Do you ever need more than a rack of $1 chips for a $1/2 or $2/5 NLHE game? (1 Viewer)
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Eloe2000
Straight Flush
Yes it’s technically “enough” as with any blind chip. Although many have preferences for slightly more.
Poppin92
Flush
More is always better , it’s just comfortable that you know you have more than enough than just enough.
Workhorse chips = 300-500 for me , that’s for blackjack and poker too
Workhorse chips = 300-500 for me , that’s for blackjack and poker too
We used to just give out 10 to each player, but found it works much better with 20. Not making change as often.
We at times will have a second feeder table start up and even run the main with up to 12. And yes, we hate it!
Silver_Fiend
Flush
I've never been one for "just enough" and much prefer to have a barrel per player so that there isnt so much buying back and forth.
viet rounder
Two Pair
100x is enough. My guys hated when I put more than this amount on the table for any blind chips
ChipTalker
Flush
I have more than 100 but found 100 to be just fine so for the past few years been doing 100 white 300 red 80 green 20 black. I also used to do 400 red but 300 is better for more colors on table. That set seems to be perfect combo of enough bank, enough chips and enough colors on the table for my 1/2 game.
viet rounder
Two Pair
I concur this man knows what he’s talking about. The only difference for me is a few extra 25s
ChipTalker
Flush
yeah sometimes I do 100 green before the black chips ... just depends on how big the game is playing that night. My goal is to have a few black chips on the table toward the end of the night but long enough that they did not just come out of the rack.
Chawks45
Flush
You can live with one one rack of $1s and it comes down to personal preference.
I have two racks of $1s for any of my sets built specifically for 1/2 games. That said, I hardly dip into the second rack of $1s as game progresses. Rebuys are all $5s. I just like having that extra rack of $1s.
I have two racks of $1s for any of my sets built specifically for 1/2 games. That said, I hardly dip into the second rack of $1s as game progresses. Rebuys are all $5s. I just like having that extra rack of $1s.
viet rounder
Two Pair
viet rounder
Two Pair
If we are talking about building a set then I agree to always have an extra rack of each denomination for guaranteed measures.
Seeking Alpha Social Club
4 of a Kind
Yes, but it of course depends how many players you have. We play .50 / 1, but plays more like a 1 / 2 or 2 5 game. Her is what I find to be optimal for our game.
.50 x 100
$1 x 200 (300 if 12 or more players)
$5 x 200 (300 if 16ish players)
$25 x 40 to 100
$100 x 5 to 20
For a blind value chip I actually really dislike playing with more than a rack. Our $.50/1 games always play with a single rack of fracs, more than that and people end up with barrels of small chips that don’t get used much.
As an effect, more blind value chips generally cuses the game to play smaller and more passive, less chips results in people more frequently raising with larger chips and increased action.
As an effect, more blind value chips generally cuses the game to play smaller and more passive, less chips results in people more frequently raising with larger chips and increased action.
JustinInMN
4 of a Kind
For "quarter blind" games I think 100 is sufficient because it is only a 4x jump to a single. With singles I think a few more make sense because the next chip is a 5x jump, so maybe 120-150 instead?
JustinInMN
4 of a Kind
Last time I held 0.50-1 I did 60/100 of 0.50/1. We had plenty of halves but I felt we were tight on singles, I am going to do 140 singles next time.
Seeking Alpha Social Club
4 of a Kind
+1 this ^^^^. I purchased more than 1 rack of fracs on one occasion, and it was a HUGE waste.
TheDuke
Full House
Agree 100%.
Recently played at a 25¢/50¢ game and they had both a 25¢ and 50¢ chip in play. I was like, 'why the hell are we playing with 2 fracs?' Host answers with 'ldo, because those are the blinds'. I was going to respond with, 'do you see $2 chips at the casino at a $1/$2 game' but decided it would be a futile argument.
People ended up with multiple useless barrels of fracs.
From what I've seen, 1 rack of your small blind chips is generally enough. It might even be less. It also depends on the play dynamics of your group. My guidelines below assume a full 10-person table:
0.25/0.50 - 100 quarters should be enough
2/5 - 100 singles should be enough
0.50/1 - 40-60 half-dollars should be enough
1/2 - if limping and min-raising is big at your game, consider up to 2 racks
In the ever-popular 0.25/0.50 stakes game, I never understood the stance that you must have 120 quarters so that everybody gets 12. 1 full rack will give half the players 12 quarters, and half the players 8 quarters. Still full multiples of dollars, balance what you need with singles and fives. Heck, you can even give the first 5 people full barrels of quarters and the next five none at all, and they'll still get distributed well around after a few orbits.
0.25/0.50 - 100 quarters should be enough
2/5 - 100 singles should be enough
0.50/1 - 40-60 half-dollars should be enough
1/2 - if limping and min-raising is big at your game, consider up to 2 racks
In the ever-popular 0.25/0.50 stakes game, I never understood the stance that you must have 120 quarters so that everybody gets 12. 1 full rack will give half the players 12 quarters, and half the players 8 quarters. Still full multiples of dollars, balance what you need with singles and fives. Heck, you can even give the first 5 people full barrels of quarters and the next five none at all, and they'll still get distributed well around after a few orbits.
Agree that may be the minimum. However, I like shit-tons of chips on the table, even the fracs. I realize that opinion may be a minority here and not my hill to die on. My sets all have between 500-800 fracs.
How do you feel about playing 1/1 instead of .50/1?
Ideally you get rid of the frac and just play a bit bigger for the small blind? At .25/.50 a lot of people just complete without thinking anyway.
How do you feel about playing 1/1 instead of .50/1?
Ideally you get rid of the frac and just play a bit bigger for the small blind? At .25/.50 a lot of people just complete without thinking anyway.
derekdd23
Flush
Do you want people to make change for each other more often?
Yes == 100 is fine
No == 200 or more is better.
Do you ever want to run more than 1 table?
Yes == 200 or more
Do you ever want to play limit?
Yes == at least 1 rack per person is optimal. I like to have 2.
Given that $1 chips are usually the cheapest in the set, I think you should always get more than you need. 200 minimum for 1 table NL/PL 300 if there ever might be a second table.
Yes == 100 is fine
No == 200 or more is better.
Do you ever want to run more than 1 table?
Yes == 200 or more
Do you ever want to play limit?
Yes == at least 1 rack per person is optimal. I like to have 2.
Given that $1 chips are usually the cheapest in the set, I think you should always get more than you need. 200 minimum for 1 table NL/PL 300 if there ever might be a second table.
More chips are better, if you can afford it, and they are available. If I have a set budget, I look to get the best chips I can for that budget, which means sticking with a reasonably efficient breakdown. All the advice I have ever dispensed generally use these caveats when calculating breakdowns.
My regular game is $1/2 blinds. I used to give everyone a full barrel of $1’s with their first buy-in. It got to be too many, most of them would end up in 1 or 2 players stack after a while.
Now I give the first 7 players that buy in a barrel of $1’s and the rest of the players will buy some from someone at the table.
140 seems to be the sweet spot.
Now I give the first 7 players that buy in a barrel of $1’s and the rest of the players will buy some from someone at the table.
140 seems to be the sweet spot.
viet rounder
Two Pair
Pretty sure OP was referring to one table cashgame at 1/2 or 2/5 . There was no mention about buying chips or running multiple tables. It was practicality question so I will comment based on that. One rack of blind chips is ideal. Players can always get change from the pot. We do this every week and it doesn’t slow down the game one bit. Compare that time to restacking mountains of blind chips every hand and I would say that it’s best to NOT have too many (more than a rack) in play
Technically you only need one outfit and you can wash it daily.
JustinInMN
4 of a Kind
I am sure I will be sorry I mentioned it, but what do you wear while your outfit is in the washer?
You're in your house, you don't need to be clothed. We choose to, because it's more comfortable.
Like having way more then one rack of ones. Way more comfortable.
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