The Home Game: Who to Invite

How many people should you invite? If you're trying to learn how to play poker the "right" way, you'll want to have at least six-any fewer than that, and you'll be playing short-handed, a condition that requires you to dramatically change your style of play. While you can deal hold'em to as many as twenty-three players, more than nine or ten will usually result in a game that's slow, chaotic, and extremely annoying if the cards aren't flowing your way.