Maru and I have been playing poker with a group of friends for the last 6 years. One person hosts the group for dinner, and afterwards we play for a pot where each player has contributed a £5 buy-in.
For a short period, we tried to increase the buy-in to £10, but we quickly reverted back to £5. It didn’t feel the same because it’s always been more about the time together than it is about the poker.
And over the years, as the games have gotten shorter, the dinners have gotten longer. I’m confident we’ve now got the ratio right.