Delegation at your home game....

RTBrandy · #1 (**permalink**) 06-18-2007, 10:28 AM

My home game has gotten pretty consistantly bigger over the last 18 months....we now average about 15 players weekly...

Standard timing is,
dinner @ 6:30
clock starts @ 7:30

we usually finish the buy-in process [late] by 7:45 and start playing around 8 (clock has been running)

Color-ups after round 3 (20 minute blinds)...2 tables running, rebuys for the first 3 rounds, optional add-on after round 3 if your stack is below $x...

it's quite a bit of work....refilling the fridge, getting the food served, TV, volume, A/C, fixing the head, refilling the ice bucket, etc....on top of the TD stuff.......

I've noticed my game have suffered SEVERELY due to all this running around...the last 2 years, I came in first place in the league, this year, I'm dead last of the 'regulars'...I'm no Hellmuth, but I should be better than that..

I think all the TD duties are distracting me....but I still want to play, not just run the thing...my ring game has been fine afterwards, I think because I've settled down by then and don't have much left to do..

So I think I might need to split up duties a little bit, but I don't know if that makes me a shitty host? One guy [MRTicsay] takes on a bunch of responsibilities for me and it's a huge help, but I can't impose more work on him, or his game might suffer, too...

Anybody had to deal with this problem? Solutions / suggestions?

whataboutj · #2 (**permalink**) 06-18-2007, 10:33 AM

Definitely delegate "Smaller" duties to the people you know the best/most/longest. Presumably these people won't mind helping out. It's only fair since you are hosting on top of everything else. Maybe have a rotating "Chore" list. That way everyone has to get involved to play at your house.
J

BTW - got room for one more ocasionally??

ink_junkie · #3 (**permalink**) 06-18-2007, 10:42 AM

I think it's the nature of the beast as far as hosting games. The bigger our game has gotten, the more time it takes me going between tables, answering questions, handling rebuys, and so on, and the worse I finished. It bothered me a lot for a while, then I transitioned into thinking of it just purely as a fun game, not a competitive game for me. Once I did that, it's been a lot more fun again.

RTBrandy · #4 (**permalink**) 06-18-2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ink_junkie

I think it's the nature of the beast as far as hosting games. The bigger our game has gotten, the more time it takes me going between tables, answering questions, handling rebuys, and so on, and the worse I finished. It bothered me a lot for a while, then I transitioned into thinking of it just purely as a fun game, not a competitive game for me. Once I did that, it's been a lot more fun again.

Oh, I'm still having fun, I just hate looking like the donkey in the standings!!

jojobinks · #5 (**permalink**) 06-18-2007, 10:49 AM

at my game (when i had one):

i never hosted at my house (easing setup/cleanup duties for me)
bernie handled the cash/payouts.

this helped.

Big Mike · #6 (**permalink**) 06-18-2007, 10:51 AM

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it's quite a bit of work....refilling the fridge, getting the food served, TV, volume, A/C, fixing the head, refilling the ice bucket, etc....
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Suggestion - get a wife. Hmm.... on second thought, better make that a girlfriend if you want these things done

RTBrandy · #7 (**permalink**) 06-18-2007, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Mike

Suggestion - get a wife. Hmm.... on second thought, better make that a girlfriend if you want these things done

She's getting tired of it...wants to know why she's exhausted at MY poker games!

RTBrandy · #8 (**permalink**) 06-18-2007, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jojobinks

at my game (when i had one):

i never hosted at my house (easing setup/cleanup duties for me)
bernie handled the cash/payouts.

this helped.

OK, send me Bernie!

I'm using Michael for the color-up's, table and chair breakdowns, etc...

maybe I should get someone to be the dedicated money-man....

sandy creek · #9 (**permalink**) 06-18-2007, 11:40 AM

I used to have the same problem, doing poorly at my own game.
The reason to have a game is to have fun, plus show everyone else how much better of a poker player you are. Now i have a dedicated $ person, a dedicated food person w/rotating helper, etc. Drinks have always been "take care of your own".

With the new system, I have been in the top 4 in standings ( 30 + players ) in each of the last 3 leagues. Much more fun to host, and play well also.

Hope that helps

ps. which night do you play?

Sandy Creek

h-train · #10 (**permalink**) 06-18-2007, 12:13 PM

I've been getting tired of it in my league as well, I literally do everything. We play at my house once a month and somewhere else once a month. You would think that at the other location things would be easier, but it is actually worse. Since I have to bring the tables, chairs, chips, cards, coolers, stats book, timer and ice all with me. I've decided once this league is over to get volunteers for the next one on handling different duties or I won't run another. I wish I got to just show up and play once in a while without having to worry about anything else, but it doesn't happen very often.

Chris