The $20 vs $25 chip debate for home cash games is a never ending circle (#quarterwars anyone?)
However, my question relates to what you’ve seen through experience with respect to how folks bet when there is a $20 vs $25 chip in play.
I played in my first higher stakes cash game this weekend where there were $20s on the table.
However, I found that folks were using 4x$5 chips to make $20 bets and we’re hanging on to their $20s as a store of value. They would burn through all their $5s, even when placing $20 bets, before exchanging their $20s to make change for some $5s.
I myself found placing $20 bets to be very simple with 4 chips. Easy to pickup and check with your eye without having to over think it. 5 chips on the other hand takes that extra second if mental energy to confirm you have the right amount.
I’m totally sold on using a $20 for home cash games for a host of other reasons, but this quirk of people not actively using them for betting started to bother me.
So anyway, 1) I was curious why you think folks would consistently bet with 4x$5 chips to place $20 bets, even when they had $20s in their stack.
And 2), do you think a $25 chip would be used more often in the pot vs a $20 chip (everything else being equal)?
However, my question relates to what you’ve seen through experience with respect to how folks bet when there is a $20 vs $25 chip in play.
I played in my first higher stakes cash game this weekend where there were $20s on the table.
However, I found that folks were using 4x$5 chips to make $20 bets and we’re hanging on to their $20s as a store of value. They would burn through all their $5s, even when placing $20 bets, before exchanging their $20s to make change for some $5s.
I myself found placing $20 bets to be very simple with 4 chips. Easy to pickup and check with your eye without having to over think it. 5 chips on the other hand takes that extra second if mental energy to confirm you have the right amount.
I’m totally sold on using a $20 for home cash games for a host of other reasons, but this quirk of people not actively using them for betting started to bother me.
So anyway, 1) I was curious why you think folks would consistently bet with 4x$5 chips to place $20 bets, even when they had $20s in their stack.
And 2), do you think a $25 chip would be used more often in the pot vs a $20 chip (everything else being equal)?