ThePro19 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Do you play home games? What do yo use for a countdown clock? I decided to put my programming skills to use and came up with this little app using Excel's VBA. You proabably recognise the background Hope no one objects to me using it. May think about marketing it, but I dare say I'll need to change the background if I do that. Will try it out tomorrow in my 'home' game. The time for the levels is specified by the user and the blinds are the same as are used at the 2 casinos I play at - Walsall Grosvenor and Broadway Birmingham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeGee Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock Nice...but, for that to be of any use ud have to have a computer at hand where you play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePro19 Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock Nice...but' date=' for that to be of any use ud have to have a computer at hand where you play?[/quote'] I just take my laptop with me. I'm also going to work on a version for a PDA, but I don't think it will be as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeGee Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock have neither a PDA or a laptop, so I guess ill have to come up with something else... Edit: played a "homegame" at a school once (isnt it as ironic as doing your homework at school? :D) where a guy wrote the new blind levels and stuff on the blackboard...Where can I buy that kind of a guy ? hehe.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednutt Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock how about a clock?:rollin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednutt Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock Egg timer?:rollin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeGee Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock rednutt, duh! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelskired Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock Before i got single, i used to use my Ex........................... "Get off that BLOODY Computer!" was the alarm sound!:lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeGee Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednutt Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock :rollin Good one:rollin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbin Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock for our live games, I'm currently using tournament director - can be found at .... www.thetournamentdirector.net Generally running well although I've come across a couple of minor issues with it. Was donationware but just checked and now they've produced a newer version you require a licence - think it said $25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2damnhype Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock At my game one of the lads uses the countdown feature on his mobile phone. Trouble is he like a drink, and as the night goes on gets less reliable at restarting it each time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaF Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock Looks like some good work there Pro :clap :clap As well as tournament director, there is also a free one you can download at Europoker - have never downloaded it though, so don't know if it's any good..... http://www.europoker.com/en/PokerClock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePro19 Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock Never thought of looking if something existed. Wasn't a big job, and I do enjoy programming. I'll have a look at the others to see how I can improve mine. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno375 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock When I play a live game ( home/work game) we have a novel idea for blind increases that doesn't use a clock. Not sure how you would all feel about it but/.... Say you start with 10 players........ every time one gets knocked out... the blinds go up. This leaves the blind small and makes more fun and involvement when more are in and makes the knocking out of someone a boost and and bind. If you are getting short stacked and someone goes you need to make a move! It mean that there is no clock watching....works best with chipsets but makes it fun, understandable and easy. Danno the inventive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robilaruk Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock thats just what we do - tho we only play with 4/5 max - but with only 2K in chips and blinds 25/50 the blinds soo catch up even heads up Damo ps if anyone fancies a game in the leicester area anytime give me a shout - pm me on this site When I play a live game ( home/work game) we have a Say you start with 10 players........ every time one gets knocked out... the blinds go up. This leaves the blind small and makes more fun and involvement when more are in and makes the knocking out of someone a Danno the inventive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePro19 Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock Not bad Danno, but I think you need to start with fewer chips than my games do for it to work. We generally start with a few thousand chips, and if the blinds start at 25/50, I don't think we would ever get to level 2. I guess we could start with higher blinds, but that then defeats the object of my games... to spend 2 - 3 hours having a good game of poker. What I have done up to now (and it has worked because we have not had more than one table) is to increase the blinds ever time the button reaches the seat where the button started. That way, the blinds go up slowly initially, but as people get knocked out, it goes up pretty quickly. the good thing about this is that if you are planning on playing more than one game, those who go out of the first game don't have to wait too long. This can't work on multiple tables because blinds have to go up at the same time. Thanks for the suggestion Danno, might try it some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robilaruk Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: Poker countdown clock I just have - looks good worth it I reckon - esp as it is free......:ok Damo :cheers Looks like some good work there Pro :clap :clap As well as tournament director, there is also a free one you can download at Europoker - have never downloaded it though, so don't know if it's any good..... http://www.europoker.com/en/PokerClock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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