Since it is a tournament, I think it should be straightforward and standard. No dealer calls and no changing games. I suppose once the field is whittled down, if everyone at the table agrees, we could flex the rules some. We just have to have the format set before we start playing.
Maybe once we are whittled down to the top 5 (the players "in the money") we could vote to allow certain rule changes. I just think that any vote should have to be unanimous.
a holdem game should not have ante's but should have a large blind and a small blind. Rotating deal and the person to the left of the dealer is the small blind and the person to the left of that is the large blind. if the small blind is $.50 and the large blind is $1.00 then the person to the left of the large blind has to call at least $1.00 to see the flop. A mandetory ante with a holdem is hard because you have to fold so many hands before you get a decent hand and you may be down $20 with out ever actually playing a hand with a mandetory ante. I'd also vote straight holdem, no limit, with the blinds doubling when we got down to the last 4 or 5 players.
i would like to add that it is very important to lay down the rules of the tournament beforehand. Things such as antes, raises, blinds, checkraises, time for each round, etc. etc., must be in place. Otherwise, there WILL be alot of arguing going on when the tourney actually starts. I play in a holdem tournament every weekend where the rules have been placed and still players who've been playing there the last year or so still ask about them. please don't underestimate the importance of this. yes, $20 isn't that much but think about all those times you almost got into a fight in a pickup game b/c you couldn't agree on a call.
Quick definitions: Blinds: These are the chips that two players in the game must put into the pot before the hand begins. For example, if the blinds are $15/30, the 'small blind' (the person to the left of the dealer), will put $15 into the pot, and the 'big blind' (the person two to the left of the dealer), will put $30 into the pot. To make it fair for everyone, every hand the 'dealer' rotates one position to the left, and players usually use some kind of a button to pass around to indicate who is 'dealer' that particular hand. Check raising: This happens after the 'flop', when the first 3 community cards are dealt. Let's say I am first to act, so it is my turn to either check, or bet. I have a strong hand, but I want to see what other players will do first. So I check, and the guy to my left decides to bet $50. After he bets, 3 other people call his $50, and 5 other people fold. Now it is my turn to act. I have the option now of folding, calling the $50, or raising. I believe I have a very good hand, so now I decide to raise $150 more to $200. Now the players who had put $50 into the pot would need to put an additional[/B] $150 into the pot to stay in this hand. Checking and then raising is a common tactic in poker, because it adds an element of deception to one's game.
Sorry I disappeared this weekend, but my wife put me to work fulfilling all her nesting requirements. I still want to hold the tourney, but I don't think it can be at my house. The only possibility there is Saturday the 13th and we would have to play in my garage. If there is anyone who can provide a location before then, I would love to do it, but otherwise, that is the only date I can do. BTW, I live in Clear Lake, so we may want to find a more central location anyway.
I can't play on Friday the 12th or Saturday the 13th. I have chips we can use and I can put together some basic rules we can all agree upon before we start. How about next Saturday evening?
I'm all in!!! I guess what, 10 to a table for hold'em. No limit. Raise the blinds every hour or so. What is the buy in?
This coming Saturday would work for me if we can find an acceptable location. I cannot provide the location until the 13th.
I think we had talked about a $20 buy in and 10 people. Not sure. Andymoon has been organizing this I'm just trying to help out. We could play at my house in the Heights in a pinch but I'd have to move my dining room table into the den and shut out the wife and kids, so hopefully someone else who wants to play has a better place.
Yes, the buy in will be in the neighborhood of $20. [/B][/QUOTE] We could play at my house in the Heights in a pinch but I'd have to move my dining room table into the den and shut out the wife and kids, so hopefully someone else who wants to play has a better place. [/B][/QUOTE] Volunteers?
