home cash game question

[memphis_aces]

Players should be allowed to come and go as they please... there shouldn't be a "preset" ending time. My home game typically starts around 8pm and has been known to run till 8am at times... depending on who's playing.

HOWEVER, IF you must have the game end at a certain time... then make it known as the night starts. Going up big, then announcing the game ends in 30 minutes or an hour is lame. If you start at 8pm and need to be in bed by midnight then make it known that the last hand is dealt at 11:45 by a certain clock in the room so there are no surprises.