How to deal with etiquette at home games

sham · #21 (**permalink**) 07-08-2008, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BPTDirector

I have rule books on every table - and the most frequently violated rules are gone over before the start of each tournament. At each table I have a trusted long time member who is appointed table captain for me, and enforces the rules.

Splashing the pot rule is - chips splashed into the pot are forfeit, if you want to have them count towards your stated bet they must be placed in front of you. 1 infraction is allowed, after that strict enforcement.

I used to take a lot of ribbing about it until my guys started playing at casinos and knew exactly how to play without getting reprimanded there. Then they became thankful that we had played correctly and they had learned the difference between playing the game and being an a$$ clown at the table.

Good luck, it's much more fun with proper etiquette.

BPT

The suggestions I get here with 1 infraction and after that the bet is forfeit when ie. splashing the pot is a good one. I'll think I'll go with that one.

sham · #22 (**permalink**) 07-08-2008, 05:30 PM

I cannot comment every replies here, but all of them are really good suggestions. It shows that most of you believes that proper etiquette is imporant at the poker rooms as well as the regualar home games. I guess I have to be even stricter about the basics, and if the players don't like it they can arrange their own homegames as messy as they want.
I also believe that it's a peer pressure thing. See I've been rather fortunate in life and in business, and some of my friends doesn't handle that all too well. So they like to give me a hard time and needle me a little bit in front of others whenever the opportunity rises. I'm not going to write a book about it or anything, but I think that is one of the reasons. Well, that is the thanks you get for inviting them over for a beer a snack and a nice time I guess.

BPTDirector · #23 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 07:52 AM

Sham;
As far as chasing people away with rules enforcement goes, I can state that my game has grown because of it being well run with totally defined rules. I started with 14 people and over the last 4 years it has grown to over 60 people on the potential play list. I have since formed a league with my favorite players from this bunch that meets each month for a tournament, dinner, and discussion that consists of 24 excellent players(now great friends) who more than hold their own when playing at their comfort level in casinos.

Once your players get used to how it's supposed to go, I'd be totally stunned if they didn't like it much better and thank you over and over for your wisdom and foresight in getting them in line.

Good luck -

BPT

sham · #24 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BPTDirector

Sham;
As far as chasing people away with rules enforcement goes, I can state that my game has grown because of it being well run with totally defined rules. I started with 14 people and over the last 4 years it has grown to over 60 people on the potential play list. I have since formed a league with my favorite players from this bunch that meets each month for a tournament, dinner, and discussion that consists of 24 excellent players(now great friends) who more than hold their own when playing at their comfort level in casinos.

Once your players get used to how it's supposed to go, I'd be totally stunned if they didn't like it much better and thank you over and over for your wisdom and foresight in getting them in line.

Good luck -

BPT

A very well written and thoughtful reply here BPTDirector. I'll keep that in mind in the future. It is a problem that many of the regulars has gotten bad habits around the table and argue with "it's not the WSOP we are playing". And it is definately going to be an argument and we even end up loosing players, but I don't like how it has turned into so it has to be done in my opinion.
And, why waste a really good thing going with this crap? I mean, we are here to play poker - and have fun and hopefully get better at it, not "we are here to meet, talk sh t, mess around and don't give a sh t".
Let's see how it goes.

EmptyPocs · #25 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BassVillan

I was having the same problems with my homegame until I came across one of these...

it's easier if you built one into each seat , and just keep the remote handy

BigBlue · #26 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 04:01 PM

We started playing at a recently renovated cigar shop, just for fun so far.

I moved the SB, BB and pre-flop bets back in front of each player when they were tossed in. I stacked the pot after action was complete and that helped further splashes. I took all sorts of grief for 'enforcing casino rules' at a fun game, and stopped for a short while. After a few guys had no idea what was bet, I explained why verbal declarations were a good idea, and why splashing the pot was awful.

They are much better behaved after a few weeks. Still have to work on acting out of turn, they just don't understand that they are giving information away that could hurt another player.

I'm also known as the 'string bet nazi' in a few poker groups... but they also learned.

I'm about to host a small tourney at the shop, and will print the rules out and go over the most important (bets in front, verbal declarations, one oversized chip rule, table talk) before we start.

djexacto · #27 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBlue

I'm also known as the 'string bet nazi' in a few poker groups... but they also learned.

I'm known as the "blind nazi" in my group, because I am pretty much the only one who remembers to post. If I don't say anything (I let it go for a few rounds once), they will just let the action get around to the SB, who will usually just toss in the BB amount, followed by a few "whats going ons".

I was thinking of getting a T-shirt to wear at my games, with a picture of hitler with a seeing -eye dog. (blind nazi...)