Do I need the 500s? (2 Viewers)

[4RunnerRunner]

Dedicated micro-stakes set for friendly neighborhood game (.01 multiplier; nickel/dime blinds; $10-$20 buy in/rebuy). Originally, there was only going to be a barrel of the blaze 1Ks, but these things happen…

The 25s and 100s seem to serve as joint work horses in this game. Am I crazy for thinking the 500s just kinda add an unnecessary denom with (now) plenty of 1Ks as the value chip? Thanks for your thoughts/opinions.

 

[ArielVer18]

Not unnecessary, but you need a lot less than you think. Blinds are $5/$10, right? With those blinds, you only need at most a barrel of $500s per table.

 

[EmptyPocs]

i am liking the OP shot, but give me some face shots of those chips

 

[DirtyTIVA]

I use these as quarters and the 1ks as $10 value store for low stakes beginner night. Also have a rack of $500s that I am not sure I have a use for.

 

[utgtrash]

lots of ppl do without the 500s, you need more 100s of course but for me also the 500s seem unnecessary

 

[4RunnerRunner]

i am liking the OP shot, but give me some face shots of those chips

Without the 500s

 

[trever]

I'd use the 500s. It is a lot easier to make change from four 500s when someone rebuys, than it is from two 1ks.

 

[LeLe]

For me I prefer using the $500 first before $1k for a 5/10 stake game

I will skip $1k rather than $500

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

Agreed with above. The $5 plays better at our table, plus its = to a barrel of .25s. My players wouldnt desperately miss the 5s, but they help keep things running smoothly.

Edit: big picture, do whatever you want. We're the only mooks that will care. Just make sure people have fun, both racks are beautiful chips.

 

[surfik]

I would say you need a rack of 100s more than 500s....

 

[4RunnerRunner]

We're the only mooks that will care.

So true, lol.

 

[4RunnerRunner]

I would say you need a rack of 100s more than 500s....

I should have bought more from TCR

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

Need? No. Nice to have? Yes! You can always use one or the other depending on which one you're feeling that night. (& if the bank breaks you can introduce the one you didn't choose)

 

[Goldfish]

For this set (as with many other sets), I would skip the 500s mainly because of dirty stack issues (with the 100s). Dark purple is always gonna have dirty stack issues - that’s why I always jump to 43 mm for my 500s (unless I am using a stand out color like pink or even lavender). One of the regular games I play in uses this exact set and we skip the 500s for this reason going right to the 1ks.

 

[Johnblue]

The problem with the 500s is that they block the 1000s from ever seeing felt. And those are glorious chips man!

I have a similar problem, I have some awesome 100s for my set, but my also awesome 25s get all the play. We never need 100 chips with a whole rack of 25s to burn through.

Solution, gonna order some $20 denom stickers from gear and slap em on the hundos. And rotate 20 or 25 for fun.

In that set that you have, I would really be itching to have the orange on the felt. I would want to make them the main value chip. I would probably ditch the 500s and maybe even have Gear make 500 Overlabels to get as many on the felt as possible.

 

[4RunnerRunner]

Great comments, all. Many options and considerations to think about. Thank you

 

[allforcharity]

"Need" in this forum is such a loaded word....

 

[Marius L]

I like skipping the $500s, but both options work just fine. I'd decide based on how much i like the chips. For my IG set I did it mostly because I feel the $500s were pretty underwhelming, while the $1k is blaze and oversized with awesome spots.

I have:
200 x $1
400 x $5
200 x $25
100 x $100
20 x $1000

We play a really big 1/2 game. Had about 18000 in play last game. Had a handful of 1ks on the table in the end which was fun.