[Al Mirpuri]

I play alot in a home game; it can take time for the game to settle down and establish a set of rules everybody is willing to play by. Try to establish a consensus amongst the group. You may well have to give in on certain points in order to gain on other points. If you insist that it is your house and so your house rules should apply then they just might find themselves a different house to play in.

Our home game is in England and check-raising and all sorts of angle plays go on. At the poker table we beat up on one another. Away from that arena we are all law abiding regular folks.

Some players, in your game, are uncomfortable with check-raising. If you insist upon it then you may lose them from the game. Bottom line: a game with flawed rules is better than no game.