Play Texas Holdem Poker Sociably!
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Texas Holdem Poker sociably!
** THIS EVENT IS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH GO:HEART-OF-ENGLAND SO THERE WILL BE OTHERS FROM MEETUP PRESENT ***
Texas Holdem Poker sociably!
The venue is The Bull Inn, 1 Price St, Birmingham B4 6JU. Please arrive promptly at 12:15, especially if you need to brush up on the rules or the betting system
We will play friendly Texas Holdem Poker for low stakes (e.g. maximum loss £3 per game of 45-60 minutes), so suitable for beginners as well as those who already enjoy poker. Cash not credit/debit card, bring change or get change at the bar.
We aren't expecting a huge meetup, which should suit those preferring more modest attendances, though our previous poker afternoons have been very popular, and the event has consequently been re-requested on a frequent basis (monthly or two-monthly, except bank holidays)
We do need to ensure there is a healthy number participating to complete games, so please don't abandon us mid-way through a game.
Minimum attendance = 6, Maximum attendance = 20 (if there are 2-3 tables with enough players fully familiar with the game). We have multiple sets of poker chips and cloths if required.
Texas Holdem: Notes for Beginners
(*) Hand rankings
https://www.pokerstars.uk/poker/games/rules/hand-rankings/
(*) Rules
http://www.briggsoft.com/docs/pmavens/Rules_Holdem.htm
(*) Best Start Hands
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Omaha Poker:
If enough people wish to play Omaha Poker as an alternative, we will assign one table for this purpose.
Differences to Texas Holdem: Omaha has the same rules and house rules as for Texas Holdem, using just the 2 official game differences:
- Every player gets four cards in Omaha (instead of two in Holdem)
- You MUST use two of them to make your best poker hand
https://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-rules-omaha
House Rules (either version):
The aim here is to keep things simple and fair. If you are new, these will be explained, do not be put off!
- £3 game entry fee, we then play with chips. Games length is 60 minutes completing the final hand, with winner taking 2/3rds of the stake money and second place taking 1/3rd.
- Small/Big blind values are 1&2 initially, doubling every 15 minutes, with a minimum raise always being the size of big blind
- During the pre-flop, pre-turn and pre-river betting rounds, only one raise per player who hasn't previously checked/passed during that round
- During the showdown (4th) betting round, multiples raises are allowed, per player who hasn't previously checked/passed during that round
- During pre-flop betting, the maximum raise is what is on the table, and 'going-all-in' is prohibited until the flop is visible
- Private supplies of chips are kept visible and off the playing mat, and folded hands are placed out of reach on the discard pile.
- Chips may be exchanged for equivalent value chips to allow an intended bet to be made.
- Cards are shuffled between hands to counter card memorization
- Called player must reveal their hand, other players are only obliged to reveal theirs if they claim to have a better hand.
- In the event of betting continuing beyond the means of one or more players, a split pot will apply.
- To avoid re-setting and re-dealing once a game has begun, we normally deal up to 6 hands per table, allocating further arrivals to a new table (unless subsequently found we have, say, 13 in total).
Attendance: As with all events, please RSVP courteously, which means that no-shows and withdrawals in the last 24 hours are forbidden. Thank you for your understanding.