$10 chips (1 Viewer)

[Chanchan720]

Thoughts on incorporating $10 chips. I have a small 300 chips set of ncv I use as 0.25, 1,5,25,and a barrel of 100s. Some of the other denominations are harder to find...

 

[kmccormick100]

They’re a waste of chips IMHO. Unless you want more unnecessary chips on the table and more confusion for players...

 

[bradiggy]

I'll sit back and let everybody else scream that a $10 is pointless, but the way I see it, it's your game, create a breakdown that suits your games needs - not the opinions of people not in your game!

If you ever get together in SLC, let me know.

 

[detroitdad]

I don't mind a ten dollar chip. Especially if it's the biggest denomination in play.

@mike32 post some of those gorgeous blue 10 buck chips

 

[derekdd23]

MOAR CHIPES

I love a $10 and have lobbied in the past for one, it seems like only about half of the people really like them.

 

[dew4au]

seems like only about half of the people really like them.

C'mon, that's being a bit generous... more like 10%

 

[Rhodeman77]

If you play $5/10 NL they are the workhorse chip

 

[dew4au]

If you play $5/10 NL they are the workhorse chip

I stand corrected. It's only the 1% that can afford those stakes!

 

[ReallyGoodUsername]

It's your game, create a breakdown that suits your games needs

Exactly this! Nothing wrong with a $10 chip if the $25s never or rarely sees the felt. Since they're NCV chips I say try it out, if it doesn't work switch it back (though this may be a bit confusing the first few times).

 

[Chanchan720]

Thanks for the input!

 

[Ethan]

I have a feeling $10 MIGHT go well in our game structure. We play .25/.25 and will soon be upgrading to .25/.50 I imagine. Our breakdown:

Quarters
1s
Snappers
??10s??

 

[BGinGA]

Thoughts on incorporating $10 chips.

Great for 50c/$1 or 1/2 limit games, where all chips are 50c with a high-denom $10 chip (a barrel of 50c chips = $10). Also make decent re-labeled T500, T2000, T10000, or T25000 tournament chips. Otherwise, there are better choices on how to spend your chip budget.

 

[Old State]

They are very annoying when put into play. Three of my friends insisted on ordering them (ASM) years ago and regret it. One just put in another order for more $5s. The players hate them and they make cashing out more cumbersome. They are the pointless fifth wheel of poker chips

You are on a poker chip forum so you will hear a lot of “MOAR chips” . But from a practical standpoint the fewer denominations on the table the better. It’s why they are extremely rare in casino and card rooms.

 

[Trihonda]

Ya, another vote to forgo the $10 chips.. they don’t play as efficiently as the standard 1/5/25 denoms

 

[Sprouty]

I like them.

 

[Chanchan720]

I guess I will let the hunt for more of the denominations I have continue

 

[Gobbs]

I have them in one of my sets. I've never used them. I can see the value if you have .50 chips, but that's about it. They don't work well when you have $5 chips in play already.

 

[detroitdad]

Exactly this! Nothing wrong with a $10 chip if the $25s never or rarely sees the felt. Since they're NCV chips I say try it out, if it doesn't work switch it back (though this may be a bit confusing the first few times).

Put up a dry erase board and list the value of the non denom chips on it

 

[Chipandchair]

As an owner of a rack of $10’s that have seen play onky a couple of times in 15 years, I think most people don’t need them.
However, if you regularly play $5/$10 limit or $.05/$.10 limit, they are the “workhorse” as mentioned above. If it is not a limit betting structure then they seem to be a waste.
The few times I used them was as a high denom chip in a $.25/$.50 game.
If I had a micro stakes set of Majestics I would consider the $10 but would probably just buy the $20 jetons instead as the high denom instead.

 

[JustinInMN]

The one reasonable use I can see for $10 chips is in games like .05-.10 as a rebuy chips. Then you could do .05, .25, 1, 10.

Otherwise for any higher stake, it seems getting a 20 or 25 makes more sense.

If you play $5/10 NL they are the workhorse chip

Well this is a good idea too, but file this under games I would never ever feel comfortable hosting.

 

[softchewy]

unnecessary chips on the table

does this exist in the world of chippers?

Nothing wrong with a $10 chip... works fine if the large chip in a cash set / substitute for $20s
Mostly depends how your game plays
I don't necessarily seek them out (prefer $.25, $1, $5, $20 for my cash sets), but if I find a set with them or a $10 chip that is really cool, I'd want to use it.

Wouldn't you want to get these in play if you had them?

 

[Chanchan720]

does this exist in the world of chippers?

Nothing wrong with a $10 chip... works fine if the large chip in a cash set / substitute for $20s
Mostly depends how your game plays
I don't necessarily seek them out (prefer $.25, $1, $5, $20 for my cash sets), but if I find a set with them or a $10 chip that is really cool, I'd want to use it.

Wouldn't you want to get these in play if you had them?
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Beautiful!

 

[glom]

If you play $5/10 NL they are the workhorse chip

In 5/10 nl around here $25s are the work horse. 10s don’t even play.

 

[abby99]

They're perfect for 20/40 and 30/60 limit games!

 

[Lemonzest]

I am in the camp of using $5 and $20. I just don't like the aesthetic and non standard approach of using 10s. I like real casino chips and emulating real casino experience as much as possible. If that doesn't matter to you then do whatever you want.

 

[markleteenie]

Personal Preference, but if you're putting it out here, it's to hear the other side.

I don't like $5s and $10s in play for the same reason I don't like .25s and .50s in play at the same time. More colors is more confusing. A chip that is just purely double isn't worth the extra color IMO. Get more $5s out in play for MOAR CHIPS, and it'll allow for larger stacks and less confusing breakdowns. I know lots of players that try to stack by color, and having all the colors of the rainbow out there makes eye-balling stacks harder. YMMV

 

[JustinInMN]

They're perfect for 20/40 and 30/60 limit games!

Fwiw, in my local club (Canterbury Park) 40/80 (and formerly 30/60) are played with 10s. 20/40 is still played with 5s. (Moar chips!)

 

[MaxB]

$10 chips work great if you are using 50c/$2/$10 for the denoms on the table (y) :thumbsup:

Otherwise they are awful to put in play (I've had them and hated them)

 

[derekdd23]

For you guys who complain about multiple denominations, how do you handle tournaments when there is always tons of different denominations?

 

[JustinInMN]

For you guys who complain about multiple denominations, how do you handle tournaments when there is always tons of different denominations?

Usually only 4 denominations should be in play at the start of a tournament and that will reduce to 3 or 2 as the tournament progresses.

I'll add with the exception of T500 to T1000, denominations are 4x to 5x apart.

If you incorporate tens with 25s for example, you can't split a 25 with 10s, only fives. Those are the troublesome issues form a cash standpoint. I've offered a few scenarios where it may make sense, but for the most part a 20 is a better choice than a 10 in terms of setting up cash games.