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[QUOTE="riverboatrat, post: 769526, member: 27051"]
I often get invited to various games.

There are a number of questions that I ask prior to making a decision.

1. Is it a cash game or an elimination tourney style game ?
2. If its a tourney style game, are there rebuys/ add ons? what are they?
3. what are the stakes ?
4. Who else will be playing and what is their skill level ?
5. Is there a rake? if so , how much ?
6. if there is a rake, are there dedicated dealers?
7. whats the starting stack?
8. what are the blind levels?
9. and then I will ask general questions about the environment, i.e. privacy / noise levels / etc

all these questions make a huge difference to me, because I am more of a tournaement player, I'll work on my cash game in my own time but not at a live game, I dislike rebuys and prefer freezeout formats, I want to play within my bankroll's means, if there is a rake (especially at a home game) I wanna know why, alot of people are using "fund raising" as an excuse to charge a heft rake of sometimes up to 25%. some places higher.
If there is a rake, what do we get for our money?
I also want to know if the game is going to be private and uninterrupted, if its going to be a noisy affair with kids running around etc, I'm staying home.
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