In Poker the more hands you play the better your chances are of winning some money, but a home game is usually very slow paced, people are joking around getting up to eat something or go to the bathroom and not in their seats playing and betting.
- The first thing I recommend doing is to take a page from the online poker rooms and make a time limit if its your urn you have 30 seconds to get back to the table and decided what you are going to do or you automatically fold.
- The next thing I recommend is to put some serious consideration into the foods you serve. The wrong foods will have people constantly getting up from the table.
An example of a wrong food for poker is hot wings. Hot wings are covered in hot sauce, and this sauce will get all over the cards or will cause players to take too much time between eating and cleaning their hands. The ideal food for poker is deli sandwiches and wraps or any self contained finger foods like pizza rolls or mozzarella sticks.
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- Beverages are an important part of the poker gamming experience. Most people like to drink alcohol when playing poker, just remember beer means people are running to the bathroom and whiskey means people are very drunk, but they must be present at any respectable poker game.
- The last thing to remember is snacks. You do not want to get anything that will make a big mess on your hands, the cards or the table. These rules are just like the foods. Your best bet is to stick with the classics pretzels, chips and maybe some popcorn.
By using a little common sense when planning out your poker game you can come up with things for your game that will not take away from the reason for the party in the first place, taking money from your friends by beating them at a game or two of Poker.