[sleepyjoe]

I have a newborn son and probably would struggle convincing my wife that hosting a poker game is a good idea right now. However, we're both committed to maintaining activities outside of parenting and poker is one of my activities, so I would like to get involved in a regular once a week or twice a month card game. I have a friend who lives in West Roxbury who is usually up for a serious card game. That could probably be our spot, if we got enough people. We use to play in games together but people lost interest, moved, got to busy, etc. and now it's just 2 of us.


Let's see if others respond.

To be honest, I get a little concerned when I hear "I've got some friends who may be interested" because then I think of a group of guys working together to soak a card game. As I said, I'm an accountant and have a regular job, regular life, etc. and am not real interested in getting too involved with people who don't do anything but play poker and bet on horses for a living.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU FIT THIS MOLD. It's just a little bit of a strange environment to be getting together for a card game with people you don't know outside of the comforts of a public place.

Anyways, first things first. How accessible is West Roxbury to you? How many other people do you know who would be interested in a game? What types of stakes?

I've played at Foxwoods before a number of times and in that environment I'd like to take everyone their for as much money as I can. However, in the circumstances of a house game, I'd hope a good night would be winning a couple of hundred bucks (no more) and a bad night would be losing the same. To this end, I'd think stakes like $2/$4 or $3/$6 would be appropriate. If we're talking about anything higher than that, I'd probably be uncomfortable outside the confines of a casino.