https://homepokerledger.com Short guides on running and settling a home poker game. en-US Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/bank-came-up-short https://homepokerledger.com/guides/bank-came-up-short The chips do not match the money. How to find the cause, and who should absorb it once you have genuinely looked. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/beginners-at-the-table https://homepokerledger.com/guides/beginners-at-the-table How to include someone who has never played without slowing the game to a crawl or taking all their money in an hour. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/being-the-banker https://homepokerledger.com/guides/being-the-banker Running the money at a home poker game: collecting buy-ins, never banking from your own pocket, and cashing out in the right order. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/blinds-and-stacks https://homepokerledger.com/guides/blinds-and-stacks Picking blinds that fit your buy-in, why 100 big blinds is the usual starting stack, and how blind levels work if you are running a tournament. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/cash-game-or-tournament https://homepokerledger.com/guides/cash-game-or-tournament The difference, which suits which group, and why the money side differs far more than the poker does. Includes the compromise most regular games settle on. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/cashing-out https://homepokerledger.com/guides/cashing-out The order to count a table down in, why you colour up before counting, and how to catch a count that does not match the money that went in. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/chip-denominations https://homepokerledger.com/guides/chip-denominations How to pick chip denominations that fit your buy-in: the 1:40 ratio, why three colours beats five, which colours to avoid, and how many chips you need. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/dealing-and-the-button https://homepokerledger.com/guides/dealing-and-the-button Rotating the deal versus a dedicated dealer, how the button and blinds move, and the small mistakes that cause most home-game disputes. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/finding-players https://homepokerledger.com/guides/finding-players Where home game players actually come from, how to vet someone you do not know, and why the first invitation matters more than the rest. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/first-home-game https://homepokerledger.com/guides/first-home-game Everything a first-time host needs in order: choosing stakes, how many players, what to buy, the rules to agree before dealing, and how to settle up at the end. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/house-rules https://homepokerledger.com/guides/house-rules The short list a home game actually needs settled in advance: money rules, table rules, and who has the final say when something is disputed mid-hand. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/how-many-chips https://homepokerledger.com/guides/how-many-chips How many chips a home game needs by player count, why 500 is the usual answer, and which denomination always runs out first. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/how-many-players https://homepokerledger.com/guides/how-many-players Why six to eight is the sweet spot for a home game, how table size changes the way it plays, and what to do when ten people say yes. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/keeping-the-game-alive https://homepokerledger.com/guides/keeping-the-game-alive The four reasons a regular game quietly stops happening, and the handful of habits that keep one running for years. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/paying-up https://homepokerledger.com/guides/paying-up How the money actually moves once the ledger is settled: why fewer payments is better, cash versus transfer apps, rounding, and what to do about what is still owed. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/raking-a-home-game https://homepokerledger.com/guides/raking-a-home-game Why taking a cut of the pot changes what your game is, what it costs the table over a season, and fairer ways to cover pizza and cards. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/rebuys-and-late-entries https://homepokerledger.com/guides/rebuys-and-late-entries What to agree before the first hand, how to record a rebuy so it survives to settlement, seating a late player, and cashing out early without breaking the count. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/settlement-mistakes https://homepokerledger.com/guides/settlement-mistakes The five errors that turn a five-minute settle into a forty-minute argument at a home poker game, and how to catch each one before money moves. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/side-pots https://homepokerledger.com/guides/side-pots What happens to the betting when a short stack is all in, how to build the side pot without losing track, and the one rule that settles every dispute. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/tracking-a-season https://homepokerledger.com/guides/tracking-a-season How to keep a record across weeks without it becoming a chore, what is worth recording, and why settling every night beats carrying balances forward. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://homepokerledger.com/guides/when-someone-cannot-pay https://homepokerledger.com/guides/when-someone-cannot-pay How to prevent the most uncomfortable moment a home game produces, what to do when it happens anyway, and why making the numbers fit is the worst option. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000