Cash set denoms (1 Viewer)

[Sshupe0520]

I'm searching for some Starburst and came across some whites 2 racks, blaze orange 1 rack. Normally play .10/.25 or .25/.50. I picked up a rack of tan starburst on here that I love and have a rack of hotstamp blue 1.00 LCV that I got on here as well. What denom should I make each color If I pick up the orange and white. Not sure where the tan should go. Thanks.

 

[Sshupe0520]

Tan .10
Whites .25
Orange .50
Blue 1.00

???

 

[churlbut18]

I would probably flip flop white and blue.

 

[Sshupe0520]

The blues are hot stamped 1.00 already.

 

[Mental Nomad]

I'm searching for some Starburst and came across some whites 2 racks, blaze orange 1 rack. Normally play .10/.25 or .25/.50. I picked up a rack of tan starburst on here that I love and have a rack of hotstamp blue 1.00 LCV that I got on here as well. What denom should I make each color If I pick up the orange and white. Not sure where the tan should go. Thanks.

If I read this right, it's:


I'm seeing:

100 orange
200 white
100 tan
100 blue (with 1.00 hotstamp)

Given the quantities, if you play .10/.25 NL and .25/.50 NL, you really, really want the whites to be your $1. (If you play limit poker, that's a different story, but I doubt you play limit at such a low level.)

I'd consider:

100 x .10 blue (1.00 stamp could mean one dime???)
100 x .25 tan
200 x $1 white
100 x $5 orange

If the 1.00 tilts you, and you must use it as the $1, I'd say:

100 x .10 tan
200 x .25 white
100 x $1 blue
100 x $5 orange

(And $20 bills on the table play, when you run out of $5s. 6 or 8 players at 25c/50c will typically run out of $1s and $5s no matter which way you lay this out. Make sure the bills are kept visible so stack size is obvious, and so they don't leave the table until cashouts.)

You might use the tan as a $20 or $25 if not playing 10c/25c, but you'd need to be careful with them - you don't want to lose a couple of tans chips playing 10c/25c and then find them when playing a 25c/50c game. Also, be sure they are obvious among the whites when there's just one or two tan... which I doubt.

 

[Sshupe0520]

If I read this right, it's:


I'm seeing:

100 orange
200 white
100 tan
100 blue (with 1.00 hotstamp)

Given the quantities, if you play .10/.25 NL and .25/.50 NL, you really, really want the whites to be your $1. (If you play limit poker, that's a different story, but I doubt you play limit at such a low level.)

I'd consider:

100 x .10 blue (1.00 stamp could mean one dime???)
100 x .25 tan
200 x $1 white
100 x $5 orange

If the 1.00 tilts you, and you must use it as the $1, I'd say:

100 x .10 tan
200 x .25 white
100 x $1 blue
100 x $5 orange

(And $20 bills on the table play, when you run out of $5s. 6 or 8 players at 25c/50c will typically run out of $1s and $5s no matter which way you lay this out. Make sure the bills are kept visible so stack size is obvious, and so they don't leave the table until cashouts.)

You might use the tan as a $20 or $25 if not playing 10c/25c, but you'd need to be careful with them - you don't want to lose a couple of tans chips playing 10c/25c and then find them when playing a 25c/50c game. Also, be sure they are obvious among the whites when there's just one or two tan... which I doubt.

Thanks for posting. I think you are right about the 1.00 blue. Who knows maybe I will get rid of them. I also like the setup of keeping them 1.00 and making orange the 5. I know I need a $5 yet.

Most at my table like have a .25 and a .50 cent chip. I know it isn't necessary at all. Thanks again for the response. Both are excellent options.

 

[chipjoker]

I like this as well, look into getting more 1's..

100 x .10 tan
200 x .25 white
100 x $1 blue
100 x $5 orange

 

[Mental Nomad]

I'm always a fan of more chips and more denoms, especially if people like them... but the catch here is that you don't have enough workhorse chips to start with, and adding the 50c denom doesn't help that situation.

Every micro game I play - even the one that's fairly often 4-handed - would be in need of more singles and fives.

But no worries, the set is not static. You can keep trading and improving over time. There are lots of people trading starbursts, even one stack at a time!

Also, since you're clearly not dead-set against mixed stamps, you can also pick up Fun Nites, to go with. Back in the day, when buying used Paulsons directly at their Atlantic City storefront, I'd often find mixed starbursts and fun-nites when I bought boxes of solids.