[c230drvr]

tonight we are going to start a series of cash games for the month of august. we are going to use the pokerstars rake schedule for 1/2 nlhe:

$1.00/$2.00

- 2-10

- $0.25 for each $5.00 in Pot - MAX-

$1.00

we are going to pay out 1/2 to the highest hand @ midnight and the other 1/2 hand must be quads or better...if none qualifies it will roll over....anyone ever done this at home?

quads before midnight gets 1/2 the pot...and if none is higher the other 1/2 at midnight

[Quads]

I've tried and tried and tried to get HHJP and BBJP's going in our home games, and have never been able to get everyone on board.

Tourneys however, it's a common staple.

Cash games, nobody can come to a decision on how it's ran from game to game, host to host, etc. etc. etc. It' a complete conundrum when it comes up in conversation.

Love hearing that you are doing it!
Would love to hear about the updates / how it goes.

[c230drvr]

intended to rake the game for the jackpot..not everyone understood the concept...so it was decided to set aside $5 from each buyin....High hand was KKKJJ which paid $40...luckily it was me.....I think everyone understands the rake now...so we will probably use it next week.

[Captn_All_In]

I think I will try to use this at my next game. Just a quick question, in your post what does the "2-10" mean?

Originally Posted by c230drvr

*EDIT* I have no idea how/why that line is all screwed up???

[Couga]

We have been doing a Bad beat jackpot for years, not really anymore because the same guys play so infrequently it is pointless. We originally called it the "Hard Luck Hat" because we would collect the money from each hand in a hat. Anyway the way we collected was like this. When a player is awarded a pot of any size they must put SOMETHING into the hat (if they don't they can not win it that night). If it is a small pot then the lowest denomination in play is fine but it is encouraged to put more in when a player either rakes a larger than normal pot or gets exceptionally lucky. Anyway the jackpot is tough to win, Quads beat when both players hole cards play. It was only won a few times and the pots were huge when they did, but if at the end of the year if the pot hadn't been won, we would have a year end card party where all the booze and food didn't cost us a thing, and only those that had contributed on a regular basis were invited to play. Any left over money was put into the prize pool of the opening tourny.

It worked out really well and if I ever get a regular game going again, it will definitely reinstate it.

- Couga

[OnTheButton]

We started a BBJP (Bad Beat Jackpot) about a year ago.

We play .50/$1 NLHE almost weekly. The typical sit down buy-in is $60, reload of $40.

We "drop" $1 from each pot over $20 during each play night. We keep a chart for each weeks collection and also a running total on 2 different dry erase boards.

The BBJP rules are the same as in many casinos: AAA 10 10 must be cracked, both players hole cards must play, make it to the showdown, etc.

The total right now is right about $1,500 after like 40 games, with the average collection being about $40 per night.

We decided to collect for a total of 52 games on the dry erase board I made (that's how many squares were on both sides of the board) but we have not even come close to having a winner.

The "next" concept after we've collected for 52 games is to have "bonus hand" payouts with the money that has thus far been collected.

Example:

Straight Flush - $250 with both hole cards playing $125 with only one.
Four of a kind - $100 with both hole cards playing $50 with only one.
Aces Full boat - $50 with both hole cards playing $25 with only one.

etc.

If a hand is hit, the player will immediately receive the bonus amount in chips, and the money will be counted out of the till and put in the drop box. Players will not be allowed to just stuff the cash in their pockets.

Meanwhile we will still collect $1 from any pots over $20, but the above payouts are on hands that actually happen from time to time. So the money will start working it's way back out to the players again in nice lump sums.

As it happens, the BBJP collection really just created a "buffer" for having different bonus payouts, which everyone seems happy with, since it will be smaller more frequent dispersions instead of one mega-payout.

[Quads]

I seriously envy you guys that are doing this.

[c230drvr]

Originally Posted by Captn_All_In

I think I will try to use this at my next game. Just a quick question, in your post what does the "2-10" mean?



*EDIT* I have no idea how/why that line is all screwed up???

2-10 players

[Captn_All_In]

Originally Posted by c230drvr

2-10 players

Roger...thanks for the reply!!

[integra93ls]

we play every week and we play first 2 hrs dealer choice and last hr $20 buy cash game holdem.
what we do is called a ***** during the first 2 hrs if you win a pot of $2 or more you have to put 75 cents into a cup. if you play a high low game both winners put 75cents each into the cup. and during holdem we put $1 for each hand won.
at the end of the night we have a 7 card showdown. everyone throws $5 into the middle which will be the high hand and all the money from the *****'s will get the low hand at the end of the night.
we also have a cup called the buss which who ever playes each night has to put $1 into the buss. when someone gets a natural 4 of a kind in 7 or less cards wins the buss.
try this its alot of fun/...