[muttleyone]

I'm getting a custom set of chips from ASM and I'm trying to figure out my chip breakdowns. I want to use them for both cash and tourney set. The set denoms will be 25 100 500 1000 and maybe 5000 (not really sure I need the 5000) with no $ or cent signs. I will have from 8 to 16 players, and I like to start with a bigger stack.
How many chips do you guys think I will need for each denom and a starting breakdown?

Thanks
Mutt

[Vitesse304]

I got a 500 chip set with those exact breakdowns.

I've had no problem playing 2 tables of 10.

[BigKyle]

200 25's
160 100's
100 500's
100 1,000's

12-7-4-2 setup for T5,000 for 16 players with enough to color up the 25's and 100's. Slightly more than $1,000 if you want to use them for cash games (25c, $1, $5, $10).

[Vitesse304]

100 - 25
100 - 100
100 - 500
100 - 1000
100 - 5000

Simple breakdown, I start the blinds at 25/50, and go up every 20 mins. 25 chips are off the table by 100/200.

Starting stacks of $2,000
4 - 25
9 - 100
2 - 500

[BigKyle]

If you only play with 15 chips to start, and you only have 2,000 in chips, why would you need 1,000 chips or 5,000 chips?

[Dimes]

16 players with relatively big stack (37) and 5000 in chips

20 x 25 - Total 320 x 25
10 x 100 - Total 160 x 100 + 80 x 100 to colour up the 25s = 240 x 100
7 x 500 - Total 112 x 500 + 48 x 500 if you want to colour-up the 100s = 160 x 500
Total 720 chips if you colour up the 100s.

You might want some 1000s. No need for 5000s.

Stack of 34:

16 x 25 - Total 256 x 25
11 x 100 - Total 176 x 100 + 64 x 100 = 240 x 100
7 x 500 - Total 112 x 400 + 48 x 500 = 160 x 500
Total 656 chips

Stack of 30:

12 x 25 - Total 192 x 25
12 x 100 - Total 192 x 100 + 48 x 100 = 240 x 100
5 x 500 - Total 80 x 500 + 48 x 500 = 128 x 500
1 x 1000 - Total 16 x 1000
Total 576 chips

Stack of 25:

12 x 25 - Total 192 x 25
7 x 100 - Total 112 x 100 + 48 x 100 = 160 x 100
4 x 500 - Total 64 x 500 + 32 x 500 = 96 x 500
2 x 1000 - Total 32 x 1000
Total 480 chips

Very small stack of 22:

8 x 25 - Total 128 x 25
8 x 100 - Total 128 x 100 + 32 x 100 = 160 x 100
4 x 500 - Total 64 x 500 + 32 x 500 = 96 x 500
2 x 1000 - Total 32 x 1000
Total 416 chips

Hope I didn't make too many mistakes in the calculations

TT

[Devilboy]

Never start with less than 30 chips per player. If you start with $1000 - $5000 per person you will NOT need a $5000 chip unless you have 5 tables.

From Dimes' list I like this one:

16 x 25 - Total 256 x 25
11 x 100 - Total 176 x 100 + 64 x 100 = 240 x 100
7 x 500 - Total 112 x 400 + 48 x 500 = 160 x 500
Total 656 chips

Order 260 green, 240 black, 80 purple and 70 yellow for a 650 chip set that will do pretty much anything you need (up to 16 players T5000 with 10 rebuys)

[zbme]

I like starting with 20 chips per person. That way each starting stack fills 1/5 of a 100 chip rack.

10 x $5
6 x $25
3 x $100
1 x $500
20 chips = $1000

This also makes clean up easier at the end.

[seymour]

Well, we play T10,000 tournaments, and I will be getting a 500 chip tournament set with my custom ASMs.

Chip ... Quantity ... Starting Stack
$25 x 100 (12)
$100 x 175 (17)
$500 x 125 (10)
$1000 x 75 (3)
$5000 x 25

We mostly play with 6-8 people, 42 chips each to start. Blinds starting at 25/50 and going from there. With that many people, the $5000 chips don't get used too often. I do have starting stacks worked out for my set somewhere for 16 and more people, but I'm not sure where I put it. It still would have a reasonable amount of chips to start each, though.

[muttleyone]

Ok thanks guys for the help. Now how about my break down for my cash game using the same 25 100 500 1000 set with a .50/1.00 blinds? I would still like a nice starting stack.

Thanks
Mutt