[Stevo]

I am thinking of expanding upon a set I have put together and have some questions.

1. Currently, I have 500 chips. I want to use them for both low level cash games and tourneys. I currently have the following denoms...

Amt/Denom
200 (25)
100 (50)
100 (100)
50 (500)
50 (1000)

I am thinking of adding 50 250 denoms. Starting stacks for a 20 man tourney would be...

10 (25)
5 (50)
5 (100)
2 (250)
2 (500)
2 (1000)

This would leave some chips for color-up and allow for 26 chips and starting stacks of $4500 with blinds starting at 25/50.

Questions - Is this too many colors (the chips will have denoms)? What does the WSOP start with? Do you think it will work?

Thanks for any input.

[Guma]

I would not add any denoms to that set. Also I don't agree with your starting stack there are too many denoms in play at one time, especially the start.

I start with 3 denoms and if I have to 4. Starting stacks though are purely personal preference. Here is my starting stack for a T5000

$25 x 12
100 x 12
500 x 7

Blinds start at 25/50 ... First color up gets rid of the $25 chip, maybe introduce the $1000 chip if needed. Second color up gets rid of the $100 chip and for sure the $1000 chip comes out.

[BigKyle]

The WSOP Main Event used, this year,

8x green 25
8x black 100
8x pinkish 500 (this is generally purple chip)
5x yellow 1,000

29 chips worth T10,000

I prefer 3 or 4 different colors/denominations
At least 25 chips to start with, preferably 40 or so

Here is a good T5,000 structure

20x 25
15x 100
6x 500

41 chips worth T5,000

Blinds
25-50
50-100
100-200
150-300
200-400
300-600
400-800
600-1200
1000-2000
1500-3000
2000-4000
3000-6000

Adjust accordingly

[Stevo]

Ok guys, thanks. I saw where in 2005 they started with 5 denoms. I know it is a lot and it is not ideal, but they will be denominated and the way I built the set (labelled Paulsons), it's very difficult to expand it. Adding "middle" values seems the only way.

I'll have to cogitate on it. I think I gotta pull the trigger though.

[BigKyle]

Well, to add to the set, get more 25 and 100 denoms, thereby eliminating the 50s and 250s. Instead of 100 50's, get 50 100's. Instead of 50 250's, get 25 500's... Food for thought. Remember though if it's your set you get whatever you want. Thats what makes it yours.

[Guma]

Originally Posted by BigKyle

Well, to add to the set, get more 25 and 100 denoms, thereby eliminating the 50s and 250s. Instead of 100 50's, get 50 100's. Instead of 50 250's, get 25 500's... Food for thought. Remember though if it's your set you get whatever you want. Thats what makes it yours.

Great advice BigKyle!

[Stevo]

Thanks for the input guys. BigK, if it were that easy, I would do it. Problem is I am labelling Paulsons. It ain't easy coming up with edgespot hotstamps that match up with the set I already have.

[Quads]

Kill the $50 denom. Kill the $250 denom. (IMO) You should not have more than 4, (possibly 5) denoms on a table at once.

[Wylecoyo]

Although I know many people here will think this is crazy, my normal setup for the last six months or so has been:

T2500
10 $5
10 $10
10 $25
21 $100

This has worked well even thouth I know many people will think the $10's are not necessary. I like them.

[rowlin]

Originally Posted by Wylecoyo

Although I know many people here will think this is crazy, my normal setup for the last six months or so has been:

T2500
10 $5
10 $10
10 $25
21 $100

This has worked well even thouth I know many people will think the $10's are not necessary. I like them.

I might use 10's if we started with lower blinds than 25/50. I read a post once that outlined how painful it can be to see someone count out sixty in chips with a single 25 and seven 5's.

We were using 50's at the home game for a while, but they just ended up getting in the way and making it more difficult for people to figure out how much they had, or others had.

Back to the OP, in general I would say that you don't want to have any more than three - or at most four - denominations on the table at the same time. It makes it difficult to easily discern how many chips a person has, or are in the pot, when you are looking at more than three different chip colors. Difficult for me, anyway.