Cash Game 1000 Chip Set suggestions (1 Viewer)

[rjbf65]

Looking for suggestions and thoughts on if I can create a 1000 chip cash game set to fit several different scenarios. Current chips are the equivalent dice chips. Except mine are the suited ones. First set I ever bought in college and has served me well for years. This set has 500 chips and has always been sufficient. I stumbled upon this site and now have chip envy.

Current game is .25/.25 NL holdem and starting to get some PLO going with one table. Also slowly starting to get some circus game action going as well. I'd like to be able to support 2 tables with these stakes. Typical buy in of $40 with a few rebuys in a night. Most money I've ever had on the table at the end was around $700.

I have (probably unrealistic) dreams of having the occasional 1/2 NLH and PLO games as well. I doubt I could ever find enough players to fill up 2 tables with these stakes. So I'd like this set to support one full table at these stakes. Guessing around $200 buy in with a few rebuys.

Finally, this forum made me day dream of limit poker nights and the fun that can be had with those. I'd like to support one full table for this as well. I'm think 2/4 limit with a $100 buy in.

So, this set would need lots of $1 chips to support the limit night.

Also, I'd like my denoms to be .25, $1, $5, $20, $100.

Suggestions are welcome.

 

[GoStumpy]

I designed my 1000ct Horseshoe set for similar circumstances to you... MEGA overkill for the games I play now, but if I want a second table, and maybe raise the stakes in the future, I don't want to have to hunt for more chips!
Mine is:

200 - $0.25
300 - $1
300 - $5
160 - $25
40 - $100

Gives me bank of ~$9800, which at absolute max would be nearly $5000 on each table... Unlike a casino where players win, new players come, bust, leave, repeat, it's usually pretty close to the same players at the end of the night that began, so not a TON of additional money would be entering the table, except perhaps when PLO is involved (I wouldn't know).

Anyway, that's my setup!

-edit-

Just noticed you mentioned limit... for that game the general rule of thumb is a rack per player, so no chance of a good limit set within the other parameters....imho.

 

[rjbf65]

I designed my 1000ct Horseshoe set for similar circumstances to you... MEGA overkill for the games I play now, but if I want a second table, and maybe raise the stakes in the future, I don't want to have to hunt for more chips!
Mine is:

200 - $0.25
300 - $1
300 - $5
160 - $25
40 - $100

Gives me bank of ~$9800, which at absolute max would be nearly $5000 on each table... Unlike a casino where players win, new players come, bust, leave, repeat, it's usually pretty close to the same players at the end of the night that began, so not a TON of additional money would be entering the table, except perhaps when PLO is involved (I wouldn't know).

Anyway, that's my setup!

-edit-

Just noticed you mentioned limit... for that game the general rule of thumb is a rack per player, so no chance of a good limit set within the other parameters....imho.

I like your breakdown. The limit part of it makes it a challenge. My thoughts were 480 $1 chips which would be $60/player on an 8 player table. Fill in the rest with $20. I know it's not the ideal scenario of a full rack but wondering if that would suffice.

 

[BGinGA]

this set would need lots of $1 chips to support the limit night.

I'd plan on a rack per player, depending on stakes (1/2, 2/4). Might want closer to two racks per player if playing 3/6 or especially 4/8.

 

[Mental Nomad]

I suggest thinking about supporting two table playing different stakes/games.

My 25-cent players are not the same as my $1 players. There's overlap, but the groups are not the same.

 

[Payback]

This is the breakdown I just recommended for a friend that wanted similar requirement. Has worked in the past for games similar to what your looking for, 1200 would be ideal to get everything you want, but this could work for everything.

100 - 0.25
600 - 1
200 - 5
80 - 25
20 - 100

 

[rjbf65]

I'd plan on a rack per player, depending on stakes (1/2, 2/4). Might want closer to two racks per player if playing 3/6 or especially 4/8.

If it ever got to 4/8 I think I'd also like to have many $2 chips as well.

 

[courage]

The limit game is a different animal and requires more chips or an additional set than your 1000 chip requirement imo.

But you can do big bet games for two tables at varying stakes with this breakdown:

.25 × 200
$1 × 260
$5 × 440
$20 x 60
$100 × 40

 

[rjbf65]

So 60 $1 chips per player isn't enough in a 2/4 limit game? I've never played a game like that but it just seems like it would be.

 

[links_slayer]

So 60 $1 chips per player isn't enough in a 2/4 limit game? I've never played a game like that but it just seems like it would be.

typical buy-in for limit games is 25 big bets (in my experience), so $100 for $2/$4 - or one rack of $1s per player.

 

[rjbf65]

typical buy-in for limit games is 25 big bets (in my experience), so $100 for $2/$4 - or one rack of $1s per player.

So it would be enough for 1/2 but short for 2/4.

 

[GoStumpy]

I wonder if I would get more action in my games if I used more fives than ones.. and tried to get the 25s in for rebuys.. in a .25/.50 game

 

[BGinGA]

Generally speaking, more chips (hence smaller denominations) promote more action.

 

[ovo]

You don't need a rack per player for limit, having a good amount of 5's will solve that problem

 

[mummel]

For 25/25c, 200x25c + 200x$1 + 20x$5 is perfect!!!! This is my core game for 9-10 players. Go 20x25c + 20x$1 for each player. It just works.

Build up from there for larger games.

 

[rjbf65]

You don't need a rack per player for limit, having a good amount of 5's will solve that problem

I kind of thought the same thing. I can see wanting a lot of the $1 chips in play. But a full rack of them per player sounds like an absolute shit ton of chips to have on hand. I don't want to make change every hand but it's not too big a deal to do it once in a while.

 

[Ellasdaddy]

For 25/25c, 200x25c + 200x$1 + 20x$5 is perfect!!!! This is my core game for 9-10 players. Go 20x25c + 20x$1 for each player. It just works.

Build up from there for larger games.

Went with close to this breakdown for my Boardwalk GB cash set. Took some trial and error, but this is the perfect breakdown for my single tables.

 

[rjbf65]

I think I've come up with the perfect breakdown for my situation and preferences.

.25 -- 220
$1 -- 480
$5 -- 200
$20--80
$100-20

$5135 total bank. Most I've ever had on one table has been around $700. This future proofs it and then some.

Enough quarters for 2 full tables at .25/.50 stakes to give every player $3 in quarters.

Enough $1 to give an 8 player limit game 3 barrels each. I'll use $5 and $20 as well. $1 is the workhorse chip in our no limit games as well.