if you host both .25/.50 and .50/1 (1 Viewer)

[jeff123]

would you want more .25 chips or .50 chips in your chipset?

 

[RichMahogany]

Neither. I’d want one non denominated chip

 

[Burke]

only 25c

 

[saleen121212]

Neither. I’d want one non denominated chip

This

 

[v1pe]

Quarters only. Just play 1/1 if you are going to use a 1 dollar big blind.

 

[ReallyGoodUsername]

Neither. I’d want one non denominated chip

This

only 25c

Then this if you don’t want a non-denom chip

 

[Han Trinh]

25c only.

 

[Coyote]

A Non-Denominated chip's versatility is unmatched.
If you had to insist on a denominated frac, then .50 can play either in a .50/.50 or a .50/1 game.

 

[Schmendr1ck]

Only 25c.

For me, it's just easier and more secure than a non-denom that changes value.

On top of that, there will undoubtedly be one or more players who attend both games and get confused on the value of the non-denom.

 

[abby99]

25c

I wouldn't want to use the same non-denom chip that's. 25 on one night and .50 on another if it's the same group of players. But that's just me.

 

[TheDuke]

I'd say have both a 25c and a 50c chip, but just use one or the other on a given night. Never both - just makes it cumbersome if both fracs are on the table.

I hate non-denom chips.

 

[jja412]

I've supplied the chips for both .25/.50 and a .50/$1 game. Some sets have a 50c chip...others have a quarter. I think I prefer 25c only.

 

[Shaggy]

I second the vote for changing the game to 50c/50c and 50c/$1.

If that is not an option, scrap the 50c and just use 25c

 

[jeff123]

lots of great answers. thanks guys

 

[RichMahogany]

Only 25c.

For me, it's just easier and more secure than a non-denom that changes value.

On top of that, there will undoubtedly be one or more players who attend both games and get confused on the value of the non-denom.

25c

I wouldn't want to use the same non-denom chip that's. 25 on one night and .50 on another if it's the same group of players. But that's just me.

Rotate sets. Problem solved

 

[Legend5555]

25c if 25c/50c

Just play 1/1 instaed of .50/1. It eliminates chip clutter.

 

[Gobbs]

Original post deleted. Just tell me that you don’t host both games on the same night and I’ll shut up!

Still, I can see somebody buying in on the 25/50 night and pocketing some chips thinking they will cash out on a 50/$1 night.

 

[detroitdad]

would you want more .25 chips or .50 chips in your chipset?

I do host both. I only use quarters. You don't need both denominations unless you simply want to collect a bunch of chips (which I encourage )

 

[dkersey]

I prefer the .25 for maximum flexibility for both games. I played in a .50/1 game one time where it had a 50c chip and many people were thrown off it when putting blinds out, later bets, and making change. A 50 cent piece isn't just as common as a quarter.

Before joining this forum, I felt the non-denom chips were ideal, but as a host being asked a hundred times a night "how much is the blue chip?", I grew weary of that question and decided against non-demon chips altogether.

In my game, I started with .25/.50 and later moved it to .50/1, and continued to use the .25 and everyone was comfortable with that. Adding a 50c piece would be solving a problem that doesn't exist.

Ironically, I noticed in both games, the 25c chips were hardly being used other than the blinds, so I changed the game to 1/1 and don't even use the 25c chip at all.

 

[CraigT78]

Scrap the frac all together and just play $1/$1. I've got racks of $.25 that haven't seen action in over a year.

 

[markleteenie]

I would use 25c in both 25c/50c and 50c/$1, or as others have said, you could also do $1/$1.

I dislike non-demons and also being asked, "What value are the chips?"

I had a real proud (almost teary-eyed) moment the last game I hosted where someone asked that question, and another player (without skipping a beat) answered, "It's on the chip."

BLAM!

 

[RichMahogany]

Lol people are actually forgetting the amount of the blind chip? All they have to do is remember the stakes that they are playing, which shouldn’t be too difficult

 

[markleteenie]

Lol people are actually forgetting the amount of the blind chip? All they have to do is remember the stakes that they are playing, which shouldn’t be too difficult

Well I think it’s reasonable if you rotate game types, chip sets and blinds - that someone might get mixed up every now and then. Plus- the guy who asks that....you want him in your game!

 

[RichMahogany]

Well I think it’s reasonable if you rotate game types, chip sets and blinds - that someone might get mixed up every now and then. Plus- the guy who asks that....you want him in your game!

Oh don’t get me wrong, I can understand an occasional mixup happening on occasion but the example above of people asking “100 times a night”? It’s really not that difficult to remember that it needs to be asked very often.

 

[1A25R]

only 25¢ chips and no 50¢

 

[Kid_Eastwood]

I’m in the same boat (NL50 .25-.50 and NL100 .50-1 games). And I see 2 options :

1) Have both fracs but only use one per game (the 25c in NL50 and the 50c in NL100).

2) Have one frac. 25c if the most played game is NL50 and 50c if the most played game is NL100. If I go with 25c, my NL100 would become $1-$1 and if I go with 50c, my NL50 game would become 50c-50c. —> that’s the solution I’ve chosen.

I don’t like to use a chip that worth less than the small blind in a cash game. That’s why I would not use a 25c in a NL100 game (50c - $1). But that’s just a personal preference.

 

[Annorax]

Preferences, in order:
1) only have quarters, two quarters can do the same thing as a .50 but also accomplish the secondary objective of MOAR CHIPES on the table
2) have sufficient quantities of both .25 and .50 available, but use the .25 in .25/.50 and the .50 in .5/1 games (do not EVER mix a .25 and a .50 in the same game, the only acceptable adjacent denoms with a 2x value jump are .50 to 1 and 500 to 1K, anything else is just plain unnecessary and a waste of chips)

Bottom line, in a set primarily intended for poker, a .50 chip serves no purpose at worst and is comparatively inefficient at best. Save the .50 chips for the blackjack table, put quarters on your poker tables.

 

[Thomacetti]

buy 2 sets

 

[JustinInMN]

So I would rank the answers to this as follows.

1) Just get .25 fracs. This gives downward flexibility to .25-.25, as well as being able to play .25-50. Play the bigger game as 1-1. A rack of .25 fracs should be good enough.
2) Just get .50 fracs. Allows the same BB as specified played as .50-.50 and .50-1. Probably only need 50-60 of the .50 fracs for a single table.
3) Get both fracs. If you do this option, I would not suggest having the .25 and .50 on the table at the same time. Meaning the .50 fracs are only used in .50-1 and the .25 fracs can be used in .25-.25 or .25-50.

 

[Kid_Eastwood]

Fully agree with @JustinInMN ! Nice sum-up !
I did not know that 60 x 50c are just enough for one single table. Thanks for the advice !