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A game of poker is practically a rite of passage when it comes to bucks’ parties! Whether it’s come from Hollywood movies or old stories passed down between generations, we hear of more and more Aussie’s celebrating their upcoming wedding with a poker dealer and poker night.
The goal of these nights is to bring everyone together for your buddy’s last hurrah, so it’s important to get it right! While it might feel like a big responsibility, all it takes is a bit of help, insights and support from the people that know what they’re doing. Whether you’re hosting the event at home or rounding the crew up for a getaway, this industry-insight goes a long way.
Our friends over at Wicked Bucks have planned their fair share of these events during their time in the industry too! While they know that the perfect set-up looks different to everyone, there are a few key ingredients they’ve discovered over the years. We caught up with the Wicked team to discuss what it takes to plan the perfect bucks’ poker night with your gang and they shared their top five tips with us.
Top Five Tips for a Bucks Poker Dealer and Poker Night
1. Prepare the rules before starting
Laying down some ground rules goes a long way when it comes to ensuring every player has the best possible time. As the host or party planner, it’s your job to make sure the rules are finalised and shared with all the attendees before kicking off the antics.
Some of the key areas to consider when deciding the rules are the value of the starting stack, the length of each round and the payout structure. When everyone is on the same page from the get-go, you can expect an easy going and super enjoyable experience for everyone involved.
There are plenty of different pre-made rules that you can find online, or you can get in touch with a buck’s party planning crew (like Wicked Bucks!) to help you establish rules and guidelines that suit you and your group. We find it’s also a great idea to print these rules off and stick them up near the table, so everyone has something to look back to when it’s needed.
2. Consider extra entertainment
While poker is more than enough entertainment to keep most groups entertained for hours, we love surprising our soon-to-be grooms with some extra fun. Your added line-up may include some cheeky shows from the best performers on offer in your chosen city, with plenty of cheekiness to have the man of the hour blushing. A party planning crew like Wicked Bucks can help you tee-up the best talent on offer for your event, ensuring you’ll have laughs and memories to look back on for years to come.
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3. Keep the food and bevvies flowing
Everyone knows that poker and munching go hand-in-hand! A night of fun poker is almost incomplete without a good spread of food and enough drinks to go around. Although we’re sure snacks and beer aren’t too difficult to find, you may consider outsourcing the catering for your event.
Having an extra set of hands to help prepare and serve the food will ensure the game can keep flowing, without any unnecessary interruptions. This is also a great idea if you’re planning a destination bucks party as it means you won’t need to try and find supplies in an unfamiliar location. Bonus points for the helping hand to clean up too!
4. Use the good stuff
If we’ve learned anything from our time planning poker nights, it’s that it pays to use the good stuff. There is nothing more frustrating than sitting down to kick start your night, only to realise you’re missing the gear you need to keep the game rolling. Our top picks for poker equipment include:
- A premium deck of plastic playing cards for a professional feel
- Poker chips to replace currency and offer the real casino vibe
- Plaques rather than piles of chips for higher value bets
- A poker mat
- A card shuffler to save time and keep cards clean
- Essential buttons to make the game professional and authentic, including dealer button, big blind button, small blind button and all in button
- Card guard to keep your hand sage when it’s kept on the table
- Timer to keep track of bets.
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5. Don’t try and do it all by yourself!
When it comes to planning the perfect poker night, you seriously can’t underestimate the benefit of bringing in an experienced, knowledgeable and connected team to help you get it right. These are the crew that know what it takes to ensure your event goes off without a hitch and offers a bag full of memories for all the players.
By taking some added responsibilities off your shoulders, you’ll also have more time to round the crew up and amp up the excitement before the big day or getaway. With the help of a team like Wicked Bucks, your biggest concern will be making sure everyone arrives on time and in one piece.
Wicked Bucks can also help arrange additional help on the night of the poker tournament to ensure you get to kick back and relax as much as everybody else. This is a truly special moment to help your buddy farewell his bachelor days, so we don’t want you to miss out on a second of it!
If you’re looking for some extra peace-of-mind and helpful advice that actually helps, you’ve come to the right place. The bucks party planning team has more experience than we can poke a stick at, and they’ve got the patience and insight to mould their events around the vision, budget and group size of every party. Simply get in touch with the team to discuss your poker night options or to gain any further advice for planning your big bucks party!
