Hey there, I usually run a $1 / $1 home cash game with 6–8 players, and the buy-in is typically $50–$100. I used to run $1 / $2, but I switched to $1 / $1 because there’s a lot more action more people call bets and hands play out more, which makes the game more fun overall. What would be the best chip breakdown for this type of home cash game? I am in process of ordering the poker chip from the movie rounder and would like to figure what amount to order. Thanks
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$1/$1 Home Cash Game Chip Breakdown (1 Viewer)
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RocAFella1
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200 $1
400 $5
100 $25
100 $100
400 $5
100 $25
100 $100
Thanks appreciate it a lot
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Here is my $1/$1 breakdown, just as @RocAFella1 proposed;
It has grown a little the last ten years, now there are 600 $5 chip -=- DrStrange
It has grown a little the last ten years, now there are 600 $5 chip -=- DrStrange
Those look really nice manHere is my $1/$1 breakdown, just as @RocAFella1 proposed;
It has grown a little the last ten years, now there are 600 $5 chip -=- DrStrange
TheChipVault
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If you are looking to build a smaller set like 600 chips for a single table (6-8), then I think you should be good with the following
200 $1
300 $5
80 $25
20 $100
200 $1
300 $5
80 $25
20 $100
Woul
Thanks i think 600 would be fine for now and later on i can expanded and get more
Lots of answers, rough rule of thumb is you want a bank of around 5000x big blind to be comfortable.
Roc’s recommendation you’d end up with $14.7k, most of that is from the hundreds. For a $1/$1 game, think that’s a bit heavy on the hundos, however it is easier to sell whole racks vs barrels of 20s if you plan to resell:
200 x $1’s = $200
400 x $5’s = $2,000
100 x $25s = $2,500
100 x $100s = $10,000
Total bank = $14,700
Most variations will be around the below, maybe 300 x $5s instead of 400, or maybe 600x 5s:
200 x $1’s = $200
400 x $5’s = $2,000
80 x $25s = $2,000
20 x $100s = $2,000
Total bank = $6,200
Also, bunch of views / recommendations here:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...ut-a-cash-game-chip-set-5c-10c-to-5-10.30897/
GL
Roc’s recommendation you’d end up with $14.7k, most of that is from the hundreds. For a $1/$1 game, think that’s a bit heavy on the hundos, however it is easier to sell whole racks vs barrels of 20s if you plan to resell:
200 x $1’s = $200
400 x $5’s = $2,000
100 x $25s = $2,500
100 x $100s = $10,000
Total bank = $14,700
Most variations will be around the below, maybe 300 x $5s instead of 400, or maybe 600x 5s:
200 x $1’s = $200
400 x $5’s = $2,000
80 x $25s = $2,000
20 x $100s = $2,000
Total bank = $6,200
Also, bunch of views / recommendations here:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...ut-a-cash-game-chip-set-5c-10c-to-5-10.30897/
GL
JMC9389
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200/400/100/100 is plenty for most 1/1 games. If you ever decide that you want to go back to 1/2, I'd consider going 200/300/200/100 if your game tends to get splashy and deep stacked as top offs and rebuys become more frequent. This breakdown would do well to future proof in case your stakes go up to 2/5 or beyond.
That said, for stakes that high, it's worth the investment to buy custom chips from one of the many vendors here. On the "affordable" end, ceramic hybrids from @justincarothers start at about 0.50/chip, ceramics from @BR Pro Poker at just about below $1/chip, and on the high end, custom clays from CPC whenever they open shop up again. Buy everything at once as it's not a given that vendors will always be available to add on from and can't guarantee that add ons will match your initial run of chips.
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That said, for stakes that high, it's worth the investment to buy custom chips from one of the many vendors here. On the "affordable" end, ceramic hybrids from @justincarothers start at about 0.50/chip, ceramics from @BR Pro Poker at just about below $1/chip, and on the high end, custom clays from CPC whenever they open shop up again. Buy everything at once as it's not a given that vendors will always be available to add on from and can't guarantee that add ons will match your initial run of chips.
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Thanks JMC9389 for all the info i am going to wait for CPC to open up shop back and buy a replica set of the Rounders poker chips.
100/200/140/60
Exactly! And if at some point the set needs to be more flexible up or down, add a rack of fracs and another rack of $25s, for 100/200/400/200/100.
JP1984
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https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...ut-a-cash-game-chip-set-5c-10c-to-5-10.30897/
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I was going to say the same thing!
OP - you say people are buying in for $50 to $100. Great!
But how much are the 6-8 people willing to lose in a given night at your poker game?
[e.g.]
If you think that 8 people are willing to lose $500 a night, then you should have a bank ($4k) to cover that. I realize you can't have 8 people losing $500 each in an 8-handed game, but this will give you the overhead to cover those one-off games that goes really large because everyone's hopped up on goofballs and hotdogs. From my experience hosting, you see 2 defined winners, 3 close to breaking even, and 3 that go home negative.
Good Luck & share pics of your game.
But how much are the 6-8 people willing to lose in a given night at your poker game?
[e.g.]
If you think that 8 people are willing to lose $500 a night, then you should have a bank ($4k) to cover that. I realize you can't have 8 people losing $500 each in an 8-handed game, but this will give you the overhead to cover those one-off games that goes really large because everyone's hopped up on goofballs and hotdogs. From my experience hosting, you see 2 defined winners, 3 close to breaking even, and 3 that go home negative.
Good Luck & share pics of your game.
If you had to reduce due to budget constraints to a 500 set, what would you reduce it too? Planning a cash set as we play it even now and then, and my tournament set isn't ideal. The group do limp a bit, so I think swapping some 5s for 1s is reasonable.
Cash game 1/1 Kr - 8 MAX.
Buy in: 200 kr (200 BB)
Re-buy/top-up to 200 kr or match half of the big stack.
Cash set chip breakdown:
1 Kr – 120 pcs (120)
5 Kr – 260 pcs (1300)
25 Kr – 100 pcs (2500)
100 Kr – 20 pcs (2000)
= 500 pcs. ~6000kr total bank.
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How much money are your players going to bring and be willing to lose? Answer that so you know what you need for your bank. Then break down the chip counts. Always have a little extra available.
Since the 1s are used for blinds, do you guys really use more than a single rack of 1s?
Normally when we are playing 1/2 I don't get more than 1 rack of 1s into play.
Normally when we are playing 1/2 I don't get more than 1 rack of 1s into play.
As per the other thread (made a dedicated one), the range would probably be about 300-800 each. That's up to 6400 in the bank for 8-max. I cover 7150 right now. I think I am satisfied with the breakdown below.
Can always add on a bit more 100s if needed if the stakes get higher than anticipated. So 0,50/0,50 can work if its on the low end, and then 0,50/1 or 1/1 or 1/2 (1/2 at least after the extra 100s get added).
I stretched the set to 700 pcs, which was 200 more than originally planned. So that's on the limit for the time being. Later on I will probably add up to 800 pcs:
5 kr - 20 pcs, total of 300 pcs for a clean rack.
25 kr - 40 pcs, total of 140 pcs.
100 kr - 40 pcs, total of 60 pcs.
+5K to the bank.
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0,5 kr – 100 pcs (50 kr)
1 Kr – 200 pcs (200 kr)
5 Kr – 280 pcs (1400 kr)
25 Kr – 100 pcs (2500 kr)
100 Kr – 20 pcs (2000 kr)
= 700 pcs (7150 kr)
I expect quite a bit of low raises and some degree of limping and then raises. (at least from certain regulars). And the 1 chip is beautiful... hah. Lots of change making is also cumbersome. So there will definitely be good use of the 1s, compared to some more aggressive home games of similar stakes that almost bypass the 1s completely outside of blinds
I have a quick side question, a bit off topic. Let's say you are through your bank and only have $25's left, or through your $25's and only have $100's left. If someone wants to buy in for $150, and you only have $100 chips left how do you handle that? Or Someone wants to buy in for $80 when you only have $25's left, same question. Do you make change of $5's with a $25 chip with another player? I've never gotten that deep into the bank really to face this, but I have wondered it.
Get chip change from the table by swapping out the higher denom for some of the lower denoms first. So swap the $100 for some $25 and/or $5s.
Normally at the end of the night for us, everyone is buying in multiples of $100 so I guess I never got hit with that situation. Also many times we'll have a spare barrel or so of most denoms. Depending on how quick people are buying in for more chips I'll start going to the higher denoms earlier sometimes.
Edit: Accumulating the high denoms near the end of the night is like bounties for my crew lol. Doesn't count when you buy in to get them, but the goal is to get them from the person who did buy in to get them. Swapping your 5s for $100s is also acceptable
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Usually you can make change from the table but if you want to plan ahead I leave a barrel of $5s and put in $25 chips. This way if someone wanted to buy in for $40 I don’t need to make change.
Ah that’s really smart. I think I’ll do that. That is probably another reason 3 or 4 racks of $5s are better.
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