Texas Hold Em Tournaments

wwfstyle

wwfstyle

Member
How many of you host this game at your home? What are your buy ins? How many chips you start out with? I have been holding tournaments like this for almost 4 months now. The buy in is only $3 due to some VERY poor friends LOL. 2nd place gets 25% and 1st gets the rest. $3 will get you 500 chips and blinds double every 15 minutes. A good game will last about 1 1/2 hrs. Not bad for spending only $3. Usually there is about 6 players.
BUT this week end I'm hosting a MUCH MUCH bigger one. I'm a little nervous due to I think the buy ins will be $10 and already have like 15 players coming over. Reason I'm scared is that I just announced this yesturday and I have 15 people already saveing seats. NOW my house is VERY small only 762 sq.ft. 2 bd 1 bath. Perfect for 2 people but now adding all the company it's going to be crazzzzzzzy.
It's amazing on how fast this game has grown and a great way to meet new people. If you play at Party Poker.com my name is CRAZYINSALEM. keep an eye out for me and say something if you run across me. I'll let you know how it all turns out.
 
nc2tarheel

nc2tarheel

Member
I play with a couple friends (5-6) Our buy ins is $20. You can buy in as many times as you want. One time I lost my $20 VERY quick and bought in again and ended up making $50 so you never know. Most the time the winner ends up winning about $90 or so. It lasts about 2-2 1/2 hrs. $20 bux aint bad for 2-3 hrs of fun and kickin it with the guys.
You gotta lose some to win some in poker. Bluff often to keep them guessing but bluff too much and you end up broke all the time. lol.
Last week I won around $35.
 
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autopilot

Guest
why is texas hold em so popular all the sudden? I never remember hearing about it before but now every store has tons of sets and tables for it.
 
nutz

nutz

New Member
We do $10 buy in, blinds double when theres two people left. 2nd gets his money back and 1st gets the rest.
 
wwfstyle

wwfstyle

Member
If blinds never change then the game last to long and there is no excitement of the game. Our goal is to see who gets the 1st big blind. We start out small blind is $5 (chip money) and big blind is $10. Towards the end of the game small blind is at $160 and big at $320. 1 time it lasted 1 hand it went sm $320 big 720. So it pushes you to bet instead of folding all the time.
Texas Hold Em is so popular right now due to the WPT ( world Poker Tour). People didn't relize that a small buy in fee could win you thousands. At Party Poker.com there was a guy (I think he was 22 yrs and bought into a tournament for $6 and ended up on the WPT and walked out with over $140,000. Not bad for a small buy in.
My goal is that next year I will feel more commfortable with the game and try it at the casinos. I heard that the one closest to us has a tournament every once in a while that but ins are %50 and winner can walk out with 10k depending on how many show up.
 
jimmy g

jimmy g

Member
I have people over all the time... Buy ins are $10 and I usually have about 8-9 people and second place gets there money back. Blinds never change.
 
wwfstyle

wwfstyle

Member
If your blinds never change hen how long does your game last? How much money worth in chips? We start outwith $500 and thats maybe 50 chips per person. We use those timers that dings after a bit but we also place it so we cannt see it when it's about to go off. I have played where the blinds never change but some of my friends will just fold and not really care about the game. They liked to drag it along.
Before each tournament I decide on who I'm going to pick on and get them upset and then they play stupid. Out of 6 guys there is usually 3 others that try to do the same. It gets fun if we all pick on one guy and he knows what we are doing and he gets to cocky. J8st funny to watch. Once in awhile ill just sit back and not say 1 word for the hole game and that makes people worrie about what I'm doing. I like just playing mind game with the other players.
 
nicky1.8t

nicky1.8t

Active Member
our blinds never change and you can only buy in once they usally last 1-3 hours we usally have about 7 players
 
pwnag3!!

pwnag3!!

Member
me and my buddies used to play
you could buy in whatever you wanted... 25cents a chip
and we didnt just play texas hold em... it was dealers call.
 
dicemanj

dicemanj

Member
I just hosted a tournament at my house, 27 people, $50 buy in for each person. Started with $100 in chips, blinds started at 1-2, and increased each half hour. Lasted about 4.5 hours.
I also play alot of 3-6 games at local VFW halls.
 
tobruk

tobruk

Member
50 Dollar buy in, nl. Got a game coming up, we're expecting 18 people. Last game with me and another player left out of 10 starters I lost 250 ish on KQ two pair to three 5's. I got up and cashed out with $20. Hand still stings and Im not looking forward to playing him again.
 
oceanic110

oceanic110

Member
We play every Friday night. $10.00 buy in, usually we have 10 people. Everyone gets 50 chips. We use small and big blinds. Once an individual drops out the blinds double, this allows for more games to be played. We usually play 4 games.
The best item we invested in is the automatic card shuffler!!!!!
 
sandman12

sandman12

Active Member
$5 buy in. use quaters at school during lunch. There r a couple kids who r betting $20's........crazy kids. We where so lcose to getting cuaght one time. lol.
 
justlooking

justlooking

Member
Just a quick note to anyone interested in poker AND fish(aquariums). A few of us started a private table, tournament group on partypoker.com . Can play for free, If you use bonus code "Eagle" you get a 25% bonus plus some free roll tournaments PLUS we can invite to some private aquarium only enthusiasts tournaments. We normally send out a message to all of us weekly to inform of tournaments. Anyone using "eagle" gets the messages.
We have even thought of playing a play tournament where the winner gets a free fish something, just for fun
Try it if you like, can never have too many hobbies!
 
justlooking

justlooking

Member
We had a moderator play with us last night too! I guess you guys read messages too. lol
poker AND fish questions answered free while we play!!
Was a good time. We'll be playing later on today again
 
fishy411

fishy411

Member
me and my friends usually play with 5$ buy ins bcuz most of us only have summer jobs and it is mostly yard work.
 
justlooking

justlooking

Member
Next tournament tonight. 9pm eastern. All those under "eagle" bonus code, use your freeroll for the free $5000 tournaments plus you get big percentage bonus, when done join us under eaglesnest room. Locked for all non-eagles! By the way, you can play for free too under same code. Sometimes my fish watch me play, I think the watchman goby is catching on!
 
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