[littlebu]

I need help figuring out a good breakdown/starting stack setup. We play .05/.10 with our group. I want the set to be able to handle .25/.25 also.

denoms in set

.05
.25
1
5

[99%evil]

Let's see if I can post before Matthew does.

Figured for 10 people

.05 - 100
.25 - 200
1 - 200
5 -100

I did the aboved with this thinking - If you do a .05/.10 game you'll start each player with say $10 in chips and the workhorse chip will be the quarter,
the breakdown would go like this
10 - $.05
14 or 18 - $.25
6 or 5 -$1
Rebuys can be done with a combo of $1's and $5's

If you do a .25/50 game the dollar becomes the workhorse
Breakdown as follows for a $20 buy in

12 - $.25
12 - $1
1 - $5

rebuys can be done with $5's and one's if you want

If you think you'll need more than $750 ont he table, deduct 25 $1's and 25 $.25 and add in 50 $5. If you do more people, you'll need to figure out you're lowest chip, if you could 20 folks at the .05.10 game if you just drop the breakdown of the .05 from 10 down to 5 chips (you'll just see peopl easking for change a lot. If you want to keep it more you'll have to add more chips and take away from higher denoms.

[jamby]

LOL. Matthew likes the 2/5/2/1 ratio quite a bit though.

He might recommend something more like 120/300/120/60

I'm sure we'll find out.

-jamby

Originally Posted by 99%evil

Let's see if I can post before Matthew does.

Figured for 10 people

.05 - 100
.25 - 200
1 - 200
5 -100

[99%evil]

Originally Posted by jamby

LOL. Matthew likes the 2/5/2/1 ratio quite a bit though.

He might recommend something more like 120/300/120/60

I'm sure we'll find out.

-jamby

The only difference here is that he may use the chips for two different types of games. If he stuck to one type I'd adjust the set accordingly. Having 300 $.25 is overkill in a .25/.50 game. If he sticks to .05/.10, then yes I'd add the .25.

[Jambine]

I like to get a lot of chips on the table for cash games, and since the 5¢ chip is the “workhorse” here, I would use more of those. That way you’re not always making change. I would suggest this set:

200 / 5¢ (20 chips each)
200 / 25¢ (20 chips each)
150 / $1 (4 chips each)
50 / $5

That gives each player $10, with $36 each left for re-buys. The only problem is with .25/.25 you issue $25 and only have $20 left for re-buy

EDIT: If you're limited to 600, you really should consider a 3 color, non-denom set.

[99%evil]

You know, I've never played .05/.10 poker....what's a typical raise? I would have thought .25, figuring most bets in .25 increments making the .25 the workhorse chip and the $1 chip in the .25/.50 game.

I know in our .25/.50 game a $3 raise is typical,....though we should probably play .50/1. We played .50/1 at a different game this weekend and the typical riase at the super aggressive table was $6...the other tables it was $3. It does make for more interesting games with more money in the pot.

[Jambine]

I suppose that’s true, and it really does depend on how your group plays.
I don’t play .05/.10, but I just assumed it would be a less aggressive game for those stakes.

[jamby]

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but we play .05/.10 (sometimes even .03/.06 depending on the chipset we're playing with) and typical raises are anything from .25 to .50 pre-flop. Post-flop bets tend to be pot-sized. We get some really big pots playing .05/.10 and it always surprises newcomers. These are some crazy games to be sure as most everybody stays in to see the flop. Definitely a lot of flop-hitting, lucky draws and bad beats.

It's easy to do this when you have a $10 buy-in purchase $1000 in chips. Many folks we play with have only large denom sets so it's a way to make the game fit the chipset. When we play at my house and have $10 = $10 the game is very, very different.

-jamby

[Jambine]

Originally Posted by jamby

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but we play .05/.10......

Don’t be. Even at .05/.10 you could have $100 in, on the 1st few hands

[Matthew]

Was on the phone and then had to grab lunch - but I think you two (99 and jamby) got it covered.

In our quarter game - we very rarely bet with quarters. Occasionally, I'll throw out a bet of 2.75 or 3.25 just to see the looks. But for the most part we bet with the ones. I would imagine a 5c/10c game is the same with quarters. Someone will throw out a 45c or 60c bet, but for the most part the raise will be to 25c/50c/75c or $1 preflop.

I tend to always figure on 10 players and I recommend 100 5c chips. But - you should get all 100 5c in play in the starting stacks even with less players - some may have 20 5c chips, some 10, no where does it say all starting stacks need to have the same breakdown. Get all the 5c in play, you won;t have to make change that often.

jamby - the 120 amount of chips is for the lowest chip - it's that because in a cash set - usually 25c as the lowest chip. Same thing for a tourney, the lowest chip is a T25. To make starting stacks you'll need 8, 12, 16 or 20 of a 25c or T25 chip. The 120 seems to work the best. With 5c chips - 10, 15 or 20 chips make a buy in easier.

For a 25c/50c game or ever 50c/1 game - I would recommend:

100-200-80-20 ratio for 25c/$1/$5/$20

For 5c/10c you need the 5c chip and more quarters -

100-200-200-80-20 for 5c/25c/$1/$5/$20.

Eliminate the $20 for more $5 if you like - but you may someday got to 25c/50c or even $1/$2 and need the $20s.