I’ve teamed up with people from time to time via get-togethers but I’ve never pooled money as my betting bankroll is normally a bit above those I shoot alongside.

As an example, I have two guys that are local to where I go. One I met via a casino dealer friend who told me her friend wanted to shoot with me. The other I just happened to be at a table he was shooting at and he’d just made the Tall. He had nothing on it, a very conservative bettor but nice throw. I jumped on his next roll and he made the whole ATS which won me $1050 with $5 on each. When I asked him if he had any money on it he did not. I threw him $50 to show my appreciation. After we colored up we had a conversation away from the table. He works local and has lots of time to practice his game. So anytime I’m going to stay thru a weekday, I text him and we open a table at one of the casinos. We normally only have a couple hour session and then leave happy.

Developing good contacts where you normally go can create a team without calling it a team.

To me having a group of 4-6 people works out good. We get to tables at slightly different times so we don’t come in mass, even though we talk with each other while we play and have fun. Most of the other shooters bet table minimum so casino doesn’t sweat us much. I normally buy-in for $1,000 so I bet anywhere from $10-12 bets up to about $25-30 depending on who is shooting.

Hope that helps sir.
Hank

When Sandtrap was alive, we frequently met up with friends in AC, but never pooled our money. We played Sl1&2, and one friend was at SR1. Sometimes other GTC’ers met up with us. We never changed positions at the first session. At a second session, if other friends were there, they would take our positions. At another session, we might switch again, depending on how everyone was shooting. We usually played about 2 hr sessions, and then took a break. We were early risers, and were frequently first at the table. We also knew when another table would open in the afternoon, as well as at night. In between, we played Pai Gow, or I might play BJ.

Goddess