first official NJFBOA Poker Night

[jims69camaro]

i think it's been debated long enough and it's time for action. just a few details need to be hammered out before we get started.

should we choose a central location, or should it rotate between member's houses? should there be a minimum buy-in or should there be a dollar cap, like $20, or $50, or should we leave that up to the individual members? should we shoot for a weekly game or leave it up to the monthly tournament? if we decide on a weekly game, can we also do the monthly tournament? if we decide on the monthly tourney, should that be open to all members or just those involved in the weekly game? how will the weekly game be structured? should we have dealer's choice or keep it to one game? same needs to be decided on the monthly tourney. if we decide on just one game for the monthly tourney, we'll need a dedicated dealer. perhaps if we rotate the monthly tourney, the person's house we play at could use a rake to supply munchies and soft drinks. i think it should be BYOB if you decide to drink because that just seems fair. of course, a pass-the-hat could be done to cover those costs among those who want to drink, as well.

well, i think that's everything. if you think of anything else, bring it up. otherwise, i am chomping at the bit to get to our first game - and i'd like to see it happen before the end of this month (november). i have a set of chips and 6 unopened decks of cards.

shuffle up and deal.

[90FormulaWS6]

i think every week should be open to everyone... but im leaving for the track ill have more input when i sit down tonight and stop rushing around

[Brando56894]

i think the buy in should be small for us poor people. i think the idea of having it weekly in our respective areas is a good idea and then having the monthly one for the (1 and 2nd place) winners from each area. kinda like a tournament.

[Pat]

my home game is usually $10 buy in with .10/.20 blinds. you can buy in as many times as you want...

then again yesterday i played 1/2 NL in AC and won $350

[JPiZZiJP]

I'm thinking we should do mostly cash games... if we hold tourneys, whoever busts out first or second has nothing to do until the tourney is over. $.10/$.20 is a good limit, to keep things fun... but I am open to playing any limit.

I also have a chip set that we can use.


~Joe

[Brando56894]

yea buy ins are good, but when your poor it sucks.... :(

[90FormulaWS6]

I say cash games w/ unlimited buy-in, .25/.50 blinds all night... if youwant to buy out then you have to give 30 minute notice minimum

we can play here at my school if yall want one night we always have 6-8 ppl nightly and additional ppl are always welcome... if not we can go somewhere else ill just bring my boys with me

[jims69camaro]

yea buy ins are good, but when your poor it sucks.... :(

i am sure we can keep the buy-in affordable. it makes for a cleaner game. the chips make you forget you are playing with real money. it also makes it impossible to infuse your stack with reserve without anyone knowing...

if we play .25/.50 progressive, i could probably support 6 players with my chips. more players than that would require another set of chips, or a larger set to start with. for instance, i've got 120 white, 60 red and 60 black chips. $20 each player for 6 people: 20 white, .25, $5; 10 red, .50, $5; 10 black, 1.00, $10. if we had more people than 6 show up, perhaps we could split to two tables if someone else brings a similar set. these are quality chips, not bicycle brand. obviously that would be unnecessary if someone has a larger set of chips.

does anyone have a felt table? an easily transportable one would be ideal. also, tables and chairs are going to be needed, unless we play at a location that has them already.

[jims69camaro]

who's up for tomorrow night?