New guy here. Thanks to everyone who posts all the helpful info!
I'm going to start getting a home game together regularly, and want to put together a decent chip set. It will usually be about 8 people. Sometimes 10. Never more. We've played with this same group of friends before - it's always just thrown together at some random time. It's just a time to hang out and have fun. The poker isn't too serious. I just don't like the cheap "dice" chips, and get tired of everyone constantly asking "what is this color worth?".
Our game:
.25/.50 blinds. NL.
Minimum buy-in $20.
Most people usually buy in for $40.
Max buy-in is $50.
The game plays pretty small. No huge pots. Typical raises are $1-$2 pre-flop.
I've got some samples from Apache, and I'm probably going to order the Royals in denominations of .25, 1, and 5.
While I don't think it's a great idea for everyone to have 100 chips, I do think a game is more enjoyable with everyone a decent number of chips to start with. I think most people feel like they can play a little more when they have more chips - as opposed to just having 20 chips to start (regardless of how much it adds up to).
I was thinking of this breakdown for starting stacks of a typical $40 buy-in.
.25 - 20
$1 - 15
$5 - 4
If someone only buys in for $20 (rare), they just wouldn't get any $5 chips.
Is this too many .25 chips to start with?
When someone rebuys, I would just sell them more red chips and they could make change at the table.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Thanks!
I'm going to start getting a home game together regularly, and want to put together a decent chip set. It will usually be about 8 people. Sometimes 10. Never more. We've played with this same group of friends before - it's always just thrown together at some random time. It's just a time to hang out and have fun. The poker isn't too serious. I just don't like the cheap "dice" chips, and get tired of everyone constantly asking "what is this color worth?".
Our game:
.25/.50 blinds. NL.
Minimum buy-in $20.
Most people usually buy in for $40.
Max buy-in is $50.
The game plays pretty small. No huge pots. Typical raises are $1-$2 pre-flop.
I've got some samples from Apache, and I'm probably going to order the Royals in denominations of .25, 1, and 5.
While I don't think it's a great idea for everyone to have 100 chips, I do think a game is more enjoyable with everyone a decent number of chips to start with. I think most people feel like they can play a little more when they have more chips - as opposed to just having 20 chips to start (regardless of how much it adds up to).
I was thinking of this breakdown for starting stacks of a typical $40 buy-in.
.25 - 20
$1 - 15
$5 - 4
If someone only buys in for $20 (rare), they just wouldn't get any $5 chips.
Is this too many .25 chips to start with?
When someone rebuys, I would just sell them more red chips and they could make change at the table.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Thanks!