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#21
11-02-2007, 05:34 AM
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Re: Eating At the Table -- Yes or No?
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I don't allow it when I host. People had been showing up with burritos, pizza, sausage subs, and eating them at the table while playing cards. No more. I also don't allow eating at the table of anything that is greasy, like potato chips. I don't mind pretzels, but anything that gets your hands dirty, I don't want at the table. I like to keep my table, chips, and cards, clean of that stuff. Am I being reasonable or not? [/ QUOTE ] The more fun and enjoyable you make the game the better for all. People like to eat that is why casinos offer food. I would have food and use plastic cards and clean my chips regularly while being vigilant about supplying plenty of towels and encouraging players to only touch cards or chips with clean hands. In my game ($5 $10 NL) the big winner from the previous week brings food and 2nd winner stocks the fridge. The amounts spent are a fraction of the money won and creates a good feeling for all. 
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#22
11-02-2007, 01:11 PM
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I loath letting people eat at my table at home. It cost like $2500 bucks and is a bitch to clean when crumbs get over the felt and grease on the leather. I also forbid chewing tobacco and only serve bottled water as drinks. Whenever I have people over they always bitch at me to get them food. It's probably the most annoying thing ever. I'm not here to entertain you.. your here to play poker! I usually stall for like 3 hours then go upstairs and get the shittiest bag of non-greasy food I can find. [/ QUOTE ] Wow, your game sounds like a lot of fun!
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#23
11-03-2007, 04:17 AM
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Re: Eating At the Table -- Yes or No?
i have to eat at the table
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#24
11-03-2007, 06:01 PM
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Re: Eating At the Table -- Yes or No?
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I loath letting people eat at my table at home. It cost like $2500 bucks and is a bitch to clean when crumbs get over the felt and grease on the leather. I also forbid chewing tobacco and only serve bottled water as drinks. Whenever I have people over they always bitch at me to get them food. It's probably the most annoying thing ever. I'm not here to entertain you.. your here to play poker! I usually stall for like 3 hours then go upstairs and get the shittiest bag of non-greasy food I can find. [/ QUOTE ] You sound like a lot of fun.
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#25
11-04-2007, 04:32 PM
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Re: Eating At the Table -- Yes or No?
No. I order pizza when people arrive and buy in. When the pizza shows up it goes right in the kitchen. When you're not in a hand go eat your slice in there. SOMETIMES a slice makes its way out to the table but it's rare. Best to keep the food off the table.
At the casino, I'll order stuff to eat... but then I sit out for 10 minutes while I eat away from the table. Funny thing is that people usually sit at an empty poker table and carefully spread out the paper bag the food came in and eat just like that. I've never been yelled at for doing so, and you can tell I'm being ultra careful about eating.. but this is at the casino.
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#26
11-07-2007, 10:07 AM
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Re: Eating At the Table -- Yes or No?
Jesus christ, it's a home poker game! Stop being nits ffs.
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#27
11-07-2007, 10:14 AM
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Re: Eating At the Table -- Yes or No?
No eating at the table. Have a dedicated food break or something like that.
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#28
11-07-2007, 02:21 PM
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Re: Eating At the Table -- Yes or No?
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[ QUOTE ] I loath letting people eat at my table at home. It cost like $2500 bucks and is a bitch to clean when crumbs get over the felt and grease on the leather. I also forbid chewing tobacco and only serve bottled water as drinks. Whenever I have people over they always bitch at me to get them food. It's probably the most annoying thing ever. I'm not here to entertain you.. your here to play poker! I usually stall for like 3 hours then go upstairs and get the shittiest bag of non-greasy food I can find. [/ QUOTE ] Wow, your game sounds like a lot of fun! [/ QUOTE ] LOL. In my weekly game we regularly order Dominos, it comes out to <$5 person including tip and there is always some left over. I don't get the nittiness of some of these responses, generally we'll throw a slice or two onto a napkin and return to the table, playing with our other hand. I have never seen nor heard of any instances of greasy or marked cards and I've been a part of this for over a year now. Then again it's as much of a social event as anything, so maybe the vibe is more conducive to this sort of thing than some of the higher stakes games you guys play.
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#29
11-07-2007, 05:42 PM
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Re: Eating At the Table -- Yes or No?
Eating at the table is not a problem in my games. I always have plenty of food. But I also have side tables for food and drinks to be placed on. There is only one rule regarding food and drink: It does not go on or over the poker tables. I will jump on a person immediately for violating this rule. Players know this, and know I'm serious about it, so it very rarely happens.
I find it strange that so many say no food at the table but I bet a lot allow drinks. Do you allow these on the table? Do your beer bottles and glasses not sweat or are drops of water no big deal? I guess no one's ever had a drink spilled at their game.
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#30
11-07-2007, 08:33 PM
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[ QUOTE ] Of course no food at table! It's much harder to play against eaters! They won't bother playing mediocre hands, so their main leak of being too loose is corrected! [/ QUOTE ] I lol'd [/ QUOTE ] and I think it's a valid point for sure!
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