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3 denomination set challenge? (6 Viewers)
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LeLe
4 of a Kind
NotRealNameNoSir
4 of a Kind
300 is tight for a full game, but doable, sure. If you're capping it at 8 we can lower the number of 10c pieces, but the jump from 10c to $1 will be tough with so few denoms. I would definitely not use the word comfortable, I'd save up a bit more to make sure I could buy some more chips, but:
8 players
80 10c
120 50c
100 $2.50s
or 100 $1s if you don't think you'll be playing with that much.
The denoms are odd, but for those stakes this might be a good fit; gives you lots of bank for a tiny set.
If you're open to 20c/20c, would you consider using quarters? That would allow for a bigger game with bigger bank at 25c/25c.
120 quarters
120 $1s
60 $5s
300 is really tight and 10/20c is that odd in between of nickels and quarters. Good luck!
8 players
80 10c
120 50c
100 $2.50s
or 100 $1s if you don't think you'll be playing with that much.
The denoms are odd, but for those stakes this might be a good fit; gives you lots of bank for a tiny set.
If you're open to 20c/20c, would you consider using quarters? That would allow for a bigger game with bigger bank at 25c/25c.
120 quarters
120 $1s
60 $5s
300 is really tight and 10/20c is that odd in between of nickels and quarters. Good luck!
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I’ve never tried this, but I don’t think it will work. For the sake of efficiency, we tend to use denominations that are 4x or 5x more than the previous denomination. I’ve certainly heard of a 10x jump, like .10 to 1.00, but I think for that to work, you need to have a lot of that lower denom on the table. And with a 300 chip set (assuming an 8 or 9 player table) you just don’t have the luxury of having a lot of any denomination.
I think to make a 300 chip breakdown work, you probably need a 4th denomination- a breakdown something like 80-100-100-20.
I think to make a 300 chip breakdown work, you probably need a 4th denomination- a breakdown something like 80-100-100-20.
Actually the more I think about it, that bank would probably only cover a 6 or 7 handed game on a slow night.
No, I’m gonna say it - I don’t think you can spread a 9 handed cash game with 300 chips, unless you’re allowing big cash bills to play behind.
300 chips/3 denoms for 8 players + rebuy is too short imo.
A higher denom more (for rebuys), or more chips.
500 would work much better.
A higher denom more (for rebuys), or more chips.
500 would work much better.
DrStrange
4 of a Kind
We have become spoiled.
I grew up playing poker with those cheap plastic interlocking chips - white, red and blue chips. My set was ~250 chips less a few that had gotten lost. Penny, nickel, quarter. In a pinch coins and dollars could play. This wasn't idea, but it was what we had.
I used these same types of chips in more modern play. I used them when backpacking with the Boy Scouts. Weight was a dominant concern. Cheap plastic chips were the only practical way to carry a poker set up into the wilderness.
Yes, OP can make this work. It isn't ideal, sometimes awkward and occasionally issues might come up. Sure, more chips might be better. Perhaps $0.10 to $1.00 is too big a range? But that is mostly nit picking.
Give the 300-chip game a try. Worst case? OP will need to buy some more chips -=- DrStrange
I grew up playing poker with those cheap plastic interlocking chips - white, red and blue chips. My set was ~250 chips less a few that had gotten lost. Penny, nickel, quarter. In a pinch coins and dollars could play. This wasn't idea, but it was what we had.
I used these same types of chips in more modern play. I used them when backpacking with the Boy Scouts. Weight was a dominant concern. Cheap plastic chips were the only practical way to carry a poker set up into the wilderness.
Yes, OP can make this work. It isn't ideal, sometimes awkward and occasionally issues might come up. Sure, more chips might be better. Perhaps $0.10 to $1.00 is too big a range? But that is mostly nit picking.
Give the 300-chip game a try. Worst case? OP will need to buy some more chips -=- DrStrange
Yeah but how often were you playing 9-handed, back in the olden days?
ekricket
Royal Flush
you could let $0.25 play or $5 play in addition to the chips, depending upon one which you had more of it which you used more of.
If they don’t have denoms you can do a tournament. I played on a cruise ship that did this, they would use the greens for T25, then when it came time to color up the greens became T1000’s after they were colored up. There was only one rack so it was easy for them to confirm they were all there before distributing them as the 1000’s.
It sounds clumsy but it wasn’t really. I mean if a cruise ship crowd had no problems with it, pros like us can roll with anything.
If they don’t have denoms you can do a tournament. I played on a cruise ship that did this, they would use the greens for T25, then when it came time to color up the greens became T1000’s after they were colored up. There was only one rack so it was easy for them to confirm they were all there before distributing them as the 1000’s.
It sounds clumsy but it wasn’t really. I mean if a cruise ship crowd had no problems with it, pros like us can roll with anything.
This question is more of a 3 denomination experiment not necessarily with 300 chips. I can always buy more. I'm just curious if people think it can work having a 10x gap between 10c and $1. Also I'm considering this because I find it so much fun to have a huge stack even if it's only your buy in
Our regular home game a pretty splashy 1/1, $100 max. We just switched from .25/.50, to 1/1, and it barely changed anything, other than pots are easier to count. I think we had 20 x $25's in play once, which could have just as easily been covered with another rack of $5's. I think the host has 350 or 400 5's.
So, yes, most home games can get by with 3 denominations, but the quantity needed will be determined by how your game plays.
So, yes, most home games can get by with 3 denominations, but the quantity needed will be determined by how your game plays.
jamesjkim
Flush
Short answer is yes it's possible. However, it's more common with fixed limit. Although I've also been to casinos where $5 is the workhorse, they skip $25s, and give you $100s.
Rhodeman77
Straight Flush
I made this set work somehow with only 3 denominations (but not 300 chips).
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