How to Host a Home Poker Tournament | Poker Timer Pro

[@Madeby-pj1hz]

how tf was i lucky enough to get this in my recommended

[@One2ManyHobbies]

That's awesome! Glad YT sent it over for you to watch!

[@caedanjinks6054]

@@One2ManyHobbies where did you design your inlays for yout cash game chips sir?

[@edgetvnet5440]

You said it! This is great!

[@Mr.PokerMan]

Same!

[@codyfoster9385]

Extremely well done. The extra blinds for showing up early is genius. Great idea!

[@masqueradinglampshade4369]

This was a really interesting watch. Thanks for making this. It's so cool to see the behind the scenes of how you've refined your approach to make for a streamlined event that is easier on the host and enjoyable to your players. I'm a sucker for logistics so this scratched an itch for me. 😄

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Thanks for watching!

[@markodom3791]

This was so well done. Super helpful!

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Awesome! Thanks for watching

[@giantsillyman8999]

Clearly well thought out. I’d love to play in a tourney this well run.

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Thanks for watching!!

[@Moostuffas]

This is honestly really interesting. Thank you for posting. The bonus chips on prebuy and arrival are excellent.

[@dchevron77]

Loved this video and will absolutely be on the lookout for more poker content. Thanks!

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Thanks for watching!

[@tylerarnold943]

Love it. I've been drawing cards for seats for years.

[@lightburn2296]

Glad this came across my feed hosting with some coworkers next weekend!

[@thomasjosephunterburger2720]

DFW native here too. Love the video bro! I watched a bunch of videos, including yours, before I had my first cash game in March ‘22. This one really makes me want to have a tourney! Can’t wait for the next one! Keep them comin! Can you elaborate about specifics of the add-on?

[@FarFetchedComedy22]

This video was suppppeeeeeerrrr helpful. Thank you for making it.

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Your welcome!

[@TROMPO510]

For someone buying a poker chip set for the first time for tournaments what kind of advice do you have/ recommendations? How big should the chip set be for just a one table 10 people tournament? 500 piece set, 750 set or 1000 set?

[@andywhale347]

Wish I was near you mate great idea really well organised 👍👍

[@x-ion7074]

You should stream you poker tournament and install a camera for seeing card delt to each one

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Sounds like expensive hardware, I'd rather play! lol

[@arenawoodworks]

Very nice. Great host and a good video production.

[@Stackalope]

Hey Lance, I'd love to have some instructions on how You build your raised arm rest table.

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Thanks for watching - I don't have any videos on it - however I did write this blog while I was building it. www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/building-2-new-tables-argyle-poker-night-thread.43334/

[@aceofspades4043]

I wanna play in your tournaments. Cool Video!

[@TROMPO510]

How do you shuffle/deal? Are there 2 decks per table? Who deals the fresh cards and who shuffles the used cards for the next round?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

We shuffle behind, using 2 decks. Whoever just felt, shuffles his own cards, then when the hand is over, the dealer will cut the new deck to his left & oss to his right to start dealing the next hand, dealer who just dealt the hand shuffles for the following hand for the new dealer to grab them, cut them & pass to their right after their hand is over.

[@Pokerloversunite]

Great video... Thanks for sharing 🔥

[@teamblueeyes8041]

Love watching your poker videos.

[@tylerabbott7108]

Can you go over total chip denominations for a 10 handed table?

[@austinjag6428]

Hey Lance, love your poker videos! I will be hosting poker tournaments in the future and would love to know how your payout excel sheet works. More specifically the formulas you use the adjust payouts based on the number of players.

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Shoot me an email - my email is listed on my YT page, I'll send a copy to you.

[@austinjag6428]

@@One2ManyHobbies Sent an email over, thanks!

[@One2ManyHobbies]

@@dasgato707 send me an email, the tournament excel sheet is $15.

[@jchvz46]

Hope you get to meet Rocky if you haven’t. 😉

[@SShurricane96]

This looks so damn fun

[@Mk-wr2vd]

Great video! Question, what is the add on value that you use?

[@DEEIWHY]

Man, I really appreciate the work you’ve done! I made my own tournament yesterday. I mentioned all the rules that you’ve noticed in your video. We got 10 players and 2 tables. Could you please tell me more precise about the rebuys and addons? I mean, I made it like this: unlimited amount of rebuys until the first 30 min break, and also made only one opportunity to add on at any time of the game. Or they can add on only after the break?? Anyway, thank you for your video. You made my day and I won the third place of that tournament I organise!

[@DEEIWHY]

And also make my own notices that I need more chips (we have enough, but they are all different type). I need my own hdmi cable, cause the place didn’t have it’s own. I also can speed the blind system for 17-18 minutes, because after 4 hours there were 6 of us playing (of 10)

[@One2ManyHobbies]

The add-on is only offered at the dinner break & this is when the re-buys stop. Someone with little chips left, can choose to surrender their chips at the break, re-buy & add on as well. After the dinner break is over, re-buys & add-ins stop. This way as a tournament director, your done, just play poker & worry about seats if you have more than one table.

[@troy-q1o]

hey buddy cool info, was curious about the spreadsheet and wanted to ask you about one of your tables

[@One2ManyHobbies]

I have my excel spreadsheet available for $15 - please email me. The Poker table is commission project - please email me.

[@danielmcphee6061]

Great video. Looking to host tournaments myself.

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Thanks, hope this video helped!

[@tonyprimo9301]

Hey Lance. Nice that you host but you certainly don’t do this for free. What do take for a rake? Or percentage of pot. Thank you

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Nothing - I pull money out to pay for the pizza each tournament. I don't take a rake.

[@DanielHofmann-mf9ss]

Cool setup and good explanation, but i am from germany😭. Cant find any games near me do you have any recommendations on how to find games near me?

[@matxcova86]

I heard people don't usually use 50 denomination chips for some reason, instead 25 denom chips are more common. So owning a 50 denom chips is a mistake for me? I was buy a lot 50 denom chips😭

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Yes, I wouldn't recommend or use a $50 chip. Depending on how big your cash game is, Id recommend a lot of $5's and $25 then jump to $100 chips. If you're doing a tournament, I'd skip $50's as well.

[@robertsims6718]

How do you find players? Thanks for the video..some good tips!!

[@andrewwright8619]

Can you give us the link to the excel sheet so that we are able to do similar calculations? Or maybe a break down video on how to do it?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

$500 and I’ll send it to you! Lol shoot me an email. My email is on my YT oage

[@brandondematteo1403]

i can send this to you for free. it took ten minutes to make

[@Cra3ier]

So you as the host, do you take a cut from the total fees?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

No, that is illegal.

[@Cra3ier]

@@One2ManyHobbies oh how is that illegal? You provide the venue, the chips, and hosting the game. These things don’t come for free.

[@One2ManyHobbies]

@@Cra3ier I don’t have a license to run a casino, that’s illegal.

[@joancrespi935]

Wow the timing on this is just absurd! Such a great explanation! About Hosting, do you get any % of $ of anything( meaning a % of winnings even if you lose or any other comission ), and the 2000$ chips for arriving early, you, the host, gets them? Thank you!

[@ghas7er755]

He said in another comment that he does not as that is illegal since he does not have a license to run a casino.

[@robertwarren4734]

How do you keep peace with your neighbors vis-a-vis the parking?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

@@robertwarren4734 it’s one night every so often

[@michaelshea2017]

That was a nice pop up camper what kind is it?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Rockwood esp.

[@joshears2003]

Great stuff sir! I'd like a link to where to get those neon chips??

[@One2ManyHobbies]

www.apachepokerchips.com/

[@joshears2003]

Thanks

[@tylerabbott7108]

Do you deal and play?

[@cowboikid9477]

Where did you get that ostrich bumper poker table?! Very cool

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Made it!

[@cowboikid9477]

@@One2ManyHobbies Should have guessed by the wood working shop in the background. Very nice table. Love the tournament structure. Wish I got invited to games like that 😂

[@tylerabbott7108]

Do you host and play or just host? Do you just take a small fee?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

@@tylerabbott7108 I host a play, no fee - that’s illegal

[@tylerabbott7108]

@@One2ManyHobbies I thought some hosts take a rake of the pots or a rake of the buy in for tournaments?

[@pookievanderbilt6889]

Which model chips are these? I can’t quite find them on the site you’ve given to some folks

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Apache poker sells them.

[@unbuiltcam]

Why do you do the prize payout on exel instead of the poker timer software?....just curious because I have the same software

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Because I don't know who is all showing up to play, players sometime don't show or drop out last minute. I have to take out the Pizza, and we do add on money - too much for the App to take on.

[@unbuiltcam]

O ic makes sense....thanks....awesome setup by the way 👌

[@cyaondflipside]

Link for your chips? Great video!

[@One2ManyHobbies]

www.apachepokerchips.com/

[@adammayhew4666]

Question on Rebuy - Do they have to be totally out of Chips to Rebuy or under a certain amount to allow it?

[@jetsfan333]

Where would you recommend getting cut cards? For some reason I only see them super expensive on Amazon

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Amazon is where I got mine.

[@coffeeblogger7441]

Im confused...you give out 1000$ chips for 80$ dollar buy in?? Are u doing a point system?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

The tournament chips don’t hold real value, only for the tournament.

[@alleis7072]

Where do you get those poker tables?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

I made them.

[@robertomondello2447]

So, for a poker tournament at home it's enough to have only three (or four) tables, right?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

That all depends on how many players you have - my tables only seat 8-9 player comfortable.

[@robertomondello2447]

@@One2ManyHobbies understand. And when you play cash game only a tabel, or the same thing for the tournament (many tables)?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

@@robertomondello2447 one table for cash!

[@robertomondello2447]

@@One2ManyHobbies ok, thanks. But I think that I'll use just one table, for cash game but also for the tournament, also because I haven't a big house with a garage or a cellar. I mean, I know that for the cash game is enough only one table as you say, but I just say that my home is not big enough for many tables unfortunately, so I'll have to make do with just one table.

[@alexandermendez871]

I'm sorry could you tell me the name of your LB BB app ?

[@todorkajcevski8011]

Where can we get the spreadsheet ?

[@DysonCODM]

hi bro where do u get ur poker table from ?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

I built them, custom made.

[@caedanjinks6054]

Anybody know how to install the pokertimer on a MacBook Air. I bought it but it will not download because it is saying that it cannot verify that there is no malware involved or something like that.

[@One2ManyHobbies]

That's weird, I run mine on Mac OS - I would reach out to them.

[@caedanjinks6054]

@@One2ManyHobbies I got it thanks man!

[@invictus_1511]

What tables are those

[@ELKORA2324]

how can i join this sounds lie a great time

[@MarkMadrigal-lf4ou]

Awesome!!

[@teedawg2386]

Question, didn’t hear it if you said it already but how much does the host make?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

ZERO!

[@teedawg2386]

Damn that’s a lot of work for me to tailor to my buddies LOL awesome idea though .

[@One2ManyHobbies]

@@teedawg2386 It's illegal to take a rake from the game - just in case you didn't know.

[@michaelraiti7548]

May I ask for a link to the chips here in australia it’s $170 usd for 300 chips

[@One2ManyHobbies]

That’s correct, there website is out of the US, there roughly .50 a chip. Not cheap but not expensive for clay chips

[@penickbell6325]

A little intense for me. I guess with like 30 people it kind of has to be though to be well run. But set bathroom breaks and the inability to play with a buddy or even pick a chair is just a little more than I want for a chill poker night.

[@DanielBro42]

Step 1: Money

[@brammateman8047]

$80? i think that is a lot for me that is like 15 work hours when i host a tournament we play with a € 10 buy in works perfectly for us as the winner gets €100

[@MissNebulosity]

you guys look rich. 😒

[@MyPetFishRex]

Im 20 sec in and i already know this guy is the man!

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Lol!

[@paulmackay2176]

Man! Your garage is three times bigger than my apartment. Blessed.

[@YourPalJamieEllis]

I know right? House goals right here.

[@Chance-ry1hq]

it is illegal for any person or organization to operate a game of chance or to play or bet on any game of chance that involves winning money, property or anything of value. Violators shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. GS 14-292. You need to post a video of the cops raiding your home poker tournament or cash game, and hauling you off to the pokey.

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Thanks, I’ll post that video one day! :)

[@MARIOKINHO]

im from Brasil and i love this type of video ! please public moreee , im 20 years old adn do my first tournment with my friends ! poker its not too popular here, we dosent have tables (too expensive ) and good chips but a love this game!

[@everydayeddie8617]

Great Video, very informative. Question, for tournament, how many chips do you have for every amount. ex $100 chips you have 200 count.

[@One2ManyHobbies]

$25- 400 / $100-400 / $500-200 / $1000 - 300 / $5000 - 150 / $25000 - 25

[@MyPetFishRex]

Man this dude has to be an engineer!

[@kountaphit]

Where do we find your email address to get the Excel sheet?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

[e-mail]

[@TylerStout35]

This was fantastic...but it has me chomping at the bit to spend money i dont have on a poker set up that will get used 2 or 3 times a year haha

[@sujay750]

Hey great video! I'm planning on building software that does tournament management better and would streamline your whole process. If I could get your input on what features to build, I'd be happy to make you the first customer and not charge you! Let me know, happy to coordinate with you

[@davidfierro3650]

I noticed there a $5 pizza contribution being made 👍🏼,.. simple and makes sense. How do you handle alcohol? Do you simply not allow it during the tournament, is it BYOB, or otherwise?

[@dcjflamand]

Love your video! Funny to see we are doing pretty much the same in terms of preps. 😊 I have converted the home games into a league competition

[@lewanzzz]

why did you end up selling your tournament set? saw the old pcf listing today

[@One2ManyHobbies]

@@lewanzzz new job/career - don’t have time to host large tournaments anymore

[@Legado_z]

Amazing, thank you.

[@raubana]

Yay, early squad. I wish I could afford these things.

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Thanks for watching! Start off small, I started with inexpensive poker accessories.

[@tylerabbott7108]

What’s the chip breakdown for 5k add on?

[@tylerabbott7108]

What do you recommend for blinds if only 8 players playing? The software I’m using only lets you choose “blind increase percentage” not each level customized. The default is 25 percent which seems quite low. What do you think 50 percent more reasonable increase?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

@@tylerabbott7108 I would use the same blinds for a 4 person game vs a 24 person game

[@PaulOliveiiira]

I've been hosting my cash and tournaments for a year with my friends and finally have bought a professional table last week, but always using the same chips in both game types. Why do you recommend to have different types of chips for either games?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

So they don’t get mixed up with your cash set, your bank will be off & you’ll be in the hole. I also like playing with higher denominations for tournaments, 25,100,500,1000 etc.

[@danger871_nz8]

The sweet spot i love this video bro

[@josuesolanoredondo4861]

Hello Man nice explanation and great content. Could you please share the page where you buy the chips? Thanks :)

[@One2ManyHobbies]

www.apachepokerchips.com/

[@danielquintero2339]

Hey man, I hope you’re well. I really enjoyed the video but I have a lingering question. Why do you recommend 2 chips sets for cash and for tourneys? Is it just because you run a cash game with the tournament at the same time ( in which case I totally get it). Or is that not relevant. For example I host a night a week and every fourth night is a tournament. There is only one type of game at a time. Would you still recommend two sets, and if so why. Thank you in advance.

[@One2ManyHobbies]

B/c I run them over lapping each other and the denominations are different. And it prevents sticky fingers or someone bringing in the same chips to your cash game. I would recommend them.

[@danielquintero2339]

@@One2ManyHobbiesthanks for the response, I appreciate it

[@jamiepalzeaird3013]

Thats cool as fook 😎

[@Naveed916]

Couple questions - Do you allow unlimited rebuys while a player is in? Do you use a specific program to have have people signing up early? Registering, paying and showing up. Can I email you for that excel sheet? Great video! Very informative, thank you..

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Thanks for watching! The player must bust before re-buying and receiving new chips. The player must show up, pay and I check them in manually on a sheet I print out each tournament. Yes - send me an email.

[@Naveed916]

@@One2ManyHobbies Thank you sir!

[@SethCorbinMusic]

@@One2ManyHobbies hey Lance, I saw another comment where you said that a person can surrender their chips and then buy back in at the dinner break. Why is this? As in, why do they need to surrender instead of being able to just top off? Thanks!

[@One2ManyHobbies]

@@SethCorbinMusic because it’s considered a re-buy. In order to re-buy you have to loose your chips. I give players who have very few chips left to “loose” in order to re-buy & keep playing vs going into the next blind after break where they only have 2-3 blinds maybe.

[@pauldec10]

AWESOME video. I am literally going to copy these structure. By the way, can you please tell me where to buy the poker table? I love the beige one!

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Awesome! Thanks for watching & glade it helped you out! I built the tables myself.

[@pauldec10]

@@One2ManyHobbies Nice! I am literally going to be building my own table. Do you have a video of you building a table?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

@@pauldec10 I do not - everyone ask. But I don't - sorry.

[@PavanKumar-py8me]

is there link to the poker table that you're sitting on? that's awesome

[@One2ManyHobbies]

I hand made them. Custom builds.

[@PavanKumar-py8me]

@@One2ManyHobbies you should start selling them 😉

[@One2ManyHobbies]

@@PavanKumar-py8me Would you pay $3k for one? That's what I would need to charge to make it worth my time.

[@PavanKumar-py8me]

Me personally, I may not right now but maybe in future. IMHO, people do buy Rolls-Royce. For most people that's just another costly car but for some who have the money and want the quality, they will shell out that extra cash.

[@jamesstegman3416]

Would love to see a video of one of your tournaments

[@DhylanHenry]

Where do you get all of these chips

[@AvgDadGolf]

Im so bad at poker lol

[@ViruGurudath]

Yo dude great video! If you don’t mind, could you reply with a google drive link with a copy of the excel sheet (with formula embedded into it too)?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

brpropoker.com/