The deal is that the rules are to remain the same for all games which revolve so everyone gets the opportunity to clean up and feed the rest of the group.

The paradox is that out of a dozen players there is a core of 6 and a minimum required of 7. The core membership cannot alway attend.

To disadvantage the better players bastardized games have been developed or should I say invented. The easiest of these games to describe is Omaha where you can use two or three hole cards to make your hand. Most of the game is low stakes limit and who cares. At the end of the evening it is tablestakes so it cannot amount to some cash. The problem is that if you get a newbie who loses a few hundred bucks playing some crazy game or best yet wants to turn his delaers choice game into an hour of blackjack where he is the dealer or inbetween. In reality no peek is one of the more sensible selections that come up.

Then these guys want more players and more games. There are plenty of holdem players, omaha, and stud players......but when you start to drift into criss cross, petticoats, hickey-O, colorado, and the ever popular Jimmi........you run out of players.

When the inventors of the game are told that hey we have three more guys who want to play but they want limits on the game selection its like trying a case in front of the supreme court.

Ok I can see I am starting to rant and ramble and thus I will stifle myself after this final remark.

If your good enough to take my chips.. do it. Beat me if you can, Survive If I Let you!