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In the past I have had two different groups playing somewhat regularly which played either micro stakes or 2/4. I'm slowly thinking about a custom CPC set. Is this breakdown completely nuts? I have seen some posts on here jokingly referencing a breakdown like this. We usually play poker to round out a board game night, most of the group don't care at all about poker and weird denoms wont throw them off. Seemed like a fun thing to do when going the custom route anyways. You can ignore the chip design itself that's super WIP.

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If it makes you happy, then why not? Will you actually use the $2.50? As in a $2.50/$5 game? Or some other use for that exact amount? If not, and without a $1, I'd say a $2 would be more useful as players tend to think more naturally in whole dollars. But certainly nothing wrong with a unique set if it works for you.
 
I’ve been tempted to implement the same breakdown (sans the $50 and possibly the 2 instead of 2.50). Problem is… we don’t spend money / think in these denoms. Makes it hard to conceptualize the values being bet. Makes the game awkward until players get used to it. I imagine limit is easier to adjust though!

At the end of the day, your game your rules! Chips look goooooood. :sneaky:
 
Okay, a $2 probably does make a lot more sense and I was thinking that, but also seemed fun to have a snapper, there's something funny to me about a $2.50 value chip but it would def work way better in play to have a $2.
 
I've always though that would be a cool way to do it.
 
In the past I have had two different groups playing somewhat regularly which played either micro stakes or 2/4. I'm slowly thinking about a custom CPC set. Is this breakdown completely nuts? I have seen some posts on here jokingly referencing a breakdown like this. We usually play poker to round out a board game night, most of the group don't care at all about poker and weird denoms wont throw them off. Seemed like a fun thing to do when going the custom route anyways. You can ignore the chip design itself that's super WIP.

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So for microstakes what are we talking? .10/.20?

Snappers don't make sense for 2/4 limit... I'd go with $2 chips for that.

As to the higher denoms... they'd come in handy if you ever raised the stakes but they're not going to be very practical for the application you described... I mean - how many $500 chips do you see on the table at $1-$2?
 
So for microstakes what are we talking? .10/.20?

Snappers don't make sense for 2/4 limit... I'd go with $2 chips for that.

As to the higher denoms... they'd come in handy if you ever raised the stakes but they're not going to be very practical for the application you described... I mean - how many $500 chips do you see on the table at $1-$2?
Ya sorry, should have been more specific. .10/.20

I wasn’t thinking to get a lot of the $50 just somehow seemed weird to end at $10 though it certainly lets me get more of the other chips. Wasn’t planning to get a lot of the $50s but I feel like a rack helps future proof the set a bunch. Maybe I should just plan that I would do an add on if that was needed and keep it at 10c - $10 for now?
 
I've always though that would be a cool way to do it.
I’ve been tempted to implement the same breakdown (sans the $50 and possibly the 2 instead of 2.50). Problem is… we don’t spend money / think in these denoms. Makes it hard to conceptualize the values being bet. Makes the game awkward until players get used to it. I imagine limit is easier to adjust though!

At the end of the day, your game your rules! Chips look goooooood. :sneaky:

Glad to hear others have thought about it. Also just seems a fun way to do it. I’ve got a Jack cinci heads up set and I’m working on a basic ceramic tournament set that will flex to use for board games (my much more active hobby) so it seems like a great opportunity with a CPC set to do something more original.
 
Have you considered just getting 1, 5, 20/25, 100 chips and starting with $200? Then dividing by 10, 5, or whatever?
 
Ya sorry, should have been more specific. .10/.20

I wasn’t thinking to get a lot of the $50 just somehow seemed weird to end at $10 though it certainly lets me get more of the other chips. Wasn’t planning to get a lot of the $50s but I feel like a rack helps future proof the set a bunch. Maybe I should just plan that I would do an add on if that was needed and keep it at 10c - $10 for now?
Look man - do what is going to make you happy. If you want to own chips that may never see the felt you're in good company at PCF.com :)

But if 'future-proofing' your chip set is important to you, I'd suggest going with more traditional denoms. This will also help with resale value if you ever end up trying to sell them in the classifieds.
 
Have you considered just getting 1, 5, 20/25, 100 chips and starting with $200? Then dividing by 10, 5, or whatever?
He's getting a custom chip set. Why would he not get that with the exact denoms he's going to use? What you're suggesting is a workaround that a lot of micro stakes players use with actual casino chips. (and one that some of us hate!) But it makes NO sense in this case.
 
He's getting a custom chip set. Why would he not get that with the exact denoms he's going to use? What you're suggesting is a workaround that a lot of micro stakes players use with actual casino chips. (and one that some of us hate!) But it makes NO sense in this case.
It makes it so his set is more flexible, but I suppose you can multiply by 5, 10 as well.
 
Ya sorry, should have been more specific. .10/.20

I wasn’t thinking to get a lot of the $50 just somehow seemed weird to end at $10 though it certainly lets me get more of the other chips. Wasn’t planning to get a lot of the $50s but I feel like a rack helps future proof the set a bunch. Maybe I should just plan that I would do an add on if that was needed and keep it at 10c - $10 for now?
I think a lot of us cash players have a high value "capper" chip in our sets that we rarely use. I play almost exclusively .05 / .10, and yet all my sets have a couple barrels of $20s that I have never used. I would definitely get some $50s for this set, just not a full rack. Probably two barrels.
 
Basically using the same progression as "normal" casinos but at a 1/10th of the value. The $2/$2.5 debate depends on what your average buyin is going to be. are people likely to be buying in for $2 or $5? $20 makes sense at smaller stakes vs $25 because people buyin for a $20 note. Not sure what the buyin will be at these planned stakes.
 
Basically using the same progression as "normal" casinos but at a 1/10th of the value. The $2/$2.5 debate depends on what your average buyin is going to be. are people likely to be buying in for $2 or $5? $20 makes sense at smaller stakes vs $25 because people buyin for a $20 note. Not sure what the buyin will be at these planned stakes.
At my nickel / dime micro games $20 is the typical buy-in, although I'll allow $10. I suspect for .10/.20 it's probably between $20 and $50.

I'm also curious what your starting stacks are? I start with 10-14-11-1 for $20. Since each of your chips (if you switch to $2) is exactly double what mine are, you could use the same numbers to get to $40. Take out the $10 and 5 of the $2s and you can go down to $20 if you want a smaller game.
 
Look man - do what is going to make you happy. If you want to own chips that may never see the felt you're in good company at PCF.com :)

But if 'future-proofing' your chip set is important to you, I'd suggest going with more traditional denoms. This will also help with resale value if you ever end up trying to sell them in the classifieds.
Future proofing, fine, yes, he should make sure he's doing it right. But I'd argue that if anybody is concerned about resale value, they shouldn't be ordering customs.
 
Future proofing, fine, yes, he should make sure he's doing it right. But I'd argue that if anybody is concerned about resale value, they shouldn't be ordering customs.
I'd have said the same thing before seeing people's custom sets show up in the classifieds and selling for what seems like 70-80 cents on the dollar.
 
I played 10c/20c NLH all the time, in this stake it very often people like to buyin in $20 and rebuyin in $10 or $20

10c 50c $2 $10 is a great line up for 10/20c

For 2/4 stake, $2 $10 $50 are good demo but you may want to consider one more demo above $50, it could be a $200 demo in this case

However people are habit by nature and don’t like to change, there will always be someone in your future who can’t get over why you using such uncommon demo breakdown
 
I think 1/2.5/5/25

Do not know about low denomination, up to you
 

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