battlescissors
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Hi everyone. I'm from Peterborough, UK and I've been playing some home tournaments with friends for the past few years, taking turns hosting at each other's houses. We always do £20 buy-in and 1 optional re-buy (£20) within the first few blinds.
I wanted to take a crack at hosting my own games and try to take it up a notch from what we were used to. I wanted to buy a set of chips that wouldn't break the bank but also weren't the budget blank chips we were used to playing with. So I have bought 1000 Full House Poker Club chips from premierpokerchips which I think should cover us for 10 player games including ~5 re-buys in total? My long term plan is to do some research and purchase a truly awesome tournament set.
Here's what I have (see attached for image of each chip):
T25 - 300 chips
T100 - 225 chips
T500 - 200 chips
T1000 - 150 chips
T5000 - 75 chips
T10000 - 50 chips
(1000 chips total)
I'm starting to think that the 10k chips were unnecessary.
Here are blinds we have been using (20 min):
25/50
50/100
75/150
100/200
150/300
Colour up T25 chips
200/400
300/600
500/1,000
800/1,600
Colour up T100 and T500 chips
1,000/2,000
1,500/3,000
2,000/4,000
3,000/6,000
5,000/10,000
8,000/16,000
Colour up T1000 chips
10,000/20,000
15,000/30,000
Starting stacks
T25 - 16 (400)
T100 - 16 (1,600)
T500 - 5 (2,500)
T1000 - 6 (6,000)
T5000 - 2 (10,000)
20k total
Once I've gained a bit more knowledge I'd love to buy a fancy tournament set to replace my current set. I really like the way Aurora Star tournament chips look but I can't seem to find anywhere to buy them? Same with Aria tournament chips.
I don't suppose any of my UK friends know of any UK poker stores?
I might even look into creating custom chips to fit the theme of my home bar (The Chimp's Dick) one day. I've had a look through other peoples customs and they look fantastic.
Please be kind, I'm somewhat of a novice and it's been quite the learning curve. I'd be more than happy to receive any advice! Sorry for the long post, I feel like I've discovered a really fun hobby.
I wanted to take a crack at hosting my own games and try to take it up a notch from what we were used to. I wanted to buy a set of chips that wouldn't break the bank but also weren't the budget blank chips we were used to playing with. So I have bought 1000 Full House Poker Club chips from premierpokerchips which I think should cover us for 10 player games including ~5 re-buys in total? My long term plan is to do some research and purchase a truly awesome tournament set.
Here's what I have (see attached for image of each chip):
T25 - 300 chips
T100 - 225 chips
T500 - 200 chips
T1000 - 150 chips
T5000 - 75 chips
T10000 - 50 chips
(1000 chips total)
I'm starting to think that the 10k chips were unnecessary.
Here are blinds we have been using (20 min):
25/50
50/100
75/150
100/200
150/300
Colour up T25 chips
200/400
300/600
500/1,000
800/1,600
Colour up T100 and T500 chips
1,000/2,000
1,500/3,000
2,000/4,000
3,000/6,000
5,000/10,000
8,000/16,000
Colour up T1000 chips
10,000/20,000
15,000/30,000
Starting stacks
T25 - 16 (400)
T100 - 16 (1,600)
T500 - 5 (2,500)
T1000 - 6 (6,000)
T5000 - 2 (10,000)
20k total
Once I've gained a bit more knowledge I'd love to buy a fancy tournament set to replace my current set. I really like the way Aurora Star tournament chips look but I can't seem to find anywhere to buy them? Same with Aria tournament chips.
I don't suppose any of my UK friends know of any UK poker stores?
I might even look into creating custom chips to fit the theme of my home bar (The Chimp's Dick) one day. I've had a look through other peoples customs and they look fantastic.
Please be kind, I'm somewhat of a novice and it's been quite the learning curve. I'd be more than happy to receive any advice! Sorry for the long post, I feel like I've discovered a really fun hobby.