I play with a group of kids at school who spread a dealers choice game. Once around the table then the deal moves.

Most of the kids (90% or more) are picking NLHE or PLO with .50/1 blinds with most everyone buying in between $50 and $150

Stud is my best game, I play 2/4 and 3/6 online...

I suggest that when I choose stud we play 2/4 with a quarter ante and dollar bring in... which is in my opinion a good limit for comparable to the .5/1 NLHE and Pot Limit Omaha

Others believe its too high and should be 1/2 with a quarter ante and .50 bring in

in 2/4 stud a nice pot would be between 20 and 40 dollars

which is comparable to a .5/1 NL or PL pot... 1/2 stud would make for much smaller pots

any thoughts? Thanks and good luck at the tables...

James

This is the same as my old home game, but we played 1/2 dealers choice, and when we went to stud we played 2/4 w dollar ante (we did not have .50 chips). We probably should have played 3/6 or 4/8 so I would say 2/4 is correct.

You could play it with blinds and play half pot limit, but that is more difficult to regulate.

I think your friends are wrong. If they are playing .5/1 NL or PL that easily compares to 2/4 limit. The pot sizes should be very similar, and that's really the best guide. Of course if they all play stud badly (good for you!) they may be calling and chasing weak which would inflate the pots, so maybe the 2/4 stud pots do get bigger.

One guideline I read here is the ratio of NL to limit is roughly 1-6. So a .5/1 NLHE would run similar in size to a 3/6 limit.

But, as I tell the guys in my home games, it's not a tourney. No one is obligated to play. If any dealer calls a game and/or limit that I'm not comfortable with, I can chose to sit out that round. So tell your buddies if they don't like it they can take a potty break.