500-600 tournament chip breakdown (1 Viewer)

[italstylz]

Hey I'm new to the site. Looking for a good break down for a tournament chip set. I would say between 500-600 chips for roughly 10 players

 

[UncleMarlin]

Hey, I'm also new so I'm not sure how much help I'll be. However I've been playing poker for much longer than I've been a member here and would say that depending on the crowd the more 'value' the better. We normally play with 10,000 in chip value with the following breakdown:

x8 25s
x8 100
x6 500
x6 1000

Used to play with 5,000 starting but I think everyone seems to gravitate to the higher numbers. Just my input, I'm sure there are better ways of doing it.

 

[TheOffalo]

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/basic-tournament-set-breakdowns-for-beginners-updated.49446/

 

[LeLe]

You only need 400 chip set for STT

For T25

$25 x 120
$100 x 120
$500 x 50
$1000 x 75
$5000 x 35

12/12/5/6 10K



For T100

$100 x 100
$500 x 60
$1000 x 120
$5000 x 120

10/6/11/7 50K

 

[italstylz]

Sorry for the late reply but thanks for the break downs it helps

 

[chutracheese]

Check this out...
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/resources/poker-set-selection-tool.90/

 

[jjmbo]

There is a poker chip calculator on this forum but I can't get it to work.

But this one is really useful: https://www.cardschat.com/poker-chips.php

There is a poker chip calculator on this forum but I can't get it to work.

But this one is really useful: https://www.cardschat.com/poker-chips.php

On closer inspection this calculator only seems useful if you like really small starting sets and are ok with using less common in between chip values.

 

[chipinla]

You only need 400 chip set for STT

For T25

$25 x 120
$100 x 120
$500 x 50
$1000 x 75
$5000 x 35

12/12/5/6 10K



For T100

$100 x 100
$500 x 60
$1000 x 120
$5000 x 120

10/6/11/7 50K

Agreed. I have 400. Almost identical breakdown.
25 x 120
100 x 120
500 x 60
1000 x 60
5000 x 40

More than enough for starting stacks and some rebuys/color ups. And I never have more than 8-10 players as well.

 

[AH77]

I went with a T100 base with a breakdown of 15/7/10/1 (20k starting stack).

I personally like having a few more T100s in the starting stack to avoid constant change making, especially if your game is self dealt. It seems to better accomodate the more recreational players who are just looking to have fun and limp in a bunch with some speculative hands.

Also the T100 base is a little easier as far as coloring up since you will only have to color up once in the later levels.

So for my tourney set I have :

150-T100
70-T500
120-T1000
60-T5000
Total (400)

This breakdown accounts for coloring up plus 1 rebuy per player with the T5000’s.

 

[Legend5555]

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/basic-tournament-set-breakdowns-for-beginners-updated.49446/

Thanks for the plug!

 

[chipinla]

I went with a T100 base with a breakdown of 15/7/10/1 (20k starting stack).

I personally like having a few more T100s in the starting stack to avoid constant change making, especially if your game is self dealt. It seems to better accomodate the more recreational players who are just looking to have fun and limp in a bunch with some speculative hands.

Also the T100 base is a little easier as far as coloring up since you will only have to color up once in the later levels.

So for my tourney set I have :

150-T100
70-T500
120-T1000
60-T5000
Total (400)

This breakdown accounts for coloring up plus 1 rebuy per player with the T5000’s.

The more I think about it, I really like this idea. Definitely makes less work

 

[Taghkanic]

Don’t listen to the crowd that wants you to use the absolute bare minimum necessary. Figuring out the lowest number possible is an interesting exercise, but for hosting one table the difference between a 400- and 600-chip set is not crucial unless you’re on a bare-bones budget.

Give yourself and your players enough breathing room so you’re not making change constantly. And you’re game the flexibility that if it expands, you’re covered.

 

[italstylz]

Don’t listen to the crowd that wants you to use the absolute bare minimum necessary. Figuring out the lowest number possible is an interesting exercise, but for hosting one table the difference between a 400- and 600-chip set is not crucial unless you’re on a bare-bones budget.

Give yourself and your players enough breathing room so you’re not making change constantly. And you’re game the flexibility that if it expands, you’re covered.

Thanks for the great feed back makes total sense. I couldn't agree more with having some breathing room