[mizuchaud]

What's a decent buy-in amount for a tiny limit game? (5 cent/10 cent?)

I was contemplating something ridiculous like a baby-snapper game, 10 cent chips and dollar chip backups. (Thank you smoore) Wouldn't really have a SB, just a SB call of 1 chip.
I ran a count of 80 dimes and 12 dollar chips for a $20 buy in, .10/.20 S bet / B bet, two raises after a bet.

Is that enough of a buy in?

I'm looking at 640 +/- chips for the dimes as it is, which seems ridiculous already, but I want a ridic game. getting bored of tourneys and little stacks.

[jojobinks]

Originally Posted by mizuchaud

What's a decent buy-in amount for a tiny limit game? (5 cent/10 cent?)

I was contemplating something ridiculous like a baby-snapper game, 10 cent chips and dollar chip backups. (Thank you smoore) Wouldn't really have a SB, just a SB call of 1 chip.
I ran a count of 80 dimes and 12 dollar chips for a $20 buy in, .10/.20 S bet / B bet, two raises after a bet.

Is that enough of a buy in?

I'm looking at 640 +/- chips for the dimes as it is, which seems ridiculous already, but I want a ridic game. getting bored of tourneys and little stacks.

in limit, 30 big bets is considered a big loss. i usually buy in around that, b/c i don't like going into my pocked if things get ugly. that's $6 in this game. $20 is huge...but if you've got the chips, it won't change play any.

[mizuchaud]

Capped betting through all rounds (bet, raise, reraise) would give you a 40 unit pot for two players, right?
Isn't that a big swing in one hand?
That's already 20 BB.

Sorry for the noob ?, but I'm trying to learn limit. I just hit the bet button online, but figuring out a home game is hurting my head.

20 units = 1/5 of a $10 stack. I know all rounds w/ capped betting would be really loose, but since my neighbors are wacks, dime bets are probably going to be met with derision and tossed chips in the pot. (but a $10 buyin would be met with hesitation, It's backwards. No one folds here.)

[jojobinks]

Originally Posted by mizuchaud

Capped betting through all rounds (bet, raise, reraise) would give you a 40 unit pot for two players, right?
Isn't that a big swing in one hand?
That's already 20 BB.

Sorry for the noob ?, but I'm trying to learn limit. I just hit the bet button online, but figuring out a home game is hurting my head.

20 units = 1/5 of a $10 stack. I know all rounds w/ capped betting would be really loose, but since my neighbors are wacks, dime bets are probably going to be met with derision and tossed chips in the pot. (but a $10 buyin would be met with hesitation, It's backwards. No one folds here.)

unit? i'm confused. usually, stack is measured in big bets. big bet in this case is
20c. in a pot, capped to the river, you can lose 12bb (4*1/2 + 4*1/2 + 4 + 4=12).

edit with more: what you're describing is mostly seems like a loose/passive game, in the mold of sshe...every player's dream. in other words, there'll be lots of calling, but little raising on the later streets. i'd say 30bb will be fine for most.

[Ranman]

I just ran a .10/.20 cent (.05Sb-.10BB) limit game as a side to a tournament this past weekend. We bought in for $5 with unlimited reloads (if you get below $1). Capped at 1 bet, 3 raises. It turned out to be a lot of fun. No one needed to reload and we just plain had fun. It was easy for the players that never played limit to learn and play.
I'm thinking of adding it as a regular side game on league nights.

Ranman

[hachkc]

Originally Posted by mizuchaud

Capped betting through all rounds (bet, raise, reraise) would give you a 40 unit pot for two players, right?
Isn't that a big swing in one hand?
That's already 20 BB.

Sorry for the noob ?, but I'm trying to learn limit. I just hit the bet button online, but figuring out a home game is hurting my head.

20 units = 1/5 of a $10 stack. I know all rounds w/ capped betting would be really loose, but since my neighbors are wacks, dime bets are probably going to be met with derision and tossed chips in the pot. (but a $10 buyin would be met with hesitation, It's backwards. No one folds here.)

Capped is typically bet + 3 raises though some play with 4 raises and others say no cap when heads up. With 3 raises, the most you can put in is 12BB or 24bb. In limit, you traditionally talk in the context of Big Bets (BB) and not big blinds (bb); a BB is typically 2xbb. If you are playing .10/.20 Limit (.05/.10 blinds), a standard buyin is 20 - 30 BB ($4 - $6) as JoJo mentioned. If folks are as loose as you say, 50BB is probably better or try raising the stakes.

EDIT: What jojo said.

[mizuchaud]

Thanks for the help. as I said, I have no experience in limit..
I'll try $5-$10 with a bet and three raises using .10/.20 and see how it goes! (Helps anyway, as I don't want to buy so many effing chips as that and I don't want to buy FC's or diamonds.

[mizuchaud]

Anyone think it's silly to spend 50-60 cents on a clay chip to use it as a dime chip? It would be non denom so the dime would change when we all get richer (yea right)

This is all smoore's fault.

I'm trying to find reasons or back out of doing something rash.

[hachkc]

Originally Posted by mizuchaud

Anyone think it's silly to spend 50-60 cents on a clay chip to use it as a dime chip? It would be non denom so the dime would change when we all get richer (yea right)

This is all smoore's fault.

I'm trying to find reasons or back out of doing something rash.

Sure, like your get anything but one answer from anyone on this site.

Do it but ND and solid is the way to go, its more practical that way.

[checkm8r]

Originally Posted by mizuchaud

Anyone think it's silly to spend 50-60 cents on a clay chip to use it as a dime chip?

I have a set of Chipco classics for my micro-stakes set (0.05/.10 and .10/.20), so I'd have to say "no, it's not silly at all."