[ohnonotthat]

Institute a rule wherby you have only four options as to the size of your bet and make these options:

Check, 1/4 pot, 1/2 pot or the pot.

This will make tracking the size of the pot much easier since there will be no "odd-sized" bets to calculate.

It also makes it slightly easier if both blinds are the same size. (A few of the online sites do this now for NL holdem so you won't be "wrecking the purity of the game" [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]).

If the game still moves to slowly try replacing the blinds with antes while also using the 4-option rule.

- If the game has blinds of 1-2 change this to no blinds with a .25 or .50 ante per player, or have the dealer ante for everyone.

If all else fails employ a rule such as that used in Scrabble.

Allow anyone to bet any amount they want at any time but penalize them when they attempt to overbet the pot if anyone spots them. Also penalize the whistle-blower if it turns out the bet is within the allowed limits. (Loser of the challenge pays the bettor the amount of the disparity or a set amount such as "X" number of big blinds).

- If you choose to employ this arrangement expect the most frequent challenger to soon start insisting everyone "use their coasters and eat with a knife and a fork". [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]