[PokerintheI]

I ran a game a few years ago that slowly turn from 2/4 Limit to 1-1 Pot Limit. I've never been a big fan of capped buyins, but when I first started telling people it was a 1-1 PL game I got a lot of "Well, I might be interested, let me know when you are having a game".

At that point, I just started telling people it was 1-1 PL, with an average buyin of about $60-$75. People seemed to swallow this much better. I just left out the part about how a couple of us would add money to the table to cover the biggest stack. (not secretly, just low-key. no need to make the fish that just doubled up feel like you're gunning for him)

I also used $25 chips to reduce stack sizes. While some people don't like sitting down at a table where there are giant stacks, I find that what they are usually reacting to (emotionally) is the physical "size" of the person's stack. They get intimidated by a 6" wall of $1 chips, but usually don't blink twice when someone has $25 in $1 chips and $200 in $25 chips.