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Poker Game Hosting Protocol Question

ScarletKnight41 Oct 01 2005 06:01 PM

D-Dad hosted a poker game at our home this afternoon (I was supposed to be out of town, but the plans were cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina). During the cleanup process, I noticed a jar with money in it. I asked him about it, and D-Dad said that it was for contributions to offset the cost of food. I was aghast. "You asked guests in our home for contributions toward the food?!?!?!" He said that it was standard protocol. He did prepare a nice spread - burgers, dogs, brats, grilled onions and peppers, beer, other drinks, etc. But still, it just seems wrong to me to ask people in our home to contribute toward the food. We're Jewish - we're supposed to feed people! Is he right? Is this standard for poker parties?

MFS62 Oct 01 2005 06:06 PM

I've heard of money put aside for a "sunshine fund" - in men's poker and other games to buy tickets to ballgames, etc - and in women's mah jong or card games to accrue for theater tickets, etc or even for charities.. But for food? In a Jewish house? A shonda. Later

cooby Oct 01 2005 07:37 PM

You can play Mah Jong without a computer?

ScarletKnight41 Oct 01 2005 07:57 PM

I can't play Mah Jong at all. I got myself out of the house during the poker game. I only discovered the jar during the clean-up process.

TheOldMole Oct 02 2005 12:36 AM

Poker is a strange game. I'd say chipping in for food is OK - means they don't want to be a burden on you for this male bonding ritual.

MFS62 Oct 02 2005 09:07 AM

cooby wrote: You can play Mah Jong without a computer? I didn't know it can be played WITH a computer. And no sexism here - it has been played in China, by men, as a heavy gambling game for probably two thousand years. I guess it was the equivalent of a male bonding poker game before the invention of playing cards. Later

Willets Point Oct 02 2005 10:47 AM Re: Poker Game Hosting Protocol Question

ScarletKnight41 wrote: We're Jewish - we're supposed to feed people! Except for the whole religion thing the Jewish/Irish similarity scores are alarming.

cooby Oct 02 2005 11:00 AM

Here's one: http://www.by-art.com/mjong/mjong.php I used to have some really nice mah jong software with different tiles, layouts, pretty oriental music, and a cute noise if you picked two tiles that didn't match, but it didn't work with our new computer. 62, I knew that; I've always admired the idea that someone would take the time to lay out all those tiles by hand.

cooby Oct 02 2005 11:02 AM

If that doesn't load with "New Game" in the options, hit refresh

sharpie Oct 02 2005 03:29 PM

I've played in many regular poker games (tho not at the moment). If the game is in a dedicated house then people should pay for their own food. If it's a floating game, then the house supplies. Beer is brought by players. That being said, I don't charge for food (tho' takeout is pretty normal).