3 denomination set challenge? (15 Viewers)

[Natuie]

Do you think a set with 10c, $1, $5 is comfortable? For 10/10, 10/20 or 20/20 games?

And if so how would you structure the allocation for a 300 chip set for 8 players and rebuys.

 

[LeLe]

Do you think a set with 10c, $1, $5 is comfortable? For 10/10, 10/20 or 20/20 games?

And if so how would you structure the allocation for a 300 chip set for 8 players and rebuys.

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

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!

 

[chippitydoodah]

Uh uh

 

[upNdown]

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.

 

[upNdown]

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.

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.

 

[SwissChip]

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.

 

[DrStrange]

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

 

[upNdown]

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

Yeah but how often were you playing 9-handed, back in the olden days?

 

[ekricket]

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.

 

[Natuie]

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

 

[Beakertwang]

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.

 

[jamesjkim]

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

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]

I made this set work somehow with only 3 denominations (but not 300 chips).

 

[LeLe]

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.

300 chips can work with the right denomination breakdown but not comfortable at all with the denomination breakdown that OP is asking for.

I used to run 1/2 with 100/100/60/40 1/5/25/100 breakdown for mostly 6 person cash, while it will be tight they should be able to handle up to 8 as well.

Do you think a set with 10c, $1, $5 is comfortable? And if so how would you structure the allocation for a 300 chip set for 8 players and rebuys.

Nope. Not with 300 chips

With 10c the clear workhorse chips for preflop and on the flop. You want a comfortable 2 racks of them in play, minimum at least a barrel per person.

$1 will be your secondary workhorse chip after the flop onwards, you will want a comfortable 2 (if not 3) racks of them as well.

$5 will be your biggest chip to build your bankroll and ideally you want to be able to at least cover 3 rebuy per person which this case the biggest bankroll you will need is $20 x 3 x 8 = $480

So, to play comfortably, you will need

160-200 x 10c
200-300 x $1
100 x $5

 

[jxfan]

I made this set work somehow with only 3 denominations (but not 300 chips).

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Is this for $2/5 or?

 

[Rhodeman77]

Is this for $2/5 or?

Anything from $1/1 to $2/5

 

[MeridianFC]

Can you make a set work with 300 chips. Sure.

Should you? No.

 

[Machine]

Can you use 1 piece of 1 ply towelette paper? Sure, they don’t even use any in third world countries. If you’re budget doesn’t allow for 600 x 40 cent chips, maybe play monopoly or shoots and ladders.

 

[Natuie]

Can you use 1 piece of 1 ply towelette paper? Sure, they don’t even use any in third world countries. If you’re budget doesn’t allow for 600 x 40 cent chips, maybe play monopoly or shoots and ladders.

After AUD conversion and shipping it comes out to a lot more than 40c a chip

 

[Machine]

After AUD conversion and shipping it comes out to a lot more than 40c a chip

@Natuie - my apologizes if I came across rude, my humor is sometimes harsh. You're welcome to offer me a napkin

I know it can be hard to find quality chips and then the cost of shipping to Australia. Check this post about break downs.

I would suggest trying to find RHCs and bite the bullet. RHCs will hold enough of the value on resell, be a great long last chip, and once you get them in country, you should be able to sell them if you needed to quickly. Buying a rack or two at a time can spread out the cost. Another point is a .40 chip vs a $1 chip are going to cost about the same amount when shipping.

Starting with 300 chips and adding on over time. Sometimes starting or running a game can be a challenge, might be better to build a game with lesser chips and enjoy poker as your build up nicer chips slowly.

 

[Natuie]

@Natuie - my apologizes if I came across rude, my humor is sometimes harsh. You're welcome to offer me a napkin

I know it can be hard to find quality chips and then the cost of shipping to Australia. Check this post about break downs.

I would suggest trying to find RHCs and bite the bullet. RHCs will hold enough of the value on resell, be a great long last chip, and once you get them in country, you should be able to sell them if you needed to quickly. Buying a rack or two at a time can spread out the cost. Another point is a .40 chip vs a $1 chip are going to cost about the same amount when shipping.

Starting with 300 chips and adding on over time. Sometimes starting or running a game can be a challenge, might be better to build a game with lesser chips and enjoy poker as your build up nicer chips slowly.

Thanks for the advice bro ik ur not being rude it's just really fucked that chips are so expensive . I'll find a set eventually just gotta keep looking

 

[Booshme]

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

Just consider: it’s fun having a huge stack but when it comes time to really count when cashing out, or with side pots, or chopped pots in bomb pots it really slows it down. Especially after some rebuys, you end up counting totals for stacks too tall to tally up quickly

 

[Booshme]

Do you think a set with 10c, $1, $5 is comfortable? For 10/10, 10/20 or 20/20 games?

And if so how would you structure the allocation for a 300 chip set for 8 players and rebuys.

Or you could try this for a $10-$20 buy-in game, have the stacks you want, and just buy a dozen $10 plaques so you can feel cool when ppl rebuy. It would be a fun set for a small game.
When I’m playing $25 buy-ins with 8 ppl and a decent amount of rebuys I need 400 chips (.25 / 1 / 5) and 8 $20 to play comfortably

 

[maxim_666666]

I had similar sets, but eventually I sold them. It is incredibly inconvenient to have a bunch of chips of non-working denominations, that even my players, who think little about the structure of games, often said "let's replace the chips" ... Better make something more classic, working and universal.

 

[Kid_Eastwood]

Do you think a set with 10c, $1, $5 is comfortable? For 10/10, 10/20 or 20/20 games?

And if so how would you structure the allocation for a 300 chip set for 8 players and rebuys.

300 chip set is possible for 8 players, with few important limitations.
Here's exactly the Indiana Grand project I'm about to finish in fact (I just miss 10 x $1 sec to complete it).

$1 x 80
$5 x 120
$25 x 60
$100 x 40

Whatever the stakes, you play NL100 with 1-1 blinds. And you convert the actual money into chip value at buyin / payout.
Ex. NL20 - $20 buys a stack of $100 chips. If at the end, the player has $350 in chips, (s)he'll be paid $70.

Initial 8 buyins : 10/13/1/0
Next 3 rebuys : 0/5/3/0
Next 10 rebuys : 0/0/4/0
Next 40 rebuys : 0/0/0/1

Which makes a total bank of 61 buy-in. So, more than 7 buyin per player.
I could also swap 20 $100 to 20 $25. In this case, I would have 46 full buy-in, which is still almost 6 full buyin per player.

It's far from perfect, but it's playable. Especially if the goal is to have a small / travel set.