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Hi, I'm going to be holding a weekly poker game every Friday night and to do so, I'm gonna post it in the our local 'Bargain Hunter' and on 'Kijiji.'
Forwarded: I just got a loft apartment over a business (TD Bank was there b4 but I think it's just an insurance comp. now) and it's really spacious; I'm prob gonna buy a ping pong and pool table.
If I hold weekly poker matches is it okay to use my pool table or should I buy another felt?
My town: Greater Sudbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Believe it or not, the address is 402 Frood Road!!!
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/...ed402frood.png
I get the whole top floor:
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/...i/topfloor.png
Do you guys think I could charge a buy-in fee if I provide free drinks and snacks?
I'm considerate to: $20.00+$2.00 (CAD) buy-in fee for a MTT tourney; Ring game: $20.00---$50.00 deposit w/ $2.00---$5.00 buy-in fee: $0.25---$0.50 (CAD) blinds.
What do you guys think?
I'll get some pics of the interior when I move in... :D
I wouldnt care for a buyin fee myself. if theyre your friends tell them to bring pot and beer, then take money.
Weell, it's NOT a house. I have my cottage out of town, this is a poker room.Quote:
Originally Posted by oomike
I'm not sure how comforable seating at the pool table would be. if it is comfortable i say go for it.
This sounds like so much fun, I've always wanted to try a home game like this.
nice for you...i played a couple of times on a pool table...was nice and comfortable..just have a nice chair and good luck ;d
For the cost of a pool table, can't you get a real poker table?
Here around Boise there are a lot of well run home poker rooms....cops are aware of 'em ,but don't hassle them unless trouble breaks out. Most rooms that stay around and make it don't charge any fee for their tourneys, but STRONGLY suggest tipping out the dealers. They make their bread and butter from standard rake on ring tables. Most always havee a fridge stocked with sodas, occasional cheap beer and allow you to BYOB. To get themselves up and running took quite a bit of investment for the good ones, and they have very professional dealers with a casino background. The owners pretty much all started by dealing their own tables and becoming known for a reliable, safe and not fixed house...believe me...live houses with sit in house players get spotted and talked about quickly. I wish you luck and hope it works well for you, and if there's any other info about any of these rooms that I can help you with, just let me know and I'll try and get it for you. Good Luck!!!
make that money dude..charge what you like, but keep it reasonable, they will come..makes sure you provide food and beverages though..also provide beer if you can, let them drink, but you stay sober, you will make a killing, trust me, i did a home game for 5 years for my air force buddies..i made a killing on the side til my sergeant shut me down for idiots fighting..gl
Like Gametime says......you can do fine, but any...repeat ANY trouble and the shit hits the fan. Make sure it's a nice quiet under the radar deal and you'll be fine.
Ya, you're right. It kinda is comfortable to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveg78
Thanks! I would love a girl there since it would make the guys less aggressive!Quote:
Originally Posted by StephyMarieC
Need some comfortable chairs, got it!Quote:
Originally Posted by UrsuuL
If the ppl that bust wanna play pool or ping pong, I should get that available?Quote:
Originally Posted by Paisleysky
I was thinking of hiring a dealer and getting a BlackJack table but would the cops be involved at that point?Quote:
Originally Posted by MrDignified
Can you give me a link to how the betting integrates to who goes first or who has positioning where? That would really help coz I play by instinct when I play.
I will be providing very cheap beer for free as I don't want the cops involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by gametime74
No trouble hopefully. I will have some friends of mine working there.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrDignified
Can you guys help me with an ad? I was thinking:
Following the ad will be pics found on page 1 along with the other pics I will get once I start moving in the stuff.Quote:
Frood Street Home Poker Room (402)---friendly environment, no rake, but a buy-in fee to pay for the free beer (optional but NO drinking thereafter): $20.00 STT at $2.00---Ring Game: 10% of deposit: $20.00 minimum, $50.00 maximum.
So is this actually legal to do in Canada? Because if not, an ad might get you in trouble.
im thinking youre gonna find it hard to keep people interested in 1 or the other as far as sng or ring game. also 25/50c blinds???? i run a 1/2$ nl game every friday night. thats why im never here after 4 on fridays. theres a limit omaha game 2/4$ that starts at 6pm then my nl game at 8pm. the omaha game usually plays til 2am and the nl game runs til 5am minimum and sometimes up til noon sat. we dont charge an entry fee to buyin. 10% of the pot up to 50$ so 5$ max rake. after that its all to the players. we also do not charge for food drinks soda or beer and snacks. all that is paid for out of rake. if youre gonna run a game you need to make some money for your time or its not worth it. and dont charge players anything but a normal rake.
i think once you get a solid group of people together youll find they dont even notice the rake. take a chance and get paid man
There's a lot already!Quote:
Originally Posted by Paisleysky
Well, there's is gonna be an arcade machine with +300 games, a pool table, ping-pong table, and a chess board along with a stereo.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy62278
I'm making the DECAL like Medieval: Sword n' Shield Mount, Thieves Kit (dungeon wares), Oak Table, Walking Stick, Candle Lamp (Medieval), 1/3 scale Suit of Armor (knight), Banner, Medieval Coins, Chalice (where the money goes in), Medieval Ashtray, Oak Barrel, Canteen Mugs, Medieval Crossbow (disfigured), Medieval Chess Board, and a Medieval Journal (that goes on the oak table).
The betting goes: Pool Table: no bets; Ping-Pong Table: bets; Chess Board: bets; Mortal Kombat: bets (with me).
Three Tables: $10.00+$1.00 = 5 cent/10---$20.00+$2.00 = 10 cent/20---$50.00+$5.00 = 50 cent/100.
Link: http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/...notebooks.aspx
P.S. The rake is basically gonna pay for the case of beer which can constitute 4 beers to each player if the play is six handed, but I'll have reserves in my closet. Add free snacks and you can't go wrong, but to each his own coz I don't want even a burp to tell-tale my composure!!
Theme 1 = Medieval Concept = $800.00 CAD
Theme 2 = Games Room = $3,120.00 CAD
Theme 3 = Arcade Machine = $2,500.00 CAD
this is very cool.
Well sounds like you have really thought this out. Can I come play? NY is not so far. lol
cool
I think this would be a good investment, and I wish you best of luck! Might stop by if Im ever in town lol!!
I don't think it's good to use the pool table. It's isn't really comfortable. Invest in another table and TV and like others said, lots of alcohoolic beverages!
i wouldnt supply the booze tho even with a buy-in if that think it is included you will loose money
Thanks guys!
I really am taking your advice on the booze. I DO and, to a lesser extent, DON'T want them drunk as it would cost me money but it would also mean I'd win more often than not against those types ppl looking for a fun-type game.
I'll try to incorporate a posker table in my budget but if we need more seats I'll use the pool table. Sounds fair?
hope you make some money doing this
I already got 3 players lined up!!!
Looking for 2 more so we can play 6-handed.
Got about 5-6 players lined up and another 3 more for a Saturday-esque game in the making.
Gonna see how tonight goes.
Edit: Only 3 ppl showed so I'm going to move it next week to Saturday to accomidate the 'Friday Home Game' ad I responded to about a couple of months ago.
Only had 3 ppl including me so we called it off. I'm gonna try a different course for next week...