Home Game Chip set question (1 Viewer)

[Yoda3647]

I am new so please do not bash or get to technical. Me and some friends are talking about doing a home game so I got some Poker chips and cards and I have done this word Document and I am curious if this looks good?? I have done a $20, $50, 100 dollar buy in and was just curious if this looks good. Like I said newbie and not sure on all the rules of setting a game up, but this is just for fun

 

[Tonysquander]

Welcome to PCF! This is very confusing. If you are going to run a tournament why not use regular amounts for value of the chips since they can have any value in a tournament format without changing your buy in? Like $1, $5, $25 etc. Also, your extra buy in totals are off anyway.

Download a poker timer app like this and you can auto create blinds with various options depending on how long you want your event to run and it will keep track of the blinds and time for you:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/texas-holdem-poker-timer/id458921369

Also, search “blind stuctures” and review threads like these:

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/hosting-first-tournament.122496/#post-2516537

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/t100-blind-structure-thoughts.120058/#post-2465071

Good luck.

 

[BGinGA]

I am new so please do not bash or get to technical. Me and some friends are talking about doing a home game so I got some Poker chips and cards and I have done this word Document and I am curious if this looks good?? I have done a $20, $50, 100 dollar buy in and was just curious if this looks good. Like I said newbie and not sure on all the rules of setting a game up, but this is just for fun

Indeed, your proposal does not 'look good'...

In tournament play, the values of the chips used do not have to align with the buy-in amounts (in fact, they very rarely do).

Establish a fixed series of denominations to be used, sticking with numbers that are four or five times apart. Whole numbers work best, like 1, 5, 25, and 100. You typically will not need more than four denoms. Using standard casino colors and values, that would be white 1, red 5, green 25, and black 100.

For a T1-base set, plan on players buying in for whatever amount of money you choose that night ($20, $55, $105, or whatever) and get in return the same size starting stack of no-value tournament (T) chips: T500 total is a good choice per player:

10 x T1 white (=10)
8 x T5 red (=40)
10 x T25 green (=250)
2 x T100 black (=200)
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30 chips = T500

One major advantage of organizing it this way is that only one set of denominations are needed, and only a single blind structure is required -- making things much simpler and less confusing, regardless of buy-in amount.

Not sure your intent for the "extra buy-in", but you can sell extra chips to those that want to buy them (either initially or later), or you can sell chips to those players that get busted and have no chips remaining.

Below is a typical blind structure for T500 stacks, where the blinds increase slowly and consistently at regular intervals:

(level sb bb)
L1 1 2
L2 2 4
L3 3 6
L4 4 8
L5 6 12
L6 8 16
(replace T1 chips)
L7 10 20
L8 15 30
L9 20 40
L10 30 60
L11 40 80
L12 60 120
L13 80 160
(replace T5 chips)
L14 100 200
L15 150 300

Using 25-minute blind levels, the event will last about 6 hours (which appears to be your goal). You can use a cheap kitchen timer or your cell phone's timer to keep track of the time.

You will also want to establish a set of rules to help avoid any issues during the game. Rules make it a fair and even playing field for everybody, and helps prevent arguments. You can find TDA rules for tournaments online.

 

[ekricket]

Am I reading that you are assigning chip values that are .015 of a penny?

 

[merkong]

Too early and not enough cofffee…

 

[Yoda3647]

Welcome to PCF! This is very confusing. If you are going to run a tournament why not use regular amounts for value of the chips since they can have any value in a tournament format without changing your buy in? Like $1, $5, $25 etc. Also, your extra buy in totals are off anyway.

Download a poker timer app like this and you can auto create blinds with various options depending on how long you want your event to run and it will keep track of the blinds and time for you:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/texas-holdem-poker-timer/id458921369

Also, search “blind stuctures” and review threads like these:

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/hosting-first-tournament.122496/#post-2516537

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/t100-blind-structure-thoughts.120058/#post-2465071

Good luck.

Not a tournament just some fiends getting together

 

[merkong]

Not a tournament just some fiends getting together

Just have a low stakes cash game and be done with it.

 

[Taghkanic]

If it’s not a tournament, why do the blinds go up over the course of the evening?

Anyway whether it’s cash or a tourney you don’t need chip denominations which are that close together.

 

[Yoda3647]

If it’s not a tournament, why do the blinds go up over the course of the evening?

Anyway whether it’s cash or a tourney you don’t need chip denominations which are that close together.

I did the the blinds like that so that the game does not take all night thinking I do not want it to get boring would like to maybe do this with friends once a month and thought it would be hard to get them to do it if the game last to long, and every time I have watched poker(Texas Holdem) they always talk about the blinds granted they are doing a tourney. Anyway thanks for all the input I will look into the Chips values again

 

[Phoe9x]

A cash game doesn’t end when 1 person wins all the money. There’s no need to increase blinds. You guys can either set an end time or just call it a night after a few people drop and there’s a lull in the game.

 

[wickedwonka121]

We usually call the game after we are down to 3 players. Or until we just say we're tired. Lol. Granted we have done 8 hours this way but it's up to you. If you want to play micro stakes cash games, using a nickel as your small chip works well. And you definitely only want somewhere around 20 to 30 chips when you buy in. You'll quickly find out that the small chips aren't needed in big quantities. Most friendly cash games don't see folding the small blind, so those chips aren't used as much as you think they would be. Good luck. And FYI, group buys held by @justincarothers is a great way to boost your set quality without breaking the bank.

 

[Tonysquander]

Not a tournament just some fiends getting together

Even odder set up if it is a cash game. You are mixing up/combining tournament and cash game concepts. Anyway, there is plenty of material out there on ways to achieve what you are attempting to achieve. Good luck.

 

[ekricket]

Just make every chip a nickel and play .05/.10

Or a quarter and play .25/.50

Or a dollar and play 1/2

This sound facetious, but think will give you a better sense of the chip values and numbers you need for your game when you buy a nicer set.
Pick one and run a game with it. If it seems too trivial play a higher level.

 

[merkong]

I did the the blinds like that so that the game does not take all night thinking I do not want it to get boring

Careful. The admins could be watching…

 

[Yoda3647]

Careful. The admins could be watching…

Do not understand???

 

[ekricket]

If they get bored play a different Circus game

 

[Tommy]

Not a tournament just some fiends getting together

Welcome to PCF. What part of Texas are you from?

 

[merkong]

Do not understand???

It’s a joke. Poker isn’t necessarily seen as boring around here too often and “the longer the night the better” isn’t an uncommon theme.

 

[Machine]

@Yoda3647 - Welcome!

If you're going to do a cash game, you should set the chip break down to one of the standards, there are two. If you had denominations on the chips then it wouldn't be a big deal.

The dice chips are already in the colors needed for a Vegas standard. You can check out posts in my signature (landscape on mobile) for more information.

It looks like you have orange chips too, I would use this denom structure

Orange: .05
Blue: .25
White: 1
Red: 5
Green: 25
Black: 100

If you're buy in is 20 bucks you'll want to put the Orange and blue in play and not use the green and black. Set the blinds to .05 / .10 and play all night, make sure to show your SevenDuce off suit and make fun of others if you win with it.

For rules, google Roberts rules

As for the sheets, they are not really needed with all of the figures, try this: Create a Flyer, and put the chip values on it.