Top 10 Beverages Every Home Poker Game Should Have
Posted on March 28, 2008
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I pretty much bounce around between 2-3 of the home poker games in my local area. And after running my own game for awhile, I find that there are just some drinks every home poker game should have.
1.) Water - Everyone needs some water at the poker table. We live in an age of health-consciousness. A 24-pack of water is only $4.50 – $6.00. And don’t get the cheap, grocery store brand. Water drinkers can certainly distinguish the difference between cheap and name brand water.
2.) Bud Light – Everyone loves Bud Light beer. I never had anyone complain about Bud Light and there’s plenty of it at all the games I go to.
3.) Dark Beers – Poker players appreciate a game with a little bit nicer taste of beer. Even though I don’t like dark beers, I received many compliments for carrying Ying Ling. A case would usually suffice for the night (sometimes I’d get the bottles just to mix it up, the players seemed to get a big kick out of drinking from a bottle)
4.) Sunkist / Orange Soda - Sunkist or orange sodas for some reason were a huge favorite at my game. I would go through a 12 pack of Sunkist in one night fairly quickly.
5.) Mountain Dew Code Red – Poker players for some reason love this stuff. I flew through 12 packs of these as well.
6.) Mellow Yellow – You always have to have those “green” sodas are what I like to call them. Mellow Yellow were my players favorite, but Mountain Dew would suffice too.
7.) Hawaiian Fruit Punch – For the players that didn’t like soda, but didn’t like the bland taste of water, this was the very happy medium for them. A 12 pack of these would be gone within the first few hours.
8.) Energy Drinks – Energy drinks are great especially for the bigger games where players are there for the long haul. It’ll keep them energized and focused on playing. Vault energy drinks worked great and usually can find six-packs of these for $2-$3.
9.) Margaritas – One of my friends that hosts a game used to be a bartender, and he would regularly make these at the players’ requests. Not a bad idea either. It’d loosen up the players, create bigger pots, and that equates to more money for the house 
.
10.) Rum and Coke – I tried this one night, and another friend of mine experimented with this one night at his game. The results: I went through two fifths of rum in two hours. 3 players had re-bought twice during those two hours.
There you have it. No poker game should be without at least a few of these beverages. I wouldn’t allow my drink expenses to total more than $20 – $30 each night. Try to keep an eye out for coupons or discounts grocery stores are offering. Every so often, my local grocery store would offer four 12 pack sodas for $9.99 which was a great deal. I made sure I stocked up when I saw this offer. Investing in a BJ’s or Costco account wouldn’t be bad idea. Shop once a month and just stock up. Don’t be afraid to invest more money for the name brand stuff, players will appreciate it, and you’ll make all your money back plus much more in the long run .
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