Opinions Needed: Poker Chip Breakdown (1 Viewer)

[redrobin3]

I'm currently running a 500 chip breakdown for a maximum of 8 people:

$1 - 150
$5 - 175
$25 - 100
$100 - 50
$500 - 25
Total = 500

But after sitting down and playing more I find that this is too many 1's and the case I use can handle around 560 chips. So before I decide on a new order I'd like some opinions on this kind of a breakdown for 575 chips.
$1 - 125
$5 - 200
$25 - 125
$100 - 75
$500 - 25
$1000 - 25
Total = 575

Our games are usually cash games but when looking at running a T5 tournament I feel like we'll need the extra 5's 25's and 100's alongside some 1000's. I'm open to any suggestions for improving this breakdown for some added flexibility or scenarios which I'm not accounting for. Also of note, we treat each chip dollar value as nickels or dimes depending on the stakes because it feels good to have plenty of chips on the table and use some of the higher denominations for bigger bets.

 

[Phoe9x]

What size games do you play?

If you play primarily cash games, why not add a quarter denomination and keep/add on to your existing set? That way there’s no mental math needed.

Also it’s recommended to have different sets for cash and tournament for game security purposes.

 

[redrobin3]

Our stakes have generally been around $10 and $20 but ins with chips representing nickels for the $10 dollar game and representing dimes for the $20 games. I have some spreadsheets that automatically adds up our chip totals to make sure all are accounted for. That and we don't mix tournament with cash play any nights. We choose how we wish to play and stick to it for the night.

I also recounted the amount of missing space left in my case and I can actually fit 600 chips so I would probably add another 25 of the $100's. This let's us play at a 2500 t5 tournament structure with up to 8 players total. Or in our usual case 5 players with 3 re buys max, although we usually only get 1 re-buy on average.

 

[allforcharity]

There is almost no difference in cash breakdown for a $10 or $20 buy-in at nickel-dime stakes.

100x 0.05
200x 0.25
200x $1
as many $5s as you need to cover bank

Yes, it is possible to use a T5 set and just play all denons as cents for cash. Most of us prefer to have separate sets, because MOAR y'know? (unless per chip costs start to go through the roof, which happens a lot)

 

[redrobin3]

Understandable, at least my breakdown doesn't seem like it has glaring issues with chip balance. I've ran through a lot of numbers to account for many different scenarios. It's always good to hear the thoughts of more experienced chip owners thanks for the input.

 

[BGinGA]

I'm currently running a 500 chip breakdown for a maximum of 8 people:

$1 - 150
$5 - 175
$25 - 100
$100 - 50
$500 - 25
Total = 500

But after sitting down and playing more I find that this is too many 1's and the case I use can handle around 560 chips. So before I decide on a new order I'd like some opinions on this kind of a breakdown for 575 chips.
$1 - 125
$5 - 200
$25 - 125
$100 - 75
$500 - 25
$1000 - 25
Total = 575

Our games are usually cash games but when looking at running a T5 tournament I feel like we'll need the extra 5's 25's and 100's alongside some 1000's. I'm open to any suggestions for improving this breakdown for some added flexibility or scenarios which I'm not accounting for. Also of note, we treat each chip dollar value as nickels or dimes depending on the stakes because it feels good to have plenty of chips on the table and use some of the higher denominations for bigger bets.

Our stakes have generally been around $10 and $20 but ins with chips representing nickels for the $10 dollar game and representing dimes for the $20 games. I have some spreadsheets that automatically adds up our chip totals to make sure all are accounted for. That and we don't mix tournament with cash play any nights. We choose how we wish to play and stick to it for the night.

I also recounted the amount of missing space left in my case and I can actually fit 600 chips so I would probably add another 25 of the $100's. This let's us play at a 2500 t5 tournament structure with up to 8 players total. Or in our usual case 5 players with 3 re buys max, although we usually only get 1 re-buy on average.

^This^ all seems pretty silly and needlessly confusing. To have denominated chips and then subsequently ignore them during play is ill-advised.

The optimum breakdowns for cash sets and tournament sets are totally different, and for this simple reaon should thus be considered independent sets, not to mention also ensuring game security and integrity.

A typical 10-player cash set contains 600 chips, usually with a breakdown of 100/200/200/100, 100/200/200/80/20, or 100/200/200/75/25 (smallest to largest cash value denominations).

But a typical 10-player tournament set contains just 400 chips, depending on the denomination of the base tourney chip:
T.25 = 120/120/130/30 (T100 stacks)
T1 = 150/120/100/30 (T400 stacks)
T5 = 150/130/100/20 (T2000 stacks)
T25 = 120/120/50/75/35 (T10k stacks)
T100 = 150/50/115/80/5 (T40k stacks)
T500 = 100/100/100/100 (T200k stacks)

I fail to see why any chip denominations larger than $500/T500 are needed in any low-stakes cash game or T5-base tournament.

 

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