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02-22-2006, 08:37 PM
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Making a Lively Table
OK, we've had a "cliche" post and a "live tells" post ...
Reading through these and some others got me to thinking ... What do you guys do to make a table fun? You've got a couple of curmudgeons at the table and a whiner or two, what do you do to encourage people have a good time? Or do you even care? My contribution: Institute a Karma tax! I can't take credit for this one but picked up the idea from a dealer at the Belagio who sat down and played. She had this "deal" with a guy down at the end of the table, if you win a pot, you "tip" the person you have a deal with a portion of the pot to keep the good Karma going. Her's was a variable tip based on the size of the pot. So there I am sitting at the table at the Flamingo only to see a bunch of sour faces and 4 real rocks. So I took the idea and ran with it. (Sidenote: you better have a cool dealer and explain it to him, because they generally frown on chips being passed between players) So I win a pot and announce to the table, "I am instituting a Karma tax. It is completely voluntary, no pressure, you decide ... but if you buy into this idea when you win a pot you tip the dealer and tip another player at the table to keep the good karma flowing. I generally, pick just one person at the table to exchage the karma tax with, but I think in this case, that I will try and pass off the good karma to the person that needs to win a pot. And you sir, haven't won a pot in the past hour, so here you go!" The guys two spots to my left was completely shocked as I passed on a single $1 chip. He was one of the sour pusses becuase, well, he hadn't won a pot in a long time. Lo and behold, he won the very next pot, and tipped a player down at the end of the table who likewise hadn't won in a long time. I won the next pot and tipped the same player down at the end of the table and he won the next pot and tipped me. It's a long story of how we won everyone over and I won't get into it here except that in the end as I left the table several guys got up to shake my hand and say that they have never had so much fun. So what do you do ... share your story. 
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#2
02-22-2006, 08:41 PM
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Re: Making a Lively Table
Certainly sounds like a good way to get some chips flowing. When I sit down on a really tight table, I typically try to do something like add 10 or 20 to a few hands in a row to get some action going. Then we start starting and voila, I've got a great table.
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#3
02-22-2006, 09:52 PM
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Re: Making a Lively Table
if you have one or two people on your right that are there to have a good time, agree to straddle if they do to. then the 3rd of 4th guy in line feels obligated to do it, once it starts and you have a few others incoraging it it kinda starts a wave. no one wants to be the pussy that doesn't do it.
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02-22-2006, 10:40 PM
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Re: Making a Lively Table
There's an old post back in the archives somewhere at small stakes (I think) that explains "how to straddle". It is a must read if you can find it. It's priceless. The best part of the post is when the dealer (completely straightfaced) starts getting the next hand organized - "your small blind sir, your big blind sir, your straddle sir"! It's great stuff. Sorry I don't have the link.
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#6
02-22-2006, 11:11 PM
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Re: Making a Lively Table
Playing 5-150 last night at about 2 am and the table has all but died down. Theres 6 of us sitting there, all are deep stacked except for one kid whos in the 6 seat, hes still sitting good at about 700. We institute small blind, big blind, straddle of 10, and then a straddle of the straddle at 20. Got some action going and the table was having fun. Anything to make a game more interesting at 2 am.
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#9
02-23-2006, 12:53 PM
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Re: Making a Lively Table
Thats the one! Thanks fm.
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02-23-2006, 01:37 PM
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Re: Making a Lively Table
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What do you guys do to make a table fun? [/ QUOTE ] I like to get drunk and act like a jackass. Actually, I've only done this once, but it was at the Flamingo 2/4 this past weekend. I'm not sure how fun it was for everyone else, but it was a blast for me. -McGee
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