Cash Game Cash Game Set Up (1 Viewer)

[iLogik]

Hello,

I want to star building a nice cash set soon.

What would be the right way to set up a small stakes .25/50 or .50/1

 

[BottomPair7]

I think it all really depends on your group and the stakes that they are comfortable with. We play .25/.25 for my monthly game. They stakes feel good when you win, but not terrible when you lose.

 

[binoclard]

Mandatory read https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...ut-a-cash-game-chip-set-5c-10c-to-5-10.30897/

 

[Coyotesetter]

Ok

 

[GOBLINxKING]

I think it all really depends on your group and the stakes that they are comfortable with. We play .25/.25 for my monthly game. They stakes feel good when you win, but not terrible when you lose.

was doing 10c/25c and we all agreed it was nonsense then moved to 25c/25c. Agreed, the stakes work well for most folks!

 

[BottomPair7]

was doing 10c/25c and we all agreed it was nonsense then moved to 25c/25c. Agreed, the stakes work well for most folks!

Same with my group. We played a few games at 10c/25c before changing to 25/c/25c and haven't looked back!

 

[iLogik]

why 25/25 and not 25/50?.
Also what type of chip count?

 

[Taxi500]

Hello,

I want to star building a nice cash set soon.

What would be the right way to set up a small stakes .25/50 or .50/1

Been running a .25/.50 game that turned into a .5/1 game recently for over a year now.

My breakdown is always this for any cash set. I've never run out of chips and our game is 8 guys with deep pockets.

frac x 100
$1 x 200
$5 x 200
$20/$25 x 80
$100 x 20

The biggest mistakes I made with my sets in the beginning were buying 50c chips and $10 chips. Complete waste of money and slows the game down. The above adds up to an even 600 and fits into most cases for easy transport too.

 

[iLogik]

Been running a .25/.50 game that turned into a .5/1 game recently for over a year now.

My breakdown is always this for any cash set. I've never run out of chips and our game is 8 guys with deep pockets.

frac x 100
$1 x 200
$5 x 200
$20/$25 x 80
$100 x 20

The biggest mistakes I made with my sets in the beginning were buying 50c chips and $10 chips. Complete waste of money and slows the game down. The above adds up to an even 600 and fits into most cases for easy transport

Been running a .25/.50 game that turned into a .5/1 game recently for over a year now.

My breakdown is always this for any cash set. I've never run out of chips and our game is 8 guys with deep pockets.

frac x 100
$1 x 200
$5 x 200
$20/$25 x 80
$100 x 20

The biggest mistakes I made with my sets in the beginning were buying 50c chips and $10 chips. Complete waste of money and slows the game down. The above adds up to an even 600 and fits into most cases for easy transport too.

Thanks! And thanks to everyone else! I think I know what I want to do I very much appreciate all your guys help.

 

[BottomPair7]

why 25/25 and not 25/50?.
Also what type of chip count?

It keeps the stakes a little more reasonable. I have built my group over the last 2 years with some very novice to never played poker players. They are comfortable with .25/.25. My buy-in is $20-$40. Everyone starts with a barrel of 25¢, a barrel of $1 and 3 $5's. Total chip count for me is 300 - 25¢, 300 - $1 and 100 - $5. I have spread that as much as 13 players, but that pretty much used the full bank.

 

[exodus]

It depends on how y’all play. The usually break down that should cover a single table at your stakes would be the following:

100 - 25c
200 - $1
200 - $5
80 - $25
20 - $100

If your games play bigger I’d get another rack of $5 and if the games play smaller then I’d go with more $1. How much are people buying in?

 

[iLogik]

Thanks I’m going with something similar 100–200 Fracs
200 - 1$

Something small to start with I’ll add on as I figure out how big our games will get.

 

[maloviz]

Thanks I’m going with something similar 100–200 Fracs
200 - 1$

Something small to start with I’ll add on as I figure out how big our games will get.

I'd definitely recommend getting some 5s too. Even if it's just 100 to start. You'd be surprised how fast you'll run out of 200x quarters and 1s.

200x .25 = $50
200x $1 = $200

If you're playing 25c/50c and have 5 players start with $50 stacks (100 big blinds) which is considered a normal buy in at those stakes. You'd already be completed out of chips. And that's only with 5 players.

An extra 100x $5 chips would allow for 3 times the previous amount. It's still not really ideal, but much better than what we had before.

Mandatory read https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...ut-a-cash-game-chip-set-5c-10c-to-5-10.30897/

This link is an amazing guide.

 

[Salbino]

Been running a .25/.50 game that turned into a .5/1 game recently for over a year now.

My breakdown is always this for any cash set. I've never run out of chips and our game is 8 guys with deep pockets.

frac x 100
$1 x 200
$5 x 200
$20/$25 x 80
$100 x 20

The biggest mistakes I made with my sets in the beginning were buying 50c chips and $10 chips. Complete waste of money and slows the game down. The above adds up to an even 600 and fits into most cases for easy transport too.

With 8 fracs per player, blinds .25/.50, do players run out of fracs a lot? Or does that depend on the group like if there are a lot of limpers then players run out of fracs quick?

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

With 8 fracs per player, blinds .25/.50, do players run out of fracs a lot? Or does that depend on the group like if there are a lot of limpers then players run out of fracs quick?

We prefer more fracs because its a limp heavy game and I want my players to start with lots of chips, but in a tighter more experienced game thats fine. Especially if its 8 instead of 10 players, makes it easier.

 

[Salbino]

We prefer more fracs because its a limp heavy game and I want my players to start with lots of chips, but in a tighter more experienced game thats fine. Especially if its 8 instead of 10 players, makes it easier.

Ok yeah that’s what I was thinking. My group has some big time limpers so I think I’m going to stick to 16-20 fracs in their starting stacks. Plus I like the idea of having barrels of chips in front of you even if it’s only like 10 dollars worth lol

 

[Taxi500]

Ok yeah that’s what I was thinking. My group has some big time limpers so I think I’m going to stick to 16-20 fracs in their starting stacks. Plus I like the idea of having barrels of chips in front of you even if it’s only like 10 dollars worth lol

Sure it can be game dependent. But out standard PFR in .25/.50 or .50/1 is to $3-$5... Our fracs are for blinds mostly and tend to get in the way otherwise. Not a core component to the game.

If you want big stacks then hammer the quarters.

 

[doublebooyah85]

10 racks of $5s then fill out from there. Booyah.

 

[maloviz]

10 racks of $5s then fill out from there. Booyah.

10 racks of fives? I think that's way too much for one table at any stakes. Unless you're playing a 10/20 limit game. I think 2-4 racks of 5s is plenty. Then a rack of 20s/25s and a barrel of 100s.

 

[lewan]

.25/.50 / .50/1
rack of 25c
3 racks of 1s
180 5s
20 20s

presto

 

[maloviz]

.25/.50 / .50/1
rack of 25c
3 racks of 1s
180 5s
20 20s

presto

100x 25¢ = $25
300x $1 = $300
180x $5 = $900
20x $20 = $400

Total bank = $1625

If you're playing 50¢/$1 then that's 1625bb for the entire table for the whole game. In 8max table that's roughly 200bb each all night.

Id say you need a bit more chips for this game. What others above have mentioned would work a bit better.

 

[andrebttx]

why 25/25 and not 25/50?.
Also what type of chip count?

For my game, we like $25.00 = 100 BB. Most players bring fewer than 3 buy ins at that ratio already, so raising the stakes would just result in shorter sessions or less poker overall, with stack depth effectively getting halved.

We do have a smaller core of players that could be fine regularly playing even up to .50/1, but we’re happier having the game accessible to more people and a bigger rotating cast of friends.

 

[SwissChip]

If you play both .25/.50 and .50/1, it's awsome to have a 50ct chip too!
60 of each are enough.

 

[springbox]

I'll agree with others, I'm a big fan of the 100/200/200/80/20 rule for single table cash. Covers a range of stakes well, its enough for up to 10 players to get a barrel of whichever workhorse chip and 10 blind chips, and it's a reasonable amount of chips overall. $5200 bank means you can in theory even spread 1/2 with 26 100bb buy ins (or 24 buy ins with a $20 instead of $25).

 

[Machine]

I’ve ran a .25/.5 game for about two years now. We play PLO and I don’t want chips to slow the game down.

I’ve also wanted to be as efficient as I can, but I have some quirks. You can get away with less fracs if you use .5. I don’t really like .5, I’d prefer 1 / 1 game to a .5 / 1 game.

Here is my modified break down based on my preferences after 2 years.

.25 x 60
1 x 180
5 x 300
20 x 30
100 x 6

 

[iLogik]

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/milano-cash-set.111720/#post-2302891

 

[BPTDirector]

A novel thought - Why does there have to be two blinds? Would one be sufficient?

 

[maloviz]

A novel thought - Why does there have to be two blinds? Would one be sufficient?

Less blinds means less to fight over means less action.

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

10 racks of fives? I think that's way too much for one table at any stakes. Unless you're playing a 10/20 limit game. I think 2-4 racks of 5s is plenty. Then a rack of 20s/25s and a barrel of 100s.

I know you're newish but that's @doublebooyah85 , he likes fives.

 

[maloviz]

I know you're newish but that's @doublebooyah85 , he likes fives.

Oh okay lol. Thanks for the heads up