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Hey y’all!
I’m in the final stages of putting together a Tourney set. It’s a relabel set (I’ll add pics later)
I’m looking to add a rebuy chip, or…plaque(?).

What have people used?
Thanks!
 
Hey y’all!
I’m in the final stages of putting together a Tourney set. It’s a relabel set (I’ll add pics later)
I’m looking to add a rebuy chip, or…plaque(?).

What have people used?
Thanks!
Hey, let me start by saying I'm all about the gimmicky cool chips like bounty, STFU, All in, Donk!, etc...
But, you might be overthinking this, I don't really think you need a rebuy chip.
I guess the two reasons you might need them is
1. You have an unreal set up where one person is collecting money, handing that person a chip showing they paid, and then they take that chip to someone else that is handing out the rebuy chip stacks.
2. You allow a certain amount of rebuys, lets say two, so you hand everyone two rebuy chips at the beginning to keep track and make sure they don't try a 3rd. That also is sort of easy to keep track of if its just a 1/2 table home game.

Sometimes simple is better, you get knocked out you yell "rebuy" and the host collects your cash and hands you chips, no rebuy chip is really necessary.

Either way, Good Luck and send pics!
 
You’re right. It’s not a need.
I was thinking more along the lines of paying for everything up front. If you don’t use it, you cash out. Otherwise, chip-for-chips. Also as a visual aid during tourneys as to who has rebuys left.
I know I’m overthinking it LOL. Just spilling my thoughts here, so I can convince myself not to do it.
 
How about a "Fish" chip........as a rebuy

Fish and chips? Guppy/minnows/etc? Shark on one side/goldfish with a shark fin on the other.....
Pretty cleaver. I like it! I know a friend, who know a guy, who met this other guy, who’s second cousin twice removed does some woodworking. I’ll toss the idea that way. Thanks!
 
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You’re right. It’s not a need.
I was thinking more along the lines of paying for everything up front. If you don’t use it, you cash out. Otherwise, chip-for-chips. Also as a visual aid during tourneys as to who has rebuys left.
I know I’m overthinking it LOL. Just spilling my thoughts here, so I can convince myself not to do it.
Again not the worst idea but in your context it makes 4 times more work for you as the host.
Now you are holding double the money and have to make sure not to mix the initial buy in with rebuy money. Then as each guy rebuys you have to move a certain amount from one pocket to the other. Then as people leave for the night and didn't rebuy you have to stop what you're doing and give them back their rebuy money.
 
Again not the worst idea but in your context it makes 4 times more work for you as the host.
Now you are holding double the money and have to make sure not to mix the initial buy in with rebuy money. Then as each guy rebuys you have to move a certain amount from one pocket to the other. Then as people leave for the night and didn't rebuy you have to stop what you're doing and give them back their rebuy money.

You could give players that have not used their rebuy chip by "X" period, ie the first colour up or end of rebuy period a "bonus add-on" for staying alive of 0.25x to 1x of the initial buy in.
 
I have a barrel of these ReBuy.jpg

My first thought was to use them to limit the number of tournament re-buys per person, figuring players could buy/sell among themselves if needed.

My second thought was to hand them out with re-buys as counters (cash or tournament) so at the end of a session we'd know who had re-bought the most.

I've had these for many years & they have yet to see play :rolleyes:

I'm not advocating against them, If they never get used I'll still be happy to have them on the shelf.

Good luck with your set build!
 
Hey thanks y’all for your thoughts on the matter. I think I’ll give this one more time before I allocate funds for an uneccessary piece of my set.
 
I have (and use) both dedicated REBUY and RELOAD chips. Most are oversize, and utilize colors not used by the chips in play.

In our re-buy tournaments, players are issued a single REBUY chip that can be used to buy a new stack (at original stack cost) if busted (players can also optionally stack surrender if really short-stacked). Players that have retained their REBUY chip at the end of the re-buy period can then redeem it for a small free add-on. In this variant, the prize pool increases with each re-buy, and the total prize pool isn't known until the end of the re-buy period.

Our RELOAD chip works a bit differently -- in a re-load tournament, players are initially issued 1/2 of their chips plus a RELOAD chip. The chip represents the second half of their purchased stack, but both half-stacks are paid for up-front. If a player busts, he redeems his RELOAD chip for his second half-stack. Players that don't use their RELOAD chips are automatically issued their second stack (plus a 10% bonus) at the end of the RELOAD period. Since all funds are pre-paid, the prize pool total is known at the beginning of the event.

Both approaches offer players a bit of early-play cooler insurance, while assigning intrinsic value to the chip itself (i.e., it's worth more in tourney chips if not used, than if used when felted).

Most of our events today use one or the other of the above, but there are many other ways to utilize REBUY (or RELOAD) chips in poker tournaments.
 
Like @BGinGA handles re-buys, I prefer that the chip isn't bought, it's used as a marker for who is allowed to rebuy if needed. If you give one to everyone, they each have one opportunity to rebuy if needed.
When creating a design, I try to keep with the theme if possible. I did a rebuy chip for my DDLM set, and thought the "another life" or resurrection would be cool:
skeleton rebuy preview2.jpg


I've seen something similar in the Super Poker World chips (the Mario theme), where a "1-up" graphic was used to signify the extra life.

If you keep to a theme, it's always fun coming up with an idea. Like, if you have a boat theme on your chips, you could make a rebuy featuring a dinghy or a life preserver...what you go to in case of emergency to stay alive.
Using a 47mm ceramic chip makes it stand out from other chips, too.
 
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I have (and use) both dedicated REBUY and RELOAD chips. Most are oversize, and utilize colors not used by the chips in play.

In our re-buy tournaments, players are issued a single REBUY chip that can be used to buy a new stack (at original stack cost) if busted (players can also optionally stack surrender if really short-stacked). Players that have retained their REBUY chip at the end of the re-buy period can then redeem it for a small free add-on. In this variant, the prize pool increases with each re-buy, and the total prize pool isn't known until the end of the re-buy period.

Our RELOAD chip works a bit differently -- in a re-load tournament, players are initially issued 1/2 of their chips plus a RELOAD chip. The chip represents the second half of their purchased stack, but both half-stacks are paid for up-front. If a player busts, he redeems his RELOAD chip for his second half-stack. Players that don't use their RELOAD chips are automatically issued their second stack (plus a 10% bonus) at the end of the RELOAD period. Since all funds are pre-paid, the prize pool total is known at the beginning of the event.

Both approaches offer players a bit of early-play cooler insurance, while assigning intrinsic value to the chip itself (i.e., it's worth more in tourney chips if not used, than if used when felted).

Most of our events today use one or the other of the above, but there are many other ways to utilize REBUY (or RELOAD) chips in poker tournaments.
Great insight here. Thanks!
 
Like @BGinGA handles re-buys, I prefer that the chip isn't bought, it's used as a marker for who is allowed to rebuy if needed. If you give one to everyone, they each have one opportunity to rebuy if needed.
When creating a design, I try to keep with the theme if possible. I did a rebuy chip for my DDLM set, and thought the "another life" or resurrection would be cool:
View attachment 1160148

I've seen something similar in the Super Poker World chips (the Mario theme), where a "1-up" graphic was used to signify the extra life.

If you keep to a theme, it's always fun coming up with an idea. Like, if you have a boat theme on your chips, you could make a rebuy featuring a dinghy or a life preserver...what you go to in case of emergency to stay alive.
Using a 47mm ceramic chip makes it stand out from other chips, too.
I’ll have to scour the pages here for sites that’ll do custom Ceramics. Thanks!
 
Anyone other than me remember the game show "Press Your Luck"? This seems like the perfect use of the Whammy!
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Like @BGinGA handles re-buys, I prefer that the chip isn't bought, it's used as a marker for who is allowed to rebuy if needed. If you give one to everyone, they each have one opportunity to rebuy if needed.
When creating a design, I try to keep with the theme if possible. I did a rebuy chip for my DDLM set, and thought the "another life" or resurrection would be cool:
View attachment 1160148

I've seen something similar in the Super Poker World chips (the Mario theme), where a "1-up" graphic was used to signify the extra life.

If you keep to a theme, it's always fun coming up with an idea. Like, if you have a boat theme on your chips, you could make a rebuy featuring a dinghy or a life preserver...what you go to in case of emergency to stay alive.
Using a 47mm ceramic chip makes it stand out from other chips, too.

This chip is awesome!!!
 

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