How useful is an all in button? (1 Viewer)

[potatolei]

Do you guys find All-In buttons to add much to the game? I was thinking of purchasing one, but I just wanted to see if theres any opinions or feedback on how useful it is.

Side note, if you have any cool All-In buttons for sale DM me.

 

[Coyote]

Normally, it's an unnecessary luxury, more so than high-end poker chips

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

We dont use it. Better for casinos where mooks with headphones misunderstand action. At our game if you're that clueless you deserve to lose the stack.

 

[Himewad]

If you have big stacks and play tournaments, I think All In chips are essential. Much better to toss a single chip than seeing someone shove their stack and seeing it topple into the pot.

 

[detroitdad]

We dont use it. Better for casinos where mooks with headphones misunderstand action. At our game if you're that clueless you deserve to lose the stack.

This

 

[BearMetal]

I absolutely use them in my game. In fact my players hate them, and every time that they go all in and they don't use the chip, they get a lecture from me.

But it's a novelty. It's not necessary. It's just fun!

 

[doublebooyah85]

I like them for dealers. Not for players.

 

[potatolei]

I like them for dealers. Not for players.

Yeah this is what I was thinking. If I give an all in chip to my home game its gonna be an All-In fest all night.

 

[allforcharity]

We use them. But they are not necessary.

 

[Rhodeman77]

When we were coming out of Covid lockdown but still wearing masks I bought some for the dealer to toss out when players said All-In to help the players across the table in case they couldn’t hear.

Now we play on a round table and self deal so we don’t use them anymore.

 

[MrRossKeys]

I use them when I host. Some players want to use them, others don't use them and don't mind when I toss it in front of there stack. Either way, it doesn't take away from the game in any way.

 

[Coyote]

We use them. But they are not necessary.

40 years ago, Greek American lady talking to Italian (Sicilian) American lady, her immediate neighbour:
"We kill them"
"But, why, they 're so lovely, we 'll bring more to our garden"
Italian and Greek accents combined to confuse roses with roaches

 

[Highli99]

40 years ago, Greek American lady talking to Italian (Sicilian) American lady, her immediate neighbour:
"We kill them"
"But, why, they 're so lovely, we 'll bring more to our garden"
Italian and Greek accents combined to confuse roses with roaches

I kept waiting for this to get sexual. Something adjacent to “All In” with a Greek twist that left me feeling uneasy, confused, and a little afraid.

As for all in buttons, I think they are fun in tournaments. I usually just use bounties in the same fashion. I’m in cash games I verbalize all in and toss one chip. Usually a quarter into a massive pot so there isn’t confusion.

 

[Bacon Dad]

I’m in cash games I verbalize all in and toss one chip. Usually a quarter into a massive pot so there isn’t confusion.

And you do this so you DON’T cause confusion?
Got it.

 

[Highli99]

And you do this so you DON’T cause confusion?
Got it.

I verbalize all in first.

 

[Huskerchipper]

I bought some Jumers All-In chips from BRPRO...nobody really cared for them

 

[Nickamas]

If you are talking about each player having one...I think they are dumb. I have only seen them used in cash games at a casino once (when each player has one) I believe I was in San Diego.

I have never seen each player have one in a tournament other than bounty tournaments when your cash bounty is your all-in chip.

For home games we just keep a couple all in triangles in the dealer tray but honestly you don't even need that.

 

[Phoe9x]

All in buttons seem to be better implemented with a dedicated dealer. I host self dealt games so I don’t really have a good way to have them on standby

 

[philhut]

For a dedicated dealer I currently have @Himewad 's past group by line up
The yellow all in, then if there is a 2nd the red all in button...if by some chaos there are 3 all ins then the "all you can eat" hooter button makes for a great joke all in. If anyone currently or used to go bowling and has seen the turkey on the lane screen with 3 strikes they should get the idea.

 

[GoJo_Dingo]

This one came with the "dealer" button we liked.

Crystal Dealer & All-in Button​

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSBWSKZK?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

 

[surfik]

Depends who you play with...
Among friends none, playing no names claryfies any possibility of misreading "all in" action

 

[mike32]

I think if my table was wobbling an all in button could be useful to help stabilize it. I’d also use a small blind and big blind button the same way.

 

[LeLe]

I like to use it in my games but All In button is more of good to have rather than need to have

It kinda about as “important” / useful as having a SB BB button

 

[WedgeRock]

I've only seen them at casinos and assumed they were more for the cameras in the sky then the players.

 

[upNdown]

I didn’t realize people were using them as a “one per player” accessory. Sounds like an unnecessary waste of space to me.

I have played in tournaments where betting a bounty chip signified an all-in bet. Bun funnily enough, last time I checked, Foxwoods allowed it and Mohegan Sun didn’t.

I like the way casinos do it - the dealer will toss out the all-in button when a player declares all-in. But that only works with a dedicated dealer. For a self-dealt home game, there’s no need to be passing buttons around with the deck.

 

[Poker Zombie]

We set 2 on each table. When there's an all in, somebody will usually ask for the plaque and one (or both) will be tossed in front of the player. Are they necessary? No. However...

• A lot of talking and drinking occurs at our games, which are far more social than serious. The All-in button (or plaque) makes sure that players are aware before calling.
• The retrieval of the button is a conversation ender. If you are simply blathering on socially about nothing, the conversation will end when you toss in the button, bringing focus back to the game (and the big hand in question).
• We record a lot of stats for our game. The cry for the all-in button and the ensuing hush gives our stat recorder a heads-up to grab the clipboard.

So while not necessary, we find them extraordinarily useful. I would not want to host a MTT without them now.

 

[ChipFinderSK]

Completely NOT necessary, but I kind of like the idea of having 3-4 double sided All-In/Call buttons on hand for each table.

 

[philhut]

I didn’t realize people were using them as a “one per player” accessory. Sounds like an unnecessary waste of space to me.

I have played in tournaments where betting a bounty chip signified an all-in bet. Bun funnily enough, last time I checked, Foxwoods allowed it and Mohegan Sun didn’t.

I like the way casinos do it - the dealer will toss out the all-in button when a player declares all-in. But that only works with a dedicated dealer. For a self-dealt home game, there’s no need to be passing buttons around with the deck.

I bought enough all-in chips to allow for 1 per player as game use token and or indicator of once played that a player is all-in. Also I used them as buybin chips when receiving cash and then chipped the players holding all-in chips.
The last option worked well, also as a play token (especially late tournament when stacks are big) and buy-in indicator.

Using the same all in button for all players leads too
- who is all in?
- single all in buttons rolling dramatically and potentially off the table or roll/bouncing into opposing players faces (ok that was funny)

I agree they mostly work well as dealer tokens with, rebuy/addon/extra life type chips used as rebuy/reload tokens in games where rebuys are capped and/or may need to be prepurchased.

 

[chipjoker]

I use it some times. The 2 dealers have one each, sometimes it gets tossed into the play area, sometimes not.
I feel it unnecessary if you run your game clean with everyone understanding that the dealer (if not in the hand) makes the ruling of the Host, We usually have the Host make a final decision, unless He is in that hand. my players are very familiar with the "rules"

 

[Poker Zombie]

Using the same all in button for all players leads too
- who is all in?
- single all in buttons rolling dramatically and potentially off the table or roll/bouncing into opposing players faces (ok that was funny)

I've never experienced either of these scenarios.

"who is all in?"
The player with the all-in marker is the player that is all-in. Perhaps you are referring to the player with one of the markers asking so they can toss them the marker. If this is the case, then congratulations, you have demonstrated exactly why I like having 1-2 markers of all-ins.

"single all in buttons rolling dramatically"
All in markers are available in Triangle and rectangle forms. Not likely to roll very dramatically.

"and potentially off the table"
If you have All-in rolling off the table, you risk valuable chips rolling off the table, and are probably picking cards up off the floor all night long. If possible, get a rail.

"or roll/bouncing into opposing players faces"
This sounds like a funny enough story that it's a reason to keep 1-2 markers per table. Though I will admit a proper All-in marker should be substantial in size to draw attention, like a dealers button. It should have enough mass that it shouldn't bounce much (certainly not face height or even over a rail).