Poker Games For Fun – Home Poker Games 101

Posted on May 26th, 2010 in Poker Games For Fun by anthonyarce  Tagged , , ,

There are few things more enjoyable in life than inviting some friends over for a night of poker. It’s a great way to catch up while you play cards — and maybe make a little money, to ooh yeah!

If you’re looking to host a home poker game for the first time, make sure it’s a poker-perfect night by setting it up right. There are a few things you’ll need to decide before you start sending out emails and making phone calls to invite people to your big poker night:

What Kind of Poker Night Will it Be?

Do you want to have an informal gathering of friends and play dealer’s choice, where each player gets to choose the game played each hand? Or do you want to focus on one game, like Texas Hold’em, all night? Or do you want to imitate the action of the televised  poker tournaments  at your home?

How Many People Should You Invite?f005cbbc9e399c1e582bca18dbbe5d1f_Portable_Party_PokerIf you’re playing a dealer’s choice game, stick to 5-7 people. In any game where seven-card stud is a possibility, you can’t have more than 7 players at the table. On the other hand, if you’re hosting a  Texas Hold’em only night, you should aim for 6-10 players.

What’s the Buy-In and What are the Stakes?

No matter what kind of poker night you’ve decided to have, you should make it clear how much money your friends should bring to play, or “buy in” to the game with. A good way to set the buy-in for a new game is to choose an amount that you would spend on a night out. Whether it’s $10 or $100, it should be enough so the money matters a little, but not so much that anyone is going to miss paying their mortgage or electric bill if they lose it.

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The other thing to consider is what the stakes, or the betting structure, will be. Will it be a spread-limit, fixed-limit, or no limit game? How much will the minimum and maximum bets be?

Once you know the answers, decide on a day and time and deal out the invitations.  Now  have fun and play poker from all  your friends at winninghand.net. Oh yeah don’t forget the poker girls video good night!

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