Tourney Favorite Chip Distribution for T10k? (1 Viewer)

[trigs]

What is your favorite poker chip distribution for a T10,000 tournament? If not one of the options above, add it into your post. Please explain why it's your favorite also if possible.

Assume a T25-T100-T500-T1000 chip breakdown.

 

[bsdunbar1]

Depends on single table or multiple table for me.
I like 12/12/5/6 for a single table
If it is a multiple table with re-buys I tend to like 8/8/4/7 more because otherwise there gets to be too many small denom chips in the mix.

 

[Frogzilla]

12/12/3/7?

 

[Nex]

After a lot of considering various recommendations, I decided to go with these breakdowns for the first T10k of all the T25+ starting stacks in my tournament set:

- up to 20 players: 12/12/3/7 (or 12/12/5/6 if not holding back some T500s to color up T25/T100
- 21-30 players: 8/8/4/7 (or 8/8/6/6)

I figured that more T500s would not give me enough bang for the buck. (Side note: my T500 is a CPC L9)

There will be some change-making, sure, but it should be fairly limited. There is a good amount of T1ks in the starting stacks where making change is fast and easy. There is also a good amount of T100s that could be used. I also have some buffer because I have separate dedicated colorup chips in T100 and above which I can just put into the color up only with bigger chips.

 

[Poker Zombie]

I like lots of T25s on the table. When coloring off the T25s, I am not afraid to put more T100s on the table. Some call it inefficient to add a chip you will remove in an hour or two, I call "making change" inefficient. I also call having lots of chips to splash around with "fun" (which is why I play poker). My group also likes "purple" chips, so I give 'em what they want.

I use...

• 16/11/7/5 if the T25s and T100s will reach that far
• 12/7/6/6 when they come up short
• 12/12/7/5 for "efficient" chip breakdowns (when the chipset costs a little too much to make it huge)

 

[trigs]

12/12/3/7?

I never consider 12-12-3-7. I know the T500s aren't used a ton but 3 per player seems a little low to me.

 

[bsdunbar1]

I like lots of T25s on the table.
I use...

• 16/11/7/5 if the T25s and T100s will reach that far

This wouldn't bother me so much if everyone kept their chips in even stacks of 10 or 20, but guys counting out 25's 2-4 at a time when someone needs a chip count drives me crazy.