Upcoming Poker League

Hello,

I’ve been hosting tournaments for some time now and also been playing at casinos and online. Just recently, my wife also decided to try poker and then later on thought of a social event that we could both host. Well, I believe her idea is okay but the problem is that the tournaments I hold are actually with 4+ table. I can’t see my wife throughout the night with such set up.

The other day, we finally came up with a poker league that goes like this:

• 5 couples, 10 players to 1 table.
• 1  night every week for 5 weeks. Every couple must share a place and there’ll be a pot-luck dinner with the hosting couple serving the main course.
• League fees are $5 per person per week.
• Every league night, one can get 10,000 in chips. Blinds raise every 15 minutes.
• Player who’ll get the first place will have 10 points while player who’ll get the tenth place will get 1 point. Each week, max points will be 50 while the least will be 5.
• On the sixth week, there’ll be a tournament of champions with all 10 players. We haven’t yet decided if it will be a winner take all or pay out to 3rd place or even all the way to 10th getting something like $5. But one thing we’re sure, a player will get 5,000 in chips plus 1,000 chips for each point.

If I may just share, I play not just because of money. I love the intellectual challenge of poker so I also play because of the thrill and all.

Any thoughts?

Hope to hear from you in no time.

Best regards,
Sam
Sam,

I like your setup. It sounds like it will be fun. I would get feedback from your players too and see what they like and dislike and look into ways to change things. This will make them feel a part of the process and make the game seem like their own. You will keep players longer this way and hopefully make more money. Good luck to you.

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