Things you should already know include how to shuffle, deal, and the basic order of poker play. You should also know what it means to check, call, bet, raise, and fold. For an introduction to these, and other beginning tips, see www.PlayHomePoker.com You should also own a set of poker chips of multiple values (or…
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Welcome to Poker Game Host.com
After years of playing and hosting poker games at my house, and those of friends, I have decided to create a website specifically aimed at home poker players. Hopefully, this site will eventually be for managing a poker game you host at your home or another space. I have some long-term ideas on making it…
My Definition Of A Poker Game
Poker games take many forms. Especially in a home game you will see a lot of things that are called poker but only resemble poker. Here is the Merriam-Webster definition of poker as of today. Note the “bets that the value of his or her hand is greater than that of the hands held by…
Betting – Spread Limit
Please read the post titled Betting – Structured Limit before reading this post. The betting is very similar. We will again be playing Texas Hold’em with 4 rounds of betting. Pre-flop, Flop, Turn, and River. In Spread Limit flop games there is a Small Blind, a Big Blind, and a range of bet sizes with…
Betting – Structured Limit
Structured limit betting is also commonly referred to as Fixed Limit or just Limit. In earlier post I have discussed No Limit, where you can bet or raise virtually any amount from the size of the Big Blind to your entire stack, where raises are uncapped in size or frequency. Limit betting is almost diametrically…
Betting – No Limit
See the post on Table Stakes to see the most you can win or lose in a hand based on how much money, or how many chips, you have “in play”(the amount of money or chips you have on the table in front of you). No limit betting can apply to any game of poker….
Betting – Table Stakes
No Limit Texas Hold’em is the most popular poker game in the world. Today, we will discuss what “no limit” actually means. The old westerns that showed a gambler placing a very large bet followed by a hapless homesteader putting up the deed to his house are not how things work today. I doubt they…
Cards
Cards come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, and “indexes”. When it comes to cards for poker, you will find two sizes and two common indexes. Be prepared to be confused. You should also always have 2 decks that have a different color on the backs of the cards that are very easy…
Tournament Chips
Poker is inherently a betting game. In order to make bets, you need money or something that represents money (usually poker chips). If you are playing tournaments, chips usually have a value that is not directly tied to a cash value. `If you only have a “cash” set of chips, you could have a $50…
Cash Chips
Poker is inherently a betting game. In order to make bets, you need money or something that represents money (usually poker chips). If you are playing very low stakes, or don’t want to invest in a set of chips right away, you can play with actual cash. Just go to the bank or credit union…