Thoughts on this for a T1000 (2 Viewers)

[BonScot]

By luck more than by design I’ve picked up the right number of chips for 8 players to have this as a starting stack for 1k tourney. Rebuys would be made up of 100s and 500s.

Do you think this would work or be a bit too cumbersome? 75 x $5 and 25 x $25.

 

[Mr Winberg]

Do you think this would work or be a bit too cumbersome? 75 x $5 and 25 x $25.

Per player? I think it would be too cumbersome, but only one way to find out! Give it a try and report back!

 

[BonScot]

Per player? I think it would be too cumbersome, but only one way to find out! Give it a try and report back!

Yeah I’ve asked for advice but will no doubt carry on regardless

 

[Mr Winberg]

My prediction is that the T5s won't be used that much, they'll just sit in their stacks and make chip counts take longer time (unless your players know how to manage their stacks, but recreational players usually don't). It'll look cool for a while, but then they'll just be in the way.

That said, I wasn't joking, I actually think you should give it a try. If it doesn't go well you can just color up a bunch of T5 and move on.

 

[Mr Winberg]

By the way, do you have any 1s to go with those chips? By my count you have 6 racks of reds, seems like a great cash set!

 

[BonScot]

By the way, do you have any 1s to go with those chips? By my count you have 6 racks of reds, seems like a great cash set!

Yeah I’ve got 100 x 25c, 300 x $1, 600 x $5, 200 x $25, 60 x $100, 40 x $500

I bought it as a cash set. My players all prefer tourneys. Going to try them on Omaha cash game after the tourney on Friday.

 

[Perthmike]

Well that was the sneakiest way to brag about your sweet pny set lol.

 

[BonScot]

Well that was the sneakiest way to brag about your sweet pny set lol.

I have no shame

 

[Perthmike]

By luck I also came into possession of something useful the other day. They are a bit too small, but I might use then anyway. Thoughts @BonScot

 

[Perthmike]

I jest, but since I don't play tourneys I can do nothing else to assist.

My only other advice is quit playing tourneys and use that amazing set for cash games

 

[BonScot]

I jest, but since I don't play tourneys I can do nothing else to assist.

My only other advice is quit playing tourneys and use that amazing set for cash games

That’s the plan. I’m trying to convert my players...

 

[BonScot]

By luck I also came into possession of something useful the other day. They are a bit too small, but I might use then anyway. Thoughts @BonScot
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Well I’ve got a suggestion if you’re wondering where you can stick them

 

[Perthmike]

That’s the plan. I’m trying to convert my players...

That same issue took me 3 years to solve and now they won't play anything but cash.

Force them into it and they won't look back

 

[BonScot]

Force them into it and they won't look back

Well if that’s the way you treat your players I’m glad you’re using protection

 

[slisk250]

If they like tourneys, you have enough chips - just make sure you get them all back so you don't have bank issues at a later date.

blinds to start are 1/2

T500 chips
15 - 1s
12 - 5s
5 - 25s
3 - 100s

 

[BonScot]

If they like tourneys, you have enough chips - just make sure you get them all back so you don't have bank issues at a later date.

blinds to start are 1/2

T500 chips
15 - 1s
12 - 5s
5 - 25s
3 - 100s

That’s not a bad shout. Cheers!

 

[Mr Winberg]

It's a matter of taste, but personally I'd prefer a T5 base T1000, starting with 20/20/4. I don't know why, though. Perhaps because I've never played a tourney with a T1 base.

 

[Irish]

When I purchased the first big chunk of my PNY set (5s/25s/100s), we played T1k and T2k tourneys with starting stacks of 20/12/6/(2) or 20/16/5/(2). With your current breakdown, it looks like you could easily handle 8-10 players with some extra 500s for a few rebuys & color ups. We used the following schedule:

5 10
10 20
15 30
20 40
30 60
40 80
50 100
75 150
100 200
150 300
200 400
250 500
300 600
400 800
500 1000
600 1200
800 1600
1000 2000

Unless of course, you're trying to get your players used to playing with racks and racks of chips for limit games....

 

[BonScot]

It's a matter of taste, but personally I'd prefer a T5 base T1000, starting with 20/20/4. I don't know why, though. Perhaps because I've never played a tourney with a T1 base.

I was originally going with 20/20/4 but I’d only have enough left for 22 rebuys/addons which is cutting it fine with my group.

 

[BonScot]

When I purchased the first big chunk of my PNY set (5s/25s/100s), we played T1k and T2k tourneys with starting stacks of 20/12/6/(2) or 20/16/5/(2). With your current breakdown, it looks like you could easily handle 8-10 players with some extra 500s for a few rebuys & color ups. We used the following schedule:

5 10
10 20
15 30
20 40
30 60
40 80
50 100
75 150
100 200
150 300
200 400
250 500
300 600
400 800
500 1000
600 1200
800 1600
1000 2000

Unless of course, you're trying to get your players used to playing with racks and racks of chips for limit games....

Let’s hope that my players are not as smart as you were in spotting my limit ploy

 

[BonScot]

Reporting back after trying this “controversial” starting stack and I can sum it up in three words... “red fives everywhere”

Now I’ll probably need to have another few attempts at this before being sure but the total volume of chips involved in every hand seemed to loosen everyone up and we ended up with one of our biggest prize pots.

 

[Mr Winberg]

I can imagine that having all those reds might be fun during the early levels! Was there a clear cutoff level when players stopped using them, or did they gradually move over to using higher denoms? Or, where they used throughout and everyone got pissed (as in mad, not drunk) when they were colorod up?

I was originally going with 20/20/4 but I’d only have enough left for 22 rebuys/addons which is cutting it fine with my group.

You ended up only allowing 14 rebuys total, correct? So if you felt there where too many reds, 20/20/4 could be a good middle ground.

/ El inquisitor

 

[BonScot]

El inquisitor

Rebuys were unlimited for the first 7 levels. I think there were 22 including add-ons so that would have been exactly what I needed for 20/20/4.

After a while when the fives were only needed for antes I swapped 4 racks of them for 500s.