Rhodeman77’s cash games. Pics and stories

I have been hosting an almost weekly cash game since the beginning of the year. I usually post a few pic each week in various places on the forum so I figured it would be a good idea to have a place to post pics and stories in one place.

For those that haven’t seen any of my other posts about my game, it is a $1/2 $300 max initial buy-in PLO/ Hold’em mixed game. We do allow rebuys up to $500 later in the night as well.

There is a high hand promotion. We collect $2 per pot that hits $30 to fund it. It is usually right around $200 each week.

I provide food and drinks each week.

Here are some pics of the food set up for this week.

wowzzzzers now thats a game, what funds all the food and refreshments, do winning players tip out at end of night?

This sounds fantastic. I’m always eager to see photos from your games. Happy there will be a place to store them now!

The poker action was absolutely wild with massive suckouts everywhere.

I took the worst hit of the night. We ended up with 4 people all-in on the flop of :8c::4c::2h:

I held :qc::kc::8s::8h: and, of course, the second-largest stack called my all-in bet of $500 holding the nut flush draw and completed it on the river. 3 of us had clubs. That one really hurt!

But I bounced back the very next hand, doubling up when I hit on the river. 2 of us were all-in on the flop of 332 when we both hit our dangler 3.

After that I caught a pretty nice heater.

The final hand of the night was insane. Here’s a pic of the board; the pot was over $600.

Suck, resuck!! I booked a $770 win for the night.

wowzzzzers now thats a game, what funds all the food and refreshments, do winning players tip out at end of night?

I collect $1 per hand to fund the food and drinks. I stop collecting at midnight when the high hand is paid out. It is usually about $100. With the cost of the booze that is drank each week it is about a break even proposition.

I have tried to do it by donation in the past and would end up with $20. It is easier this way and the players all like it. They don’t have to worry about bringing anything to the game.

I collect $1 per hand to fund the food and drinks. I stop collecting at midnight when the high hand is paid out. It is usually about $100. With the cost of the booze that is drank each week it is about a break even proposition.

I have tried to do it by donation in the past and would end up with $20. It is easier this way and the players all like it. They don’t have to worry about bringing anything to the game.

Nice smart idea

I always enjoy your other weekly posts and look forward to following the action here. From the tone of your posts, it sounds like your games are full of action! (y) :thumbsup:

A few more pics of the Poker room.

Every Clevelander should have a Leg lamp BTW

The stuff in the bottle on the far left tastes AWFUL. But, what are you gonna do, not finish your drink?

A few more pics of the Poker room.

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Every Clevelander should have a Leg lamp BTW

I grew up down the road in Akron/Canton/Stow and have been in Northwest Arkansas the last 10 years.

Got a bottle of that Cleveland whiskey 2nd from the right from a family member around Christmas. Quite enjoyed it. Nice setup sir!

Growing up just outside of Cincinnati, I always believed that Cleveland sucked.

I still believe that, but at least there's a good home game I can drop in on if I ever get stuck there. ;)

Looking through my phone I realized I hadn’t posted about the wild hand from last week.

This was the biggest cooler I’ve seen so far at in my Hold’em play.

The player with KK said he knew he was beaten by either a straight or a flush on the turn and only noticed the paired board giving him top full house. He insisted he never once considered a straight flush as when the betting occurred on the river, even though either the :9c: or the :ac: by itself would have beaten him.

River betting unfolded KK, leading to $100, AJ raising to $260, KK then instantly shoving all-in!!

The look of confusion on the face of the player with KK was priceless!!

Some of us expected straight flush versus straight flush.

The final pot was roughly $1300.

My game is heading out of town this week. I’m taking a “camping” trip with some of my poker pals; a few are bringing their wives/girlfriends. It’ll be a lot of eating and drinking as well as poker at night.

A few of the wives/girlfriends will join in, so the stakes will be very low 25/25c blinds, likely as small as $20 buy-ins.

I figure it’s a perfect opportunity to bring out my Club House 25c and $20 chips that haven’t seen the felt in ages. It’ll also be my first chance to use the PCF table topper.

800 chips, cards, cut cards, button, and small bills all packed for the trip.

A few photos from Thursday night’s game. I fell asleep early last night, so I didn’t get any then. I’ll try to remember to grab some tonight.

Everyone loves the table topper and wants me to order one if there’s another group buy.

Big winner of the evening. 25/50c Only Hold’em, unfortunately as since a few players refused to play PLO (or any other variant).

I can’t recall many of the hands from any of the nights as because we were all drinking heavily. I do remember plenty of bluffing and a few slow-rolls.

Lasts nights game was s great shorthanded one. There was suooosed to be 7-8 players but again a few players canceled or just didn’t show.

We edged up 5 handed but one of the players burned through $750 in two hours and left. The 4 of us left played until 3am then 3 handed until 4 am.

At about 11pm we decided to drop the Hold’em orbit for dealers choice. But since we were all so deep (over $1200 average Stack) and most of don’t know the games we put a $100 cap per player so nobody would get too hurt in any one hand. It worked well, we all enjoyed trying some different games that we haven’t played much.

We played SOHE, Hollywood, Razz, PLO8, Big O, triple and single draw as well.

It was a very fun night and I did pretty well.

In for $300, final stack.

You are killing it every time you post, but are you killing it literally? I don’t know how this game can be sustainable for you (unless you just don’t post when you lose)! Anyway, nice haul as usual.

You are killing it every time you post, but are you killing it literally? I don’t know how this game can be sustainable for you (unless you just don’t post when you lose)! Anyway, nice haul as usual.

I haven’t had a game in 3 weeks sadly. Last week was our camping trip game, but that was only 25/50c Hold’em. I fell asleep at the table it was so boring to me.

I am having trouble filling the table though. I had 8 signed up but only 5 showed.

If attendance doesn’t improve in the next few weeks I will either go to every other week or start to mix in some tournaments to try to find more players.

I really need to get to the casino to scope out some guys, but that is time consuming for sure and I just don’t have it. A few of my regulars have been trying but not much success so far.

The players that did show last night and I talked about attendance. They all can’t figure out why more people in our group aren’t playing in the game. They told me it is the best run, nicest room, best amenities in the area and really good action!

All of the players that came from the old Thursday game I was playing in have all dried up with the exception of 1 that will play on occasion.

Most of them are now playing in a high raked ($6/max) Hold’em only game. Nobody has won more than $200 in it yet! They would rather play that game spending $100 in rake hoping to win $100-200 than play in my game where the average for the big winner is always over $1k.

I guess they realized they are all fish and only want to swim with each other. One of the guys told me my home game is the hardest one he has ever played in. He is a long term losing player but he is smart enough to know when he is out of his league.

It is my experience that ALL regular NL games at $1/2 will eventually die out with the same players. A game needs at least 60-70 people to maintain a full table and you will need to constantly replace 10. It is unsustainable at a weekly and sometimes monthly cadence. It doesn’t matter what they tell you, people don’t like risking a few hundred dollars every week. They will always act like they want to play every week but then eventually start mysteriously having things come up that prevent them from coming. That or no shows.

Hell, I lost a few regulars at my neighborhood game when I went from $20 tourneys to $.25/.50 with $40 buy ins!! All the sudden they can never make it and they only lost maybe $60 max at any cash game they played.

Fear of loss isn’t always associated with income level either. I’ve played with wealthy guys who leave after loosing $200 and working class people who have dumped $2000 at $1/2 games. Some are even more embarrassed from losing than worried about the money.

Limit poker is the only savior but unfortunately I think that boat has sailed. People are to stubborn and macho to play it. It was the only way to play poker in a casino for 100 years but suddenly isn’t cool anymore. I’ve said it here and I’ve said it since 2005 - no limit is killing cash poker.

Niiice

It is my experience that ALL regular NL games at $1/2 will eventually die out with the same players. A game needs at least 60-70 people to maintain a full table and you will need to constantly replace 10. It is unsustainable at a weekly and sometimes monthly cadence. It doesn’t matter what they tell you, people don’t like risking a few hundred dollars every week. They will always act like they want to play every week but then eventually start mysteriously having things come up that prevent them from coming. That or no shows.

Hell, I lost a few regulars at my neighborhood game when I went from $20 tourneys to $.25/.50 with $40 buy ins!! All the sudden they can never make it and they only lost maybe $60 max at any cash game they played.

Fear of loss isn’t always associated with income level either. I’ve played with wealthy guys who leave after loosing $200 and working class people who have dumped $2000 at $1/2 games. Some are even more embarrassed from losing than worried about the money.

Limit poker is the only savior but unfortunately I think that boat has sailed. People are to stubborn and macho to play it. It was the only way to play poker in a casino for 100 years but suddenly isn’t cool anymore. I’ve said it here and I’ve said it since 2005 - no limit is killing cash poker.

Earlier this month I had a $4/8 mixed Limit game and still had 3 people cancel or just not show on me!

I know if I offered a $100 max buy-in Hold’em only game I could get 7-8 players every game pretty easily. The problem for me I don’t enjoy playing only Hold’em, especially at those stakes. For me it would need to be $2/5 for Hold’em only.

If I don’t get at least 6 players this week for the $1/2 plo/Hold’em game I’ll probably make that game just once a month. Try to do a $4/8 Limit game once a month and mix in some tournaments to use as a recruitment tool.

I agree about needing a very large player pool, I sent out 60 invites to get 7 players to say yes and still lost some of those.

Another idea a player mentioned to me was to offer Insurance to players in a big pot to help control the big swings.

I’d prefer players run it multiple times but I have several that won’t at all. I understand their reason for it too.

I sent texts this afternoon about this week’s game and already have 8 people confirmed! A few regulars still haven’t responded.

It’ll be interesting to see whether a lot of them cancel over the next 2 days or if I’m left scrambling to fill seats Thursday afternoon.

Love the thread and the updates. Regarding sustainability, maybe implement a spread limit combined with overs buttons? My stakes are not as big as yours, 25¢/25¢, $5 max to $10 overs but perhaps scale that to fit stakes appropriate for your game?

I’ve found a spread limit plus overs lets some players wager larger amounts without forcing others into an awkward financial position. Just thinking out loud.

Second biggest pot at my game to date.

I 3 bet to $60, 4 callers, $300 in the middle.

Flop is pretty good!

I bet $300 and get 2 calls!!

Turn is perfect!!!

I jam the river and they both call of course because of the size of the pot now.

We run the river 3 times and hold all 3 times.

When is your next match?? I’ve got the urge to reserve a plane ticket ;)

What was the other losing hand? Was it the one with the flush draw?

What was the other losing hand? Under flush draw?

It is the hand with :8s: showing on top. He was drawing dead after the flop. On a bit of tilt I’m sure. He had a weaker flush draw.

Sounds pretty damn juicy. 3 bet pre with 4 calls, and Q95ccc9 drawing to 2 Queens or running 5s after the flop.

When is your next match?? I’m tempted to buy an airplane ticket ;)

It’s next week!

Sounds pretty damn juicy. 3 bet pre with 4 calls, and Q95ccc9 drawing to 2 Queens or running 5s after the flop.

5 outs on the flop, the 3 eights and 2 Queens, but yea :)

Next week!

Shit! My game is next week!

5 outs on the flop, the 3 eights and 2 Queens, but yea :)

Never mind, I’m blind! Either way, keep crushing this game!

Crap — my match is next week!

Maybe I’ll reserve the flight; does your group play PLO?

Maybe I’ll book the flight, your group play PLO?

Pre-cash game, yes. Then NLHE tourney, and then $1/$2 NLHE o_O

A few more photos from the game.

First large pot of the evening.

A hand I folded on this flop: I led for $20, was called in 2 spots, then it was 3 bet for the pot. Without the nut flush draw I folded.

The 3 better flopped the higher straight and was called by a set. The turn brought a spade that would have made it a winner. Even so, folding was the correct play.

The high-hand board. A couple of players thought it would be amusing to track how often I missed my draw, since I seem to be the luckiest poker player they know.

I few other pics during the game.

First big pot of the night.

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A a hand I folded on this flop, I lead out for $20, got called in 2 spots then it was 3 bet for pot. Not having the nut flush draw I let it go.

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The 3 better flopped the higher staight and was called by a set. Turn was a spade and would have ended up winning it. Still it was the right fold.

The high hand board. A couple of players thought it would be funny to keep track of the number of times I didn’t make my draw, since I seem to be the luckiest poker player they know.

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I LOVE the "misses" tracker :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:

What is the rack intended for? Also, there’s a piece of tape missing that should read “don’t touch x”.

What’s the rack for? Also missing a piece of tape saying “don’t touch x”

For the $3 we pull from pots that hit $30. $2 of it goes to the high hand of the night and $1 to cover food and drinks.

I have 6 players confirmed for tomorrow with 2 more who said they will most likely arrive late. A realistic expectation is for 6 total.

Chips are all set. I shouldn’t need to top up until about 11pm, when the tilt monkey appears and the $500 rebuys begin!

This event looks like a ton of fun; I would 100% join if I lived within a 2hr drive (or 2hr flight, haha). Your clubhouse chips are amazing — great to see them in action. I’m trying to work out how to start a $.25/.50 or $.5/1 PLO/NLHE mixed game nearby; everyone here seems intimidated by PLO :(

This game looks like a blast, I would 100% play if I lived within a 2hr drive (or 2hr flight haha). Your clubhouse chips are so killer, love seeing them in play. I’m trying to figure out how to even get a $.25/.50 or $.5/1 PLO/NLHE mix game going locally, everybody’s scared of PLO :(

Teach them! They are scared because they don’t know it. Have a $10 or $20 tournament so they can learn hand strengths without it costing them a bunch of money.

Talk strategy with them, talk about hands after they are over. You have to be careful how you do it though. Don’t brow beat, but more guidance. Players come to me all the time now with hand questions. Or will set their hand aside after a fold to ask me what I would have done in that spot. And I always give the best advice I can. I want them to improve! As they get better and start to push me my game will also improve.

Keep working it and they will come around. It has taken me years of developing players for be comfortable with the game.

I have 6 players confirmed for tomorrow with 2 more that said they will most likely come late. Realistic expectation is for 6 total.

Chips are ready to go. I shouldn’t need to refill until 11pm or so when the tilt monkey shows and the $500 rebuys start happening!

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Nice drawer, love mine as well

Running well. In for $300.

Running well. In for $300.

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Nice up 700+

Nice up 700+

Almost $1100 now

Almost $1100 now

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Don't slice your hands — those chips are ridiculously sharp lol... they look great. How many players? What stakes?

Almost $1100 now

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Mr. RunGood!

Don't slice your hands — those chips are ridiculously sharp lol... they look great. How many players? What stakes?

Started with 6, down to 3. $1/2 Hold’em and PLO. Currently just playing PLO.

Almost $1100 now

The set is covering its own cost!

I took a few cooler/bad beats and gave back most of my profit. But I recovered it all plus a little more in 2 nice pots.

In the first one I flop a broadway wrap and check-call the flop. The turn gives me a K-high diamond draw to go with it. TK bets the pot again and Jen calls. I wasn’t sure if I should have jammed my last $300 in or just called. I chose to call. The river is the 10 that completes both my straight and flush draw. Jen checks, I bet $200 and both players fold. That was a $600 pot.

Final hand (was supposed to be the 2nd last hand of the night) I have KK65 with spades. I raise to $15 from the SB, TK makes it $30 and we all see a flop. The flop is KQ3ss, I lead for $60, TK calls and Jen folds.

The turn is a 3 giving me top full house and I bet $100. TK instantly shoves all in for about $400 and I call. The river is a blank and I scoop another big pot.

Ended up winning just about $1200

Almost $1100 now

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That's an awesome stack. Your 1/2 game plays deep. My Cancuns will begin action tonight!

That's an awesome stack. Your 1/2 game plays deep. My Cancuns will begin action tonight!

I played in his game once. Too say that it plays "deep" for a 1/2 game is an understatement lol.. I was ecstatic to cash out at the end of the night with a $10.00 profit. In for 700, out for 710 lol.

I played in his game once. Too say that it plays "deep" for a 1/2 game is an understatement lol.. I was ecstatic to cash out at the end of the night with a $10.00 profit. In for 700, out for 710 lol.

Wow. I imagine you had a lot of swings to get even. Assuming that $700 came in multiple rebuys.

Wow. I figure you must have had many swings to break even. I assume $700 required several rebuys.

I bought in for 200. I built it up a bit. Went all-in well ahead and lost everything in one fell swoop. The same thing occurred with the second 200 rebuy. For the third attempt I bought in for 300. I pushed it up to about 850 before cashing out at 710.

It’s a wild, entertaining, and extremely volatile game :)

Wow. I figure you must have had many swings to break even. I’m assuming $700 was obtained through multiple rebuys.

Actually, I believe the second buy-in was a cooler I lost to a maniac. I held A/K and either hit or turned top two, while he held a set of aces.

Early on the game plays like a normal $1/2 game. Once a few rebuys happen it is pretty much a $2/5 game. Last night when we got to 4 handed we just put the straddle on every hand and essentially made it a $2/5 game.

The Browns are at home and on National TV Thursday night. Several of my regulars are going to the game so instead of trying to to get a short handed game off I am taking the week off.

Since the basement won’t be in use for 10 days or so I also decided it was a great time to replace the flooring in then basement.

The carpet is stained from the cat and dog.and I don’t like that part of the floor is ceramic tile from when the previous owner had a hot tub in the basement.

I have a Poker friend that owns a flooring distribution company and he hooked me up with some high end commercial quality flooring for a great deal.

Here is what the new floor will look like.

So by next weeks game it should be all done.

Ooh, it has that old-time saloon, sawdust-on-the-floor vibe. :)

This is about as empty as this room has been since the day we moved in. A couple of before pics. I wish I had time to get it painted as well before the floor is installed, but I am in a time crunch with my wife already.

This is about as empty as this room has been since the day we moved in. A couple of before pics. I wish I had time to get it painted as well before the floor is installed, but I am in a time crunch with my wife already.

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The flooring is supposed to go on the floor, not the wall :rolleyes::LOL: :laugh:

The flooring belongs on the floor, not mounted to the wall :rolleyes::LOL: :laugh:

A project for the future!

This is about as empty as this room has been since the day we moved in. A couple of before pics. I wish I had time to get it painted as well before the floor is installed, but I am in a time crunch with my wife already.

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Are those Robur legs on your table?

Are those Robur legs on your table?

I have no clue — the person who built the table for me already had those legs and incorporated them into the build.

The floors are nearly 90% finished. The bathroom remains the primary area still to tackle. Applying stain to the 1/4 perimeter, tidying everything, and reassembling the space make up most of the remaining tasks.

Bathroom is finished now, a massive upgrade!! It took longer than I thought so the staining didn’t get completed. The step risers and the staining are the only things left. Once the kids are asleep I’ll begin putting the room back together. I’m considering altering the layout too, but the lighting will decide whether that’s feasible.

Looks fantastic and it's nice not having to fuss with carpet!

Have 7 players confirmed with 3 more who might or might not attend tomorrow’s game. Using the Cancun Casino chips again this week.

Just finished putting the room back together.

Have 7 players confirmed with 3 more who might or might not attend tomorrow’s game. We’re using the Cancun Casino chips again this week.

Just finished putting the room back together.

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I’m so jealous — I can’t wait to have a poker room in my house; the garage will do for now

And I just triggered the smoke detector while cranking the hot dog roller to its highest setting to clean it! Oops! :wideeyed:

For long-running games like this, do you keep bringing in new players frequently, or do you mostly have the same core group of regulars?

For established games like this, are you constantly churning new people or is the same list of regulars?

id imagine, i run a weekly game that have regs and a list 30 deep to pull from for a single table

For established games like this, do you continually bring in new people or stick with the same group of regulars?

I have a pool of about 60 players. I text 30-40 each week. I begin with the top 15 who play most frequently, then try to fill the remaining spots from there. It takes me a few hours each week to organize.

Forgot to take many photos. Random single shot and the final 3 stacks for the evening. I was up around $900 when we reached 4 handed. But I got caught trying to represent the hand that bet and also called a couple of hands I figured were bluffs, which turned out not to be. Ended up taking $550. Jen in the picture was the big winner at just over $1k.

I won the high hand with the smallest winning hand so far, 5’s full of 9’s. It was only the second full house of the night, defeating my earlier one of 4’s full of 3’s.

The 8 hand felt pretty dull to me. The game slowed down. I had to tighten up. I was glad when we reached 5 and then 4 handed. Having the NFL game on didn’t help the tempo.

Cleaning up the basement after my children’s tornado-like mess from this past weekend before tomorrow’s game.

Expecting 7 maybe 8 players. Bringing the PCA’s into play for the first time since I traded half the set. It’s kind of a trial run to see if the set is still large enough to support the game. I’m a bit uneasy having only $4500 in $5 & $25 chips left before I have to use the $100 chips.

#deepstackproblems

What did the trade involve?

What did the trade include?

For 600 of these TRK Kings Crown chips.

Since then I’ve expanded the set to make it more usable for my game. Unfortunately I haven’t added any PCAs to complete it again. I’d really like one more rack each of $5s and $25s but I don’t want to spend $800 to get them.

I just broke the game. First hand of 3 handed action and we experienced the wildest cooler I can imagine here.

Button had on the $5 straddle, both blinds called and the button made it $20 to go. Blinds both called. The flop was pretty good for me, I’d say lol. It checked around on the flop and the turn. On the river the SB bet $35, I raised to $125 and the button shoved all-in. SB took some time but eventually jammed. I called and scooped a very nice pot!

Forgot to mention @gadgetmcnasty (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/4269/) was the unlucky bastard to catch the Jack on the river.

I just broke the game. First hand of 3 handed action and we had the craziest cooler I can think of here.

Button has on the $5 straddle, blinds both call and the button makes it $20 to go. Blinds both call. Flop is pretty good for me I’d say lol. Checks around on the flop and turn. River the SB bets $35, I raise to $125 and the button shoves all-in. SB takes a while but eventually goes all in. I call and take down a very nice pot!

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Gotta love flopp’n da nutzzzz

@Rhodeman77 (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/605/) I've never witnessed anyone be on the receiving end of so many wild coolers as you.

@Rhodeman77 (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/605/) ive never seen anyone be on the right end of so many crazy coolers as you.

Right

Not that I'm complaining — the more pots he takes, the more pron threads I get to check out :LOL: :laugh:

Gotta love flopp’n da nutzzzz

Even crazier when the other 2 players peel what they believe is their gin card on both the turn and the river.

Even sicker to have the other 2 players hit what they think is their gin card on the turn and river each.

And to have the case Q and no worries of a rare river cooler

And to have the Q and no fear of a rare river cooler

I was actually disappointed when a Q appeared on the turn because I held one and figured I wouldn’t get any action. But it did add a second spade to the board, which then completed on the river. I thought one of them might have made a flush on the river. I considered just calling the BB’s river bet to try to induce a call from the Button if he had the flush. Given the actual hands, though, I’m fairly certain the money would have gone in either way.

I just broke the game. First hand of 3 handed action and we had the craziest cooler I can think of here.

Button has on the $5 straddle, blinds both call and the button makes it $20 to go. Blinds both call. Flop is pretty good for me I’d say lol. Checks around on the flop and turn. River the SB bets $35, I raise to $125 and the button shoves all-in. SB takes a while but eventually goes all in. I call and take down a very nice pot!

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You can ignore my question about the action in the Home Game Pics thread. Now I understand why JJ was still in there. :D

Moved my game to Monday night this week. Hoping to get some of the local casino dealers who had been playing in another Monday game, but whose host relocated to Vegas, to join.

Putting the mixed set into play for the first time. The Cancun $1’s are a temporary substitute until the Paris $1’s my friend is collecting for me arrive.

Really odd night, definitely. The biggest disasters have mostly happened in Hold’em. I bought in for $600 and right now I’m up roughly $400

Played 3 handed until 1:15. I thought we were done but my old buddy TK wanted to play heads up. I almost felt bad enough for him to say no. He took his $900 stack down to $350 ish before I gave $150 or so back in the last few hands. The entire time he is bitching about how do I keep making all these hands. He just refuses to fold!!! I would bet flop with a big draw or made hand, get there on the turn or river and bet all 3 streets. He would call me down with 1 pair hands lol.

Final stack, in for $600.

It appears Mondays are becoming the new night for my game. A few people messaged me earlier today asking if I’d run a game on Monday again. I sent out some texts tonight and already filled a table, with several others on the waiting list!

If this trend continues I might not end up selling my TRK King’s Crown set after all!

Snow put a bit of a hamper on attendance, lost 2 players but the action is very good!

Had a guy try to bluff when I had the K high flush in PLO when I bet $50 and he raised to $200. Figured he would have bet the nut flush draw at some point so I called and he just mucks.

In for $300 and running over the game so far.

Snow put a bit of a hamper on attendance, lost 2 players but the action is very good!

Had a guy try to bluff when I had the K high flush in PLO when I bet $50 and he raised to $200. Figured he would have bet the nut flush draw at some point so I called and he just mucks.

In for $300 and running over the game so far.

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Do you ever get players who stop coming because you consistently crush your own hosted game?

Do you ever have players who quit attending because you repeatedly dominate the games you host?

All the time!!! That’s my main problem with running games — getting a steady turnout of players who actually show up.

Down to 5 players. Busted 2 when I flopped middle set and nut flush draw. Turn was bad giving one of them broadway but completed my flush on the river and I take down a $1k+ pot.

Down to 5 players. Cracked 2 when I flopped middle set plus the nut flush draw. The turn was rough — it gave one opponent a broadway but also completed my flush, and I scooped a $1k+ pot.

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Dang man!

Run good? :)

Final stack. Game just broke. This was even after I paid off quads with my over full.

The high hand was a fun one too with multiple people passing each other. It is much more fun this way than when someone hits quads or a straight flush pretty early and it is most likely done.

The winning hand of KKK44 was the third lowest winning hand since we have run the promo.

The federal authorities should look into this because you’re literally printing money in your home!

I believe we should include one of your former players in our match. That was one of the earliest remarks left about our upcoming Friday game...

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I believe one of your ex-players will be in our match. That was among the first remarks left about our Friday game...

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Block that user! :D

Ban that person! :D

Haha, he isn’t a regular, but he’s good-natured. He barely grasps the hi/lo split, yet he’ll push all his chips in without hesitation and do a few rebuys. It’s strange that he never makes an effort to learn or understand it better, though.

He’s welcome anytime.

Final stack. Game just broke. This was even after I paid off quads with my over full.

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Do the local casinos there run PLO games this action packed?

Do the local casinos there run PLO games this action packed?

The local casino PLO game is the BIG game in Cleveland. It is a $1/2($5) game that plays much bigger than that.

Check some of my posts in the live stack thread.

My game is a nice in between game. It plays big for a $1/2 game but not quite a $2/5 game.

A wall of chips :)

You’ll want a wide-angle lens :)

You need a wide‑angle lens :)

I'll have to give the panoramic setting a try lol

Hosting tip of the day. When you use slow cookers to hold food warm, line the inserts with oven bags. Cleanup is as simple as — just toss the bags in the trash!!!

Tonight's menu: pulled pork and chicken, plus nacho cheese dip for nachos or sandwiches.

Also hot dogs on the roller.

I'd love to join your games :) great job with the food (y) :thumbsup:

Down $600 in under an hour. First big pot I lose to a 5 outer. Flop I have middle pair, a flush draw, and a broadway wrap. I bet, he calls; turn brings a broadway and puts Aces up, he bets the pot and I call.

River pairs the King and he shoves all in. I fold. He flips AKJx. He had flopped top two, picked up the 3 pair on the turn and couldn’t lay it down. Oh well.

Next buy-in was even nastier. Flop was broadway with an open-ended straight flush draw. I bet the flop and turn and he kept calling. River pairs the board, he checks to me and I check behind.

He had flopped a 2 pair, called all the way, and rivered the boat.

I look at it as investment in both players. I don’t see them holding onto it all night.

I love how the Claim Stakes and Paris chips look together!

I look at it as investment in both players. I don’t see them holding onto it all night.

I know that feeling. I have some “investments” waiting for me to collect next time I get to Vegas. I just hope the same players are waiting at Aria.

The game should have been over at 1:30, but once more someone insisted on playing me heads-up. He lost the $150 he still had in his stack and another $140 of the $300 he had rebought with. I called the game at 3am.

In for $900, out for a little over $1200.

Good recovery following a difficult beginning. Still, the adage remains accurate: “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.”

In for $900, out for a little over $1200.

That's almost like a loss for you ;)

I would like to make it to the game again sometime in the near future. I had fun. Wow is it ever volatile. Still can't believe I made 10 bucks that night lol.

How far away are you from Pittsburgh, PA?

How far away are you from Pittsburgh, PA?

I figure Adam is roughly 2.5 hours from Pittsburgh. I'm itching to play some poker. I want to try to erase the sour taste from Friday night's loss.

I'm guessing Adam is about 2.5 hours from Pittsburgh. I'm jonesing for some poker. I need to try and wipe clean that taste of losing from Friday night.

I got my ass handed to me on Saturday, so I feels yeah.

How far away are you from Pittsburgh, PA?

Depending on your driving speed, roughly 2 hours.

Seems like paradise to me. That's an amazing host for a home game right there.

My uncle took me to the military store to replenish my liquor supply.

Selections were a bit sparse after Christmas and New Year’s Eve. No Blanton’s this trip. It was expected yesterday, but the delivery truck never arrived, unfortunately.

$460 worth of whiskey.

I'm preparing for a game next week. It might be a bit wilder than usual!!

My uncle drove me to the military store to refill my liquor stash.

Selections were a bit sparse with Christmas and New Year’s Eve. No Blanton’s this trip. It was expected yesterday, but the truck didn’t arrive, unfortunately.

$460 worth whiskey.

Getting ready for a game next week. It might be a bit wilder than normal!!

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please check for Elijah craig 124 to 131 proof.

please check for Elijah craig 124 to 131 proof.

This was the only EC they carried. I purchased every bottle!

My uncle took me the military store to restock my liquor supply.

Pickings were a little thin with Christmas and New Year’s Eve. No Blanton’s this time. It was supposed to come in yesterday, but the truck never showed sadly.

$460 worth of whiskey.

Planning for a game next week. It could be a little more wild than usual!!

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Reminds me when my sister used to shop for me at the PX when her husband was in Vietnam.

My uncle took me to the military store to replenish my liquor stock.

Selections were a bit slim with Christmas and New Year’s Eve. No Blanton’s this trip. It was expected yesterday, but the truck didn’t arrive, unfortunately.

$460 worth of whiskey.

Organizing a game for next week. It might be a little livelier than usual!!

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Great choices!

I’m not a fan of EC. It gives me a strange aftertaste. Bulleit Rye, however, is a different story—I'm actually writing this while under its influence right now. :whistle: :whistling:

What's a military store and why/how does it sell cheap alcohol?

What is a military store and how/why can it sell inexpensive alcohol?

Class Six/BX/PX/MCX/NEX/CGX — essentially a Walmart-style store or liquor outlet located on a military installation where items are sold tax-free.

BX — Base Exchange (Air Force)

PX — Post Exchange (Army)

MCX — Marine Corps Exchange

NEX — Navy Exchange

CGX — Coast Guard Exchange

Class six/BX/PX/MCX/NEX/CGX. Essentially a Walmart-style store and liquor outlet located on a military base where purchases are tax-free.

BX - Base Exchange (Air Force)

PX - Post Exchange (Army)

MCX - Marine Corps Exchange

NEX - Navy Exchange

CGX - Coast Guard Exchange

In Ohio the tax on liquor is extremely high, so buying there represents a significant saving!

I'm not a fan of EC. It gives me an odd aftertaste. The Bulleit Rye, however... well, I'm actually typing this while under its influence right now. :whistle: :whistling:

EC is likely my favorite in that price bracket.

Adam, how much does a bottle of EC and a bottle of Blanton cost at the BX?

EC is likely my top pick in that price bracket.

Adam, how much does a bottle of EC and Blanton run at the BX?

The EC went for $21 per bottle. Blanton’s costs roughly $42.

The EC was $21/bottle. Blanton’s is about $42.

30 and 55 here :(

Ohio's tax on liquor is ridiculously high, so there's a lot of savings!

Try living on the OR/WA border :(:

https://taxfoundation.org/state-spirits-taxes-2018/

I have a friend who serves in the Air Force Reserve here; he did offer to pick up some items for me sometime... I should accept that offer.

Had a game last night. I wasn’t sure it would happen since as of 11am yesterday I only had 4 confirmed people and a few saying “I’ll drop by later after my other plans”

One of the guys insisted we not cancel. He told me to announce the game and we’d get something going. It actually worked!!!

I wound up getting 10 players through the night, playing 8-9 dealt most of the night.

Action was wild, huge stacks were shifting everywhere.

Personally it wasn’t a great session. I took some brutal beats, but that’s part of it. I was never more than $300 ahead and finished down about $30.

The upside is a couple of longtime losing players had really good nights and finished with solid wins. They’ll probably be back for a stretch.

Every $5 and $25 chip I had made it into play. Any additional rebuys would have come from $100’s.

I wrapped the game up at 4am; we were 4 dealt and they would have kept playing until 7am if I hadn’t called it lol.

To those that are new here, a $30 loss for @Rhodeman77 (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/605/) is equivalent to a $30,000 loss to the rest of us.

Said losses only occur due to witchcraft, voodoo, celestial interference, or shenanigans involving tomato juice and kiwis.

Had a game last night. I wasn’t sure it would happen since as of 11am yesterday I only for sure had 4 people and a few who said “I’ll stop by later after my other plans are done.”

One of the guys insisted don’t cancel—announce the game is on and we’ll get one going. Well, it worked!!!

I ended up getting 10 players over the course of the night, playing 8-9 handed for most of the evening.

Action was wild, big stacks shifted all over the table.

Personally it wasn’t a great night. Took some brutal beats, which happens. I was never ahead by more than $300 and finished down roughly $30.

The good news: a couple of longtime losing players had excellent nights and booked solid wins. They should be back for a while.

Every $5 and $25 chip I owned ended up in play. Any further rebuys would have been in $100’s.

I wrapped the game at 4am; we were 4 handed and they would have all kept going until 7am if I hadn’t called it, lol.

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Unbelievable nobody’s bought this set yet. Absolutely amazing chips.

Is that Jonathan Banks in the first photo? :)

looks deep! 1-2-5 game? how many racks of 5s did you have in play?:)

looks deep! 1-2-5 game? how many racks of 5s did you have in play?:)

$1/2 Hold’em & PLO rotation. $200 min/$300 max to start or 1/2 the big stack which I used last night after only an hour lol.

We had 590 $5’s and 210 $25’s in play.

$1/2 Hold’em & PLO rotation. $200 minimum/$300 maximum to start or 1/2 the big stack I used last night after only an hour lol.

We had 590 $5’s and 210 $25’s active.

How much money was in play?

How much money In play?

590x$5 = $2,950

210x$25 = $5,250

$2,950 + $5,250 = $8,200

Had a game last night. I wasn’t sure if it was going to happen since as of 11am yesterday I only had 4 for sure people and some “I’ll come by later after my other plans are done”

One of the guys said don’t cancel. Tell everyone the game is on and we’ll get a game off. Well it worked!!!

Well I ended up getting 10 players throughout the night, playing 8-9 handed most of the night.

Action was crazy, big stacks were moving all around.

Personally not a great night. Took some bad beats, but that happens. I was never up more than $300 and ended up with a loss of about $30.

The good news is that a couple of long time losing players had very nice nights booking solid wins. They should both be coming back for a while.

Every $5 and $25 chip I have ended up in play. Anymore rebuys would have been in $100’s.

I ended the game at 4am, we were 4 handed and they would have all played until 7am if I didn’t call it lol.

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Did that guy on the end come all the way from Minnesota? I’ll ride with next time.

Did that guy on the end come all the way from Minnesota? I’ll ride with next time.

No, he is a local. Normally he is in Ohio State gear, not sure why the Minnesota jacket.

Besides folks possibly fearing they'll lose $700-1200 in one sitting, another factor that might explain why you couldn't get a full turnout is the menu.

Beans, cheeses, and the like. I hope that poker room has an amazing air-filtration system, lol! :P

I'm going to change things up and run a tournament this weekend. It appears there are enough players for a single-table PLO/PLO 8 event. 15k starting stacks. 1 emergency rebuy allowed before the first break. $60 buy-in.

I hope this will help a few more people become comfortable with PLO play for a lower-cost lesson than a cash game.

This will be the inaugural event in The Club House's tournament series.

9 players for the tournament. Fun time. I’ll probably to to do every other month or so.

I was up early but took a couple of bad beats from Hold’em players that had 2 pair turn into boats.

Playing 3 handed cash right now.

I’d really like to see PLO8 included in your cash game rotation. HOE is an awesome format!!! Probably among my favorites :)

I can’t believe no one has purchased this set. Truly phenomenal chips.

Well, it’s not mint anymore. :p

I’d love for PLO8 to be part of your cash game rotation. HOE is an awesome format!!! Probably one of my favorites :)

I’d love that too! Occasionally, when the player mix is right we’ve either added it into the rotation, or played dealer’s choice and it gets called frequently.

Later in the night (after midnight when the high hand is paid), depending on who’s still around we can propose adding it to the rotation.

Great game last night. We were full by 7 and stayed that way until about midnight.

Played 4 then 3 handed until 5am. Ugh I am exhausted today!!! 2 PCF’ers made the trip from Detroit area to play and they both won.

Used the mixed set and got to put the oversized AS chips into play. Had all 160 of the $25’s and about a barrel of $100’s on the felt along with 500 $5’s.

My wife made corned beef for the first time and it turned out very well. There wasn’t a slice left.

Some pics from the game. I think they have all been posted elsewhere but I still like to keep everything here too.

Well it’s been 3 weeks since I hosted a game and I need a fix!! Family life has been very busy and the new (soft) game I found have been hoarding my time. But I need to get MY chips into play.

A few regulars texted me over the last few days asking about a session, so after a few more messages I managed to fill the table fairly easily for Thursday Night Poker following a long break while I tried other nights.

Putting the recently expanded Casino Cancun’s into action. I plan to get all 10 racks of $5’s onto the table before I bring out the $25’s. It might end up looking more like a limit game than a PLO game!

Well it’s been 3 weeks since I hosted a game and I need a fix!! Family life has been very busy and the new (soft) game I found have been hoarding my time. But I need to get MY chips into play.

Had a few regulars text me the last few days asking about a game so after a few more texts I was able to fill the table up pretty easy for Thursday Night Poker after a long hiatus of trying other nights.

Getting the recently expanded Casino Cancun’s into play. Plan on getting all 10 racks of $5’s on the table before breaking out the $25’s. It may look more like a limit game than a PLO game!

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this is going to be so epic wish i could play in a game like that

Wow. I envy your guests. Wishing you the best of luck in the first Casino Cancun game.

Getting the recently expanded Casino Cancun’s into play. Plan on getting all 10 racks of $5’s on the table before breaking out the $25’s

In my limited experience at your place this should happen within two hours of the game starting? :bigbucks:

The game was slow to start, 3 handed for the first 45 minutes. But it was good for me going up $200 in that time.

We got up to 8 players and are currently at 6 players.

In for $300 sitting on a stack a dollars short of $1k

Love those Cancun’s

A bunch of Redbirds are active!

The big winners final stack. We played 5 handed until 4 am. I booked a win, but gave back a lot of what I was up in the last few hours as big stack seemed to make a full house every hand, even on boards where it wasn’t possible lol!

It’s game night!!! I have 8 players confirmed with a few possible later in the night.

My wife is making a big pot of sloppy Joes and there will be hot dogs on the roller as well.

Getting the PCA’s in play tonight.

A whole bunch of Redbirds active!

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Quick question — what's the rack for? :-)

Question: what's the rake for? :)

They take "x" amount out of every pot over 30 bucks? I thought the proceeds covered food, drinks, and the host/HH for the night?

Question, what's the rack for? :)

As @detroitdad (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/399/) said, any pot that hits $30 I take $3 out of. $2 of it goes towards the high hand and $1 to cover the food and drinks provided. We stop collecting at midnight when the high hand is paid out.

As @detroitdad (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/399/) said, any pot that hits $30 I take $3 out of. $2 of it goes towards the high hand and $1 to cover the food and drinks provided. We stop collecting at midnight when the high hand is paid out.

I had most of it right lol.

If anyone on PCF that is close to Adam and wants to be challenged at the poker table you should hit him up. I've played at his game twice and it is a blast. Its tough as shit, but a ton of fun.

My wife and son is heading to the Strongsville area next month. It just happens to be on the same day that I'm hosting the ME for my meet up.

My wife and son is heading to the Strongsville area next month. It just happens to be on the same day that I'm hosting the ME for my meet up.

And I’ll be driving back from your house at the same time as them lol.

As @detroitdad (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/399/) said, any pot that hits $30 I take $3 out of. $2 of it goes towards the high hand and $1 to cover the food and drinks provided. We stop collecting at midnight when the high hand is paid out.

Cool, what stakes are you playing?

Cool, what stakes are you playing?

We play $1/2, $200-$300 starting buy in. Game is Hold’em and PLO round by round.

We play $1/2, $200-$300 starting buy in. Game is Hold’em and PLO round by round.

It's not really 1/2 though. Let's be honest lol

We play $1/2, $200-$300 starting with a buy-in. The game alternates between Hold’em and PLO each round.

Max $300 hard cap or half of the biggest stack?

It's not really 1/2 though. Let's be honest lol

Any game that features PLO will generally play much larger than the comparable Hold’em game.

It plays roughly the size of a typical $2/5 Hold’em-only game.

Max $300 hard or half the big stack?

1/2 the big stack is allowed too

But only a few of us ever use it. Most stick with $300 rebuys.

1/2 the big stack is allowed too

Thx!

Cool, it's nice to see how other people run their games :)

How did you bring up the 2+1 rake arrangement with your players?

It sounds like a good idea, but where I am I'm not permitted to require a rake.

Maybe I could ask for "tips" (though that would make me feel like I'm begging), or agree with the group that every player contributes a fixed amount for food and drinks. The HH concept is neat too, I guess :D

I'm uncertain how to raise this topic with my guests.

Back in the day we mostly played STT in a doll house (a small backyard cabin) at my friends' place, and everyone brought snacks and club soda and such; we were underage, so there was no real money involved.

Now I'm trying to build a group/player pool for a home game.

Since I have a house and a small family I'd like to offer my poker guests food, snacks, and drinks — it's just nice. But if I do that every time without charging or getting anything in return, I'll go broke..

Cool, it's nice to see how others run their games :)

How did you bring up the 2+1 rake to your players?

It sounds like a decent idea, but where I am I'm not permitted to demand rake.

Maybe I could ask for "tips" (though that would make me feel like I'm begging), or agree with the group that every player "tips" a set amount to cover food and drinks. The HH concept is neat too, I suppose :D

I'm unsure how to approach my guests about this.

Back in the day, we mostly played STT in a doll house (a small cabin in the backyard) at my friends' house, and everyone brought snacks and club soda, etc.; we were underage so there wasn't any real money involved.

Now I'm trying to build a group/player pool for my home game.

Since I own a house and have a small family, I'd like to offer my poker guests food, snacks, and drinks — it's just nicer that way. But if I do that every session without charging or getting anything back, I'd go broke..

Most of the players have been in other games that take heavy rakes, like $3-$4 per hand or a $20 fee on the buy-in. So $1 per hand for 5 hours doesn't bother them, especially with everything I supply. I've even opened a bottle of JW Blue on occasion.

When I tell a new player about the game I’m upfront about the $3 and explain how $2 of it is returned to the players that night. No one has ever refused to play because of it.

Technically my game might be illegal because of the $1, but I'm not worried. I have several cops who play, and those guys are degenerate gamblers lol!

@Emlemleml (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/3538/) if you 're hosting regularly (more so if you 're the only one ever hosting), you can ask for the cost of the food and soft drinks, divided by the number of players. That's acceptable even by ultra-hospitable Christian Orthodox standards :LOL: :laugh:

If you' re not hosting really regularly, you could ask for the individual cost only from winners in the end, and swallow the cost for the losers yourself, as the host.

Alcohol can be perceived as a gift anyway, either from the host (you should provide some) or from the invitees (the should bring as much as they feel they need).

@Rhodeman77 (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/605/) I understand you 're an ultra-fine PLO player, but wouldn't it be more ballanced to play 1/2 the NLHE orbits and 1/1 the PLO orbits?

@Rhodeman77 I get that you’re an ultra-fine PLO player, but wouldn’t it be more balanced to play 1/2 the NLHE orbits and 1/1 the PLO orbits?

I’ve considered that and even asked here previously, and the overall consensus was that it wasn’t a great idea.

An hour in and we are out of $5’s.

Went in for $500. Never lost my stack but needed to top up twice. I just rivered the nut flush against two pair while my opponent had made a turned straight, scooping a very nice pot.

Rivered the nut flush against two short stacks that went all in on the flop. Out of $25’s now too. Using the primary $100’s because I only have 10 of the secondary $100’s.

We just had back-to-back straight flushes!

In the first hand, the flop gave one player the nut flush and he got it all in against a semi-drunk, tilted opponent who had flopped a flush with an open-ended straight-flush redraw and then completed it on the river.

On the very next hand, one player flopped the steel wheel and the other player — the one who made the straight flush in the previous hand — turned a set of 6’s and rivered 6’s full of 5’s, calling only the river bet. Mostly he was afraid of the other player and didn’t fully consider how strong his own hand was. Usually he would have shouted POT in that situation.

A few people cashed out so I changed out the primary $100’s lol.

Doing well :D

final stack. I think I won $2k, or within h a few dollars that it doesn’t matter.

Just finished, we were 4 handed when my wrap turned the nut straight and was bet into by 2 pair and a flush draw. I raised to $350 and was called by the guy on my left. Other two fold. He has a bare flush draw that missed. Both the other guys had flush draws as well so he was drawing very thin. Game ended then, the other 2 didn’t want to play 3 handed.

final stack. I think I won $2k, or within h a few dollars that it doesn’t matter.

I rarely have 2k on my entire table lol.

We will have max 600 - 700 at best

The second-best part of last night’s game, after the win, was taking so much from this player who turned every 2 pair hand into a full house at in the previous game. He used the same approach again last night, but his so-so hands didn’t convert to gold this time! He returned over $2k of what he’d taken from this stack.

Seems a Wanted poster was put out for his chips.

Seems a Wanted poster was put out for his chips.

No comment. :cool

As @detroitdad (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/399/) said, any pot that hits $30 I take $3 out of. $2 of it goes towards the high hand and $1 to cover the food and drinks provided. We stop collecting at midnight when the high hand is paid out.

I had a dealers-choice home game that night.

I did this, and no one complained :tup:

The only awkward part was that before we began we agreed only high hands would qualify.

So hands in the lowball games don’t count.

So... the problem was, we mostly played lowball games lol

Seems I’ve been asked to fill in for another last-minute game tomorrow evening. A few people messaged me tonight to see if I could host, and within an hour the game is nearly full.

Now I have to pick which set to run.....

The TRKs have already waited the longest, but they’ll need to wait a bit more (partly why I’ve been open to selling them) so the mixed set, which has the second-longest time in production, can go first.

The new cut cards will also get their first appearance.

The TRK’s have already waited the longest, but they’ll need to wait a bit more (partly why I’ve been open to selling them) so the mixed set, which has the next-longest time away from the felt, can go first.

The newly cut cards will also make their debut.

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Is there another drawer? That looks about the average stack you usually post...

Even though I’m crushing the game I’m not very happy since 4 people no called no showed and aren’t returning any texts.

In for $300

Down to 3 handed. Up over $1100 now.

Even though I’m crushing the game I’m not very happy since 4 people no called no showed and aren’t returning any texts.

In for $300

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No excuse for that.

No excuse for that.

Agree 100%. I sent out some harsh texts stating as much. They all apologized and promised it won’t happen again. They are all on the bottom on the invite list now.

The real problem is the harm it does long term. The other players that did show may be more likely to not play worried it will happen again.

The only good thing is the players that came know they all said they were coming because I sent the invite in a mass text that they all replied that they were coming. So they know I didn’t lie about how many players were supposed to be to be playing.

Agree 100%. I sent out some harsh texts stating as much. They all apologized and promised it won’t happen again. They are all on the bottom on the invite list now.

The real problem is the harm it does long term. The other players that did show may be more likely to not play worried it will happen again.

The only good thing is the players that came know they all said they were coming because I sent the invite in a mass text that they all replied that they were coming. So they know I didn’t lie about how many players were supposed to be to be playing.

It's the most frustrating thing about hosting, by far.

Hosting is, hands down, the most aggravating aspect.

1000% this !!!

Even though I’m crushing the game I’m not very happy since 4 people no called no showed and aren’t returning any texts.

In for $300

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Such bullshit and agreed with @MrCatPants (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/3124/) its definitely the most frustrating part of hosting. I had a new(er) PFCer say him and a friend were coming to my last game, no show no text not even a PM with a sorry I forgot the next day. Welcome to my blacklist.

Got this present from my wife today. Her family runs a gas station/convenience store and were clearing out several of the older neon signs that had been replaced. She grabbed this one for me so someone else wouldn’t snatch it up. Great addition to the poker-room bar area. :)

Such bullshit and agreed with @MrCatPants (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/3124/) its definitely the most frustrating part of hosting. I had a new(er) PFCer say him and a friend were coming to my last game, no show no text not even a PM with a sorry I forgot the next day. Welcome to my blacklist.

How would you rate texting you half an hour before the game to say that unfortunately they can't make it?

No mention that their kid, wife or pet had to be rushed to a doctor or something.

From one of my best and most consistent players who had been notably polite as a person.

How would you rate someone texting me half an hour before the game to say they can’t make it?

There’s no explanation that their kid, spouse, or pet had to be rushed to the doctor or anything like that.

This was from one of my best, most reliable players who’d been unusually courteous as a decent person.

That still stings, and I would ask why he couldn’t come and then let it go. But if it happened again with such short notice, I’d take it much more seriously.

As I told the no-shows that they weren’t just letting me down — they were letting down everyone else who committed to the game. We aren’t a public venue where someone else can be easily found to take the spot.

How would you rate someone texting me half an hour before the game to say they can't make it?

No explanation that their child, spouse, or pet had to be rushed to the doctor.

From one of my best and most reliable players who had always been noticeably polite as a person.

Honestly, better than nothing. But I've seen that situation reduce a table from 7 to 6, or from 6 to 5 before, and after that I began checking with my players 24 hours ahead to reconfirm when I'm "on the order", and that seems to help prevent last-minute cancellations when I'm a bit short-handed.

How would you rate texting you half an hour before the game to say that unfortunately they can't make it?

No mention that their kid, wife or pet had to be rushed to a doctor or something.

From one of my best and most consistent players who had been notably polite as a person.

If it's one time and coming from someone who typically is a reliable player, I'd give him a pass. I'd take that any day over a complete no-show, that at least gives me the opportunity to start texting folks to either fill the seat or cancel the game. Now if that becomes the norm, they'd likely be off the invite list pretty quick. I've lost of a lot of my patience for nonsense in my old age :cautious:

I relate to all of this. I used to attend a few home games hosted by others that I went to regularly. They used to be packed. They stopped hosting because of some bs as mentioned earlier. Now that I’m able to host myself, it feels hard to get started. Everyone’s older now!?

Now that I’m in a position to start hosting, seems rough to get going. Everyone’s older now!?

Older is by no means a problem in itself; I would say the contrary. But it usually also means children, and most importantly and sadly:LOL: :laugh:, wives!

In the case I described above, I strongly suspect it was about last minute's evil wife's intervention:D

I had a friend of mine about 10 years ago no show for a game. He was only a twice a year kind of player. Very reliable once he committed. About three hours into the game he called. He was a disaster on the phone. He had went to his FIL house and found him dead in a recliner from a heart attack. He apologized for no showing. So I banned him. J/K, lol.

A friend of mine about 10 years ago didn't show up for a game. He only played maybe twice a year, but when he committed he was dependable. Roughly three hours into the session he called me. He was a wreck on the phone. He had gone to his father‑in‑law’s house and discovered him dead in a recliner from a heart attack. He apologized for missing the game. So I banned him. J/K, lol.

Well, it’s not like his father‑in‑law was going anywhere. Priorities, right? I'm just saying. ;)

Two no-shows without a call, email, or text and you’re banned for the season. We’ve been playing for 12+ years and have essentially a 100% response/notification policy; those who ignore it don’t get re-invited. I understand that things come up — just let me know, even if it’s afterward.

Thanks to @72o (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/382/) for the coupon code to canvasonsale.com I ordered a bunch of canvases of the kids for my wife and this for myself.

I’m going to have to do a real photo shoot and order a few more now with the cash set. The print quality is very good and the turnaround time was very fast.

I performed this using a large batch of 98 Isthmus chips: I worked on canvas.

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I don’t have enough $1 chips across any of my sets to run a proper $2/4 limit game, and I didn’t want to lug 1000 $1’s to and from the casino, so I’m using my $2 chip set with a few $1’s reserved for the small blinds. It should be fine — when I hosted a $3/6 limit game using all $1’s with the Soapy’s Parlor set, several players asked about the $5 chips. They weren’t keen on counting out all the $1’s.

6 players are confirmed for tomorrow’s $2/4 limit circus lite game.

$2/4 limit circus lite game.

What does that mean?

What is that?

These 5 games. Not overly wild, which is why I call them Circus Lite.

Only photo I managed to snap during the session. It came out nicely. Not much cash actually changed hands. We wrapped up by midnight. The biggest winner walked away with $170, the runner-up had only $50.

After everyone else left TK and I faced off heads-up in pot-limit Big O. It took roughly 2 hours to eliminate him, so I finished the night up $120 thanks to that heads-up match. Otherwise I would have been nearly even.

Hollywood 8 was by far the crowd favorite. Scrotum8 likely had the most deliberation in each hand. All in all it went well and we’ll definitely do it again, though hopefully at $4/8 so there’s some real money circulating.

Overall it went well and will definitely happen again, but hopefully at $4/8 so there’s some decent money circulating.

I’d be interested in joining that game if it comes together!

Im more interested in dealers choice PL :)

Im more interested in dealers choice PL :)

But we have so many of those in Michigan!

Supposed to have the normal PLO/Hold’em game tomorrow. Hopefully it happens, I have 7 players that all confirmed tonight and 1 of them is a whale that doesn’t play much anymore but used to a weekly regular years ago. His family owns several boutique grocery stores so he has some money. I made sure to let my regulars know he is coming, I wouldn’t be surprised to get several last minute texts asking if there is an open seat lol. The TRK Kings Crown will get to hit the felt after a long break.

so he has some money.

if there is an open seat lol.

I'm on my way!

As predicted the players are coming out of the woodwork now! The table will be full if everyone shows.

What really frustrates me is that only 3 people responded right away, so even as of last night I wasn’t 100% convinced the game would happen since I’ve had people cancel the day of or simply not show many times.

Because of that I didn’t prepare a meal for 9 people in case the game was called off. I’m ordering pizza instead. My wife would have cooked something in the crockpot that’s always a hit, but without an early commitment I’m not risking a bunch of food going to waste.

End rant!

I would still cook for 9 even knowing 3 would be visiting because of LEFTOVERS.

As predicted the players would start coming out of the woodwork now! The table will be full if everyone actually shows.

What drives me crazy is that only 3 people committed to play immediately, so even as last night I wasn’t 100% certain the game would happen — I’ve had people cancel on the day or just not show up many times.

Because of that I didn’t prepare food for 9 people in case the game got called off. I’m ordering pizza instead. My wife would have made a meal in the crockpot that’s always a hit, but without early commitment I won’t risk wasting a bunch of food.

End rant!

I get the frustration. I feel like I’m pleading with people to play so I can lock in a full table. Nobody seems to appreciate the effort that goes into providing the venue, food, and gambling supplies, and that the event needs players to stay the whole night to work out.

To address it I’ve been trying to recruit more people into the pool. Supply and demand means I can’t realistically threaten that the seats will run out... yet.

I would cook for 9 even if I knew I had 3 coming over because LEFTOVERS.

I would too, but my wife refuses to eat leftovers (she grew up with more money that I did I guess lol). So it would be just me eating them for a week.

So that means I’d be the only one eating them for an entire week.

I do this constantly, dude :D

I do this constantly, man :D

I'm in the same boat!

Do you play this as no limit or pot limit?

Do you play this as no limit or pot limit?

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If you played that No Limit and you had an ace as your up card on an 8 high flop, I just shove and say "Come at me bro!"

We played it as limit, but it could be played pot limit for sure.

Had 2 people bow out, including one of my action whales. But the game stayed very juicy with lots of chips. Pretty much everyone carried a rack of $5 for a while.

I was part of a few insanely sick hands. In one I flopped the nut straight plus a flush and a larger straight redraw against the lone nut straight. So I was free-rolling him in a $1800+ pot. Brick, brick. :(

A few hands later I get it all in against the same guy on the turn with the nut straight and some blockers versus his top 2 pair and a flush draw. Another $1800+ pot, we agree to run 3 rivers, he makes full houses on the first 2 and my straight holds on the thirds. Yuck!

I added on after that hand and wound up in the game for $900. Right after, a player went on tilt and I caught some solid hands against him.

We played 3 handed until 3am.

Pretty early in the night.

Final 3 stacks

My stack. In for $900

As predicted the players are coming out of the woodwork now! Table is full now if everyone shows.

The thing that drives me nuts is that only 3 people confirmed to play right away so even as of last night I wasn’t 100% sure the game would happen since I have had people cancel the day of or no show on many occasions.

So I didn’t buy food to feed 9 people in case the game was canceled. Now I am ordering pizza instead. My wife would have made a meal in the crockpot that always goes over huge, but without the commitment early on I am not going to chance having a bunch of food go to waste.

End rant!

I have this every game i host lol. Thats why the hotdog roller is perfect. They stay in the fridge and the guys can help themselves if they want. :)

I would too, but my wife refuses to eat leftovers (she grew up with more money that I did I guess lol). So it would be just me eating them for a week.

Some leftovers are better the second day!

Some leftovers are better the second day!

Especially archetypal mediterranean dishes (various summer vegetables cooked in olive oil). Even better out of the fridge sometimes, than out of the oven - with tons of feta cheese and good bread.:jawdrop:

(Totally unsuitable dishes for poker occasions though; they can get messy at the wrong hands):)

Sitting here hoping a few of my regulars would message me to arrange a last-minute poker game, then remembering that most of them are in Vegas playing the Main Event while I’m stuck here getting drunk. :(

Sitting here wishing some of my regulars would text me to have a last minute poker game then realizing most of them are in Vegas playing the Main Event while I sit here getting drunk. :(

Get out there! My buddy is playing day 2 tomorrow and I’m doing Hendon Mob research on his opponents. It’s fun but also tells me how f’n good some of these players are.

Get out there! My buddy is playing day 2 tomorrow and I’m doing Hendon Mob research on his opponents. It’s fun but also tells me how f’n good some of these players are.

4 kids pretty much make that impossible at this time. Eventually I will do it. Too many of my friends have made deep runs not to. Including a 13rh place finish a few years ago.

I was planning on playing at the casino tonight because several of my regulars are camping so I wasn’t going to try to have a game, but a few people texted me he this morning asking me to have one so I am!

6 players have confirmed with the possibility of a few others later in the night.

Only of my regulars with 1 action guy so it may be a smaller game over all. But every time I think that it turns out to be a decent game.

We began late but are in action now. Won or chopped the initial 5 hands, with only the split pot hand revealed. Later I flop both a straight and a flush draw, and I was paid off on the river when I completed the nut straight while he held the lower end.

I just flopped a straight flush, bet every street, and got called by a weaker flush.

I didn’t win much — roughly $100 on the hand.

I had invested $500.

I think you run better at poker than I do at chip finds.

I think you run better at poker than I do at chip finds.

So you’re saying he runs better than God?

Shortly after the SF I took a couple of rough beats. First one I flopped top set with a Jack high flush draw. Bet the flop and turn, river completes the flush along with the obvious possible wrap that was on the flop. Villain check and I bet thinking he made his straight and may pay me off. He instead puts in a check raise and I pay him off. He doesn’t even have the nut flush, King high only, no other draw at all.

Next one was when a different villain and I both flop Broadway. I turn trip Jacks to go with it and it gives him a flush draw to go with his. So the pot got big! River is an off suite 4 and we both check and table our hands announcing straight. He says how he picked up his redraw to the flush and the dealer notices he has K1044 for a river full house, ugh!!!!!

Shortly after I bust a short stack and we are playing 3 handed. I win a big hand, about $800 when I flop Aces up, but the turn makes Broadway possible while giving me the nut flush draw. Villain check raises me for pot and I call. I complete my flush on the river and move all-in and get called. I got pretty lucky because he also made a flush to go along with his turned straight.

We stopped playing shortly after that as it was 4:15 and I knew I had to be up by 6:30 when the boys woke up.

Ended up winning $250 for the night. 2 new players booked small wins so hopefully they will be back.

Were all of those PLO hands? Sounds like a lot of action. Also, respect for being willing to play after only two hours of sleep!

Were these all PLO hands? Sounds like great action. Also, kudos for being willing to run on two hours of sleep!

Yes, those were all PLO hands. We modified the structure to 2 rounds of PLO to 1 round of Hold’em for a while until one of the dealers from the casino showed up that wanted to play 1:1 again. After midnight players can choose to deal PLO or Hold’em, pretty much every hand is PLO at that point.

Going on 2 hours of sleep on a poker night is pretty standard for me. It’s the only way I get to play! If I told my wife I have to sleep in she would laugh at me and tell me no more poker games. It’s the price to do business.

Oh no! Kids got into the basement before I could clean up.

Oh no! Kids got into the basement before I could clean up.

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That open marker looks very dangerous!!!

That open marker looks very dangerous!!!

It is dry erase but I still grabbed it right away!

This is exactly my situation. We have similar aged kids. Much respect! I agree it’s worth it to play!

If I told my wife I have to sleep in she would laugh at me and tell me no more poker games. It’s the price to do business.

Perfect crowd for OFC. I hope you emptied their piggy banks

I’ve had 2 people that couldn’t play this week text me before 9am today asking if there will be another game next week. Hopefully this is a good sign to having games on a more regular schedule. I’d like to get to having them at least twice per month and mix in the occasional tournament and limit game as well.

My grandsons came by yesterday. I had two cases of poker chips to sort after traveling with them to the meetup. The oldest (5 year old) wanted to help. I kept him occupied for about an hour stacking chips into barrels. He enjoyed it a lot lol. We were having so much fun that I forgot to take any pictures :(

@Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) will be making his first appearance at my game this Friday. If anyone else wants to make the trip let me know.

The chips ... The stories ... How could I resist?!?

Excited for tonight’s game! Full table and we will have a dedicated dealer as well. I love when we have a dealer, more hands per hour and it frees me up.

My wife is making slow cooker burritos and a hamburger cheese dip. Hot dogs and sausages will be on the roller.

Club House chips will be in use. Actually get to put my dealer button in play with the chips and cut cards for the first time.

Hopefully without having to worry about dealing I’ll remember to take more pictures throughout the night.

... And I’m hoping a number of Adam’s photos will display many of those great Club House chips placed in front of me.

.... And I’m hoping several of Adam’s photos will show lots of those great Club House chips placed in front of me.

If you’re having a rough night I can color you down to 25c and $1 so you still end up with plenty of chips! :D

No need to chip down, @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) is doing great!

Honestly, this might sound odd, but whenever I saw Hornet's avatar I secretly wished the photo was of him. Now that I’ve learned it actually is, I find myself liking him a bit more.

Honestly, this might sound odd, but whenever I saw Hornet's avatar, I always hoped the picture was actually him. Now that I know it is, I like him a bit more.

I don’t know you, Sprouty, and maybe it’s the alcohol talking, but I love you. That post genuinely made me laugh.

Honestly, this might sound odd, but whenever I saw Hornet’s avatar I always wished the photo was of him. Now that I know it is, I like him slightly more.

I don’t know you, Sprouty, and this could be the alcohol talking, but I love you. That post genuinely made me laugh.

No need to chip down, @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) is doing great!

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@Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) I assume you've accused everyone else at the table of collusion multiple times.

(I just rewatched all seven seasons because of your avatar)

@Hornet I figure you've blamed everyone else at the table for colluding more than once.

I've been switching between that and yelling “suck iiiiiiitttt” after I take down big pots ... I might not get asked to come back!

I've been going back and forth between that and shouting “suck iiiiiiitttt” after I scoop large pots... I might not be invited again!

Honestly, this might be odd, but whenever I saw Hornet's avatar I secretly hoped it was actually him. Now that I know it is, I feel a bit more fond of him.

Haha, he does sort of resemble Kroll, though.

Worse 2 pair sucked out against @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) to hit a gut shot for this stack.

Only 3 lawyers I like in this world! :p @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) (David) is a great guy!!! We will be driving up to the next MI Meetup together to take all their monies!!!

Just got majorly sucked out on in two huge pots ... and still having a great time with @Rhodeman77 (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/605/) and crew!

Just got majorly sucked out on in two huge pots ... and still having a great time with @Rhodeman77 (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/605/) and crew!

And by sucked our he means crushing the game lol!

That’s a @Rhodeman77 (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/605/) stack by a non-@Rhodeman77 player! :rolleyes:

@Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) crushed the game! When a good player gets hit by the deck all you can do is hope it isn’t against you. Unfortunately for me everyone was hitting if I was in the pot!

David is a great guy and I’m looking forward to the next time. Hopefully you don’t run as well then.

@Rhodeman77 (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/605/) thanks for an amazing evening. You’re a fantastic host and the game was an absolute blast, car bombs included!

The deck kept working for me all night, and you can see my money is always on the table. I’ll certainly bring it along next time. I’m also hoping we can meet up in person one day.

And when he says "sucked," he means he crushed the game lol!

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If I'm remembering correctly, that's roughly 3K! Nice run, @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/)!

If I recall correctly, that's roughly 3K! Great run, @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/)!

3k during a 1/2 match is an enormous victory!

3k in a 1/2 game is a massive win!

Its not really a 1/2 game lol.

We will be driving up to the next MI Meetup together to take all their monies!!!

I'm not planning on making the MI meet up an annual thing. It was a shit ton of work. It sure as hell wasn't cheap lol.

I'm not intending to make the MI meetup an annual event. It was a shit ton of work. It sure as hell wasn't cheap lol.

I'd be willing to host in Columbus if that isn't too far for the Michigan crew.

I’d be happy to host in Columbus if that isn’t too far for the Michigan crew.

Especially if we can get a two day event iut of it.

Occasionally we do two poker weekends here. If your interested in that let's start a discussion!

Occasionally we do two poker weekends here. If your interested in that let's start a discussion!

Definitely interested. @Rhodeman77 (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/605/) was singing the praises of the Michigan group all night, so I feel like I need to meet you guys at some point ...

Definitely interested. @Rhodeman77 (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/605/) was singing the praises of the Michigan group all night, so I feel like I need to meet you guys at some point ...

Games on tonight. A touch of a drive though lol

Definitely interested. @Rhodeman77 (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/605/) was singing the praises of the Michigan group all night, so I feel like I need to meet you guys at some point ...

Well they are from the State Up North so we can’t set the bar too high! :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:

Well, they’re from the State Up North, so we can’t expect too much! :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:

Last night the subject of which college team I support didn’t come up, luckily. But I’m originally from Detroit, which might be a hint...

Week 2 of my PLO training class. I’ve been helping a friend shift from being a super Nit Hold’em player into a PLO player. He really enjoys the game and the extra action, especially since he only gets to play once a week for 4-5 hours.

Dealing 6 hands, we each manage 3 and go over every hand afterward. Playing $2/5 with $500 starting stacks tonight.

I will never probably not play for these stakes in my life, just not my bag, baby, but this looks like a fantastic game and some solid PCF-ers there. Enjoy!

My friend rang to say he’d played his first casino session of PLO. He loved the action and the huge pots! For a debut session he did quite well — he finished even! :D

He took my advice and bought in short so he could shove on many flops when holding a big draw or a strong made hand. On his first two buy-ins he lost after flopping top set both times when a flush and a straight outdrew him. On the third buy-in he won a larger multiway pot when his middle set plus flush draw completed on the river. After that he was back to even and left soon after.

He wanted to thank me for the guidance because he knows he would have gone bust early and often by overplaying KKxx and QQxx type hands, not realizing they’re not strong in PLO.

I’d be glad to host in Columbus if that’s not too distant for the Michigan group.

That actually works better for me! Just far enough that my wife won’t pester me to come home, lol.

Game is set for Thursday this week. I’ll have the PCAs ready and will be serving corned beef that my wife will prepare in the slow cooker. The previous time we served it was when @detroitdad (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/399/) and @Marc Hedrick (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2798/) came over to play. By night’s end there wasn’t a single slice left!

Complete list with 2 people asking me to message them if a seat becomes available.

Count me in for $500.

Still in for $500. Lost the largest single pot of the session. I held a wrap with a heart draw. The other player had 2 pair plus clubs. Sadly I completed my straight on the river as while he completed his flush. I recovered immediately after that.

We had an early end to the night surprisingly. By 2:30 everyone left. The other big stacks were in for a lot so they were risking a lot of their own money and since I had a big stack as well they didn’t want to risk their stacks it seemed.

I won just over $1700, covering my loss from the last game.

Final stack.

And this is how I keep the kids occupied when I’m going on 3 hours of sleep and have a headache. I didn’t drink a lot, but I had several different beers including a bourbon barrel aged that was pretty strong, 1 car bomb, and 2 small glasses of bourbon.

The corned beef was amazing! I was hoping there would be a piece at the bottom of the pan when the game ended, but that was wishful thinking.

And this is how I keep the kids busy when I’m heading into 3 hours of sleep and have a pounding headache. I didn’t drink excessively, but I tried several different beers including a bourbon-barrel-aged one that was quite strong, 1 car bomb, and 2 small pours of bourbon.

The corned beef was fantastic! I had hoped there’d be a piece at the bottom of the pan when the game finished, but that was wishful thinking.

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Have to hide a slice at the start of the night!

Nice stack at the finish of the night. Do you usually play PLO, or do you do dealer’s choice/mixed games?

And how many racks of PCA $5s do you own?! Do you have a photo of your complete set?

Gotta hide a slice at the beginning of the night!

Nice stack at the end of the night. Do you usually play PLO, or dealer's choice/mixed games?

And how many racks of PCA $5s do you have?! Do you have a picture of your full set?

We play Hold’em and PLO round by round until midnight. After midnight it is dealers choice between the 2 games which means we play just PLO lol.

I have 500 of the PCA $5’s, I had 800 of them but traded part of the set for a TRK set.

Check this thread for pics of my sets past and present.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/rhodeman77s-set-all-on-the-table.17329/

This week has been wild and fortunately I didn’t have the game yesterday or it would have been canceled.

I ran great early but ended up surrendering a fair bit of it later in the night. A big blow came when I flopped top pair, a wrap, and an open-ended straight draw versus two pair, an open-ended straight draw with the superior flush draw. We got all-in on the turn and her two pair held.

My stack at its peak.

@Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) when is the Columbus game? There are a few us in the area

@Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) when is the Columbus game? There are a few us in the area

I’d be happy to host a meetup, except I don’t know the first thing about hosting a meetup. I figured it might be better to attend one first ... @Rhodeman77 (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/605/) and I had talked about driving up to Michigan for one.

Love these home game threads with chip stack pics! All of these amazing sets in play!

I'd be so preoccupied with handling the chips I wouldn't be focusing on the cards at all.

My friend that I have been working with to learn PLO is playing in his first casino PLO tournament today at the Hollywood casino in Columbus. I have been texting and talking with him during breaks. He was chip leader when the rebuy period ended and is now in the money.

He has only played 1 other casino cash session for PLO and 2 cash games at my house along with 5 training sessions.

Guess I should start charging for my PLO school! :cool

My fiend that I have been working with to learn PLO is playing in his first casino PLO tournament today at the Hollywood casino in Columbus. I have been texting and talking with him during breaks. He was chip leader when the rebuy period ended and is now in the money.

He has only played 1 other casino cash session for PLO and 2 cash games at my house along with 5 training sessions.

Guess I should start charging for my PLO school! :cool

Where do I sign up for your next MasterClass?! :tup:

Congrats to your friend, that's awesome. Sending him some run good!

He came in 3rd place and earned a cash prize of $3494!

Love these home game threads with chip stack pics! All of these amazing sets in play!

I'd be so preoccupied with handling the chips I wouldn't be focusing on the cards at all.

I'm hosting on the 14th lol

These babies will be in play.

Geez I gotta get in on this. Just spent like an hour reading this and got me pumped. I’m case @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) needs another Cbus lawyer to carpool with lol (grew up in MI too).

Wow, I need to join this. Just spent about an hour reading and it got me really excited. I’m in case @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) needs another Cbus lawyer to share a ride with lol (also grew up in MI).

I’m organizing a game for next Friday, the 13th. If you and @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) want to play I’ll hold seats for you.

I’m planning a game for next Friday, the 13th. If you and @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) are interested in playing I’ll save seats for you.

I'm hosting the 14th or I would have considered the trip.

Wow, these games are really tempting! The drive isn't that long. I just need to determine the best moment to ask my boss.

His stakes are a bit above my comfort level. Also, he plays far too much NLHE.

I agree about NLHE ... what's the point of playing if you only receive two cards?

I’m planning a game for next Friday, the 13th. If you and @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) are interested in playing I’ll save seats for you.

I'm leaving for an overseas work trip on Saturday, but maybe next time. Also need to brush up on PLO a little bit, just so I'm not at the top of the next game's invite list haha. Would also be interested in a PLO tourney to get my bearings again!

Wooohoo!! Just found $1200 I forgot about lol. When I get home from the casino, usually around 4am I empty all of my pockets on the counter so I know where it all is when I get up the next day.

Apparently on a trip a while back I forgot to empty my pockets until I got to the bedroom. At which point I put the cash I had left (it was a losing night) in my dresser organizer. Which was then buried by my laundry that my wife is always reminding to put away. I finally put most of the laundry away this evening and was looking for a spare key I keep in the organizer and found the misplaced money. :D

misplaced money.

dibs

Using the Tonks for tonight’s practice session.

I’m so excited for Friday’s game! But it’s not fair that you’re practicing — WTF?

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Not a game, not a game, not a game....we talking ‘bout practice.

My “student” gave me a thoughtful thank-you for all the help, especially since he finished 3rd in his first tournament and scored just over $3k on Saturday.

Now it’s time to take my wife out for some prime rib!

Crazy night. We ran out of Tonk chips and had to bring other $100’s into play. Massive swings everywhere. No one could lock it down.

@Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) climbed a lot then got tangled in a $2100 train wreck hand that he ultimately lost. Set and nut-flush draw couldn’t survive the wrap.

A bunch of random pics.

Even though it didn’t pan out for me this evening, I still had a great time!

How many Tonk 100s u have that you ran out

How many Tonk 100s u have that you ran out

Only 20, normally $9k is enough bank for most games

Only 20, normally $9k is enough bank for most games

Yeah true

Insane night. We ran out of Tonk chips and had to put other $100’s in play. Huge swings all over. Nobody put it in lockdown.

@Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) was up a lot then got into a $2100 train wreck hand that he ended up on the wrong side of. Set and nut flush draw couldn’t hold off the wrap.

Bunch of random pics.

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Looks like an awesome set up. I dream of having a dedicated games room at some point!

Must have had a dealer since he has a rack in front of him.

Must have had a dealer since he has a rack in front of him.

Yea, we use a dealer when I know we will have 8 or 9 players. It speeds up the game a lot and makes hosting easier too.

I’m hosting again this Friday, table is full again!

As I was going over the player list I realized there are only 2 players from last week playing again this week! My player pool has definitely grown a lot in the last 6 months. I feel I will be able to have 2 regular ($1/2 PLO/Hold’em) games per month without much effort now.

Normally I would rotate on to the next set, but since most of the players didn’t get to play with the Tonks I’ll give them an extra week in the felt.

I want to play in this game SOOOOO bad.

I really want to play in this game so badly.

Come to Ohio and we’ll make it happen!

Come to Ohio and we will make it happen!

How far from pittsburgh PA?

How far from Pittsburgh PA?

Roughly 2 hours. Could be slightly under that depending on how quickly you drive.

How far from pittsburgh PA?

about 2 hours. Maybe a little less depending on how fast you drive

Roughly 6 orbits.

My wife has been talking about visiting family in Strongsville. I'll definitely holler at you if this happens.

Huge hand already. 3 way all in on the flop. The hand that led the flop folded when it got back to him and he would have turned quad 4’s!!

And of course it is in the lead for high hand that was quad A’s from the first orbit of Hold’em!!

Huge hand already. 3 way all in on the flop. The player who opened the betting folded when the action returned to him and he would have made quads on the turn, 4’s!!

And naturally it’s currently leading for high hand — quad A’s from the first orbit of Hold’em!!

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Didn’t the player with 5c6c have a straight flush?

Nice decision — you hit a straight flush, buddy.

Wasn’t the player with 5c6c holding a straight flush?

Yes. He took the pot and currently holds the high hand

2 barrels short of all 1000 $5’s being in play.

Running a smaller game tomorrow night. $1/1 $200 max and NO straddles for an old friend from our group who moved to Vegas several years ago.

Taking the chance to break out the original Club House $1 and $20 chips that seldom see play.

In for a lot. But on the comeback trail, I hope.

Everyone is paying the new guy (old friend visiting from Vegas).

Is he performing some kind of incantation?

Is he performing some kind of incantation?

wesst siiiiideeee broooooooo

Running a smaller game tomorrow night.

Everyone's covering the new guy (an old friend visiting from Vegas).

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Seems a larger game started up.

Looks like a bigger game broke out.

It ended up being about the size of our normal game by the end of the night. With no straddles allowed there were a lot more 3 bets preflop to build pots. Ended up with about $6k on the table.

I'm available for a game on NOV 14th. Please include a split-pot game in the rotation.

I’d avoid that Mike Postle–looking guy wearing the bone-conduction cap, staring down into his lap ;)

9 handed now. In for $300, didn’t go broke in the first orbit for the first time in a while lol.

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Man I can not get enough of those Tonks. GL and keep the pr0n coming.

Man I can not get enough of those Tonks. GL and keep the pr0n coming.

Lots of $5’s!!! He’s about even though.

in for 200

in for 200

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Sorry, wrong forum

Sorry, wrong forum

Correct forum. Wrong thread lol

I was pretty certain you weren't there :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:

Correct forum. Wrong thread lol

I was pretty certain you weren't there :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:

You know what i meant,

Just went on a big heater!

AA vs KK in Hold’em. He makes it $25 after a $7 open. I make it $100, he raises to $500, I jam for about $600 more. He folds the kings.

Then I have AA35 with nut diamonds. I call the $5 straddle looking to put in a big raise when it gets back to me but it goes 7 ways for $5.

Flop comes QQJdd. There is a bet of $25 and a call in front of me and I call too. Rest of the table folds. Turn is the Ac!!! Woohoo!!! Check, bet $85, I call and so does the flop bettor. River is an 8. Check, all-in, and I raise enough to put the other player all in if she wants to call. She folds. She had JJxx and the other guy had QJxx.

I’ve gotten more compliments on these chips tonight than I have just about any other set I have!

I'll likely have to add more $100 items to this collection. I ran out of chips for this batch again.

@detroitdad (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/399/) and @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) are in the house.

Up early so that is a plus.

Where is the bourbon?

Where is the bourbon?

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Looks like your holding your own.

Seems like you're holding your own.

I'm having a blast. Great meeting @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) In for 400

im having a blast. Great meeting @Hornet (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/members/2668/) In for 400

Would love to be there! Just got home from work. Ugh! Would love to make it up to Michigan one weekend, schedule is terrible for poker at the moment.

A big stack sits directly to my right, so hopefully they shift action toward me.