Increasing size of chip set? (1 Viewer)

[radicalturnip]

Hello! I am looking to double my current set of chips but I was hoping to get some advice on how to best do so.

Here is my current set:
100 5¢ chips
50 10¢ chips
50 25¢ chips
50 50¢ chips
50 $1 chips

My main reasons for wanting to double are to increase the number of players I can host and also to better utilize the $1 chips since they are kinda over powered in terms of value.

My current idea was to get another 100 5¢ chips and 50 10¢ chips. But I am looking for advice for the other 150 chips.

any input is greatly appreciated. thank you!!

 

[Machine]

Welcome!​

I have a post on chip break down, but it's more centric to .25/.5, I've also written a New Member Start here post, both can be found in my signature. (landscape on mobile)

That said here would be my suggestions.

First my assumption is that this is for a cash game of NLH.

For any game, you don't want too many chips on the table, it becomes cumbersome and annoying, and can slow down the game.

You don't want to have the other side of the coin, too few chips, then you have to make excessive change. Balance...

Denominations of '10' in a US/USD set sucks, 1) its useless 2) its inefficient 3) for newer players it adds something else that can seem to just add to the clutter

There are exceptions, if you live outside North America sets often have a slightly different structure. If you want to have a .10/.50 game, the efficiency allows you to have fracs at a more efficient chip count. Also, we have weirdos in the community, and this can just be another way for them to branch out and have fun. We have a certain member of the community that has some of the best chips on the planet and they happen to be a .10 denom.

Ideally you would have a break down like this:

.05 - 100
Non Denom - 100
$1 - 200
$5 - 300 (a lot of hosts like at least 400 )
$20 or 25 - 80
$100 - 20

With this breakdown you can host just about any game up to 1/2.

With your current chipset you should either use the .10/.5 or the .05 / .25 - You should not put all of those chips into play.

As you're playing Micro stakes, you should use the .05/.25 and not use the .10 or the .5.

You should look to increase your set to:
.05 - 100
.25 - 100
1 - 200
5 - 100

The non-denom frac allows you to put the chip in as a .25 chip or a .50 chip. This allows you to re-use the chip as your game grows. In .05 / .25 blind structure you can use it as a .25 chip, later when you want to play .5/1 or .5/.5 games you can use it to be a .50 chip.

If you have OCD when it comes to starting stacks, and you're seating 10 players, there is an argument for 120 non denom fracs, so that all players can start with the same amount of fracs (10). I'd rather not have 20 chips as danglers that I have to have a rack for.

 

[allforcharity]

The dimes and half-dollars are already a waste. Don't add any of those.

 

[springbox]

Knowing what game you play (5c/10c cash? $10 buy-in?) and how many people you want to seat would help people offer advice. I echo other people's advice to try to play primarily with 5c/25c/$1 chips. To add 150 chips I would suggest adding mostly, if not entirely quarters. You already have:

5c x 100
25c x 50
$1 x 50

I recommend adding 100 to 150 quarters, and 0 to 50 dollars. 100 nickels is enough for up to 10 people, quarters are the most useful chip for a 5c/10c game so that's where the need is. Amount of dollars you want to add depends on how much cash you typically end up with in play. If you're willing to add 200 chips I would recommend the following totals:

5c x 100
25c x 200
$1 x 75~100
$5 x 0~25

 

[TheJestyr]

Currently you have:

100 5¢ chips
50 10¢ chips
50 25¢ chips
50 50¢ chips
50 $1 chips


If you could start all over, I’d love to see you get rid of your 10c and 50c chips (as others have said)…I’d love to see you migrate to a set that looks like:

100x 5c
200x 25c
200x $1
100x $5

I know personally when we play 5c/10c, guys buy in for $5-$20, and most guys never get in more than $50. So even the craziest nights where you have 10 guys all in $70 each, you have a bank worth $700 to cover it.

And ultimately if the games get bigger (either more people or larger buy-ins/blinds, you can add more $5’s or even some $25’s