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06-14-2005, 02:35 PM
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Home game dilemma - sort of
I've been playing in the same game on the weekends for over a year now. It's a casual NL cash game with a $20 buy-in. Everyone there is friends with an occasional "new guy" here and there. The issue I'm having is that I win pretty much all the time. On a normal night I'll be in for $20 and cash out anywhere from $125-$250. This past weekend I actually won all the money at the table. I don't know about your games but in my game this had never been done before. Usually a few people cash out ahead with some having more than others. Anyway that was sort of the last straw. People were genuinely upset that I have been winning consistently for a while now. There were comments about me not being invited anymore. Although they were all said in a joking manner I'm sure there was a little truth behind it. The problem is that these are all my friends and I enjoy the company. Obviously the money is great but even if I were losing I'd still play. Anyone ever been in this situation? How can I handle this? I don't want to take a dive and I don't want to find a new game as these are my friends. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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#2
06-14-2005, 02:54 PM
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Re: Home game dilemma - sort of
Some suggestions:
Play different games you're not good at. Introduce a higher luck factor (wild cards or something). Handicap yourself; you get half as many chips for your buy-in or something. None of those probably sound that appealing from a 'pure poker' competitive standpoint, but you're kicking their asses and something's gotta give to change that.
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#3
06-14-2005, 02:57 PM
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Re: Home game dilemma - sort of
[ QUOTE ]
Some suggestions: Play different games you're not good at. Introduce a higher luck factor (wild cards or something). Handicap yourself; you get half as many chips for your buy-in or something. None of those probably sound that appealing from a 'pure poker' competitive standpoint, but you're kicking their asses and something's gotta give to change that. [/ QUOTE ]keep owning them
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#6
06-14-2005, 03:32 PM
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Re: Home game dilemma - sort of
have u tried tourneys? they must be really bad or your extreemely nasty [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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#7
06-22-2005, 08:22 AM
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Re: Home game dilemma - sort of
You can always show ur cards everytime and TEACH your friends how to play,cause obviously they arnt that good. (i know some of them will think they are better) but maybe they want to get better as well. Start to teach them HOW you win.
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#8
06-14-2005, 05:02 PM
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Re: Home game dilemma - sort of
I don't generally play a TAG style in a home game..it makes you look like a tool. I play a LAG style more...you don't win as much, but if you are good post flop you still win. People don't want you in their friendly home games if you only play super strong hands, and consistently win all the money...you've gotta mix it up as long as you are just playing recreationally.
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#9
06-16-2005, 02:25 PM
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Re: Home game dilemma - sort of
This is good advice. One thing you can do is add variance to your game, and not badly hurt your bottom line. Start bullying people and giving of the impression of being a maniac. Wait until later streets to play well. What will happen is people will think you've loosened up and stopped playing so well (which you have) but won't realize your later street decisions are spot-on.
Your results will still be positive (if you're as better than your opponents as you seem to be) but you will start to have more losing sessions... (because you've increased variance). When you win, you'll win bigger, and that might bother people, but they'll also get to see you lose, which will do much to alleviate their frustration.
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#10
06-14-2005, 05:25 PM
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Re: Home game dilemma - sort of
If these guys are going to play until all their chips are gone anyways, play it tourny style. Try to pay out as many places as is reasonable with the lowest paying place doubling their money. If you like the ring game because people can come when they please just add a re-buy period. The other thing you will notice is that the other players will have some incentive to get better (by reading and whatnot), since there is no cash out option they must get better if they want to win any money. Better players I think makes for a much more fun game if it's just a bunch of friends for a couple bucks. But if this is your income, don't worry about it and just keep shooting the fish in the barrel. As long as your are a nice guy you really don't need to worry about being invited back, these guys are clearly there for the fellowship, not the money.
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