Cash Game New Chipper - Feedback on chip setup (1 Viewer)

[tightsqueeze]

Hi All,

New to the community and have spent about a week with some Apache samples. I really love the feel of the Majestic, and I think the colours for the low-limit game I host are prettier than the Royals (which are also very nice), especially for the $0.25 chips.

I typically host a home game with 6-9 players (every now and then we have a 10th) and play a $20 or $40 buy in cash game (we usually decide day of depending on who shows up). Some guys just play until they go bust and others top up when they get below 1/2 stack. Most players don't have a strong preference for stack depth, though I imagine those who don't top up would be happier with ~100BB starting stacks.

I am thinking of building a chip set to replace my current plastic dice chips, and I think the best way to run it is .25/,25 when the group decides on a smaller buy-in, and .25/.50 when we go with a bigger buy-in. Does this sound like a good chip set to support this structure?

125 x $.25
250 x $1
25 x $5

Thanks!

 

[markleteenie]

125 x $.25
250 x $1
25 x $5

That's only a $405 bank. If 10 people bought in for $40 = $400 and your bank is already at the limit.
Are you constrained by 400 chips? If so, I'd go:
100 x 25c
200 x $1
100 x $5

This gives you a $725 bank.

 

[tightsqueeze]

Thank you for the feedback - not limited by chips necessarily, and that's exactly the math I was missing! thank you! anything else I may not be thinking about?

 

[Colquhoun]

...not limited by chips necessarily...

This is the exact thinking that can get you into REAL trouble ‘round here.

 

[markleteenie]

Thank you for the feedback - not limited by chips necessarily, and that's exactly the math I was missing! thank you! anything else I may not be thinking about?

A lot of people like this 600 chip breakdown:

100 x frac (25c or 50c)
200 x $1
200 x $5
80 x $25
20 x $100

I also generally build my sets around this breakdown, but you can easily adjust it depending on how your players bet. For instance, if it goes 8 ways to a flop quite often, you may need more fracs in play.
Just having 25 x $25s will give you so much extra "emergency" bank, you'll probably be fine.

You may like something more along the lines of:

125 x 25c = $30
250 x $1 = $250
200 x $5 = $1000
25 x $25 = $625

Or a 500 chip:

100 x 25c = $25
200 x $1 = $200
175 x $5 = $875
25 x $25 = $625

Just play around with the numbers and make sure you have enough bank for your game.

 

[raynmanas]

100 x frac (25c or 50c)
200 x $1
200 x $5
80 x $25
20 x $100

for me, this is the ideal breakdown for a $0.25/$0.50 set that can handle $1/$2 if you're feeling frisky.

 

[tightsqueeze]

This is the exact thinking that can get you into REAL trouble ‘round here.

haha, okay some limit as I don't want to have to clear up more closet space, and I am content with the price/quality of the Majestics

for me, this is the ideal breakdown for a $0.25/$0.50 set that can handle $1/$2 if you're feeling frisky.

Thanks, appreciate the feed back here. We will probably never get up to $1/$2 as this is a very friendly monthly game, most guys come here assuming they lose 1-2 buy-ins for fun, and I know all their wives/girlfriends, I'm confident the game would break if that became $200-$400/week. I'd probably skip the $100 for this reason, and maybe invest that into more $1 chips.

What is a "frac", btw?

 

[raynmanas]

Thanks, appreciate the feed back here. We will probably never get up to $1/$2 as this is a very friendly monthly game, most guys come here assuming they lose 1-2 buy-ins for fun, and I know all their wives/girlfriends, I'm confident the game would break if that became $200-$400/week. I'd probably skip the $100 for this reason, and maybe invest that into more $1 chips.

What is a "frac", btw?

i never actually use my $100s either, but it's the completionist in me "just in case" - i'd rather have $100 chips and not need them than need $100 chips and not have them

frac = fractional chip

 

[Jeevansluck]

Welcome to the forum man!

Good to have another Canadian on board. Even better the fact you are a lower mainlander!

 

[JustinInMN]

For 0.25-0.25 and 0.25-0.50, if you are only doing 400 chips it pretty much has to be 100/200/100 of 0.25/1/5

I think 25s and 100s are absolutely absurd unless you think you will be hosting at least 0.50-1 or 1-2. But it sounds like you aren't considering this high anyway.

I would favor a 600 chip set of 100/300/200 of 0.25/1/5 for a single table to make sure there are plenty of chips. Bank 1325 is 26 buy ins of 50. Enough chips to average 2 buy ins per player is usually good, 3 per player is almost always more than enough.

If you do want to get chips for higher stakes like 1-2, add more fives and then you can look at the twenty-fives and hundreds.

Good luck, welcome to PCF

 

[Colquhoun]

You could get a barrel or 2 of the $25s and use them solely as rebuy chips to make change at the table

 

[redeagle]

I would not worry about the $100 at those stakes but don’t skip the $25. Especially if you don’t plan for $1/$2. Just the 25c chip works great. No need for that and a 50c. The $1 chip will be the workhorse chip as long as there are enough fracs to post blinds. I would be happy with either of the 500/600 count proposed by markleteenie.

 

[JScott]

Not trying to spam this, but this CHIP CALCULATOR I made can help you with your bank/chips/cost per player/overall

I put some of your numbers into calculator #5, as well as recommendations here.

 

[tightsqueeze]

Not trying to spam this, but this CHIP CALCULATOR I made can help you with your bank/chips/cost per player/overall

I put some of your numbers into calculator #5, as well as recommendations here.

Thanks for this - I was playing around a bit before I posted but I don’t think I knew enough to know what I was trying to calculate! This is very helpful, really appreciate you putting those scenarios in there.