Cash Game 500pc Chip Breakdown for 25c/50c through $1/$2 (1 Viewer)

[swaginator]

Hey! I'm looking to buy my first solid poker set (Milano's) of 500 chips that I'm hoping will last me a long time. Right now, I'm playing primarily 25c/50c games, but I want this set to still be functional up to $1/$2 games with max 200BB buy-ins for 9 players.

Here is my current chip breakdown:

25c: 125
$1: 150
$5: 150
$25: 50
$100: 25

Any feedback on whether this breakdown makes sense would be greatly appreciated. If you think that it's just not possible to cover a range of stakes this wide, then is there a breakdown that goes up to $1/$2 with a $200 buy-in that would be better (i.e. move the 25 $100 chips and possibly the 25 25c chips to another denomination)?

 

[allforcharity]

Spreading those stakes with 9 players is going to be hard with only 500 chips. Most here would recommend 700-800 chips because $1/$5/$25 are your workhorses.

Max 100 quarters
Max 40-60 $100
Play with percentages of the rest, but likely more $5 than $1

 

[Machine]

Welcome!​

I wrote a couple of post to help you, click links in my signature- landscape on mobile.

 

[LeLe]

Do note when you trying to cover 1-2 as well with only 500 chips, essentially that mean only 400 chips is available for 1-2 as 100 x 25c is needed for 25/50c stake game.

So, with 9 people on a 1/2 stake, everyone will be on average holding 30 chips most of the times which sound so sad & terrible.

But the following is the breakdown that you are looking for,

Breakdown
25c x 100
$1 x 150
$5 x 150
$25 x 60
$100 x 40

 

[Colquhoun]

Here’s a great post about chip breakdowns from everything from 5c/10c up to $5/$10:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...ut-a-cash-game-chip-set-5c-10c-to-5-10.30897/

 

[davesilver88]

After you buy your set you’ll want more chips. Go for 700 or 800 it’ll be worth it.

25¢ - 200
$1 - 200
$5 - 300
$25 - 80
$100 - 20

 

[upNdown]

Right now, I'm playing primarily 25c/50c games, but I want this set to still be functional up to $1/$2

FWIW, I’ve said that for years and I still haven’t come close to considering hosting a $1/2 game. But the sets I build for those purposes are generally 700ish chips.

I’ve tried hosting a 7-handed .25/.50 game with a single rack of $5s and it was uncomfortable. So I’d say if you’re mostly playing 9 handed .25/.50 you definitely need a second full rack.
My advice is to expand it to 600 chips even for just the low stakes games. But if you’re determined to keep it to 500 chips:
.25 - 100
1.00 - 150
5.00 - 200
25.00 - 50

Also, order 50 x $100 and stick them in a drawer, in case that $1/2 game ever busts out. Or be prepared to let $100 bills play.

 

[springbox]

75 x 25c
150 x $1
200 x $5
50 x $25
25 x$100

Enough for 9 players to each have 8 quarters to start with. Cut some $5s for $25s for more bank. This is assuming you're buying chips in rolls of 25

 

[ChipFinderSK]

You should build a 500-600 chip set for your .25/.50 game, because it’s tough to make that many chips cover both games, and by the time you play 1/2 you’ll want more secure chips anyway.

 

[Colquhoun]

You should build a 500-600 chip set for your .25/.50 game, because it’s tough to make that many chips cover both games, and by the time you play 1/2 you’ll want more secure chips anyway.

And you could get a great set now and have the fun of building it over time as your game expands

 

[elemeno]

I’m going to get lambasted for this, but with a 500 chip limit I would get 200/200/80/20 of 1/5/25/100. For the smaller games start with 200 and divide. For example, divide by 4 if you’re playing for $50.

If you can increase it to 600, get 100 $0.25 chips.

 

[JustinInMN]

You should build a 500-600 chip set for your .25/.50 game, because it’s tough to make that many chips cover both games, and by the time you play 1/2 you’ll want more secure chips anyway.

This is absolutely great advice.

That said I think you can get there within reason for 600 chips doing 100/200/200/75/25 of 0.25/1/5/25/100 This gets you a bank of 5600 which covers 28 buy-ins of 200 in a 1-2 game. After that you could let 100-notes play on the table if absolutely necessary in a high 1-2 game.

I wouldn't go more than 100 25¢ chips if you are trying to keep the quantity to 600, but you should at a minimum have enough singles and fives for each player to have 20 or so in their stacks. (I might argue for more singles in 25¢-50¢ than in 1-2, but 200 is a good start to be sure.)

If the limit has to be 500 then I would just drop the high value chips entirely and do 100/200/200 of 0.25/1/5 and focus on the 25¢-50¢ game. The bank would be 1225 so still enough for 24 buy-ins at $50 each. Allow 20-notes to play on the table if you exhaust the bank.

 

[exodus]

If you are trying to stay within the 500 chip limit and milanos are usually sold in quantities of 25, I like this breakout below best.

25c: 100
$1: 125
$5: 175
$25: 75
$100: 25

500 Total Chips at $5400 bank.

I wouldn't go more than 100 quarters since cashing those out can be a pain after a long night. This breakout allows for 9 people to have 3 buyins each of $200 at $1/$2. This is the current breakdown of my chipset when I was on a budget. It hasn't failed yet, but I did buy an extra barrel of $100s just in case.

25c: 100
$1: 200
$5: 200
$25: 80
$100: 20

I run a monthly $1/$2 game and we usually have no more than 8 players. Even on crazy nights we barely break $5,000 on the table, but that's just my experience. If you guys are playing 25c/50c now, it might take some time for your game to grow. Also, there might be fewer players who want to play $1/$2 because it's feel more serious or it's more expensive. I'd say go with the first breakout and test it out for your group. Then you can buy adds-on as needed.

 

[jshul]

75 x 25c
150 x $1
200 x $5
50 x $25
25 x$100

Enough for 9 players to each have 8 quarters to start with. Cut some $5s for $25s for more bank. This is assuming you're buying chips in rolls of 25

I landed pretty close to this guy decided to skip the $100 chips because I don’t think I’ll ever need them

$0.25 x (75) $18.75. Purple
$1 x (225) $225. White
$5 x (250) $1250. Red
$25 x (50) $1250. Green

Total bank = ~ 2750 and 600 chips good for 10 players easy