Dealers Choice Home Game Question

hachkc · #1 02-23-2005, 11:10 PM

Does anyone use an all blinds format when playing in a dealers choice game? What I mean is that any game you play (stud, draw, holdem, omaha, razz, etc), the first round always starts with a SB and BB instead of an ante where appropriate. Currently, when we play dealers choice its usually an ante for stud, draw and some other games. For holdem and omaha, we use blinds and everyone needs to deal a hand so the blinds even out.

Anyone done this before and have any ideas on where this should work.

Thanks.

PokerGoblin · #2 02-23-2005, 11:34 PM

Hey

You can't use blinds in a stud game it's rediculous. In my home game we have the dealer ante .50 for everyone at the table, so for a 6 handed game the dealer antes $3. It works out the fairest that way.

Where in MI are you? What limits do you generally play?

PG

hachkc · #3 02-23-2005, 11:57 PM

1. I wouldn't say blinds in stud is ridiculous, its not much different than they play in Greektown where they use a bring in (low up card by suit must open). The blinds would only apply to the first round and subsequent rounds would be played as normal (best up cards has option to bet).

2. SE Michigan, Lake Orion area.

PokerGoblin · #4 02-24-2005, 01:36 AM

the bring in is standard in any casino stud game, and we have a bring in in our home game as well.

Blinds are a ton different than the bring in, because a different player can start the betting on each round.

PG

TenPercenter · #5 02-24-2005, 02:11 AM

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Hey

You can't use blinds in a stud game it's rediculous. In my home game we have the dealer ante .50 for everyone at the table, so for a 6 handed game the dealer antes $3. It works out the fairest that way.

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We used to do it that way when I lived in Seattle. The ONLY reason was that my buddy and I got tired of waiting for the "I'm in" to go araound the table, and trying to figure out who didn't ante. Plus it was always the same six guys, and no one sat out hands. Otherwise I'd have each poerson ante his own.

Ten

smoore · #6 02-24-2005, 05:25 AM

Dealers choice per hand can get sticky like that, it's much easier if every "choice" is a whole orbit. Just use your holdem dealer button for the "choice". Each game can then be played correctly with either blinds or antes and no one gets screwed.

If we're doing blinds in a dealer's choice game I usually recommend that the blinds are dead for ante games and it's treated like everyone's ante. Sucks for the blind posters but I've only gotten complaints a couple times. I'm always willing to change seats to two to the left of the guy that calls stud every time so I'm the one getting stuck posting dead.

ThinkQuick · #7 02-24-2005, 06:13 AM

Holy moly.
I don't know exactly where to put this, but I just wanted everyone to know how very excited I was to open the home poker forum and have the top 3 threads, and 50%of my first page threads non-chip-related!
Hmm reading that I kind of look like a jerk. I don't mean to insult - I love some of the chipsets that have been produced and am glad that people can get extensive and detailed answers about chip quality and companies. However, I was also very glad to see some questions about other facets of home poker come up and not get buried.

smoore · #8 02-24-2005, 06:34 AM

bump!

I totally agree ThinkQuick. Chips are cool, I love them... there's a lot more to poker than gear though [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

theRealMacoy · #9 02-24-2005, 06:46 AM

Hello Gentlemen,

I reiterate that some discussion around actual playing home poker is a nice change. Although, I love being a voyeur and checking out the sweet new chips sets.

In the poker league that I organize we do the full orbit thing as well. One full orbit with blinds and you can play all the HE, Omaha and draw varitations (with the dealer deciding). The next full orbit is with a forced bring-in bet (low card showing pays in high games) combined with a small ante by the dealer each time (for the table). With this we can play all the stud variations (again dealer's choice). At the end of the full orbit we get table concensus as to what we do next. Basically all the games are covered and you can still mix it up during the orbit.

Ps. We have been playing a lot of double flop HE, which always gets a lot of action. We just added double flop Omaha, which is a crazy variation with even more action. Anyone else try this?

Fins · #10 02-24-2005, 12:37 PM

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Hello Gentlemen,

I reiterate that some discussion around actual playing home poker is a nice change. Although, I love being a voyeur and checking out the sweet new chips sets.

In the poker league that I organize we do the full orbit thing as well. One full orbit with blinds and you can play all the HE, Omaha and draw varitations (with the dealer deciding). The next full orbit is with a forced bring-in bet (low card showing pays in high games) combined with a small ante by the dealer each time (for the table). With this we can play all the stud variations (again dealer's choice). At the end of the full orbit we get table concensus as to what we do next. Basically all the games are covered and you can still mix it up during the orbit.

Ps. We have been playing a lot of double flop HE, which always gets a lot of action. We just added double flop Omaha, which is a crazy variation with even more action. Anyone else try this?

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Ditto your comments. I play with a group of regulars (I'm the noob) with dealer ante and progressive betting 25¢ 1st round, 50¢ 2nd, 75¢ 3rd etc... All games are split hi/lo declare and dbl flops are common - almost always Omaha... definitely good for action. Not crazy about the structure... I'd rather orbit and stick to the non-crazies! It still makes for fun and the hi/lo which I think sux does allow for break even nights for most. The dbl omaha is one of the few crazy games I like.

- Fins