Tourney Poll: Add one barrel of chips to make this tourney set more flexible (1 Viewer)

[dmoney]

Have space to add one barrel to make an even 800 chips.

What denom should I add 20 chips to max out on playability? ie capacity for more players, deeper stacks, etc

 

[AK Chip]

20 bounty chips, quick look the set looks fine as is.

 

[TomC727]

Based on your pic of the amount of each denomination you have, adding a barrel of 500's would probably give you the most flexibility.

 

[JustinInMN]

I voted T25.

I am a little tilted that you have different numbers of T25 and T100 in this set which makes it tough because most base T25 starting stacks have equal T25 and T100. (ex 8/8/4/x, or 12/12/5/x)

So as your set sits, you can do 20 stacks of 8/8/4/x with 40 T100s left over that do you very little good.

If you add 20 * T25...
It takes you from 20 stacks of 8/8/4/x to 22 making better use of your T100, only 20 extra now, but now you don't have enough T500.
It also takes you from 13 to 15 stacks of 12/12/5/x, but still 20 extra T100 (but at least enough T500 in the set)

If you add 20 * T100....
It makes no sense because you already appear to be overbought on these. If you could add 40 of these, then you would have enough to do 20 x 8/13/3/x stack, but then then that leaves you with 20 too many T500s.

If you add 20 * T500....
You have enough for 20 stacks of 4 or 15 stacks of 5, which are your capabilities leaving T25/T100 unchanged. So I don't see a reason to add these.

If you add 20 * T1000...
You already have enough for 7 per stack plus some extra for color up, I don't see a reason to add these.

If you add 20 * T5000...
You already have enough for 2 per stack to play T20K and still plenty for rebuys, I don't see a reason to add these either.

I'm going with T25 by default. But I think the ideal answer is to additionally remove 40 of the T5000 and add 20 more T25 and 20 more T500 in it's place. Then you have 200/200/100/160/100 + 40 ND, absolutely perfect for 25 stacks of 8/8/4/7 or 16 stacks of 12/12/5/6 (and two "bonus" stacks of 4/4/7/6)

 

[allforcharity]

10 Showem and 10 STFU

 

[RowlettTexasChipGuy]

I see space for 11 barrels.

 

[Nine_high]

I was going to vote for this:

I voted T25.

for pretty much these reasons:

I am a little tilted that you have different numbers of T25 and T100 in this set which makes it tough because most base T25 starting stacks have equal T25 and T100. (ex 8/8/4/x, or 12/12/5/x)

So as your set sits, you can do 20 stacks of 8/8/4/x with 40 T100s left over that do you very little good.

If you add 20 * T25...
It takes you from 20 stacks of 8/8/4/x to 22 making better use of your T100, only 20 extra now, but now you don't have enough T500.
It also takes you from 13 to 15 stacks of 12/12/5/x, but still 20 extra T100 (but at least enough T500 in the set)

If you add 20 * T100....
It makes no sense because you already appear to be overbought on these. If you could add 40 of these, then you would have enough to do 20 x 8/13/3/x stack, but then then that leaves you with 20 too many T500s.

If you add 20 * T500....
You have enough for 20 stacks of 4 or 15 stacks of 5, which are your capabilities leaving T25/T100 unchanged. So I don't see a reason to add these.

If you add 20 * T1000...
You already have enough for 7 per stack plus some extra for color up, I don't see a reason to add these.

If you add 20 * T5000...
You already have enough for 2 per stack to play T20K and still plenty for rebuys, I don't see a reason to add these either.

I'm going with T25 by default. But I think the ideal answer is to additionally remove 40 of the T5000 and add 20 more T25 and 20 more T500 in it's place. Then you have 200/200/100/160/100 + 40 ND, absolutely perfect for 25 stacks of 8/8/4/7 or 16 stacks of 12/12/5/6 (and two "bonus" stacks of 4/4/7/6)

But then I saw this:

10 Showem and 10 STFU

 

[dmoney]

I am a little tilted that you have different numbers of T25 and T100 in this set which makes it tough because most base T25 starting stacks have equal T25 and T100. (ex 8/8/4/x, or 12/12/5/x)

Set was built for two tables of 8/8/4/7 t10k but I found that with another 40x t100 I could do 12/17/6/5 for one table t10k, or two tables of base-100 10/4/12/x t20k+

 

[Nine_high]

Set was built for two tables of 8/8/4/7 t10k but I found that with another 40x t100 I could do 12/17/6/5 for one table t10k, or two tables of base-100 10/4/12/x t20k+

Do you use the ND as 25k or strictly non value eg bounty?

because if I had to add only one barrel to this set I'd want a barrel of 25k for a single rebuy bounty game.

 

[dmoney]

Do you use the ND as 25k or strictly non value eg bounty?

because if I had to add only one barrel to this set I'd want a barrel of 25k for a single rebuy bounty game.

This set has not been played yet. My intention for them was more likely 25k but bounty or time chip is possible as well.

 

[JustinInMN]

Set was built for two tables of 8/8/4/7 t10k but I found that with another 40x t100 I could do 12/17/6/5 for one table t10k, or two tables of base-100 10/4/12/x t20k+

This makes a little more sense. I figured there had to be a reason. That said, you obsolete 160 chips by doing base T100. .

I think I still like my answer, but I get a little more what you are going for.

 

[philhut]

Seems I voted with the majority
I went with more 500's
Why?
I figured for versatility this allows the set to be used for cash where 500's could play as $5 and 1000 as $10.

Otherwise your set covers 2 tables if needed just fine.

 

[BGinGA]

I voted T25.

I am a little tilted that you have different numbers of T25 and T100 in this set which makes it tough because most base T25 starting stacks have equal T25 and T100. (ex 8/8/4/x, or 12/12/5/x)

So as your set sits, you can do 20 stacks of 8/8/4/x with 40 T100s left over that do you very little good.

If you add 20 * T25...
It takes you from 20 stacks of 8/8/4/x to 22 making better use of your T100, only 20 extra now, but now you don't have enough T500.
It also takes you from 13 to 15 stacks of 12/12/5/x, but still 20 extra T100 (but at least enough T500 in the set)

If you add 20 * T100....
It makes no sense because you already appear to be overbought on these. If you could add 40 of these, then you would have enough to do 20 x 8/13/3/x stack, but then then that leaves you with 20 too many T500s.

If you add 20 * T500....
You have enough for 20 stacks of 4 or 15 stacks of 5, which are your capabilities leaving T25/T100 unchanged. So I don't see a reason to add these.

If you add 20 * T1000...
You already have enough for 7 per stack plus some extra for color up, I don't see a reason to add these.

If you add 20 * T5000...
You already have enough for 2 per stack to play T20K and still plenty for rebuys, I don't see a reason to add these either.

I'm going with T25 by default. But I think the ideal answer is to additionally remove 40 of the T5000 and add 20 more T25 and 20 more T500 in it's place. Then you have 200/200/100/160/100 + 40 ND, absolutely perfect for 25 stacks of 8/8/4/7 or 16 stacks of 12/12/5/6 (and two "bonus" stacks of 4/4/7/6)

I initially started down ^this road, but figured he was likely planning 8/13/x or 12/17/x stacks in one of his configurations, both completely acceptable (especially the latter).

20 bounty chips, quick look the set looks fine as is.

^ My first choice.

10 Showem and 10 STFU

But this is good too.... and throw one of those STFU chips at Justin.


But I voted T500, allowing you to have full racks of T500, T1000, and T5000, making the set playable as a 10-player T500-base set (10/10/7/4).

 

[JustinInMN]

I initially started down ^this road, but figured he was likely planning 8/13/x or 12/17/x stacks in one of his configurations, both completely acceptable (especially the latter).

I did consider the possibility of 8/13/x but to get any meaningful gain, he actually needs 60 more T100s to make 20 such stacks to use all the T25s, so I dismissed that idea. I didn't look at the 12/17/x possibility until @dmoney pointed it out.

Even racks are nice and all, and you know I am a HUGE proponent of the T500 base, and I think I am a decade ahead of the curve on this, in all modesty . But in the spirit of the problem, playing T500 base obsoletes half the set, and doesn't answer the question of how to accommodate more players or deeper stacks.

But this is good too.... and throw one of those STFU chips at Justin.

You will have to deal with my digital brilliance until I get one of these in the mail.

 

[BGinGA]

But in the spirit of the problem, playing T500 base obsoletes half the set, and doesn't answer the question of how to accommodate more players or deeper stacks.

Maybe not more players, but 150,000 chips per player is definitely deeper stacks.

And can also run a simultaneous 25/50 cash game with the balance of the set. No wastage!

 

[JustinInMN]

And can also run a simultaneous 25/50 cash game with the balance of the set. No wastage!

Honestly, reusing a tournament set for cash. I'll pretend you didn't write that .