[ChicagoBen]

I have found so much information, I can't keep where the right place to post this is, so I'll try it here. I play in a bi-monthly tourny of 50 people. Usually a few of the guys all bring their sets of chips. Unfortunately, not everyone has the same thing, which turns into a mess. Not to mention problems with coloring up, and does everyone their chips, and blah, blah, blah. I want to put a set of chips together for this game. I will probably get ( don't blast me) a cheaper set, because I have seen so many nice chips on this forum, I want a new nice set for my home games of 8 people. So, if I wanted to put together a set to accomadate 50-60 people, how many chips, and how many color breakdowns, I would really appreciate it. I am jut amazed by what I have seen and read on this forum. I will have to actually start playing more poker, just to have a reason for more chips. Thanks in advance.

[BigKyle]

Welcome to the board. What colors/starting chip amounts do you use? I suggest something basic like

12x T25 green
7x T100 black
4x T500 purple
2x T1000 yellow

25 chips worth 5,000

You would need
720 green, 420+ black, 276+ purple, 300 yellow

You use the 500 chips to color-up the 25s, and the 1000 chips to color up the 100s and later, the 500s

[the3rd]

If you have a T3000-T10,000 tournament without antes, you can get away with only 8 T25 chips in each starting stack if you are on a tight budget.

[jmc]

I'll assume that for 50~60 players you'll have starting stacks around 3k to 5k.

3k:
8x 25
8x 100
4x 500

5k:
8x 25
8x 100
4x 500
2x 1000

So:
60x the previous numbers:
480 xT25
480 xT100
240 xT500
120 xT1000

We'll need some chips to color up (rough estimate, you can cut this down a bit if you do the math).
60x T5000
50x T1000
20x T500

You probably don't need any extra T100 chips, but it wouldn't hurt to have a few extra lying around just in case. You're looking at a set around 1500 chips or so.

Don't forget to buy cards for all those chips as well

Usually, discountcasinogear.com has pretty good prices for cheap/decent chips (sopranos). Start there and shop around.

[Double Eagle]

Try this.

Poker Chip Tourny Calculator

[jbones]

If you buy faux clays (which a lot of people here really like, and cost only a nickel each), you can run a T200 tourney with standard casino colors. The only colors left are red, white, and green, which are perfect for 1, 5, and 25 respectively. Additionally, since the tournament involves presumably 6 tables you can probably find some black faux clays (for T100 chips, used to color up at later stages of the tournament) for sale here.

[develvjd-]

... or Sopranos for some color variation.

http://www.discountcasinogear.com/st...oduct1441.html

I've thought about these myself.

[Celot]

try nexgens..you can get 1000 chips in a acrylic carrier for $150 here:
http://www.discountcasinogear.com/st...oduct2025.html

[ChicagoBen]

Wow. Thank you all for sharing some great info and links. I am going to start going through the links, and i am going to copy the chip breakdowns, so I can compare them. I'll post again soon when I make some more decisions. Thanks again.

[Brewster]

Originally Posted by develvjd-

... or Sopranos for some color variation.

Discount Casino Gear - Soprano 10g Clay Striped Casino Chip - www.DiscountCasinoGear.com

I've thought about these myself.

From what I have heard and read, the Sopranos may be your best bet for a large tournament set while keeping your costs to a minimum. You can't go wrong with the Faux Clays either.

On Chiptalk, the rule of thumb is "If you think you need more chips, then you need more chips."