600 chip limit set (1 Viewer)

[BonScot]

Last time in Vegas I played 2/4 at the Flamingo, and buy in was typically 40-60 x 10 people + rebuys. All the chips were $1s except high hand awards etc being paid out in $5s or $25s by the floor. Easily 1000+ $1s on the table.

Ah well. If anyone has 1,000 $1s they want to sell me let me know...

 

[markleteenie]

Ah well. If anyone has 1,000 $1s they want to sell me let me know...

These are at $.60/chip and dropping daily! https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/970pc-paulson-thc-limit-set-ivanhoe-casino-600-shipped.40965/

950 is pretty close....

 

[BonScot]

950 is pretty close....

I didn’t fancy those

 

[TheBigTater]

And if it doesn't bother you, the most cost effective thing to do is buy ND chips so that they can be used for a variety of limits as your stakes change. But a lot of people balk at the idea of not have denominations on the chips for some reason. In limit you should just think of the chips as units (2 units, 4 units).

 

[BonScot]

And if it doesn't bother you, the most cost effective thing to do is buy ND chips so that they can be used for a variety of limits as your stakes change. But a lot of people balk at the idea of not have denominations on the chips for some reason. In limit you should just think of the chips as units (2 units, 4 units).

Yeah I would like to do that but having to answer “what’s this one again?” every two seconds will lead to a murder

 

[APatHand]

I play a lot of 5/10 and 10/20 limit.

The buy-ins in our games are typically $200-$500 for 5/10 with $100-$200 rebuys and $400-$500 in the 10/20 with $200-$300 rebuys.

People rebuy differently in limit than in NL because they don't get felted in one big whack.

I would plan on about 20 to 30 big bets per person plus a few rebuys' worth in the next demonination. So, playing 8-handed 5/10 (with 2/5 blinds), I would have five racks of 5's, two racks of 1's, and one rack of 20's or 25's.
To round it out to 1,000 chips, get 7 racks of 5', 1 rack of 20 or 25's, and 2 racks of 1's.

 

[BonScot]

I play a lot of 5/10 and 10/20 limit.

The buy-ins in our games are typically $200-$500 for 5/10 with $100-$200 rebuys and $400-$500 in the 10/20 with $200-$300 rebuys.

People rebuy differently in limit than in NL because they don't get felted in one big whack.

I would plan on about 20 to 30 big bets per person plus a few rebuys' worth in the next demonination. So, playing 8-handed 5/10 (with 2/5 blinds), I would have five racks of 5's, two racks of 1's, and one rack of 20's or 25's.
To round it out to 1,000 chips, get 7 racks of 5', 1 rack of 20 or 25's, and 2 racks of 1's.

My players won’t play 5/10. It’ll be 1/2 maximum at least until they get a feel for limit.

I’ve got a PNY set that would be ideal for what you described. 3 racks of 1s, 6 racks of 5s, 2 racks of 25s plus some 100s.

 

[ssanel54]

It really depends on your limit structure. Standard buy in is 25 Big bets. I’d also recommend making both blinds equal to your small bet. If you are playing short handed circus games you could probably get by with 800 chips. It’s really more of an issue with how many times you want to make change in the table.

 

[MaxB]

I played in a 1/2 limit game last fall at a local Poker room .... starting buy-in was $200-300 each. Nothing is more fun than to have a massive stack of 1's in front of you knowing that you can't lose them all in one hand Later in the day, people were hanging around waiting for the tournament to start. They were watching us with our massive stacks of 1's (I would say a good 3000+ chips all 1's were on the table with 7 or 8 of us) asking a lot of questions (I don't think they usually played limit). Yes, that's my cool card cap from Caesars

 

[APatHand]

Playing 4/8 with singles requires you to have at least 2k+ singles, but the pots tend to be, volumetrically, huge.

I like big pots and I cannot lie!

 

[BonScot]

It really depends on your limit structure. Standard buy in is 25 Big bets. I’d also recommend making both blinds equal to your small bet. If you are playing short handed circus games you could probably get by with 800 chips. It’s really more of an issue with how many times you want to make change in the table.

It looks like volume is the way to go...

 

[BonScot]

I played in a 1/2 limit game last fall at a local Poker room .... starting buy-in was $200-300 each. Nothing is more fun than to have a massive stack of 1's in front of you knowing that you can't lose them all in one hand Later in the day, people were hanging around waiting for the tournament to start. They were watching us with our massive stacks of 1's (I would say a good 3000+ chips all 1's were on the table with 7 or 8 of us) asking a lot of questions (I don't think they usually played limit). Yes, that's my cool card cap from Caesars

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To be fair that does look good

 

[MaxB]

To be fair that does look good

That example is a little excessive for a home game, but it gives you the idea that bigger stacks are fun
Of course its easy for me to say that when its your money that will be spent on chips

 

[BonScot]

That example is a little excessive for a home game, but it gives you the idea that bigger stacks are fun
Of course its easy for me to say that when its your money that will be spent on chips

I’ve seen some that might just do the job for limit. I’m thinking 1000 x $1 and 100 x $25. Does that work?

 

[MaxB]

I’ve seen some that might just do the job for limit. I’m thinking 1000 x $1 and 100 x $25. Does that work?

I would be happy with that breakdown
My old Casino Aztar set was 900/100 so an extra 100 is better

 

[abby99]

I’ve seen some that might just do the job for limit. I’m thinking 1000 x $1 and 100 x $25. Does that work?

This has worked well for me. However, I use $20 value chips, in part because it's so convenient to exchange a barrel of $1s for a $20 when making change.

 

[BonScot]

This has worked well for me. However, I use $20 value chips, in part because it's so convenient to exchange a barrel of $1s for a $20 when making change.

I’d prefer to have a $20 but they’re hard to come by.

 

[JustinInMN]

Anyway I’m thinking 540 x $1s and 60 x $20s / $25s. Does that seem right or am I better going with 100 of the bigger chips?

For a 1 chip/2 chip game, I think this is fine. for 2 and 4 or 3 and 6 chip you would want more.

And I would just do small blind big blind of 1-1. But really you are probably only looking at buy ins of 40-60 at this stake. I think it's fine. 2/4 would be tight, but probably doable.

 

[BonScot]

For a 1 chip/2 chip game, I think this is fine. for 2 and 4 or 3 and 6 chip you would want more.

And I would just do small blind big blind of 1-1. But really you are probably only looking at buy ins of 40-60 at this stake. I think it's fine. 2/4 would be tight, but probably doable.

Cool. I’ll keep an eye out and see what becomes available. I’ll probably end up adding to them anyway... can’t help myself

 

[DrStrange]

I'll chime in late.

Yes, you do want more than 500+ chips as your workhorse chip. One rack per player is as low as I would go. And that is not enough if the big bet is 4 units or bigger. One of the joys of limit poker is the large number of chips in a pot. You can spend several minutes raking in the haul and stacking it. There is something special playing with a thousand+ chips in your stack. /swagger

I use this set for limit type games. 1,900 dollar chips in the set but I almost never have more than 1,400 in play

2025 chips from PJ Pockets in Washington

• DrStrange
• May 20, 2016

More IS better -=- DrStrange

 

[RainmanTrail]

Do you really think that it’s better to have 1200 chips for limit? Like I said in the OP I’ve not played limit so if it’s that much better I’ll consider getting 1,200

It's not a limit set if it's only 600 chips IMO. There are often thousands of chips on the table for limit games. The whole reason we refer to a set as a "limit set" is because of the massive quantities of the workhorse chips they contain, thus making them well suited for limit games. Personally, I'd say an absolute minimum of 1000 chips is needed for a limit set (one rack per player), and even that I would consider to be a "diet" limit set. But if I were building a good limit set, I'd be aiming for 2000+ chips at least.

 

[abby99]

Question of the day: Do we buy large quantities of workhorse chips to support a limit game, or do we spread limit games to justify buying huge sets with large quantities of workhorse chips?

 

[APatHand]

Question of the day: Do we buy large quantities of workhorse chips to support a limit game, or do we spread limit games to justify buying huge sets with large quantities of workhorse chips?

Yes

 

[Old State]

This topic is always a head scratcher to me. We had a regular weekly $2/4 limit game for several years played with 200 $1s and 300 $5s. Standard buyin was $60 with 10 whites and 10 reds.

Used to play with 10 people all the time and sometimes 16 at two tables. If we ever started running low I busted out $25s...but to be honest I don’t remember that happening often. Not once did I or any player ever think “hey, this game would run a lot better with 2-4x more chips.” And believe me, I’m a nut about things like that and would have bought more in a heart beat.

Now, years later, I joined this forum and found out that you “need” at least 1000 chips to play 10 handed with 2000 being optimal. I think if you ask this question to poker chips enthusiasts vs just plain poker enthusiasts you may get a completely different answer. It’s like asking an alcoholic how much beer you should buy for a party.

 

[Poker Zombie]

I'm also in the camp that says 100 workhorse chips per player at a minimum.

Then again, I held a 75c/$1.50 limit game, and one player, knowing I said there was no maximum that you could buy in for, immediately plopped down $1000.

...and I had the chips to cover

 

[WedgeRock]

Ah well. Looking like the 600 chip carrier is destined for the bin

Hold on to it for your limit heads-up set...

 

[Saoliver]

This topic is always a head scratcher to me. We had a regular weekly $2/4 limit game for several years played with 200 $1s and 300 $5s. Standard buyin was $60 with 10 whites and 10 reds.

Used to play with 10 people all the time and sometimes 16 at two tables. If we ever started running low I busted out $25s...but to be honest I don’t remember that happening often. Not once did I or any player ever think “hey, this game would run a lot better with 2-4x more chips.” And believe me, I’m a nut about things like that and would have bought more in a heart beat.

Now, years later, I joined this forum and found out that you “need” at least 1000 chips to play 10 handed with 2000 being optimal. I think if you ask this question to poker chips enthusiasts vs just plain poker enthusiasts you may get a completely different answer. It’s like asking an alcoholic how much beer you should buy for a party.

The only answer is ALL THE BEER.

 

[Cidertown]

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/horseshoe-cleveland.41299/

 

[BonScot]

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/horseshoe-cleveland.41299/

Will check it out.

 

[Old State]

8 to 10 players. Probably £1 small bet and £2 big bet so £50 buy in.

So this is a £2-4 limit game? 600 is more than enough to play with 8-10 from a practical sense. At most US casinos that is probably what would be on the table. I would get 300 £1s and 300 £5s or even 200-400 respectively which would allow £1-2 NL play (though some £25s would be helpful there)

Believe me limit gets played especially in casinos with a lot less chips, and IMO is less enjoyable. Most of the time in a casino $4/$8 game my usual buy in is a rack & a stack (100x $1 & 20 x $5). So you can play limit with a normal NL/PL type chipset with just a few extra $1 (or whatever workhorse chip).

It's just not near as fun.

I appreciate your honesty! I guess everyone’s idea of “fun” is different. I’m not a poker chip junkie and I’m not really looking for excuses to get more in play just for the hell of it. I just like quality chips.

Casinos don’t give you that many chips because they are simply not needed and clutter the table. It’s also got to be extremely annoying for a dealer to push around a massive pot of chips every hand. The thought of banking a game and cashing out people with 1000-2000 chips on the table gives me agita.