About us
A group for young professionals to socialise and make great friends, and membership is free.
We are based around Birmingham and the wider West Midlands area. We will be having events simply to allow people to meet and enjoy themselves, as well as some events that are more specialist or in pursuit of particular pastimes.
This is a safe space, please report any issues.
Upcoming events
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* BAR CRAWL: ST PAUL'S HOUSE + THE JAMHOUSE + ACTRESS & BISHOP *
Location not specified yet* BAR CRAWL: ST PAUL'S HOUSE + THE JAMHOUSE + ACTRESS & BISHOP *
Let's make this a fun evening... put this date in your diary for a friendly & lively night out!
WHEN
Last Friday of the month
WHERE
7PM Venue 1: St Paul's House
https://saintpaulshouse.com
8:30PM Venue 2: The Jamhouse
https://thejamhouse.com
10PM Venue 3: Actress & Bishop
https://theactressandbishop.co.uk
MEETPOINT
First arrivals at St Paul's House, we will be on the terrace at the back.
DRESS CODE
Smart casual dress, no rips, caps, or trainers please.
CONTACT
Joanna will be your host for the evening
ATTENDANCE
As with all events, please RSVP courteously, and please note that no-shows and withdrawals in the last 24 hours are impolite. And please note that members of GO Heart Of England may also be attending.10 attendees
Play Texas Holdem Poker Sociably!
Location not specified yetTexas Holdem Poker sociably!
** THIS EVENT IS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH GO:HEART-OF-ENGLAND SO THERE WILL BE OTHERS FROM MEETUP PRESENT ***
Texas Holdem Poker sociably!
The venue is The Bull Inn, 1 Price St, Birmingham B4 6JU. Please arrive promptly at 12:15, especially if you need to brush up on the rules or the betting system
We will play friendly Texas Holdem Poker for low stakes (e.g. maximum loss £3 per game of 45-60 minutes), so suitable for beginners as well as those who already enjoy poker. Cash not credit/debit card, bring change or get change at the bar.
We aren't expecting a huge meetup, which should suit those preferring more modest attendances, though our previous poker afternoons have been very popular, and the event has consequently been re-requested on a frequent basis (monthly or two-monthly, except bank holidays)
We do need to ensure there is a healthy number participating to complete games, so please don't abandon us mid-way through a game.
Minimum attendance = 6, Maximum attendance = 20 (if there are 2-3 tables with enough players fully familiar with the game). We have multiple sets of poker chips and cloths if required.
Texas Holdem: Notes for Beginners
(*) Hand rankings
https://www.pokerstars.uk/poker/games/rules/hand-rankings/
(*) Rules
http://www.briggsoft.com/docs/pmavens/Rules_Holdem.htm
(*) Best Start Hands
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.yourpokercash.com/website_images/8574/misc/handchart1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://icpf662janean8orso.blogspot.com/search/label/Texas%2520HoldEm%2520Poker%2520Hands&h=382&w=609&tbnid=wnCR3QC8sW_jfM:&docid=zNIBzpSFs4frHM&ei=n-dNVsa6EsiBU6aVjfAH&tbm=isch&ved=0CCoQMygnMCc4ZGoVChMIhoaa3OOcyQIVyMAUCh2mSgN-Omaha Poker:
If enough people wish to play Omaha Poker as an alternative, we will assign one table for this purpose.
Differences to Texas Holdem: Omaha has the same rules and house rules as for Texas Holdem, using just the 2 official game differences:- Every player gets four cards in Omaha (instead of two in Holdem)
- You MUST use two of them to make your best poker hand
https://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-rules-omaha
House Rules (either version):
The aim here is to keep things simple and fair. If you are new, these will be explained, do not be put off!
- £3 game entry fee, we then play with chips. Games length is 60 minutes completing the final hand, with winner taking 2/3rds of the stake money and second place taking 1/3rd.
- Small/Big blind values are 1&2 initially, doubling every 15 minutes, with a minimum raise always being the size of big blind
- During the pre-flop, pre-turn and pre-river betting rounds, only one raise per player who hasn't previously checked/passed during that round
- During the showdown (4th) betting round, multiples raises are allowed, per player who hasn't previously checked/passed during that round
- During pre-flop betting, the maximum raise is what is on the table, and 'going-all-in' is prohibited until the flop is visible
- Private supplies of chips are kept visible and off the playing mat, and folded hands are placed out of reach on the discard pile.
- Chips may be exchanged for equivalent value chips to allow an intended bet to be made.
- Cards are shuffled between hands to counter card memorization
- Called player must reveal their hand, other players are only obliged to reveal theirs if they claim to have a better hand.
- In the event of betting continuing beyond the means of one or more players, a split pot will apply.
- To avoid re-setting and re-dealing once a game has begun, we normally deal up to 6 hands per table, allocating further arrivals to a new table (unless subsequently found we have, say, 13 in total).
Attendance: As with all events, please RSVP courteously, which means that no-shows and withdrawals in the last 24 hours are forbidden. Thank you for your understanding.
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Past events
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