Since the other "CHALLENGE" thread was a waste of space, but funny. I'm having a texas hold'em poker game tomorrow on Sunday, 7/3 starting at 5pm. 1/2 NL, 20 mim and 100 max buy-in. Also a 5/10 limit game. OPEN BAR and snacks. PM me for more details.

 

You know that gambling is illegal in VA right?? If you do stuff like this, you should spread the word by mouth thru a network of friends.

 

its only illegal if the house/host makes any money. what he's doing is legal as long as he doesn't take a percentage out of pots, or asks people for money straight out.

 

y dont u setup a tournament? i have a few people who might come through for a tournament. $30 buy in or so?

 

I'm up for this, I'm always up for a poker game. Also about the tournament, I do like tournaments more, but for a forum poker challenge, people will probably come in late and such so a tournament wouldn't work. tournament you have to start at a certain time or else it won't be fair (since blinds are raised and stuff).

 

Ummm, did i ever mention money? We'll be using chips...

 

A tourney would be nice but I would need more tables and chairs for everybody.

 

Hey I'm just looking out for you man. Somebody above clarified the VA gambling law, so its all good. I know that in MD you can't throw money down even on a casual pool game, regardless of the fact of whether or not the house takes any money or not. I personally have nothing against gambling. However the police who frequent these forums might have a different opinion. I wish everybody participating good luck and that everybody has a good time.

 

in VA, gambling is illegal only if there is a house rake. There's this big tournament held at centreville every month, with over 100 people and $50 buy-in. The cop walks in and made sure it was legal, it was held in a warehouse. When it was made sure there was on houserake, the cop just left.

 

Not disputing you, but there is an entire forum in MD dedicated to setting up money gambling house games that I am a member of.

www.md-poker.com

Not sure of the legals of it that keeps the site up, but it's there and it openly sets up games.

On-topic, I may be interested, if I could possibly find a way there...so I'm not even close to concrete. I'll keep my eye open for future arrangements.