Poker Set Denominations (18 Viewers)

[bburger]

Hi yall,

Was planning on buying a poker set of 500 chips to play very low stakes with some friends.

These were my ideas:

1. 5$ buy-in. The most we've gone for in a night is 80$ in total value. Around a quarter of the people buy in an extra 5$ during the night on average. Barely any people go for a third buy-in on average. We tried out 10$ and didn't like it.
   Numbered chips where each 1 represents 1c of value. So a 100 chip is 100c, or 1$
2. 5-10 players, with an average of 6-7
3. Cash tournament (so no winner takes all; we take note of standings at some point and stop for the night)
   No increasing blinds (this is important, we tend to just add poker onto other activities - like watching the world cup after a few hours of poker)

My questions are:
What should my small blind/big blind be?
What denominations should I get in the set? I can choose any composition of 500 chips. Want to have a little bit of wiggle room, if that makes any sense.

Any other tips and thoughts are also welcome. Thanks

 

[TheRealStephen12]

Cash tournament with no rising blind levels: you’re just playing cash.

Blinds: .05/.05

Chips:
100x 5
300x 25
80x 100
20x 500
Total: 26,000 ($260)

 

[curlyhead44]

5c/5c blinds
200 x 5c
200 x 25c
80 x $1
20 x $5

500 chips kind of seems like overkill, could probably do 400 chips:
120 100* x 5c
180 200* x 25c
80 x $1
20 x $5

 

[bburger]

Cash tournament with no rising blind levels: you’re just playing cash.

Blinds: .05/.05

Chips:
100x 5
300x 25
80x 100
20x 500
Total: 26,000 ($260)

Thanks! Sorry im not very well known with the terminology

5c/5c blinds
200 x 5c
200 x 25c
80 x $1
20 x $5

500 chips kind of seems like overkill, could probably do 400 chips:
120 100* x 5c
180 200* x 25c
80 x $1
20 x $5

Thank you!

 

[curlyhead44]

Like Stephen's 500 more than mine assuming starting stacks 5 / 11 / 2, though if you would be doing starting stack of 10 / 10 / 2 could split the difference between 100-200 5c chips

 

[TheRealStephen12]

Like Stephen's 500 more than mine assuming starting stacks 5 / 11 / 2, though if you would be doing starting stack of 10 / 10 / 2 could split the difference between 100-200 5c chips

You need far more than 5 nickels since you can't guarantee to break them. 10 is the absolute minimum, followed by 18 quarters (since you want a lot of workhorse chips). Keep paying buy-ins in quarters until you run out, then go to dollars and fives.

 

[curlyhead44]

You need far more than 5 nickels since you can't guarantee to break them. 10 is the absolute minimum, followed by 18 quarters (since you want a lot of workhorse chips). Keep paying buy-ins in quarters until you run out, then go to dollars and fives.

mannn im not buying all these chips to put 2 denoms on the table

 

[chipinla]

5c/5c blinds
200 x 5c
200 x 25c
80 x $1
20 x $5

500 chips kind of seems like overkill, could probably do 400 chips:
120 100* x 5c
180 200* x 25c
80 x $1
20 x $5

This is PCF. Never go from 500 to 400 chips. It’s 500 to 1200 chips.

 

[LeLe]

Hi yall,

Was planning on buying a poker set of 500 chips to play very low stakes with some friends.

These were my ideas:

1. 5$ buy-in. The most we've gone for in a night is 80$ in total value. Around a quarter of the people buy in an extra 5$ during the night on average. Barely any people go for a third buy-in on average. We tried out 10$ and didn't like it.
   Numbered chips where each 1 represents 1c of value. So a 100 chip is 100c, or 1$
2. 5-10 players, with an average of 6-7
3. Cash tournament (so no winner takes all; we take note of standings at some point and stop for the night)
   No increasing blinds (this is important, we tend to just add poker onto other activities - like watching the world cup after a few hours of poker)

My questions are:
What should my small blind/big blind be?
What denominations should I get in the set? I can choose any composition of 500 chips. Want to have a little bit of wiggle room, if that makes any sense.

Any other tips and thoughts are also welcome. Thanks

OP game is playing more like T5 tournament rather than Cash Game

If you don't forseen any changes, then all you really need is
5 x 100
25 x 100
100 x 70
500 x 30

If your game processes to a REAL cash game, you will need to prepare up to 30 buyins (100 or 200bb / buyin) total (for average of 3 x 10 person)

You will need more workhorse chips as well as compared to Tourney set
5 x 100
25 x 200
100 x 140-200
500 x 40-60