Help me decide on my chip lineup please (1 Viewer)

[Pinkdan]

I’m also thinking of relabeling to make fracs. My current thought is to change the $100 to a .25c frac.
Does anyone have strong feelings or ideas to make this set perfect?

 

[BearMetal]

I've got both and I think they both rock. But in your lineup, I think the Jack $25s work better.

 

[JoeyMack]

Agreed. Love the HSI secondary 25, but feel that the Jack secondary works better in your lineup. Are you actually going to play with the snappers and no fracs?

 

[Pinkdan]

Agreed. Love the HSI secondary 25, but feel that the Jack secondary works better in your lineup. Are you actually going to play with the snappers and no fracs?

See that's just it, up at the top I said that I want to make one of these a frac and I'm thinking the Jack secondary $100 would make a really fun .25c frac. Thoughts? Any better or other ideas?

 

[JoeyMack]

Got it. Sorry…missed that part. Hmmm...a black frac is just a little too odd to me. Personally I’m not a fan, but it’s up to you. I think playing a snapper will cause nothing but headaches. A pink frac makes much more sense.

 

[Pinkdan]

Got it. Sorry…missed that part. Hmmm...a black frac is just a little too odd to me. Personally I’m not a fan, but it’s up to you. I think playing a snapper will cause nothing but headaches. A pink frac makes much more sense.

It's so obvious, I like it. I really enjoy the $100 chip and that's part of the reason I wanted to feature it but logically your way is prob right. Also I've never played poker with a snapper before, I assumed it would add some fun but headaches definitely seem possible too like you said.

 

[BearMetal]

See that's just it, up at the top I said that I want to make one of these a frac and I'm thinking the Jack secondary $100 would make a really fun .25c frac. Thoughts? Any better or other ideas?

A jack secondary frac you say...

Yes, this is the way. I think that the HSI's have just a slightly too light contrast for that set.

 

[Pinkdan]

A jack secondary frac you say...

Yes, this is the way. I think that the HSI's have just a slightly too light contrast for that set.

Ooooh those look delicious! So what do you use for your $25 then?

 

[detroitdad]

Both work imo. I think the HSI 25's work the best. Colors seem to work a tad better.

 

[BearMetal]

Ooooh those look delicious! So what do you use for your $25 then?

I don't use $25s b/c there's no $25 bill and making change sucks - I use the Outpost $20s.

 

[Pinkdan]

I don't use $25s b/c there's no $25 bill and making change sucks - I use the Outpost $20s.

Nice! Good call!

When people say you can’t mix THC and RHC:

 

[BearMetal]

Nice! Good call!

When people say you can’t mix THC and RHC:

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I'll be honest here; I have a lot of different sets, and each has a specific capability that it can fill. For a normal gathering, I would breakout my mixed RHC (or now my HSI set) since I doubt we'd even get to see a $20; I've got plenty of $5s to cover it. With my high rollers, I would use one of my THC sets which has the Outpost $20. So, although I could mix THC and RHC, I normally wouldn't need to.

Back to you. You know, the stacks side-by-side look great for both JACK and HSI. But what throws me off is the splash pot pic; something about the faces of the HSI $25s doesn't mesh well IMO.

 

[JMC9389]

I'll be the voice of dissension here and say that I like the HSI $25 the best in the current lineup. What kind of stakes do you play? If you do any microstakes, this is what I'd do...

JACK pink snapper: nickel
HSI $25: quarters
HSI $1: $1
HSI $5: $5
Jack $100: $20

 

[detroitdad]

Both work imo. I think the HSI 25's work the best. Colors seem to work a tad better.

I'll be the voice of dissension here and say that I like the HSI $25 the best in the current lineup. What kind of stakes do you play? If you do any microstakes, this is what I'd do...

JACK pink snapper: nickel
HSI $25: quarters
HSI $1: $1
HSI $5: $5
Jack $100: $20

 

[JoeyMack]

JACK pink snapper: nickel
HSI $25: quarters
HSI $1: $1
HSI $5: $5
Jack $100: $20

The HSI secondary 25 is a beaut and could not go wrong with this setup. I really like this idea. Or if you play more .25/.50 change the snapper to a .50 and the rest of the lineup stays the same. Or label the snapper in a way that it could be played both ways. Would it be weird to label it .05 on one side of the chip and .50 on the other? I don’t think It would cause confusion if you call what it is at the beginning of the game. I like that better then a non-denominational chip.

Edit: because voice recognition sucks!

 

[Pinkdan]

Okay so it sounds like I definitely need to get rid of one of the $25 chip styles. I tried to see them together and it was ugly (I love both styles) but one has to go

 

[Pinkdan]

The HSI secondary 25 is a beaut and could not go wrong with this setup. I really like this idea. Or if you play more .25/.50 change the snapper to a .50 and the rest of the lineup stays the same. Or label the snapper in a way that it could be played both ways. Would it be weird to label it .5 on one side of the chip in .50 on the other? I don’t think It would cause confusion if you call what it is at the beginning of the game. I like that better then a non-denominational chip.

Edit: because voice recognition sucks!

I like both your ideas. I had a crazy twist. What if we did this

Jack $100: $.05 or .10 cents
Jack $25: $.25 cents
HSI $1: $1
HSI $5: $5
Jack $2.50: $20 or $25

Question: does the red in this lineup clash too much w/ the other colors ie: pink?

 

[Beakertwang]

Slight edge to the Jack.

 

[JoeyMack]

I like both your ideas. I had a crazy twist. What if we did this

Jack $100: $.05 or .10 cents
Jack $25: $.25 cents
HSI $1: $1
HSI $5: $5
Jack $2.50: $20 or $25

Question: does the red in this lineup clash too much w/ the other colors ie: pink?

Coin flip on the 25 (but now leaning towards the HSI).

I still like the JACK $100 better as a $20 (Cali color).

Stacked up next to each other (red & pink) they do not look great, but I think will still work.

 

[BearMetal]

I like both your ideas. I had a crazy twist. What if we did this

Jack $100: $.05 or .10 cents
Jack $25: $.25 cents
HSI $1: $1
HSI $5: $5
Jack $2.50: $20 or $25

Question: does the red in this lineup clash too much w/ the other colors ie: pink?

I don't think the red/pink clash; especially in the splash pot above - they look good. I'm not a fan of black chips (never have been), so take this with a grain of salt: the black $100s shouldn't be in that lineup.

 

[Pinkdan]

I don't think the red/pink clash; especially in the splash pot above - they look good. I'm not a fan of black chips (never have been), so take this with a grain of salt: the black $100s shouldn't be in that lineup.

So you don’t like black chips in general? That’s interesting. I can understand that for sure. My eye gravitates towards them so I’m in the other camp on that one. Just curious, do you like the primary Jack $100?

 

[BearMetal]

So you don’t like black chips in general? That’s interesting. I can understand that for sure. My eye gravitates towards them so I’m in the other camp on that one. Just curious, do you like the primary Jack $100?

The HSI $100 primaries are the first black chips I've liked. I just don't feel most black chips mesh with other fun colors. And sometimes, when shuffled with bright colors, they can darken them.

 

[Pinkdan]

The HSI $100 primaries are the first black chips I've liked. I just don't feel most black chips mesh with other fun colors. And sometimes, when shuffled with bright colors, they can darken them.

Very interesting. I can definitely see what you’re saying.

And yeah, the Jack primary $100 is fire
I only wish I had a set that would feature it

 

[JoeyMack]

The HSI $100 primaries are the first black chips I've liked.

I like both your ideas. I had a crazy twist. What if we did this

Jack $100: $.05 or .10 cents
Jack $25: $.25 cents
HSI $1: $1
HSI $5: $5
Jack $2.50: $20 or $25

Question: does the red in this lineup clash too much w/ the other colors ie: pink?

So it seems like you really, REALLY want that JACK hundo to be a frac. That’s cool. I guess if it’s good enough for Jesse Beck, it’s good enough for you! lol

So let’s roll with that then. Do the lineup as you stated but make the snapper a frac and leave whichever $25 chip you choose as the $25. I think the snapper works better as a frac, and why relabel the $25 if you don’t have to?

For the frac denominations...either go .05 and .25 or .10 and .50. Whichever suits your game better.

 

[Pinkdan]

@JoeyMack it was just an idea I had. I’m honestly not set on anything. I’m still in the playing around phase. In fact I had a new idea to try out. What if we did:

Starburst fracs ie: .05 or .10 cent
Jack $25 = $.25cent
HSI $1
HSI $5
Jack $100 = $20/25
Jack snapper = $100

 

[JoeyMack]

@JoeyMack it was just an idea I had. I’m honestly not set on anything. I’m still in the playing around phase. In fact I had a new idea to try out. What if we did:

Starburst fracs ie: .05 or .10 cent
Jack $25 = $.25cent
HSI $1
HSI $5
Jack $100 = $20/25
Jack snapper = $100

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No worries...I was joking around. But seriously, while a black frac doesn't work with me (and is uncommon), it doesn't mean that it won't work for you. If you really want a black nickle or dime...then do it! You come here to get advice, but in the long term it's YOU that will be playing with the set and not us (except for maybe other Tennessee PCFers). So while you definitely should absorb the guidance you get here, the decisions you make (while utilizing that guidance) should be your own. I realized that and decided I should stop trying to talk you out of the black frac. If you are deciding between doing a .05 or .10, the black hundo will NEVER see the table. And if you like it so much...change the denom so it does. So I will no longer hate on your black frac. lol

So I'm thinking:

Jack $100: $.05 or .10
Jack $2.50: $.25 or .50
HSI $1: $1
HSI $5: $5
HSI $25: $25

Since the highest denom will be the $25, I definitely think you should go with the HSI. The HSI green & edge spots definitely pop more then the JACK 25, and as the highest denom you want it feel special. And as told you in PMs, I think you should switch the JACK snapper with the HSI snapper, and relabel the JACK $100 as an HSI $.05 or .10 for your own HSI custom set. You want a taste?

 

[JoeyMack]

And DO NOT mill those starbursts! Bad karma will come from the Poker Gods if you do!

 

[Pinkdan]

Haha @JoeyMack I would never mill a starburst, promise! If I used them for fracs I would just announce their value at the beginning of the game. Like, all starbursts (Regardless of color) are .10 cents etc.

Okay, I’m coming around to your thought process on the full HSI set. I like that idea for continuity of the labels all saying HSI etc.

Now this is interesting because in my mind I had kind of chosen the Jack $25 over the HSI $25 because in person these watermelons just pop! But, now I’m going to strongly consider them again. Thanks for the advice! This is all a working progress.

Also, random thought: Does anyone use their cash sets for tourneys? Is there a trick to make that work? Or is it best to just build them separately?

 

[Jonesey07]

Haha @JoeyMack I would never mill a starburst, promise! If I used them for fracs I would just announce their value at the beginning of the game. Like, all starbursts (Regardless of color) are .10 cents etc.

Okay, I’m coming around to your thought process on the full HSI set. I like that idea for continuity of the labels all saying HSI etc.

Now this is interesting because in my mind I had kind of chosen the Jack $25 over the HSI $25 because in person these watermelons just pop! But, now I’m going to strongly consider them again. Thanks for the advice! This is all a working progress.

Also, random thought: Does anyone use their cash sets for tourneys? Is there a trick to make that work? Or is it best to just build them separately?

First, you have to decide what stakes you are building your cash set to play at. Once you do that, then building comes a lot easier. If you are doing a $25 chip, my vote goes to the Jack's $25 Secondary. If you want to do a $20 chip, then the Jack's $100 relabeled would be perfect.

Never mix cash and tourney sets. It only takes one time for someone to take a tourney chip and try to cash it out in a cash game.

 

[Pinkdan]

First, you have to decide what stakes you are building your cash set to play at. Once you do that, then building comes a lot easier. If you are doing a $25 chip, my vote goes to the Jack's $25 Secondary. If you want to do a $20 chip, then the Jack's $100 relabeled would be perfect.

Never mix cash and tourney sets. It only takes one time for someone to take a tourney chip and try to cash it out in a cash game.

Wow, that's such a good point about NEVER mixing a cash and tourney set. I'll definitely always keep them seperate.

A black $20 does sound pretty sweet actually! Great call.

@JoeyMack I might just sell my Jack snappers to you and use the Jack $25 (watermelons) as quarters and use the $100 jacks as $20... Then I just need to decide on if I want to use starbursts or another chips for my 5/10 cent chip