2k plaque for T2000 tournament set? (1 Viewer)

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I just bought the T2000 Jack Cinci set from Jim and I have an idea I want to run past the "experts" on the forum...

I am considering having some custom $2,000 plaques made to add to my set.
Obviously its an oddball denomination, and I've read a few posts where 2k chips have been debated due to the usual 4-5x chip progression. I'm hoping to combat the confusion that players may have with a strange denomination by making it a plaque vs a chip.

I also like the idea that my plaque is effectively worth the same as a starting chipset in the tournament, which makes it a good amount to bet, and not too high of a denom to make it pointless vs. an all-in.

Is my logic on point? what am I missing?

Side Note: this is the graphic I whipped up so far. It could probably use some more work. Anybody have advice/experience getting custom plaques from brpropoker?
 

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Don't do it unless you plan to run tourney structures of T4k or higher. Buying back with a single plaque is not so interesting.
Help me understand why the buy back equaling a chip/plaque denom has any impact on the game? It isn't like I'd just hand a single plaque to someone buying back in... They'd get chips.

I'm not arguing... I just dont understand what you are saying.
 
Help me understand why the buy back equaling a chip/plaque denom has any impact on the game? It isn't like I'd just hand a single plaque to someone buying back in... They'd get chips.

I'm not arguing... I just dont understand what you are saying.

It's really about the immediate change making. If I buy back in for T2000 I would rather get 4x T500 chips, because then I can break one at a time for bets. Other way to do it is make one starting stack from the chip leader in exchange for the T2K plaque, but that assumes that the chip leader is more than 1 stack ahead.
 
Yeah. I see what you mean in those scenarios. I was considering just coloring up to these later in the tournament. But that would be after the deadline for buybacks has passed.

Also considered they may be helpful additions if I wanted to do a 5k freezeout on occasion.
 
Yup, perfect opportunity to use them.

If you plan to customize, may I suggest MSK for plastic plaques or BR Pro for ceramic ones.
How customizable are the MSK plaques? They look nice, but idk how their art process works.

As far as brpro I've used the acrylic/plastic plaques before but not the ceramics. Would ceramic plaques feel too cheap next to my Paulson's?
 
How customizable are the MSK plaques? They look nice, but idk how their art process works.

As far as brpro I've used the acrylic/plastic plaques before but not the ceramics. Would ceramic plaques feel too cheap next to my Paulson's?

Since there is no "compression clay" plaque, you will have to make do with ceramic or plastic, which will automatically feel different than your Paulson clays. What "cheap" feels like will just be a matter of opinion to you. Perhaps there is another PCF member close to you that would have some examples for you to evaluate in person.

Both MSK and BR Pro plaques are highly customizable. Ceramics have a tad more design flexibility but are also more fragile.
 
A typical T2000-stack tourney uses a T5-base set, with T5, T25, and T100 denominations as the primary chips in play until late in the event. The T100s are usually used to color-up the smaller denominations, and usually remain in play until the very end.

With 10 players, there will be 20,000 total chips in play, meaning that the tournament is likely to end no later than the 500/1000 blind level.

Your event will be better served by having more T500 chips in play. Having more than just one or maybe two T2000 plaques will just be cumbersome, and none are really needed. Introducing them will simply remove more useful chips from play, with no advantage gained.

All of BRPro's plaques are ceramics. MSK offers acrylic plaques. Either one works well with a clay chip set; it's mostly a matter of personal preference. Get samples.
 
all of the above is good info, but at the end of the day, I like looking at a 2k plaque addon , to the set, just to look at it, but that's just me.
 
It would be helpful to post the actual breakdown of your set, but I went looking and apparently it’s

200x $5
200x $25
60x $100
40x $500

My first order of business would be to add 90x $100 and 10x $500 for better playability and color-ups, assuming those chips are available. At that point you would have $4k per player using just the two highest denoms, making the set ripe for some $2k plaques. You could get 30 plaques to make a T10k set.

I would go with acrylic rather than ceramic plaques, as that would be closer to what most real casino plaques are like. MSK is your cheapest, best option for a small amount.
 
It would be helpful to post the actual breakdown of your set, but I went looking and apparently it’s

200x $5
200x $25
60x $100
40x $500

My first order of business would be to add 90x $100 and 10x $500 for better playability and color-ups, assuming those chips are available. At that point you would have $4k per player using just the two highest denoms, making the set ripe for some $2k plaques. You could get 30 plaques to make a T10k set.

I would go with acrylic rather than ceramic plaques, as that would be closer to what most real casino plaques are like. MSK is your cheapest, best option for a small amount.
Current chip breakdown:
200x $5
200x $25
150x $100
100x$500

I'm interested in your recommended starting stack for a 10k tournament if I add the plaques.
 
That’s a nice breakdown, if you want to slim it down to 600 chips even, I think 50x $5 chips aren’t really necessary. For 10k starting stacks with plaques I’d use

15x $5
17x $25
15x $100
8x $500
2x $2000

You can color-up the $5’s with $25’s, then color-up those with $500’s. I think 20 plaques would be enough, unless you want to color-up the hundos as well.
 
Yeah there’s really no need for the plaques, your set is very playable as is. But since there is a want, as you said adding the plaques gives you the option playing without the $5’s, or additional depth for rebuy/add-on tournaments.
 
This made me go back and look to see if I had any tournament sets where the buy-in was ever = to a single chip.

Only one set does.

The funny thing is, I never remember thinking "This is my initial stack" when placing a bet that equaled the starting stack. It's more like "Shit's getting real".

That one set, oddly uses plaques. The top-end used plaque is T500,000 and a starting stack of T500,000. Different denom than your idea, but basically the same exact thing.

Tournaments with that set start with 500 BB, and fairly large (but steady) increases with an average 77% jump between levels.

So, yes, your logic is there - provided you want to build the structure around those large plaques. I did, because I wanted to be able to replicate the stacks from the movie Casino Royale, and I have many other sets to choose from. YMMV
 

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