An Observation About Poker

Written by Nigel

I was at my friend’s place last night again and I decided to bring my poker chip set just in case some guys wanted to play.  It turned out to be a slow night at the beginning since everyone just wanted to sit around and chat and drink.  After an hour or so, I decided to give it a try and suggested that we play poker.  The moment everyone saw my shiny metal case and the colorful chips, I got their attention real good. (Remember these people were the same ones I taught poker some time ago).

So anyway, there we were.  We began setting up and talking about the rules.  Now I really wanted to play for money, even if for just a very small amount.  Unfortunately, these guys did not have money on them or they just did not want to play for money.  The end result was that we played but there was no money involved.

The one thing that I observed with home games is that I really prefer cash games, no matter how small the buy in and the antes are.  Why?  Because people tend to take the game more seriously.  Even beginners will not try to bluff their way out of every single situation (even if they have the worst hand in poker).  More so, anyone can join in at any point with real cash games just by buying in.

We were able to deal with the little things of course.  Even the crazy bluffing made it funnier at times.  It was a good night.  I still wish it was a cash game though.