Thanks to all those who responded both on the thread and via PM. It looks like I have a couple new leads for unraked home games in the area.
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Originally Posted by Cardgrrl
I play in a variety of small-stakes home games in the DC area. The best way to find them is to go along to some free "pub poker" tournaments (leagues like NPPL, MPL, StarsNBars, Kings&Queens, etc.), and become known in the local poker circles. Once people get used to seeing you around, and have reason to believe ~ from your behavior ~ that you a reliable, decent guy, you will likely get invitations to home games if you ask around.
One of these tournaments is played at a bar only a couple blocks from my house, so I thought this would be a great way of finding people who would want to play in a low-stakes game. As it turns out, most of the people I've met are a little scared of playing for real money, even if it's only $50. Not saying that's a good thing or a bad thing, just an observation.
In response to other posters requesting information re games, please send me your personal email address via PM and we'll start a conversation re boosting attendance at some of the existing unraked home games in the area or even possibly starting our own.
Thanks again to everyone that took time to respond.