Tourney 2 Table Breakdown Advice Needed (1 Viewer)

[Sprinsd]

I currently have the tournament set breakdown shown below. I normally play a T10,000 1 table tournament with 12,12,7,5 starting stacks. 10 Players. I am considering expanding to a 2 table tournament set. I am looking to do this as cost efficiently as possible since the higher denoms (1k and 5k) are quite expensive. what would the minimum amount of chips be to add onto my set to comfortably have a 2 table set. I am open to 8,8,8,5 starting stacks if that helps. No rebuys but need to color-up.


25 x 125
100 x125
500 x75
1000 x55
5000 x 20

 

[BGinGA]

Assuming that cost is the driving factor, I'd recommend the following breakdown for your 2-table starting stacks:

8 x T25
8 x T100
6 x T500
1 x T1000
1 x T5000
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24 chips = T10000

Using T1000 chips to replace the T25/T100 chips and a combination of T1000/T5000 chips to color-up the T500s, the total set breakdown is:

160 x T25 (35 chips needed)
160 x T100 (35 chips needed)
120 x T500 (45 chips needed)
55 x T1000 (0 chips needed)
29 x T5000 (9 chips needed)
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524 chips (124 new chips needed)

If using all T1000 chips to replace the T25/T100/T500 chips, the total set breakdown is:

160 x T25 (35 chips needed)
160 x T100 (35 chips needed)
120 x T500 (45 chips needed)
100 x T1000 (45 chips needed)
20 x T5000 (0 chips needed)
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560 chips (160 new chips needed)

Without knowing the actual prices for additional T1000 and T5000 chips, I cannot say which option would be less expensive.


Yet another (and probably better) option is to go with 8/8/6/6 starting stacks*, and using T5000 chips for color-ups of the T25/T100/T500 chips:

160 x T25 (35 chips needed)
160 x T100 (35 chips needed)
120 x T500 (45 chips needed)
105 x T1000 (50 chips needed)
20 x T5000 (0 chips needed)
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565 chips (165 new chips needed)
(*note: works for up to 17 stacks, the other three stacks would be 8/8/6/1/1)



However, if the cost of the lower denomination chips is of lesser (or no) concern, I'd go with this:

starting stacks:
12 x T25
12 x T100
5 x T500
6 x T1000
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35 chips = T10000
(note: works for up to 17 stacks, the other three stacks would be 12/12/5/1/1)

Total set (T5000 chips used for all color-ups):

240 x T25 (115 chips needed)
240 x T100 (115 chips needed)
100 x T500 (25 chips needed)
105 x T1000 (50 chips needed)
20 x T5000 (no chips needed)
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705 chips (305 new chips needed)



Lastly, your 8/8/8/5 starting stack proposal requires the following set:

160 x T25 (35 chips needed)
160 x T100 (35 chips needed)
160 x T500 (85 chips needed)
105 x T1000 (45 chips needed)
21 x T5000 (1 chip needed)
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601 chips (201 new chips needed) -- T5000 chips used color-up all of the T25/T100/T500 chips


Hopefully you can plug in your add-on chip costs for each and determine the cheapest upgrade route.

 

[BGinGA]

One more:

8/8/12/3 starting stacks, using T5000 chips to color-up T25/T100/T500 chips:

160 x T25 (35 chips needed)
160 x T100 (35 chips needed)
240 x T500 (165 chips needed)
60 x T1000 (5 chips needed)
21 x T5000 (1 chip needed)
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641 chips (241 new chips needed, but only six of the expensive high-denoms)

 

[Sprinsd]

@BGinGA this is exactly the information I needed to make a decision! I really appreciate the time and effort of this response. Your breakdown knowledge is endless...

 

[BGinGA]

Minor corrections made above - in both cases where one T5000 chip was needed, the total needed was 21 chips, not 20.