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Firstly, having played only 1 cash No Limit Hold Em game at BYOC and twice at Lucky Chances in Colma, I am not certainly no expert on NL cash games and by all means trying to tell people how to run their games, but I would like to make some suggestions and comments.
Some background on the games I have played.
At Hagar's cash NL game on 9/4:
Buy in: $25 for 1000 in chips
Rebuys (Optional): anytime a player falls under 200
Blinds: 10 (small) 25 (big)
Minimum Bet: 25
At Lucky Chances (small NL game):
Buy in: Min. $40, Max. $100 (chips are at face value)
Rebuys (Optional): anytime a player falls under $100 can buy enough chips to bring it back to $100
Blinds: $1 (button) $1 (small) $2 (big)
Minimum Bet: $4 (i.e., before the flop in order to play the minimum bring in is $4, after flop the minimum is still $4)
Here are my suggestions:
Buy in: Min. $25 for 1000, Max. $50 for 2000 (of course the host is free to set the dollar value per chip, say $20, $30, or $40 for 1000 in chips)
Rebuys (Optional): anytime a player falls under 500
Blinds: 10 (button) 10 (small) 20 (big) (Alternatively, depending on the make up of denominations that the host has the big blind may be increased to 25)
Minimum Bet: 40 (i.e., before the flop in order to play the minimum bring in is 40, after flop the minimum is still 40), in the alternate 10-10-25 structure the minimum would be 50.
This structure may allow more action (with 3 blinds instead of 2, and making the pot look bigger, with that I mean more chips) and let players to protect their hands better (which is the way NL should be played). Also, there may be more blind steals since the big blind would never get a free flop.
I am not trying to raise the limit (i.e., the cash requirements) on the game (i.e., the amount a player can win or lose on any given session is only relevent vis-a-vis what each chip is worth). After all, I am sure most of the BYOCers have steady source of income and are not trying to make a living on this game (you could probably make $20-$25 an hour if you are a very good player in a $9-18 game if you want to "work" as a pro.) I am simply trying to introduce a new structure. After all, the host and the invited players have the final say on face value per chip as long as the blinds are 1 unit-1 unit-2 units (or 2.5 units) and the minimum bring in is twice the big blind.
Comments?
Tom
Some background on the games I have played.
At Hagar's cash NL game on 9/4:
Buy in: $25 for 1000 in chips
Rebuys (Optional): anytime a player falls under 200
Blinds: 10 (small) 25 (big)
Minimum Bet: 25
At Lucky Chances (small NL game):
Buy in: Min. $40, Max. $100 (chips are at face value)
Rebuys (Optional): anytime a player falls under $100 can buy enough chips to bring it back to $100
Blinds: $1 (button) $1 (small) $2 (big)
Minimum Bet: $4 (i.e., before the flop in order to play the minimum bring in is $4, after flop the minimum is still $4)
Here are my suggestions:
Buy in: Min. $25 for 1000, Max. $50 for 2000 (of course the host is free to set the dollar value per chip, say $20, $30, or $40 for 1000 in chips)
Rebuys (Optional): anytime a player falls under 500
Blinds: 10 (button) 10 (small) 20 (big) (Alternatively, depending on the make up of denominations that the host has the big blind may be increased to 25)
Minimum Bet: 40 (i.e., before the flop in order to play the minimum bring in is 40, after flop the minimum is still 40), in the alternate 10-10-25 structure the minimum would be 50.
This structure may allow more action (with 3 blinds instead of 2, and making the pot look bigger, with that I mean more chips) and let players to protect their hands better (which is the way NL should be played). Also, there may be more blind steals since the big blind would never get a free flop.
I am not trying to raise the limit (i.e., the cash requirements) on the game (i.e., the amount a player can win or lose on any given session is only relevent vis-a-vis what each chip is worth). After all, I am sure most of the BYOCers have steady source of income and are not trying to make a living on this game (you could probably make $20-$25 an hour if you are a very good player in a $9-18 game if you want to "work" as a pro.) I am simply trying to introduce a new structure. After all, the host and the invited players have the final say on face value per chip as long as the blinds are 1 unit-1 unit-2 units (or 2.5 units) and the minimum bring in is twice the big blind.
Comments?
Tom