| Well for my Pharoahs tournament set I like this breakdown:
Total chips:---------------: Max initial chips in play:
250-Red = T1250 :--------: T1250
200-Green = T5000:-------: T3750 -> T1250 left over for coloring up reds
100-Black = T10000:------: T5000 -> T5000 left over for coloring up greens
30-Purple = T15000
20-Orange =T20000
600 total chips
Players : Starting stacks
5 : T2000
6 : T1600
7 : T1400
8 : T1200
9 : T1000
10 : T1000
With this set I can distribute 5-red 3-green and 1-black for every T200 and color ups should work pretty well. For example, for a 10 man tournament each player starts with T1000 (25-red, 15-green 5-black). All 250 reds are in play but only 150 greens are. Those remaining 50 greens can color up all the reds in play. Also, the remaining 50 blacks not in play are enough to color up all the greens. The extra purples and oranges give me more than enough chips for 3 rebuys per player.
For a 900 chip set, that leaves 300 chips for whites and blues, and with the 250 reds I would have a top heavy 550 chip cash set. I may go for 1000 total chips, just so I can have two racks each of blue and white, and have a workable 650 chip cash set.
P.S. This is why the blue NCV is great. It can be a $3 dollar chip for 3/6, a $2 dollar for 2/4, a 50 cent chip for .50/1, etc. Screw the NJs bro, get the Pharoahs!!!  | 
