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We had our first game on my table with the new chips last night. Everyone really loved playing with the chips. We mostly play $1/$2 NL but it gets way out of hand. At one point we had a $1400 pot.

Does anyone have any recommendations to keep the game a little smaller or do these things just tend to gravitate to whatever the players are comfortable with?
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Try dropping the blinds to $0.25/$0.50, or $0.50/$1.00 then the pots should be smaller ;)
Lessening the initial buy in, top ups and rebuys will dictate how big the pots can become.
It really depends upon what the majority of your group want to risk losing on a night.

Good Luck on whatever you decide.
 
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BettingNumbers said:
Thank you for sharing how you built the table. Im preparing to build my own in the next couple weeks (no woodworking experience at all).

And love the logo, very sharp. I’ll definitely wanna get in touch with you when I’m ready to order my own chips.

Good day friend!
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Believe me: the woodworking part is easy… the bigger challenge will be the precise padding of the rail… :cool
 
BettingNumbers said:
Thank you for sharing how you built the table. Im preparing to build my own in the next couple weeks (no woodworking experience at all).

And love the logo, very sharp. I’ll definitely wanna get in touch with you when I’m ready to order my own chips.

Good day friend!
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Hello!

I got started on this project by watching some YouTube videos and basing my table on what I liked from a few different builds I found. I’d be happy to answer any questions you have - just ask!
 
I made a few modifications to my little chip bank that I thought you all might like and wanted to share some pictures.

This was kind of a “figure it out as I go” scrap wood project, so it’s not perfect, but I think it turned out pretty awesome.
 

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badbeatmedic said:
We had our first game on my table with the new chips last night. Everyone really loved playing with the chips. We mostly play $1/$2 NL but it gets way out of hand. At one point we had a $1400 pot.

Does anyone have any recommendations to keep the game a little smaller or do these things just tend to gravitate to whatever the players are comfortable with?View attachment 1110688
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Table and chips are outstanding. I love the classy simplicity of the design and the traditional colors. Also love that you are a cash player! Everything looks great!

Keeping the game smaller can be managed by stakes or buyin. I have a $220 max buyin for $1/2 because several of my $1/2 friends are wild and comfortable with risk (and it’s a barrel of whites and reds). Many come with $600-1000+ in their pockets….but some bring only 1.5 buyins. I set that limit when the AC casinos had a $300 max. I’m sure I would get complaints from them now being that’s gone up in recent years. The games have gotten big in the past and it scares some players off. That game basically dissolved because of it. If you have enough $1/2 NL that will play on a regular basis…congrats!

20 years ago before AC had NL we played $2/4 or $3/6 limit almost every week. NL slowly killed our regular game.

My main game now is with a different group (some cross over occasionally) and I do .50/1 NL with $100 buyin. That’s been a much healthier game. May change it to $1/1 for simplicity of cashing in and out. I use .50 cent chips but prefer only two denominations in play…three max.
 
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badbeatmedic said:
As a quick addition before a home game tomorrow night, I built this little dealer cabinet out of some scrap wood because I was struggling to find a place to store them all safely. I only needed to buy the lock and hinges, so it was a sub $60 build. I hope to eventually stain it to match the table.
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You said scrap wood, hehe. Nice!!
 
badbeatmedic said:
I made a few modifications to my little chip bank that I thought you all might like and wanted to share some pictures.

This was kind of a “figure it out as I go” scrap wood project, so it’s not perfect, but I think it turned out pretty awesome.
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These chunky locks look pretty awesome. This cabinet is hot!!!!
 
Old State said:
Table and chips are outstanding. I love the classy simplicity of the design and the traditional colors. Also love that you are a cash player! Everything looks great!

Keeping the game smaller can be managed by stakes or buyin. I have a $220 max buyin for $1/2 because several of my $1/2 friends are wild and comfortable with risk (and it’s a barrel of whites and reds). Many come with $600-1000+ in their pockets….but some bring only 1.5 buyins. I set that limit when the AC casinos had a $300 max. I’m sure I would get complaints from them now being that’s gone up in recent years. The games have gotten big in the past and it scares some players off. That game basically dissolved because of it. If you have enough $1/2 NL that will play on a regular basis…congrats!

20 years ago before AC had NL we played $2/4 or $3/6 limit almost every week. NL slowly killed our regular game.

My main game now is with a different group (some cross over occasionally) and I do .50/1 NL with $100 buyin. That’s been a much healthier game. May change it to $1/1 for simplicity of cashing in and out. I use .50 cent chips but prefer only two denominations in play…three max.
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Thank you! I have one or two of those players at my game. They bring a grand, but the sad thing is, they’re pretty good at the game so it doesn’t always land in other’s pockets.

I do try to keep it manageable, but it is always fun to see the big stack chip up to a bunch of $25’s or a couple $100’s and have a three or four denominations in play.
 
badbeatmedic said:
:LOL: :laugh:Thank you! I have one or two of those players at my game. They bring a grand, but the sad thing is, they’re pretty good at the game so it doesn’t always land in other’s pockets.

I do try to keep it manageable, but it is always fun to see the big stack chip up to a bunch of $25’s or a couple $100’s and have a three or four denominations in play.
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Oh definitely get the bigger chips in play …but they are limited. I like 90% of the chips to be two colors.

…and yes, my deep pocket guys are the best players too
 
allforcharity said:
Perhaps that's one of the reasons why they have deep pockets!
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Haha…well I’ll say they are very comfortable with risk and are confident in their ability. I think they bring that much cash because they want to stay in a game should they get stacked. They feel they will win in the end. The scared money single buyin guys are the long term losers usually
 

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