Cash Game Cash Game Chip Set Breakdown (2 Viewers)

[upNdown]

It just puts a ton of them in front of the winners, and others still ask them for change.

Ha! There's one guy at my game who get's all pissy when he's losing, and if that $1.75 guy is the big winner - the one with all the quarters in front of him, pissy guy will refuse to ask HIM for change - he'll get some from a shorter stack.
Home poker's the best.

 

[bjm2020]

I like to bet odd amounts sometimes. It tilts the hell out of some players in our tournaments. Maybe I should get some customs made with amounts like .22 and .92 printed on them lol.

 

[mummel]

To the guys recommending 12 quarters. Are you actually playing 25/25c and not just basing your recommendation off your 25/50c game? Because in this type of game where the blinds are the same, at least in ours, quarters are used constantly.

I played a couple of 5c/10c games over Christmas with my fam and thats different I agree. I used 20 nickels per person in that game, we ended up in the same place as what someone else said. The winner just ends up collecting all the nickels, because the chips that get used in this type of game are the quarters. I can see in 25c/50c games that the $1s will dominate and you probably only need 12 X 25c.

But I really question if the blinds are the same if your lowest denom chip doesnt get used constantly. In 25/25c, 3 bet = 75c / 3 quarters with 4 callers, thats a lot of quarters in play. Then normally the $1s come out but someones there is a continuation bet of 75c and a bunch of limpers etc. It does depend on your game but I think in a game where the blinds are the same, 16 or 20 X your lowest denom makes sense.

 

[Ronoh]

Yes. People always think adding more quarters will sharply reduce the change-making, but it hardly makes a dent.

True. It's not uncommon to see @Ben and/or @Jeff hoarding three barrels of quarters behind their $1000 stacks while everyone else at the table has five or less

 

[chipjoker]

Are 10 $.25's per player (20 Players) enough without having to make change all of the time?

12 quarters seems to be good, but , my players raise to 1.50 -3.00 pre-flop. If you get your players used to making change (have the dealer do this)from the POT.

 

[bjm2020]

It looks like I'm gonna shoot for the following breakdown:

$.25 - 240
$1 - 240
$5 - 200

Starting Stacks

10 max

.25 - 20
$1 - 20

20 max

.25 - 12
$1 - 12
$5- 2

This should cover me for up to 20 players at .25/.25. If we decide to raise the stakes to .25/.50, I'll order the higher denom chips then.

Before I order though, I'm gonna run a few games with dice chips just to be sure how the game plays with different denominations before committing.

 

[mummel]

It looks like I'm gonna shoot for the following breakdown:

$.25 - 240
$1 - 240
$5 - 200

Starting Stacks

10 max

.25 - 20
$1 - 20

20 max

.25 - 12
$1 - 12
$5- 2

This should cover me for up to 20 players at .25/.25. If we decide to raise the stakes to .25/.50, I'll order the higher denom chips then.

Before I order though, I'm gonna run a few games with dice chips just to be sure how the game plays with different denominations before committing.

Nicely done.

 

[Skeeter]

It looks like I'm gonna shoot for the following breakdown:

$.25 - 240
$1 - 240
$5 - 200

Starting Stacks

10 max

.25 - 20
$1 - 20

20 max

.25 - 12
$1 - 12
$5- 2

This should cover me for up to 20 players at .25/.25. If we decide to raise the stakes to .25/.50, I'll order the higher denom chips then.

Before I order though, I'm gonna run a few games with dice chips just to be sure how the game plays with different denominations before committing.

Smart. I think these denoms should work, but I like your style of trying them out first. Much smarter than I was/am.

 

[Shaggy]

Good plan. Make sure you get your players accustomed to calling a bet with a bigger chip and allowing the dealer to make change from the pot.

example, bet is 75c, player calls with $1, he doesn't attempt to make change at that time (nor before the call). He simply allows the dealer to make change as he gathers the pot. This makes the making change situation much less "painful."

To that end, my 25c/50c cash game uses a bank of:
100x 25c
120x $1
130x $5
40x $25
10x $100

The starting stack on a $100 buy-in is
12x 25c
12x $1
12x $5
1x $25

Some people will say I don't have enough $1 or $5... not true. This breakdown plays great. We bet with the $25. This is a 400 chip set perfectly adequate for a single table. Allowing the dealer to make change and having players comfortable betting the "big chip" is what makes it work.

 

[detroitdad]

Some people will say I don't have enough $1 or $5... not true. This breakdown plays great. We bet with the $25. This is a 400 chip set perfectly adequate for a single table. Allowing the dealer to make change and having players comfortable betting the "big chip" is what makes it work.

The smallest set I used for 10 players was 440 chips. Its definitely doable. Just not ideal for all games.

 

[upNdown]

Good plan. Make sure you get your players accustomed to calling a bet with a bigger chip and allowing the dealer to make change from the pot.

example, bet is 75c, player calls with $1, he doesn't attempt to make change at that time (nor before the call). He simply allows the dealer to make change as he gathers the pot. This makes the making change situation much less "painful."

To that end, my 25c/50c cash game uses a bank of:
100x 25c
120x $1
130x $5
40x $25
10x $100

The starting stack on a $100 buy-in is
12x 25c
12x $1
12x $5
1x $25

Some people will say I don't have enough $1 or $5... not true. This breakdown plays great. We bet with the $25. This is a 400 chip set perfectly adequate for a single table. Allowing the dealer to make change and having players comfortable betting the "big chip" is what makes it work.

I'm fine with using bigger chips instead of stacks and stacks of smaller ones, and for a friendly self-dealt home game, I'm fine with people making their own change out of the pot when necessary. Some guys I play with can barely deal; no need to ask them to be a cashier too.

 

[Shaggy]

The smallest set I used for 10 players was 440 chips. Its definitely doable. Just not ideal for all games.

That's why it is so important to know how the OP's game plays. For me, the set is more than "doable." I really wouldn't do it any other way.

 

[detroitdad]

That's why it is so important to know how the OP's game plays. For me, the set is more than "doable." I really wouldn't do it any other way.

Just doable for mine. I like to have lots of the work horse chips in play. My sets are still tame compared to how some of the guys on here are. Do you routinely have 10 players? If not and your game is more in the 6-7 player range do you adjust the starting stacks or rebuys at all?

 

[Shaggy]

Just doable for mine. I like to have lots of the work horse chips in play. My sets are still tame compared to how some of the guys on here are. Do you routinely have 10 players? If not and your game is more in the 6-7 player range do you adjust the starting stacks or rebuys at all?

Nine players is the norm. The 12/12/12/1 starting stack covers the first 8 proper. The ninth player will get a starting stack 4x 25c, and 2x $1 extra. The first several re-buys are 4x $25 chips. After that the rebuys are 1x $100 chip.

 

[detroitdad]

Nine players is the norm. The 12/12/12/1 starting stack covers the first 8 proper. The ninth player will get a starting stack 4x 25c, and 2x $1 extra. The first several re-buys are 4x $25 chips. After that the rebuys are 1x $100 chip.

Sounds great. Especially for a new player/chip purchaser that is on a tight budget. My listed break down is a touch excess in ones and fives. Just a preference thing.

 

[bjm2020]

We held our first cash game last night. We used the following breakdown at .25/.25 with a min $20 buyin, max $50.

$25 buyin
12 - .25
12 - $1
2 - $5

$20 buyin

12 - .25
12 - $1
1 - $5

$50 buyin

12-.25
12-$1
7 - $5

We had 9 players with 7 $20 buyins, 2 $50 buyins, and 8 $20 reloads.

Everything went well with these breakdowns. Didn't have a whole lot of change making.

 

[Shaggy]

With your reloads... We're they using $5 chips? Not adding more of the small denoms to the table.

 

[bjm2020]

Yes, $5 only for reloads

 

[bjm2020]

We used a total of 275 chips

 

[Mental Nomad]

We held our first cash game last night. We used the following breakdown at .25/.25 with a min $20 buyin, max $50.

$25 buyin
12 - .25
12 - $1
2 - $5

$20 buyin

12 - .25
12 - $1
1 - $5

$50 buyin

12-.25
12-$1
7 - $5

We had 9 players with 7 $20 buyins, 2 $50 buyins, and 8 $20 reloads.

Everything went well with these breakdowns. Didn't have a whole lot of change making.

Congrats.

I like to buy in 20 $1 per person in a 10-player game, but you've proven that your breakdown will work fine for twenty players.

 

[CdnBeerLover]

We held our first cash game last night. We used the following breakdown at .25/.25 with a min $20 buyin, max $50.

$25 buyin
12 - .25
12 - $1
2 - $5

$20 buyin

12 - .25
12 - $1
1 - $5

$50 buyin

12-.25
12-$1
7 - $5

We had 9 players with 7 $20 buyins, 2 $50 buyins, and 8 $20 reloads.

Everything went well with these breakdowns. Didn't have a whole lot of change making.

We use similar buy-in stacks for our post-tourney 25c/25c cash games. Works fine.