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[zerofive]

I remember when this thread was about cash games at Dusk.

[tikay]

I remember when this thread was about cash games at Dusk.

Whoops, sorry.

Back to the thread then, which has been superb, I think.

[KarmaDope]

For the guys who play £2/£5 and above, what about "Time" pots?

Assuming you're paying £12ppph then on a 9 handed table at 2/5 the time due is £108ph.

At the start of every hour the first person that wins a pot over £325 total pays that £108 to the dealer. If one player doesn't want to play Time pots, they pay their session fees separately and if they win the first pot, it rolls over to the second pot.

It's something I've read about in USA live cash games that seems to work...

[stato_1]

Any hybrid of the form "x-tard" is prolly wrong. Other than that I have no idea why people are moaning. Do the people who are moaning really stop people mid sentence if they hear someone say the word idiot in day to day conversation?

If they do, they're idiots. There, I said it.

[Tal]

Any hybrid of the form "x-tard" is prolly wrong. Other than that I have no idea why people are moaning. Do the people who are moaning really stop people mid sentence if they hear someone say the word idiot in day to day conversation?

If they do, they're idiots. There, I said it.

Could both camps be appeased by leotards? Has a "tard" but no negative connotations.

[Sulphur man]

Any hybrid of the form "x-tard" is prolly wrong. Other than that I have no idea why people are moaning. Do the people who are moaning really stop people mid sentence if they hear someone say the word idiot in day to day conversation?

If they do, they're idiots. There, I said it.

Urban Dictionary Statto. Spotted it ealiar.

[Waz1892]

firstly forgive me as i haven't read all the previous 8 pages so if this has been brought up already

as a very recreantional player, i have always viewed cash games in any casino and not just DTD to be full of "pro's" and or regulars that play night after night, so as a result been put off playing.  Hard to sit down and everyone at the table seemingly knowing each other, it seems very intimadating

However the main reason for me is the orignal buy in driven by the games, as per the opening post, ..." we have cash games for every level...

50p/£1,, the lowest level on offer, for my isn't the level of most recreactional players, with the thought that you need as a minimum 50x time the BB, with the norm being 100x.

so my question is  -

what is stopping DTD offer .10/.20p or -.10/.25....much more comfortable amount to stake at the very lowest level, whilst attracting more casual players to the club, with a view to climbing the cash game ladder?

[Woodsey]

so my question is  -

what is stopping DTD offer .10/.20p or -.10/.25....much more comfortable amount to stake at the very lowest level, whilst attracting more casual players to the club, with a view to climbing the cash game ladder?

They would have to rake it to death to make it worth them spreading it, that would put people off I think.

[EvilPie]

I think 10p/25p or 25p/50p would be a great idea. Make it a £4 per hour session fee and basically run it as a loss leader to get more people in to playing cash games.

You could do it on specific nights and restrict it to between 8pm and midnight. Hopefully at midnight any winners would move to the bigger tables.

To be able to sit deep enough to be worth playing at 50/1 you need £100. Let's face it, anything less than 100 big blinds isn't really a proper cash game. £100 is a lot of money to some people particularly the majority of players DTD seem to attract. Generally the £25 tournament gets plenty of runners. These guys aren't going to want to risk £100 playing cash.

If they're prepared to risk £25 + whatever the rake is in a tournament I'm pretty sure they'd stump up £25 to join a cash game once they'd been ko'd. If they know it's going to cost them £4 per hour +/- whatever they win or lose I think there's a good chance they'd give it a go.

You could even make it a fixed buy in of exactly 100 big blinds. You wouldn't want people sitting with a tenner but you also wouldn't want people going silly.

Just call it the beginners cash game. Market it as an affordable way to get people used to playing that slightly deeper style of poker that cash games are good for.

[George2Loose]

People just won't move up if you introduce lower levels. Think it's a bad idea

[leethefish]

I read somewhere once about ...

The £25 game ...blinds 25p/50p buy in £25 no more no less ....reload also £25 hence the name

I personally wouldn't play it but I know mrs fish would !

[EvilPie]

People just won't move up if you introduce lower levels. Think it's a bad idea

Why won't they? Some people may be scared to invest £100 in a cash game when they've only ever played tournaments before.

They might stump up the odd £25 though which could help build their confidence with minimal risk. Once they're happy with the style of playing cash games they may be tempted to take a shot at a bigger game.

I'm pretty sure that out of DTD's 50k members the vast majority won't risk £100 in one night. This is just about getting them playing even if it's at low stakes. If 50 players have a go at 10/25 who wouldn't have otherwise ever ventured in to the cash game area surely there's a chance of 1 of them progressing through the ranks?

I'm sure it's the same for tournaments. Out of every 50 people who regularly play the £25 comp I'll bet there's only a couple who move on to play the £500s.

[George2Loose]

I really think the cheaper stakes u offer people the more inclined they are to take it. Think Paul Ho said that at Manchester g the 25p 25p is now there most popular game. You offer punters a cheaper chance to play think most would take it

[Woodsey]

I really think the cheaper stakes u offer people the more inclined they are to take it. Think Paul Ho said that at Manchester g the 25p 25p is now there most popular game. You offer punters a cheaper chance to play think most would take it

It might be worth just starting with just 1 table max and see what happens and whether the players nit it up or move up.

[Matt.NFFC.]

Just thinking out loud here.....

25p 50p table

Max buy in of £50.  Once someone has £125 in front of them they are requested to leave the table?

Would keep the game at a beginners level, nobody sitting deep, therefore it plays like a beginners game, and billy big stack then wants to have a dabble at 50/1

Promote it on a Thursday when it is beginners tournament night.

Just a thought.