Dumbest home game rule ever?

[Munga30]

I played in a limit game where you had to "bet the raise". Every hand starts out as a $0.25-$2 bet. If you raise, that raises the lower limit of the spread, until you got above $2, at which point it's fixed limit.

As an example. I raise preflop to $1 and get 4 callers. I bet $1 on the flop and there's a raise to $3. Now my options are to call $3 or raise to $6. If I raise and get called, I can only check or bet $6 on the next round.

Here's the kicker: you could not check-raise or sandbag (call then raise on the same round).

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I've played a NL home cash game where, if you have chips in front of you, you have to declare that you're leaving a half-hour in advance.

It's not as dumb as no side pots, but it's still pretty dumb.

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This isn't even dumb if you play with a bunch of asses who win one big pot and then leave. I don't see where this is a bad thing at all.

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No, and in fact, this is a pretty standard rule at a lot of home games, I think, including ones I play in. It's a good defense against the hit and run, and a simple courtesy to everyone else at the game. At a casino or online you can get away with this, but a friendly home game there's just no need.

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I totally agree. At my games, I have a "can not cash out until you played at least 4 hours" rule to prevent the hit and run. Even then, my players state they will leave at a certain time.

[Yarney]

This is pretty much common at all of the home games I go to. Its not overly enforced, but no one leaves without anouncing it at least one round of hands in advance. Even then you might be given a hard time if you hadn't mentioned you were planning to leave early in advance.

Its not like players are coming in, so whenever a player leaves early it hurts the game.

-Yarney

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[/ QUOTE ]Villain in this hand is my favorite thus far.

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Very true...he did get me to muck without even trying for a showdown or ever betting...

God why am I such a donkey?

[onthebutton]

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Also... I've seen heads up chip leaders offer their opponent the victory if they strip. (when chip leader is a guy and opponent is female.)

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+EV.

[Alchemist]

This doesn't rival some of the retarded rules earlier in the thread but I'll relate it anyway.

We're about midway into my buddy's home tournament. It's my first time playing there but he's hosted several before that. I'm in late position and pick up QQ. Naturally there are about 4-5 people to the flop. Flop is all rags and the SB on a short stack goes all in. Someone else calls so I raise all-in over the top to try and isolate (I think there was someone still to act behind me).

Host is at the table and tells me I can't do that. I look at him and tell him "I sure as hell can, why not?". He says "Well, when there's an all-in, we kind of like to turn the hands over and deal out the cards and see who wins." I tell him I don't want to go up against 3-4 opponents, just heads-up with the short stack but whatever...any other rules I should be aware of? So I end up just calling and fortunately my hand holds up. I'm not sure how we would have worked it out if one of the other hands won.

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Host is at the table and tells me I can't do that. I look at him and tell him "I sure as hell can, why not?". He says "Well, when there's an all-in, we kind of like to turn the hands over and deal out the cards and see who wins." [ QUOTE ]




I think I woulda said something like...'thats funny...'cuz I kinda like to play real poker and then see who wins.'

[reecelights]

Fundraiser tourney for the local basketball team: 14 players on two tables.

Blinds are posted on the table: we start with 3250 in chips, 50/100 blinds (32.5 BB). Levels of 15 minutes big blinds of 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1500, 2000, 3000.

After hand number 1, dealer at the other table (who invented the structure) shouts "Bust Out, Blinds up." Blinds go to 100/200 on hand 2.

When questioned about the logic in this decision: "We thought there were going to be 30 people here tonight, and we didn't want this to go until 3 in the morning."

So with about 75% of the field remaining, the big blind was going to be 3000. Almost the starting stack.

[tubalkain]

Cards speak, unless you miscall your own hand. Penalty is dead hand. Subsequent miscalls result in time away from the table.

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This isn't even dumb if you play with a bunch of asses who win one big pot and then leave. I don't see where this is a bad thing at all.

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He must've been one of those asses...