, s'allgoodman.
$125 buyin is too shallow for .50/$1 - it's really .25/50 that we need to play. If people straddle, s'allgoodman.
Limit blinds are driven more by the buyins since people will want at least 25 big bets to start with (not much use in playing limit poker deeper than that except omgstacks). Figure people still want 3 bullets with limit poker or $500-600 so $600/3 = $200/25 big bets = $4. $2/4 or even $3/6 without a kill would fit well for that sort of game and that's usually what we play when it's limit.
Adam Crowley
Two Pair
What is the difference between a circus table and a mixed game table. I only ask because I'm one of the meetup threads someone mentioned running a mixed game table and a circus table.
Chicken Rob
Full House
The very subtle distinction is that a mixed game table has a bunch of games that predate this decade. You see games that you would see at the World Series in 2003 or earlier.
Circus games are high variance bankroll busting tear inducing variants that are emerging in popularity now.
Yeah as Rob said no defined difference, but the connotation is that a circus table will feature games that are perceived to be higher variance like SOHE and Drawmaha and other games that no sane gaming commission would sanction.
Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
If you are a hold'em player, sitting in a mixed game is like hitting your thumb with a hammer. Circus games are like hitting your head with a hammer.
The order is reversed if you like to call Dramaha in Dealer's Choice games.
Adam Crowley
Two Pair
Not gonna lie I still don't get it
Edit never mind I didn't read all the posts. Crystal clear.
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IMO whether to call something a mixed game or a circus game is a function of who's sitting at the table. SOHE and Dramaha can be in mixed games, and PLO can be in a circus game. If you're not one of the clowns and need a virtual seat belt and a barf bag, it's a circus game. 
Psypher1000
Straight Flush
Great & accurate similes.
Great & accurate pictoral representation.
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