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[kardmania]

When you are invited to play at a home game do you ask about the stakes and the games that are going to be played at the game before deciding whether you will play or not?

Please answer both parts of the question.


There will be a follow up set of questions to come later but I do not want to poison any responses by asking too many questions at once.

Thanks for the help and your thoughts.

[witchywitchy]

Absolutely yes to both

Imagine arriving at a friends house for a nice evening of cards only to find they are planning on playing Badugi.  An entire evening of Badugi... not my idea of fun

As to the stakes... of course you should ask. Home games for me are entertainment. Get together with friends, socialize, have a good time and laugh like crazy. The cards are just the glue that holds the evening together. And I expect the evening to cost no more than what would be spent for a dinner and show.

[kardmania]

After I looked up the rules I can see why.  

What if Dealer's Choice includes games such as :

HickeyO  also called Rollo and Petticoats which is Omaha Hi Lo where you can use two or three cards from your hand

Jimmy also called Jimmi three hole cards bet , three card flop bet, players can replace 0, 1, or 2 hole cards final bet high low.

Elkhorn  4 hole cards, 2 card flop, 1 card turn, and 1 card river played high low.

Criss cross also called iron maiden and iron cross this is actually a game that you can find if you do a little searching.

Does the inclusion of these homespun favorites require more disclosure than simple Dealer’s Choice?  Appreciate the fact that at the end of the night these will be played table stakes no limit.

[witchywitchy]

Ah an evening of keeping track of a lot of silly rules for a bunch of nonsense

Dealers choice games .... some one at the table will always start a game with crazy rules giving themselves an advantage at the game. Think about playing a game where you are trying to remember is this the game where I can use 3 hole cards or can I only use 2??

The only way I agree to play an evening like that (and it is alot of crazy fun) is as a tournament not cash table. With friends these can be an awful lot of laughs.. especially the Indian game      

[jordanbillie]

If it is a bunch of my friends I know they won't be playing high stakes. If it is random people, of course I try to get as much info as possible about the game.

[squarer]

I agree with Jordan.  If it's with friend you know, then the only issue may be the stakes.  Usually I get together with friends just to watch sports and the poker is secondary, however, if its with other poker players you may know on a casual basis, by all means ask up front.

[nightmoves44]

You defifinitly want to know the rules and stakes before you just jump into something,thas common sense.Just be nice about it.

[always2away]

don't need to know the answer to the first as i absolutely love playing all types of poker and the more i learn about the more i love to play.

on the second part, i definitely want to know the stakes.  too low and i will know i am just there to goof off and have some drinks and laughs.  too high and i may have to beg off because i am not comfortable lying to my fabulous trophy wife, Candy (yes, that is her real name).