Forum: Home Poker
11-26-2007, 01:47 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 918
Re: Found them !!!
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For a really small, lightweight chip set, use a second deck of cards (pretend like they are those cool "plaques" you see on the European tourneys). The denominations on the cards can be...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-25-2007, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 918
Re: Found them !!!
It's on my Christmas wish list, thanks for the link.
For a really small, lightweight chip set, use a second deck of cards (pretend like they are those cool "plaques" you see on the European...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-25-2007, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 225
Calling String Bets: Rude?
At the home games I play in, we are very quick to call "string bet" on someone who has made one. Often it will be someone who is not even in the hand. We don't have a dedicated dealer.
When...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-15-2007, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 248
Re: Trying HORSE - any tips
Everyone sober and a good Omaha/8 hand reader works fine. We usually end up having the most experienced player deal, but passing the deal works fine too. Critical thing is to have a guy that can...
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Forum: Home Poker
11-11-2007, 04:31 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 103
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Forum: Home Poker
11-07-2007, 02:52 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 347
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Forum: Home Poker
11-06-2007, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 347
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Forum: Home Poker
11-06-2007, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 446
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Forum: Poker Theory
10-24-2007, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 97
Re: Running hands twice
I updated my running it twice spreadsheet to calculate the EV with a single out. It still makes no difference to the EV whether you run it once or twice with only one out. Yes, it is impossible to...
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Forum: Home Poker
10-23-2007, 01:56 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 52
Re: Oregon Home Games?
These are the big 3 resources in my area:
http://poker.meetup.com/
http://www.craigslist.org
http://www.homepokergames.com/
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Forum: Home Poker
10-21-2007, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 232
Re: Showing At Showdown
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Personally, I think the better rule is that a player need not show his or her cards if the other player or players surrender the pot and muck their hands. The only exception would be if...
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Forum: Home Poker
10-21-2007, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 738
Re: Home poker cheating - how common is it?
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Wow, thanks for all these tips on how to cheat!
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Actually these are tips on how to spot other people cheating, but I know what you mean... Maybe I should keep this to...
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Forum: Home Poker
10-21-2007, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 738
Re: Home poker cheating - how common is it?
And with a little practice, the turn and river can be seen in one quick peek. Hmm a runner runner to the steel wheel I see...
http://www.saltlakepoker.com/images/peekexample3.jpg
Did I mention...
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Forum: Home Poker
10-21-2007, 01:15 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 738
Re: Home poker cheating - how common is it?
Here is an example where the dealer has rotated the deck perpendicular to the table so he can make a smaller slit to peek into.
http://www.saltlakepoker.com/images/peekexample2.jpg
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Forum: Home Poker
10-21-2007, 01:08 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 738
Re: Home poker cheating - how common is it?
And since I am once again really bored tonight, here is an example of what I am talking about.
It does not have to be this blatant, especially if the dealer rotates the deck perpendicular to the...
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Forum: Home Poker
10-21-2007, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 738
Re: Home poker cheating - how common is it?
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<font color="brown"> 8. Keep your eyes on the deck at all times. The most common cheat I have seen is the “peek”, where the dealer riffles up the top cards on the stub to see what is...
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Forum: Home Poker
10-21-2007, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 470
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Forum: Home Poker
10-20-2007, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 738
Re: Home poker cheating - how common is it?
12. Don't allow persons under 21 to play.
13. Watch out for unemployed players. All of the people I have caught were unemployed (or called themselves professional poker players) when I caught...
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Forum: Home Poker
10-20-2007, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 738
Re: Home poker cheating - how common is it?
Last time I posted on this subject in rec.gambling.poker, I got a lot of haters that claimed the only way to avoid cheating in a home game is to only play with people you know very well. I reject...
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Forum: Home Poker
10-20-2007, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 470
Re: Tips on Hosting Home Games (Looooong!)
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Even if I'm only half-full, it just takes a "seats are filling up quickly!" email to get a bunch more filled. It helps that we've actually had to lock out some people a couple of times.
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Forum: Home Poker
10-20-2007, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 470
Re: Tips on Hosting Home Games (Looooong!)
I use Meetup.com which has the option for just a yes/no or a yes/no/maybe. Needless to say I use the yes/no exclusively.
If I was going to recruit manually, I would invite each person over the...
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Forum: Home Poker
10-19-2007, 03:15 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 470
Re: Tips on Hosting Home Games (Looooong!)
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I wouldn't suggest allowing a table vote on rules though. You should have concrete solid rules you remain consistent with.
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Yes. I will strike that from my next version. ...
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Forum: Home Poker
10-19-2007, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 211
Re: Need good plastic cards
We played with the Dal Negros tonight. Very nice cards! Unusual texture (sandpaper?) is kind of nice. Only gripe is that they seemed to be harder to pitch and would snag on the felt. A lot more...
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Forum: Home Poker
10-18-2007, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 96
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Forum: Home Poker
10-18-2007, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 470
Tips on Hosting Home Games (Looooong!)
Some Tips on Hosting Games
Get plenty of players. Invite all your friends and family members to come. If you need more, make your game micro-stakes and use Meetup.com, Craigslist.org, or...
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