Five Great Ways to Induce Action in Your Home Game

Home poker games can become nitty affairs sometimes. So can public games in casinos and poker rooms, for that matter.

Sometimes, for long periods of time, no one wants to gamble or get out of line. Sure, you can take advantage of nitty players by stealing blinds. But how much fun is that? And once your game gets the reputation of being a rock fest, who is going to return?

What you want to do is find ways to increase betting, calling, and raising, even among relatively straightforward, typically tight players. Over the years, and in hundreds of different homes and public poker games, I've learned a few sure-fire ways to induce action at the table. I present five of them for you today.

1. Talking

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