[PAZ914]

Perhaps the title of this thread should have been "Help the chip geek who doesn't play poker configure a heads up set so he can sell more chips" but I wasn't sure of the space limitations.

What I'm trying to do is assemble a 100 chip heads up set using the $5-$25-$100 denominations. Should the breakdown be 60-20-20, 60-30-10, 50-30-20 or something else?

Thoughts and comments are very much appreciated!

Thanks!
PAZ

[BigKyle]

Unless you are really opposed to it, I like sticking to two denoms. I do not really like the idea of a 5 chip in heads-up play, it is just too small for me.

If you do want to use that though I would do 20xT5, 16xT25, 10XT100 for each player, so 40xT5, 40xT25, and 20xT100.

[StevenH72]

I don't have a great deal with hosting heasds up games, but I would suggest sticking with just the 2 denoms aswell.

On a side, how did you become a chip geek if you don't play poker?

[PAZ914]

Originally Posted by StevenH72

I don't have a great deal with hosting heasds up games, but I would suggest sticking with just the 2 denoms aswell.

On a side, how did you become a chip geek if you don't play poker?

Long time chip collector who turned set builder probably because if I liked something I got one or two. If I loved something I got 100's of them. I started building many sets; Vineyards, Winner's Circle, New Sonny's, TRK KGB's and PNYs.

I guess I started collecting in the first place because of the eye-catching designs and what the chips represented. Live chips are both money and art, I thought that was cool.

[Matthew]

a 100 chip heads up set is optimized at:

80 x $25 and 20 x $100

This allows a T2000 (40 x T25, 10 x T100) and a $20 heads up game 40 x 25c and 10 x $1.

Perfect.

[PAZ914]

Great feedback!! Thanks! There's so much I don't know about such a popular game. I'll get there...

I've got a buddy that went to the WSOP in 2005. He has a bi-monthly game and he keeps asking me when I'm coming. I keep asking him when is going to get customs! From the outside looking in it appears to be a game that I could pick up quickly but take some time to really get good. The game appears to be a combination of luck, skill and the ability to read other players. I'm sure there are elements that I'm missing but what do I know??

[GameShowMan]

My heads up set is 60 x $100 and 40 x $500. With this set you can have a T10,000 match (30 x 100 and 14 x 500, coloring up later) or play for $100 (30 X $1, 14 x $5).

"Game Show Man" Joe Van Ginkel
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[StevenH72]

Originally Posted by PAZ914

Long time chip collector who turned set builder probably because if I liked something I got one or two. If I loved something I got 100's of them. I started building many sets; Vineyards, Winner's Circle, New Sonny's, TRK KGB's and PNYs.

I guess I started collecting in the first place because of the eye-catching designs and what the chips represented. Live chips are both money and art, I thought that was cool.

Yeh I agree with this, as I'm sure most others do.

Have you never been tempted to learn the game, after collecting it's fruits for so long?

[PAZ914]

Originally Posted by StevenH72

Yeh I agree with this, as I'm sure most others do.

Have you never been tempted to learn the game, after collecting it's fruits for so long?

Yes....I have friends that play....it's just a matter of time!