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09-04-2006, 08:43 PM
|  | On the Bubble | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore. OH Age: 32
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| | | Home game hosts, who is dealing in your room??
Hello all. I am fairly new around here and wanted to bring up a question regaurding dealing/dealers. I have been hosting a weekly .25/.50NL game for almost two years. I for the most part have been doing all of the dealing. I really havnt minded too much, untill recently. When we started this weekly game we had about 5 to 6 regulars, and the flow of the game remained steady, so it was no problem. Since about march, there have been 10 at the table all night. Dealing to this group all night is exhausting. Not to mention I find it difficult to play properly when Im dealing to this many.
Anyway, we have tried force deal, but with 10 guys at an oval table, more cards get delt face up than down. Ive had a few breaks with other regular players helping out and trading deals back an fourth. I dont want limit the number of players. Our game is getting ready to go to .50/1 blinds in a short while, and I was actually thinking of hiring a full time dealer. Has anyone tried this? This seem extream to me but Im not sure what else to do. Im sure I could find some one for .75 to 1 per hr per player or something like that. Thanks for any help you all can provide!   |
09-04-2006, 09:24 PM
|  | World Series Champ | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lakewood, CO Age: 37
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| | | Re: Home game hosts, who is dealing in your room??
Not a bad idea but it probably makes it illegal. Any money made by any form of "house" usually does.
That said, my unemployed ass would do it in a heartbeat for that if the players would actually tip too.
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09-04-2006, 09:28 PM
|  | Big Stack | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Superfund Central
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| | | Re: Home game hosts, who is dealing in your room??
Make everyone deal even the ones who don't feel comfortable or you can charge them a small blind for skipping. There's to many for you to do it all the time and play. Two decks. SB shuffels one deck. You deal the other and don't for get a cut card. The other option is have someone deal and not play. |
09-04-2006, 09:39 PM
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| | | Re: Home game hosts, who is dealing in your room??
In the past I have had the two people in the "dealer" seat and the "five" seat deal alternate hands. I have the small blind or someone else shuffle to speed things up. It means some less randomness in the seating as the two dealer seats are myself and someone else who is semi-competent at dealing. However it speeds things up, especially when we are playing a tournament. |
09-04-2006, 09:41 PM
|  | Big Stack | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Resolute, Nunavut, Canada Age: 34
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| | | Re: Home game hosts, who is dealing in your room??
At our game we all deal, if someone can't/won't someone just deal for them... but I like the charge SB for missing a deal... I feel sorry for you having to deal all night. The closest we come is when some busts out they deal if they want, just to feel they are still in the game |
09-04-2006, 09:44 PM
| | On the Bubble | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore. OH Age: 32
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| | | Re: Home game hosts, who is dealing in your room??
Smoore, I was affraid that would push us over that line. BTW youre welcome anytime, but the travel time would cut into your profit margin abit! 
Diablo, looks like thats the best plan, I assume the small blind fee would be into the next pot? That would seem fair to me. |
09-04-2006, 09:48 PM
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| | | Re: Home game hosts, who is dealing in your room??
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Originally Posted by str8edg At our game we all deal, if someone can't/won't someone just deal for them... but I like the charge SB for missing a deal... I feel sorry for you having to deal all night. The closest we come is when some busts out they deal if they want, just to feel they are still in the game | hello again srt8edg, yes its amazing how everyone is an 'expert' player, but is dealer stupid. It seems like I have to referee the dealer when we have tried the force deal thing. Frustrating!!  |
09-04-2006, 09:51 PM
|  | Big Stack | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mankato, MN Age: 23
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| | | Re: Home game hosts, who is dealing in your room??
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Originally Posted by smoore Not a bad idea but it probably makes it illegal. Any money made by any form of "house" usually does.
That said, my unemployed ass would do it in a heartbeat for that if the players would actually tip too. | I think as long as the other players aren't paying for the dealer it should be fine. Of course the other players can tip the dealer, but there can't be any kind of rake or fee to cover the costs of having a permanent dealer. |
09-04-2006, 09:51 PM
|  | World Series Final Table | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nixa, MO Age: 34
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| | | Re: Home game hosts, who is dealing in your room??
At my games, whoever is on the "dealer" button deals. No if's and's or but's.
Also (and this really helps the flow of the game), after done dealing you have to shuffle the cards for the next guy (we use two decks, so while one is in use the other is being shuffled).
Never has there been a complaint, this is just "how it is". |
09-04-2006, 10:05 PM
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| | | Re: Home game hosts, who is dealing in your room??
I think a dealer would make more working for tips, especially if you play at $.5 - $1. If you can swing it and your players go for the idea of tipping then it'll make the game better for everyone, especially you. |
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