Dumbest home game rule ever?

I was at a game and one of the guys running it was still in the game. There where 12 players left on 2 tables and the final table was going to be 10 players. 1 of the players on his table busted out and he said that the final 5 on his can stop playing and wait for one of the players on the other table to bust out. His reasoning was the blinds come to fast at 5 players.

[Snarf]

I heard of some people that play if theres a four card straight or flush on the board - that you're not allowed to use only one hole card to complete the hand. Its like mixing Omaha in a four card straight/flush situation with Hold 'em....

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.)

[ohnonotthat]

I think I speak for all when I express my appreciation for the parenthetical clause. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[ninjaunderwear]

I once played in a home-game where if you wanted to check-raise, you had to declare "check-raise" instead of just checking; otherwise it would be considered a string bet.

[Snarf]

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I once played in a home-game where if you wanted to check-raise, you had to declare "check-raise" instead of just checking; otherwise it would be considered a string bet.

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Thats friggin' hilarious dude. Kinda adds an entirely new set of psycological mind games to play.

Player 1 announces 'check-raise'
I bet
Player 1 raises - to my surprise
I announce that I'm happy he followed through on his promise, and I re-raise there and on every street

On flop/turn/river when he folds I show my 9 high.

Better yet:

Floppage: A 8 8
Villian: 'check-raise'
Hero: 'uh...check behind ya dude.'

Turn: 2
Villian: 'check-raise again'
Hero: 'uh....checking it again right back to ya'

River: 5
Villian: 'Might as well try again...check-raise'
Hero: 'Can I just muck now?'
Villian's friend:
'No - thats dubm. He hasn't bet anything this
whole hand. We all know you raised with that ace pre-flop, you should bet.'

Hero: 'Yeah.....'

<<Hero throws his cards in the muck pile.>>
<<Villian looks disguested and tables 89s.>>

Villian: 'how did you know I had a good hand?!?!?!?'

Hero: 'I don't know...but pass me an Oreo?'

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I once played in a home-game where if you wanted to check-raise, you had to declare "check-raise" instead of just checking; otherwise it would be considered a string bet.

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Thats friggin' hilarious dude. Kinda adds an entirely new set of psycological mind games to play.

Player 1 announces 'check-raise'
I bet
Player 1 raises - to my surprise
I announce that I'm happy he followed through on his promise, and I re-raise there and on every street

On flop/turn/river when he folds I show my 9 high.

Better yet:

Floppage: A 8 8
Villian: 'check-raise'
Hero: 'uh...check behind ya dude.'

Turn: 2
Villian: 'check-raise again'
Hero: 'uh....checking it again right back to ya'

River: 5
Villian: 'Might as well try again...check-raise'
Hero: 'Can I just muck now?'
Villian's friend:
'No - thats dubm. He hasn't bet anything this
whole hand. We all know you raised with that ace pre-flop, you should bet.'

Hero: 'Yeah.....'

<<Hero throws his cards in the muck pile.>>
<<Villian looks disguested and tables 89s.>>

Villian: 'how did you know I had a good hand?!?!?!?'

Hero: 'I don't know...but pass me an Oreo?'

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Villain in this hand is my favorite thus far.

[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.

[Snarf]

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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.