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Hi all,

I'm trying to put together a 1000 chip set for myself, and trying to determine the best breakdown for # of chips pf each color. This set would be used for cash games and tourneys. Cash games usually 10 people or less, tourneys up to 20 people (highest so far).

I prefer to get a non-denominated set, because... well, what can I say... my friends and I just like a lot of chips in front of us (who doesn't?). I'm thinking the chips would be worth different amounts depending on the type of game. I know, I know, "what are the greens worth?"... but we don't really have a huge amount of trouble with that at our games for some reason or another.

So... this is the set I'm currently leaning towards this set. (Disclaimer: the set I'm leaning towards changes daily... if not more often.) This one is within my price range, has edgespots, and doesn't have denominations. This is of course pending these chips being released, myself getting samples, and myself liking the samples I get. Sorry Faux Clay Nation... I really like edgespots.

I've read the article on chip breakdowns (link to article) and really liked what it had to say about the lowest chip denomination being one of the lesser important chips.

That article lists a good breakdown for a 500 chip, 5 color set (for cash or tourney) as:
100,200,100,75,25

So, I was thinking I had a few options... I could just double it, and go with a 5 color set:
200,400,200,150,50

But, maybe I could add more colors... I'm not sure I can work out a tourney that would use more than 5 colors... but more colors is always fun right? Something like:
150,300,150,150,100,100,50 (this I think I would need to refine, and am definitely open to opinions on)

Then, of course, is the option to go completely off course, and get a 1000 chip set that is 10 colors, but would only really be used as 2 500 chip sets (one for tourney and one for cash)
100(.25),200(.5),100(1),75(5),25(10)
100(25),200(100),100(500),75(1000),25(5000)
I have mixed feelings about this option, as it would eliminate the "non-denominated" part of my original want and cuts down on the number of chips in play, but does allow for lots of colors and never answering the "what's this worth?" question (which, as I stated, we don't have a huge problem with, but new players always do come along).

Please help

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[jwdeane]

Just a comment on the Cash Game side of your breakdown (I don't like, or play many tournaments)...

I think it is a smart idea to get 2 500 piece sets to separate your tournament and cash game chips, as long as you can pull the tournament set off with 500 chips.

1) Depending on the stakes you are playing, you do not need a .25 and a .50 chip, just get whatever your small blind is.


2) I do not see the need for a $5 and a $10 chip (unless you are playing a $10/$20 game), I would get a $25 chip instead of the $10.


Just as an example, I host a .50/1 game:

.50: 100 (Just enough for everyone to have enough to post SB)
$1: 200 (1/2 of stack)
$5: 100 (Fill out rest of stack after $1's
$25: 100 (Color up when stacks get larger and for rebuys)

just my 2 cents....

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Oops... I should have said what are cash games usually are. They're usually .25/.50 games.

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[jwdeane]

.25/.50 games do make it a little harder to create a simple chip setup. I play in a .25/.50 home game sometimes, and he uses .25/.50/1/5/10 chips, and it seems way more complicated than it needs to be.

I am not sure if this is the best approach, but I would just get a bunch of .25 chips and skip the .50 chips. I feel the least amount of different color ships, the easier, but the game may benefit from having a .50 chip.

Hopefully someone with more experience with .25/.50 games will chime in.

[jello-broom]

Originally Posted by image

Oops... I should have said what are cash games usually are. They're usually .25/.50 games.

How much is the usual buyin? I'm going to use 100 x BB in my suggesstion :
.25c x 20
$1 x 20
$5 x 5
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45 CHIPS : $50 in Chips
10 Player Minimums : 200 / 200 / 50 = 450 CHIPS

Do you have in mind what kind of tournaments you'll be having? For example, what denoms you'd want to use, what kind of a starting stack, etc?
Tourney Distribution :
25 x 12
100 x 12
500 x 9
1k x 4
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37 CHIPS : 10,000 in Chips
20 Player Minimums : 240 / 240 / 180 / 80 = 740 CHIPS

Tourney Breakdown :
25 x 240
100 x 260
500 x 220
1k x 200
5k x 40
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960 CHIPS

1000 Set Breakdown : 240 / 260 / 220 / 200 / 60
That's 980 CHIPS ... you can throw in the extra 20 anywhere you see fit.
I didn't take into account the colors of chips, just the quantities.

[jello-broom]

Originally Posted by jello-broom

1000 Set Breakdown : 240 / 260 / 220 / 200 / 60
That's 980 CHIPS ... you can throw in the extra 20 anywhere you see fit.

I should note that with that breakdown, you can also seat up to 30 players in a tournament with a distribution like this :

25 x 8
100 x 8
500 x 6
1k x 6

[falstaff]

My standard home game is 10-12 people .25/.50, and I use this breakdown.

125 - .25
225 - $1
125 - $5
25 - $25

This 500-piece set is good for every game we've played, and there can be upwards of $600 on the table in this little game, so it works pretty well. I've never had to break out more than 3-4 of the $25s. A starting $50 buy-in looks like this.

8 - .25
28 - $1
4 - $5


Almost all rebuys are in $5 chips, and they get into play pretty quickly.

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Figured I'd post back with what I decided, I went pretty much with what jello-broom suggested. Here's the set I'm getting:

240 (25)
240 (100)
220 (500)
200 (1000)
100 (non denominated)

I'll be using the non-denominated as 5000s in our tournaments, but got a few more of them so as to have flexibility if needed.

I'll be using the same set as our cash game set, with the 25s as .25s, the 100s as 1s, the 500s as 5s. If we ever need them, I could use the 1000s as 10s and the non-denominated as 20s... me and my friends are cheap... we play a .25/.50 with a $20 buy-in.

Thanks for all the help!
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