Home Game host creaped me out

[jackdaniels]

You should have absolutely NO PROBLEM

I run these type of events once in a while for friends and so long as you don't charge a rake, a cover or anything for the services/products you provide (like selling pop/snacks etc...) - you will have NO PROBLEM.

I ran a 2+2 game a little while back at my place (essentially what you want to do) - and a bunch of people I didn't know were invited to my place for a night of small stakes poker. Not only did we have a good time and get to meet new people - there was never even the remote possibility that anyone would get in to trouble - because no one was profitting from the game as an external entity (non-player).

Let me know if you are still having trouble and be sure to invite your 2+2 friends to the game once you run it!

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You should have absolutely NO PROBLEM

I run these type of events once in a while for friends and so long as you don't charge a rake, a cover or anything for the services/products you provide (like selling pop/snacks etc...) - you will have NO PROBLEM.

I ran a 2+2 game a little while back at my place (essentially what you want to do) - and a bunch of people I didn't know were invited to my place for a night of small stakes poker. Not only did we have a good time and get to meet new people - there was never even the remote possibility that anyone would get in to trouble - because no one was profitting from the game as an external entity (non-player).

Let me know if you are still having trouble and be sure to invite your 2+2 friends to the game once you run it!

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2+2 friends?

[jackdaniels]

Yeah. You must have made SOME friends in your many, many incarnations/screen names.

If you haven't, you may want to start (at least so you can get some poker action going). A great way to make new friends is invite them over for a game of poker with some free drinks/food. Hey.... Sounds like something you were planning on doing anyway....

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Yeah. You must have made SOME friends in your many, many incarnations/screen names.

If you haven't, you may want to start (at least so you can get some poker action going). A great way to make new friends is invite them over for a game of poker with some free drinks/food. Hey.... Sounds like something you were planning on doing anyway....

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Making friends on the Internet?...hummm well that's would be a frist but not a bad idea. You see everyone hates me here since I think online Poker is rigged. Do you know how many times I lost a PP preflop all-in to a lower PP hitting runner-runner straight?

Besides, I live in Montreal, not many people live close. I can organize a couple of $500 Buy-In tournament for 10 players at my place for 2+2ers without charging fee/rake. But would that really be possible? I would give free soft drinks, but that's about it. Anything else (wings, pizza) I would have to charge an extra $5/$10. Let me know how this can work.

Mike1ab/CanucksPoker

[Sterling]

what do you mean not that many live close? There are 3 million people in Montreal (I am one of them). There are also at least 2 poker rooms that operate here.