Home poker games: Where and for how much?
I wrote about home poker games in today's Showtime section, angling my story off a book by local resident John Bond (he's a whole 'nother post, or even book, for another time).
The state helped me clear up the legalities, and Bond had tips for keeping a game civil and just an overall outlook.
But I want to take it a step further on this blog, really get a feel for who's playing what out there.
So send me some info about your home game: how often, what are the stakes, what games you're playing and whether the growth of card rooms in South Florida has affected your game.
This is a topic I'd like to poke around some, so please send me your story.
NICK SORTAL began playing 3-card "gut" and "Indian poker" on high school band trips, moved on to "night baseball" and "pass the trash" during a Dr. Pepper-infused midnight game in the 1980s at the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, and now play in a regular neighborhood Hold 'Em game in Plantation. I have been given the assignment of writing about the gambling life in South Florida casinos for the Sun-Sentinel...which means sitting around watching poker on TV now counts as research.
