NL with a Cap...thoughts?

[Small Fry]

Anybody play this?... Likes?... Dislikes?

I assume if you play with a cap then you don't need to set a maximium buy in?

Pat

[DavidNB]

It wouldn't be NL if you had a cap. Maybe you should try Pot limit holdem it sounds like what you are looking for.

[Rottersod]

Pot limit will quickly increase the pot to NL levels and the bets will become very large. Capped NL is a decent game as long as the cap is high enough to allow good action.

[pismeyer]

I was thinking of a structure that would be fun but not ruin someone's night.

No Limit - Capped $5.00

$40 Buy-in

.25/.50 Antes

Would anyone play this?

P [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Lottery Larry]

[ QUOTE ]
It wouldn't be NL if you had a cap. Maybe you should try Pot limit holdem it sounds like what you are looking for.

[/ QUOTE ]

You underestimate the dangers of PL. It's often more expensive than NL.

And uncapped big-bet games can be very, very dangerous for a home game's survival. Tread carefully.

[psandman]

[ QUOTE ]
I was thinking of a structure that would be fun but not ruin someone's night.

No Limit - Capped $5.00

$40 Buy-in

.25/.50 Antes

Would anyone play this?

P [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[/ QUOTE ]

Are you saying that the bet is capped at $5.00 (in which case stop calling it No Limit, its spread limit) or the pot size.

I would consider the spread limit game an acceptable option, but not a pot cap of $5.00 thats way to small. One pot sized raise and a call would pretty much end the betting at that point.

In any event there is no reason to have a max buy-in to this game. The cap solves whatever issue you think requires a Max buy-in.

[Jeff76]

[ QUOTE ]
And uncapped big-bet games can be very, very dangerous for a home game's survival.

[/ QUOTE ]Wait, so what do people play then? I've just been doing tournaments, but was hoping to get a cash game going at some point as well. I figured we'd do NL HE (cause that's the only game anyone ever wants to play) with a capped by in of 100BBs. Are you saying, though, that you cap pots?

[Lottery Larry]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
And uncapped big-bet games can be very, very dangerous for a home game's survival.

[/ QUOTE ]Wait, so what do people play then? I've just been doing tournaments, but was hoping to get a cash game going at some point as well. I figured we'd do NL HE (cause that's the only game anyone ever wants to play) with a capped by in of 100BBs. Are you saying, though, that you cap pots?

[/ QUOTE ]

I've heard the big game at the Bellagio does that kind of thing, but no I think that's stupid.

Capped buy-ins are the way to go, unless you have an experience AND well-bankrolled group.

Depending on how adventurous your group is, you haven't played poker until you've been able to donk it up with The Hammer playing in a limit game....

[tsearcher]

[ QUOTE ]
It wouldn't be NL if you had a cap. Maybe you should try Pot limit holdem it sounds like what you are looking for.

[/ QUOTE ]

The mechanics of a Pot Limit game are more complicated. I think it's too much trouble for a home game. Just limit the buy in for a NL game. And limit the rebuys.

Just have a minimum buy in of 50BB and max 100BB. Pick an amount that you know your friends can afford to lose 3 times without going crazy. Don't allow rebuys until someone has completely busted out.

[Lottery Larry]

[ QUOTE ]
Don't allow rebuys until someone has completely busted out.

[/ QUOTE ]

Disagree only with this part. If you want to play a rebuy tourney, play a rebuy tourney.

Rest of your post, I like.