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

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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)?
 
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
 
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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
 
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.
 
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
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 

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