How do you do random seating? (1 Viewer)

[codeman00]

I used Seating Cards originally but they were awkward. I ended up buying some inexpensive clay chips (of a color not in my tournament set) and made them Bounty Chips on one side and Seating chips on the other side. Now, when players grab a Seating Chip, then they use it as their Bounty. If the tournament isn’t Bounty, then they just return the chip.
Note: These chips are now Green.

 

[Schmendr1ck]

Seating chips from @ABC Gifts and Awards.

 

[DerberAlter]

The people who run regular tournaments in my city do it with cards. Granted, it looks a bit makeshift, but it works perfectly fine. Also has the advantage that getting replacements (should a card get damaged) is very easy and cheap.

Isar Poker, Poker Company?

 

[nitzilla]

I have an extra set of these.....

 

[Nex]

Isar Poker, Poker Company?

Pokerturniere München / Karl Gal

 

[Nex]

Anyway, since I'm already here... this is what I got now.

Factory-dusty CPCs with single-side inlay replacement by @Gear.

I ordered enough labels to replace both sides initially, but then figured that if I only do it on one side, I can simply place the chips face down on the table and mix them before people pick theirs. If I replaced both sides, I'd have to throw them into a bag.

 

[Schmendr1ck]

Anyway, since I'm already here... this is what I got now.

Factory-dusty CPCs with single-side inlay replacement by @Gear.

I ordered enough labels to replace both sides initially, but then figured that if I only do it on one side, I can simply place the chips face down on the table and mix them before people pick theirs. If I replaced both sides, I'd have to throw them into a bag.

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These are gorgeous, but I couldn't use them with my player group.

I have two tables, one with red felt and one with green felt. When hosting a tourney, I use the green and red ABC seating chips (pictured below), and I tell my players, "Your chip matches the color of your table." Inevitably, one or two players ask me, "Which table is this?"

If I tried to use these chips with "Table A/B/C" in tiny print, I think their heads would explode.

 

[Taghkanic]

I bought a barrel of Casino de Isthmus chips, and designed/printed vinyl labels for them with Table and Seat assignments. For my tourney, players pick their seat assignment chip out of a bag when buying in. This also serves as a Bounty/All In chip.

 

[bsdunbar1]

I have double of each of these sets. 1 face down on the buy-in table, 1 on the poker table to show you where to sit.
Find your match, easy.

 

[BGinGA]

I have an extra set of these.....

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^^ That's what I use.

 

[Highli99]

Gear Labels on CPC rounders with labels removed.

 

[krafticus]

Tournaments - I use Tournament Director. Enter the players, and hit "Randomize Seating". I usually seat myself in 1 of 2 seats to ease the constant movement of getting up for rebuys/knockouts/player movement.

For cash, we usually only have 1 table running, and I just have players sit where there is an open seat. If I have to break into more than 1 table, I just use red cards/black cards.

Mark

 

[BonScot]

These are gorgeous, but I couldn't use them with my player group.

I have two tables, one with red felt and one with green felt. When hosting a tourney, I use the green and red ABC seating chips (pictured below), and I tell my players, "Your chip matches the color of your table." Inevitably, one or two players ask me, "Which table is this?"

If I tried to use these chips with "Table A/B/C" in tiny print, I think their heads would explode.

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Just bought a couple of sets of these. Only got the one table so hopefully I won’t have the same trouble you’ve had

 

[Taghkanic]

As far as which seat is which at the actual tables, after people pick their seating assignment chip out of the bag, the A (1 seat) for each table picks his chair, and the rest follow from that.

 

[Taghkanic]

I bought a couple barrels of Casino de Isthmus 1s and printed labels for them -- one side says all in, to be used when we have a bounty chip in the tourney, while the other side has a seating assignment. To make the labels, I bought sheets of waterproof vinyl label material usable in an inkjet printer, and printed them with registration marks so I could cut them out with a 7/8" punch bought from a big box craft store. It was a little labor intensive, but they’ve held up well.

 

[Kakeesh]

BLINDS UP app takes care of a random seating for my tourneys. Easy.

Thanks this was helpful!

 

[Max D]

made some cards
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FRONT TABLE 1

FRONT TABLE 2