Tourney Need help deciding on denominations (500 Set) (2 Viewers)

[kenZo]

I'm going to buy a set of 500 chips, the denominations on the chips are as followed:
$5 -
$25 -
$50 -
$500 -
$1000 -

I'm planning of doing tournaments with ~5-8 people, but I'm not entirely sure how much of each value I should buy, that's where I would appreciate the help of you knowledgeable folks on here.

 

[Godzilla28]

Hi, Welcome from SF Bay Area.

If you aren't buying tremendously expensive clay chips or if money is no object like some around here, I would skip the T5 and go from T25 to T5k. Pretty much all casino tournaments skip the T5. And of all the home tournaments I've played in, they either skipped the T5 or they might've had a T5 at some point but people complained too much that the organizers has marked it as a lost cause. My 2 cents.

Others here can give you better recommendations on how many chips to buy depending on your starting stacks, rebuys, future expansion, etc. @BGinGA

 

[slisk250]

...and no point in a 50. each denom should go up 4X or 5X for maximum efficiency.

25/100/500/1000/5000. So custom sets go 25/100/500/2000/10000 but that 2000 chip tilts some people.

For the first option and 10,000 starting chips I like 12/12/7/5 starting stacks.

25 - 100
100 - 100
500 - 60
1K - 100
5K - 40
400 chips will do it but get some for a 10 player set if you decide to sell it.

BGinGA is the man to ask anything about chips and blind schedules.

 

[JustinInMN]

Agreed, the fact is in no limit you have to count stacks rather regularly. And the correct way to do this is count each denomination separately. A T50 chip puts extra work in this process without a lot of payoff.

Now that said, obviously the 2x jump between T500 to T1000 is such a common setup. But that is mainly because T1000 is an easier number than say T2000, and you can mitigate the counting problem by cutting back on the T500 chips.

If you look around PCF you will see the most common set up is a T25 base with T10K in starting stacks, which was the "classic" WSOP format when that tournament started at 25-50.

My personal favorite breakdown of 12/12/5/6 of T25/100/500/1000, but 8/8/4/7 is also workable if you have an occasion to "stretch" your set over more players. (Similarly, if you want to take cutting back on the T500 further 12/12/3/7 and 8/8/2/8 breakdowns are also worth considering.)

Equivalent breakdowns for base T5 would be a starting stack of T2000 using 15/9/3/1 of T5/25/100/500 or 10/6/8/2 for tighter stacks

This isn't written in stone. But the idea is to think about what starting stack you prefer and then it's just a matter of multiplying by your field.

Then it's just a matter of multiplying by your field, planning color ups, and adding one more big denomination for rebuys or deep stacks.

So if you were planning 20 players using denoms of T25/T100/T500/T1K and stacks of 12/12/4/7 you would need 240/240/120/140 for starting stacks. I would plan to color up the first two denominations, meaning you will need 1.5 T1000 chips per player or 30 more bringing your total to 240/240/120/240. Then add 40 T5K chips to accommodate 20 re-entries. (or however many you would expect.) and go for extras if you think there would be deep stack events in your future. You could also add another 100*T1K to accomplish 30 stacks of 8/8/2/8 and you would have sufficient chips of the lower denoms.

But this is a long though though process, if you stick with this, I hope you have more context when you look at the other threads on this topic here.

Welcome to PCF.

 

[Eloe2000]

Was there a specific set of chips you had in mind which is the reason you mention those specific denominations?

Because otherwise I am completely with @slisk250 that you should do T25-T5k and you don’t need more than 400 chips.

 

[allforcharity]

If you want a T2K structure, I think this is most efficient:
10x T5
10x T25
7x T100
2x T500
per player. So for a 10 player table, that's only 290 chips. Add whatever you need in T500 or T1000 to cover rebuys, and some extra chips for colour-up, and I think you're still under 400 chips. Don't spend more than you have to. If you can extend your budget by getting fewer chips, then you can get better quality ones that will keep their value better (and be nicer to play with).

 

[kenZo]

Was there a specific set of chips you had in mind which is the reason you mention those specific denominations?

Because otherwise I am completely with @slisk250 that you should do T25-T5k and you don’t need more than 400 chips.

Milanos and yes as those are the colours I like the most out of the demons, I won't be hosting super serious events just with some friends who aren't huge poker fans and maybe the family at new years so complete efficiency isn't really needed

 

[kenZo]

If you want a T2K structure, I think this is most efficient:
10x T5
10x T25
7x T100
2x T500
per player. So for a 10 player table, that's only 290 chips. Add whatever you need in T500 or T1000 to cover rebuys, and some extra chips for colour-up, and I think you're still under 400 chips. Don't spend more than you have to. If you can extend your budget by getting fewer chips, then you can get better quality ones that will keep their value better (and be nicer to play with).

>Thanks these are the values I'm going to get with an additional.Read and appreciate all of your comments ,thanks for the help.

 

[Mr Winberg]

I'm going to buy a set of 500 chips, the denominations on the chips are as followed:
$5 -
$25 -
$50 -
$500 -
$1000 -

those are the colours I like the most out of the demons

I own (and like) milanos, and even if I don't use the $50 I still bought a roll for relabeling purposes. This is just my personal view, but the $50 weren't as cool IRL as in the pictures, whereas the $100 are great, especially after giving them some oil.

So if you switch 50->100, you'll get IMO prettier chips and a better breakdown.

 

[Mr Winberg]

>Thanks these are the values I'm going to get with additional 100 $5 mainly because I like the colour , thanks for the help people. read and appreciate all of your comments

Seems like I was kicking in open doors!

You'll find a use for the $5. I use them as seating/bounty combo chips.

 

[kenZo]

I own (and like) milanos, and even if I don't use the $50 I still bought a roll for relabeling purposes. This is just my personal view, but the $50 weren't as cool IRL as in the pictures, whereas the $100 are great, especially after giving them some oil.

So if you switch 50->100, you'll get IMO prettier chips and a better breakdown.

Seems like I'm getting 5,25,100,500