how are $10 and $20 chips used in sets? (1 Viewer)

[superchromix]

I see these denominations from time to time, but not as often in sets. What are some typical breakdowns that use these denoms?

thanks

 

[rowlin]

I think $20 chips are more common in cash games, either as top denomination or for ease of exchange with $20 bills and/or hundos.

Maybe $10 chips are awesome for limit, or as top denom instead of a $5 maybe for smaller stakes.

I don’t use either, but know others around here do and am sure will have better answers.

 

[Rhodeman77]

As @rowlin said $20 chip is used instead of a $25 chipbin most cases that you see one in a set. It works well as a top denomination chip in smaller cash games.

The $10 is definitely less popular. It would mostly be used on limit games like $30/60 or $40/80.

It is also used as the workhorse chip in $5/10 no limit games at the Belagio.

 

[MaxB]

The $20 is great if you have matching sets of cash and tourney chips. Use the 20 for the cash game and you won't have tourney 25's that might make their way into that cash game

I don't think someone will pay 25 cash to sneak a T25 into a tourney but who knows.

If I was playing a cash game using $2 chips, then the 10 might come into play...but to me, $10 chips are useless

 

[upNdown]

The $20 is great if you have matching sets of cash and tourney chips. Use the 20 for the cash game and you won't have tourney 25's that might make their way into that cash game

I don't think someone will pay 25 cash to sneak a T25 into a tourney but who knows.

If I was playing a cash game using $2 chips, then the 10 might come into play...but to me, $10 chips are useless

I agree. I've often thought about building a set with .50's, 2, 10, 50. That and limit are the only two legitimate uses for 10's in my book.

 

[MaxB]

I agree. I've often thought about building a set with .50's, 2, 10, 50. That and limit are the only two legitimate uses for 10's in my book.

Someone you know may be getting a shipment of Caesar $2's in the very near future for such a game (y) :thumbsup:

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

I use both $10 and $20 chips in my cash games.

I start using them mid way through the night when there are enough smaller denomination chips in play already. Hand me a $20 bill and I hand you two $10s or one $20 chip. We play .50/$1 blinds, so it's pretty common for players to buy in for $20, $40, or $60. $10 and $20 chips are easy to use with these size buy ins. They then get smaller denom chips off other players.

I also start taking the smaller denom chips out of play as we get later in the evening so it's easier for me to cash people out in the end. I'll pull 20 $1 chips out of the pot and replace them with a $20 chip.

I also use them to color up players with large stacks.

 

[links_slayer]

The only reason I have a $10 chip in my Three Putt Poker cash set is because it was my wife's favorite mock-up of the entire line-up. And who am I to say no to her....

 

[Jeff]

I have a $10 chip in two sets. The 10 in my VLV set was relabeled to be a 25 cent chip and is used all the time. The $10 in my Everleigh Club hasn’t been used. I thought it would be fun to use it, but the $20s I have are great and The $10 chips (the extra denomination on the table) complicate counting. I could use onlythe $10s I guess, but I only have 2 racks of them.

 

[Darthhoodie]

The only reason I have a $10 chip in my Three Putt Poker cash set is because it was my wife's favorite mock-up of the entire line-up. And who am I to say no to her....

Smart man!!

 

[derekdd23]

In a 5-10 game and a 30-60 limit game they work well. Unfortunately the Bellagio is the only place that i use them.

 

[AWenger]

Some of my friends still like to play a 'dealers choice' games with limit stud, omaha, and other crazy poker and non-poker games; the poker games are a spread limit game from $0.50 to $3 with a cap at 2 raises per round of betting, so max of $9 bet per round, although it rarely gets to that. I built a set of California Bells specifically for this game that has $0.50, $1s, $2s, and $10s. I hadn't started out with the intention to use $2 or $10 chips, but some of those denoms came with one of the sets I bought, and I liked them a lot, so I searched for some more to add, and even made one my avatar.

 

[ovo]

aside from what has been said above, they can also be used as eye candy

 

[Jambine]

I see these denominations from time to time, but not as often in sets. What are some typical breakdowns that use these denoms?

thanks

I've never found a practical use for a $10 chip. Even in 10/20 limit you would be better served using 5s and 20s

 

[xxmurrxx]

Anyone run a game with no $5 chip and use a $10 instead? or is that crazy talk?
Thought about it before since my game isn't big and larger chips $25+ are rarely on the table.

 

[upNdown]

Some of my friends still like to play a 'dealers choice' games with limit stud, omaha, and other crazy poker and non-poker games; the poker games are a spread limit game from $0.50 to $3 with a cap at 2 raises per round of betting, so max of $9 bet per round, although it rarely gets to that. I built a set of California Bells specifically for this game that has $0.50, $1s, $2s, and $10s. I hadn't started out with the intention to use $2 or $10 chips, but some of those denoms came with one of the sets I bought, and I liked them a lot, so I searched for some more to add, and even made one my avatar.

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Anything California Bell is A-OK with me.

 

[ChaosRock]

Anyone run a game with no $5 chip and use a $10 instead? or is that crazy talk?
Thought about it before since my game isn't big and larger chips $25+ are rarely on the table.

I have a Cash set with 50¢/$2/$10/$100.

 

[upNdown]

I have a Cash set with 50¢/$2/$10/$100.

Pics or its a dirty lie.

 

[chipjoker]

My set contains $20 chips instead of $25's, I did not want a green 25 and in CALI colors the 20 are typ black, so were is my set:

I run a .25/.50 $40-$100 Buy-in, and sometimes 2/4 Limit games (I use 1's and 20's).

Spoiler

 

[ChaosRock]

My set contains $20 chips instead of $25's, I did not want a green 25 and in CALI colors the 20 are typ black, so were is my set:


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That $1 chip is absolute SICKNESS!!!!

 

[detroitdad]

I have a Cash set with 50¢/$2/$10/$100.

Which one?

 

[ChaosRock]

Which one?

Casablancas. With some labels.

 

[detroitdad]

@mike32 has a cash set with 10's in it. We use it in our .25/.50 game with a 100 max buy in. I think that the 10's might be the highest denom on the table. It works (and its a beautiful chip).

 

[dew4au]

No spoilers, @chipjoker!

 

[pltrgyst]

I use both $10 and $20 chips in my cash games.

I start using them mid way through the night when there are enough smaller denomination chips in play already. Hand me a $20 bill and I hand you two $10s or one $20 chip. We play .50/$1 blinds, so it's pretty common for players to buy in for $20, $40, or $60. $10 and $20 chips are easy to use with these size buy ins. They then get smaller denom chips off other players.

I also start taking the smaller denom chips out of play as we get later in the evening so it's easier for me to cash people out in the end. I'll pull 20 $1 chips out of the pot and replace them with a $20 chip.

I also use them to color up players with large stacks.

So why do you use both denoms, instead of just $20s?

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

So why do you use both denoms, instead of just $20s?

Mo chips is mo better

Seriously though, most of my sets with these denoms have 1 or the other. I generally use either the 10s or 20s depending on which set is in play.

I think the only set I play with both is my Paulson President / Matsui plaques ($20s and $100s) set. I put $10s (purple) in play with this set because I only have 1 rack of $5s. BUT....if somebody will sell me another rack of the red Lincolns, I might just pull the $10s out.

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

So why do you use both denoms, instead of just $20s?

Also, most of my poker peeps will tell you that I LOVE to get as many denoms in as possible.

My Avalon set has .50, $1, $2, $3, $5, $20,$100,$500; and my Aces Casino has .50, $1,$2,$3,$5,$25, and $100s. I don't need half of those denoms, but they too perty not to put in play.

 

[AWenger]

So why do you use both denoms, instead of just $20s?

I think the only set I play with both is my Paulson President / Matsui plaques ($20s and $100s) set. I put $10s (purple) in play with this set because I only have 1 rack of $5s. BUT....if somebody will sell me another rack of the red Lincolns, I might just pull the $10s out.

With the faces of presidents on the chips and plaques, this set seems to mimic US currency denominations -- use all of them, even some $10s. I dig it.

 

[Old State]

They are rare in casinos and the ones that have them don't have many. They are good for exactly $10-20 Limit poker and maybe Bacharach. Borgata is the Casino I frequent the most and I always surprised when I see one of their yellow $20. I think I have seen no more than 4 yellow chips at the Borgata in 15 years playing poker

I think the other reason may be that they are harder to count out by stacks of 20 as they would sit in a rack. 20 $5 chips is $100 and $500 in a rack. 20 $25 chips are $500 and $2500 in a rack. A rack of $100's are $10000and so on. Easy. Also easy to se from a security camera

 

[Psypher1000]

The only reason I have a $10 chip in my Three Putt Poker cash set is because it was my wife's favorite mock-up of the entire line-up. And who am I to say no to her....

“Hey honey, what’s your handicap?”

“Five, why?”

“WELL ITS GONNA BE TWO BROKEN HANDS IF YOU DONT ORDER THAT $10 CHIP!!!”