[checkm8r]

...do you find 10c & 50c chips work better (with a few nickels for SB) or 5c and 25c chips? I've played both and each is a compromise IMO.

The dimes set seems to be much easier for people to count out bets less than a dollar. e.g., 40c = four dimes, 80c = 50c + 3 dimes. Very smooth. But the 50c chips are a pain when the bets/raises go over $1.

The nickel set with .25 and $1 chips works better for larger bets/raises, but more difficult to count out bets less than $1. e.g., 4X BB = three nickels & a quarter.

I have two micro-limit sets and I'm thinking of letting one go. One with dimes/fifty and one with nickels/quarters. I just can't decide which one to keep at the moment...

[ipgyst]

I like lots of chips, so if it was my game, I'd have .05, .10, .25, .50, and 1.00 chips.

Given your dilemma, I'd keep the nickel/quarter set. That way you only have poker chips on the table and no hard currency mucking things up.

[checkm8r]

All are poker chips. When I say "dimes", etc., I'm talking about dime chips. My dime set has 5c, 10c, 50c and a few $3 chips thrown in. My nickel set has 5c, 25c, and $1 chips.

[dad604]

The nickels set denoms are the more tradition values but your dimes set looks a logical set too. Such a hard decision.

[davejs1671]

Pictures would be great. What kind of chips are we talking about here?

[checkm8r]

Originally Posted by davejs1671

Pictures would be great. What kind of chips are we talking about here?

For the dime set:
- 100 x 5c = Arc yellow cherries
- 200 x 10c = Mocha cherries (need more of these if I keep the dime set)
- 100 x 50c = Bonds $0.50 chips

For the nickel/quarter set:
- 300 x 5c = Lt Blue Chipco Unicorns
- 300 x 25c = BCC $0.25 hot stamps
- BCC bonds for higher denoms, if needed

Here's a pic of the nickel set. I have a pic of the dimes/cherries set under the CT "poker chip gallery" section. Search for "bonds"

[jamby]

We use nickles, quarters, $1, $2 and $5 chips in our nickle/dime no-limit game. Our raises tend to be much bigger and in little relation to the blinds so it works well for us.

[jdunford]

Originally Posted by checkm8r

For the dime set:
- 100 x 5c = Arc yellow cherries
- 200 x 10c = Mocha cherries (need more of these if I keep the dime set)
- 100 x 50c = Bonds $0.50 chips

For the nickel/quarter set:
- 300 x 5c = Lt Blue Chipco Unicorns
- 300 x 25c = BCC $0.25 hot stamps
- BCC bonds for higher denoms, if needed

Here's a pic of the nickel set. I have a pic of the dimes/cherries set under the CT "poker chip gallery" section. Search for "bonds"

Well, I prefer the 5¢/25¢ progression... but since you have 1998 JBs (beautiful chips, especially the $1), I'd say use cherries as 5¢ (mocha since you have 200 of them), your 300 BCC hotstamps for 25¢, have the 100 of 50¢ JBs (maybe use them for reloads or something) along with $1s as necessary. You don't really need dimes: once players bet 40¢ with a quarter and 3 nickels, or 80¢ with 3 quarters and a nickel a few times, it gets to be 2nd nature.

Unfortunately, the only chips in this set NOT on the TH&C mold will be the 25¢ (which you have the most of), so I guess you should be on the lookout for some "affordable" fractionals (or more cherries or starbursts, etc.).

[checkm8r]

Originally Posted by jdunford

Unfortunately, the only chips in this set NOT on the TH&C mold will be the 25¢ (which you have the most of), so I guess you should be on the lookout for some "affordable" fractionals (or more cherries or starbursts, etc.).

Yes, I thought about using the Paulsons-BCC-Paulsons chip progression, but it seems wrong! Actually, I don't mind using the cheapo Unicorns as nickels. Then the chip progression is plastic-hotstamp-insert and this seems acceptable.

[checkm8r]

Originally Posted by jamby

We use nickles, quarters, $1, $2 and $5 chips in our nickle/dime no-limit game. Our raises tend to be much bigger and in little relation to the blinds so it works well for us.

We only play .05/.10 when kids are involved (which means I'm buying them in) and/or we have friends over that are fairly new to poker. So it's good if the bets stay in proportion to the blinds. This tends to happen more when we use the dimes set. When we use the 5c/25c set, the bets & raises seem to jump to multiples of 25c just because the players don't want to hassle with the nickels.