You will also need some volunteers to help you prepare. You will need cards, poker chips, dealer buttons, tables, food, beverages, etc. Usually you can just divide up the chores among your guests. Surely they will not mind helping you out, especially since you are sacrificing your home for such great fun!

Make sure you post all the rules, including blind levels, payout structures, chipping up, and which games you will play. This is always good, and will avoid trouble and confusion later in the game. You will also need to post rules that will govern whether you will be playing limit or no limit, and whether you will allow rebuys, addons, or bounties. You will also need to decide on what variants will be excepted in your poker tournament.  Moving and seating players is also something that should be thought out beforehand. You should let everyone know the system before, and make sure that the system is balanced and fair.

You will also need to figure out how dealing will be consistent and fair. You should research some different ways of making the dealing and shuffling fair, and you should also regulate the cutting of cards during and between games.

1. Do not reveal your cards while the game is underway. Not only is this against the rules most of the time, but it is very annoying because it can give some players an advantage. Keep what is in your hand to yourself.

2. If you folded before the flop, and then realize that your hand would actually have been amazing after seeing the flop turn, don’t yell, bang the table, reel back in your chair, or throw a fit. Actually, don’t say or do anything until the hand is over. Not only is this really annoying, but it can give some players an advantage.

3. Do not coach, criticize, or verbally abuse other players or their playing styles, even if they are no good at poker. Also, do not be cocky and act like you are the best. To be honest, nobody cares, and you will not only be embarrassing yourself, but you will be annoying other players as well.

4. Do not blame the dealer for a bad hand or bad cards. It is not the dealers fault, and throwing cards, yelling, or refusing to tip him are all unnecessary, illogical, and just prove how much of an ape you are. The dealer has no control over what you get,  and you have more control over whether you win than the dealer, who has absolutely none.

5. Do not talk about a hand if you are not in it. Giving advice is actually usually against the rules, and if it isn’t where you are playing, than it is definitely annoying to everyone, and you should stop.