Cash Game *New Poker Host Needing Advice* $0.25/$0.25 eventually $0.25/$0.50 NLHE Home Cash Game (1 Viewer)

[grebe]

Then what are $2.50 chips mainly used for then? Why even have them? Doesn't seem like they would fit to well in a limit or even a NL game?

5/10 limit is what I always thought the number 1 use for them was....makes sense it would be for blackjack.

I agree that neither the 2 nor the 2.50 chip has a place at a nl table for current normally spread stakes.

 

[BearMetal]

Would you use or have you used a snapper in a home game?

Oh totally I would. Just for fun. No strategic reason.

 

[JustinInMN]

I agree that neither the 2 nor the 2.50 chip has a place at a nl table for current normally spread stakes.

If I ever add two dollar chips to my set, I have toyed with the idea of spreading 0.50-1 with just 0.50 chips and 2 chips. In terms of chip volume, it would be similar to 1-2 NL spread with just ones and fives or for that matter 0.25-0.50 spread with quarters and singles. But I get the feeling players would rather just always have a chip for a single in play.

 

[grebe]

If I ever add two dollar chips to my set, I have toyed with the idea of spreading 0.50-1 with just 0.50 chips and 2 chips. In terms of chip volume, it would be similar to 1-2 NL spread with just ones and fives or for that matter 0.25-0.50 spread with quarters and singles. But I get the feeling players would rather just always have a chip for a single in play.

pretty sure that would tilt most of your non-chipping friends! "I'll bet $25.....shit. Check that, I bet $26.......what do you mean I checked????"

 

[jbomb1018]

If I changed the denomination I would.

But you wod never just use a 2.50 chip in a game?

 

[JustinInMN]

I'll bet $25.

You can make $25 from 12*2 and 2*0.50 .

 

[jonn1ecakes]

But you wod never just use a 2.50 chip in a game?

Nope. I would never use it. As others have said, it can be confusing on the table.

 

[grebe]

You can make $25 from 12*2 and 2*0.50 .

Thank you. I rest my case.

 

[jbomb1018]

Thank you. I rest my case.

I see, read this too quick a work and did not understand

 

[MyLastChip]

And despite what everybody tells me here, there's no sane reason why a $2/$4 game shouldn't be played with $2 chips (with a few $1's on the table for small blinds.)

Is this for a $2/$4 fixed limit game? What are the typical blinds for fixed limit games. “Few ones on the table” made me say what are the blinds?

Browsing this forum HARD for a couple weeks now. And am learning a lot. I understand the betting now on fixed limit and also found out what I had imagined in my head was a spread limit. Just trying to gain knowledge!

 

[Highli99]

Would you use or have you used a snapper in a home game?

uhh yes it’s fun if the game is limit!

 

[upNdown]

Is this for a $2/$4 fixed limit game? What are the typical blinds for fixed limit games. “Few ones on the table” made me say what are the blinds?

Browsing this forum HARD for a couple weeks now. And am learning a lot. I understand the betting now on fixed limit and also found out what I had imagined in my head was a spread limit. Just trying to gain knowledge!

In the fixed limit games I've played, if you were playing holdem or omaha $2/4, the small blind would be $1. (Big blind is $2 - the same size as the small bet.)
It gets more complicated with the stud games because you have antes and bring-ins. The sizes of those vary, but I think a bring-in is typically 1/4 the small bet, and the ante may be that same size or smaller. So you'd need ANOTHER smaller chip for those games.
Whereas, if you're using $1 chips for a $4/8 game, you can use the buck for the ante and the bring-in and there's no smaller chips needed.

 

[grebe]

In the fixed limit games I've played, if you were playing holdem or omaha $2/4, the small blind would be $1. (Big blind is $2 - the same size as the small bet.)
It gets more complicated with the stud games because you have antes and bring-ins. The sizes of those vary, but I think a bring-in is typically 1/4 the small bet, and the ante may be that same size or smaller. So you'd need ANOTHER smaller chip for those games.
Whereas, if you're using $1 chips for a $4/8 game, you can use the buck for the ante and the bring-in and there's no smaller chips needed.

Dealer ante solves this problem. 3 chips for 5 plus players, 2 chips for less. Bring in is 1 chip, 2 chips completes the bet, then proceed as normal.

 

[grebe]

Also, limit circus game fun at meet up game!

 

[CrazyEddie]

And despite what everybody tells me here, there's no sane reason why a $2/$4 game shouldn't be played with $2 chips (with a few $1's on the table for small blinds.)

Is this for a $2/$4 fixed limit game? What are the typical blinds for fixed limit games. “Few ones on the table” made me say what are the blinds?

Yes, the OP there was talking about fixed limit; he was replying to someone who explicitly said "limit". $2/$4 means the small bet (pre-flop and flop) is $2 and the big bet (turn and river) is $4. For a flop game like hold'em or omaha, the big blind is normally equal to a bet (meaning the small bet, i.e. $2 here) and the small blind is normally equal to half a bet (meaning half the small bet, i.e. $1 here).

Some fixed limit games are played with a three-chip / six-chip structure, i.e. $3/$6 with a dollar chip being the lowest denom in play. In such games, the big blind is equal to a bet (the small bet, $3) and the small blind is either one chip or two chips (one-third or two-thirds the small bet, $1 or $2). But in most games the small bet is evenly divisible by two into a convenient number of chips, so the small blind is half the small bet.

So the OP here is suggesting that a $2/$4 game be played as a one-chip / two-chip game using $2 chips, which means you'd need a limited number of "half-a-chip" chips ($1 chips) in order to post the small blinds. Since all other bets besides the small blinds would be in multiples of $2, the $1 chips would never see any use other than posting the small blinds. This works, but most people prefer two-chip/four-chip, three-chip/six-chip, or even four-chip/eight-chip games. But hey, different strokes for different folks.

 

[MyLastChip]

@upNdown @CrazyEddie thanks y’all! I really appreciate all the help I’ve been getting on this forum!

 

[Johnblue]

Background: I had been playing at a game which did $20 buy-ins and a rack contained 20x$0.25, 10x$0.50, and 10x$1.00 chips. The dealer would ante for everyone (0.25/player). We didn't play much due to a lack of players, and when I suggested creating a poker pool in my community, the home owner did not wish for people he did not know in his home. I respectfully told him I will host sessions until he is comfortable with the people then we could possibly rotate hosts. *A few of my friends are new to the game therefore I wish to keep the stakes low, at least at first.* I have recently built a table which will fit 8 players comfortably, and can squeeze 10. Eventually (5-10 years from now) I will build a second table.

Goal: 0.25/0.25 NLHE with no antes ($10-$25 buy-ins, unlimited re buys) and eventually 0.25/0.50 NLHE with no antes ($20-$50 buy-ins, unlimited re buys)

I was lent a set to play with until I save up enough to buy the custom poker chip set that I would like.
Current Chip Set: No denomination chips, 200xWhite 200xRed 101xGreen 99xBlack chips.
Future Chip Set: 1000 chips of 3-4 custom made denomination chips
I understand that 1000 chips may be over kill for now, but I figured if I was getting custom made chips, it would be best to never have to get anymore in the future.

QUESTION/HELP: *with taking into consideration the above information*
1. Does my goal seem a little ridiculous with no antes? How would you adjust this?
2. With the current amount of chips, which values should I assign to each color for the NLHE games, and how many should be given out in a rack? (I'm assuming a majority will buy in for $20 in 0.25/0.25 and $40 for 0.25/0.50)
3. When I do save up enough, what would the ideal set (# of chips/value of different denomination chips) be for my intended games? Should I save longer and purchase a larger amount of chips since I intend on building a second table?
4. How should racks be distributed with the FUTURE CHIP SET, similar to question #2?

Thank you for taking the time to read this thread,
JustAnotherFishie ><>

My experience here is that you should just focus on .25 cent chips, no need for a .50 Cent chip at all.
1s 5s 25s call it a day.

Depends if you want a lot of chips at the table, if so, get a lot of ones... if not... focus on the fives. I personally like a bunch of ones on the table, let people stack up... pushing barrels around and scooping the occasional monster pot. But it does slow things down a bit.

2 racks of quarters per table is more than enough.

 

[Indyscammer]

But why not? Moar chipes!!

 

[BPB]

Yes, that works.

I normally wouldn't recommend green quarters because green is typically reserved for a 25 chip, but because you are using 20 instead, it's fine and it's good that you chose yellow for 20 to make sure it's different from a standard 25. I think most PCFers that use 20 over 25 go with yellow. (I did both 20s and 25s for my customs, see link in signature.)

I might be a little concerned about confusion between ivory and yellow, which is just my plug for #TeamBlueDollar, meaning maybe pick blue chips for the single?

But otherwise, I think your plan looks good. You have enough for two table 0.25-0.25 and 0.25-0.50 certainly. You are probably good for at least one table of 1-1 when time to experiment comes, if you actually get to a point where you would be two tabling 1-1 you may find you are a bit tight on fives, but you may not.

What color would you recommend for quarters if you would eventually do $25 greens?

 

[allforcharity]

What color would you recommend for quarters if you would eventually do $25 greens?

Lots of colours could potentially work.

If the $1 is white, then go for something bright and colourful that won't clash with your $5.

If the $1 is blue, then try out some neutral base colours.