[MeridianFC]

FWIW (not much I know) I use the 25/100/500/1000. I'm using a variation on Texas TEARS so the blinds go up a bit more gently. The buy in gets you T2K but there are rebuys. I could theoretically get away without any 1K chips, but I did that to give myself some coverage (having 100 x T1K is obviously like having 200 x T500). The other tangental reason is if really pressed a 25-1000 set could be used as a .25-$10.00 cash set which is within the realm I normally play, though my cash set is denominated and my tourney set is not.

My breakdown is:

200 X T25
200 X T100
100 X T500
100 X T1000

starting stack:

20 X T25
10 X T100
1X T500

I do mostly one table though I could double that number if needed. I"ve got enough for color up and more rebuys than will ever happen at this point. Plus folks get decent size stacks, especially for the endgame. I introduce an ante at later levels so the T25s stay in play for a while.