Tourney Quick Help w/Home Tourney Chip breakdown for 600 set T5 or T25 (2 Viewers)

[PixelatedPunk]

Hello all, I just want a double check on my math on what I should order for a 600 chip set for a T5 tournament. I typically have 8-10 guys where we have unlimited rebuys until a certain time, but am also trying to calculate for having a 20 person tourney with no rebuys with the same set and would like someone to check my math before I order. Based on my math in spreadsheets and via chatGPT, this is what I have come up with (I have included my rough spreadsheet and the chatGPT log below if you want to check it too)

Final Chip Breakdown for 600 Chips​

T5: 180 chips
T25: 180 chips
T100: 90 chips
T500: 150 chips

Supports 10 players
Allows 12 full rebuys
Uses 600 chips (rounded for flexibility)
Keeps 8/8/4/7 structure


Another question I had though, with say 10 players, the value of 8/8/4/7 is $4,140. When a player rebuys, do they normally just get the same starting chips, or can you increase some of the higher denom chips while lowering others?

Also, are T5 home games pretty common, or should I go up to T25? Is it just personal preference. We are pretty casual


My spreadsheet

CHATGPT RESULTS FOR CLARITY
Got it! If you're including rebuys in the structure, we'll account for 10 players plus rebuys using the 8/8/4/7 structure.

Step 1: Chips Needed for 10 Players (8/8/4/7 Structure)​

For 10 players:

Denomination	Chips per Player	Total for 10 Players
T5 (White)	8	80
T25 (Green)	8	80
T100 (Black)	4	40
T500 (Purple)	7	70
Total Chips Needed for Players	-	270

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Step 2: Chips Needed for Rebuys​

Each rebuy uses the same 8/8/4/7 structure, meaning each rebuy uses 27 chips. If you're allowing 12 rebuys, the total chips needed for rebuys would be:

Denomination	Chips per Rebuy	Total for 12 Rebuys
T5 (White)	8	96
T25 (Green)	8	96
T100 (Black)	4	48
T500 (Purple)	7	84
Total Chips Needed for Rebuys	-	324

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Step 3: Grand Total (Players + Rebuys)​

The total chips needed for 10 players + 12 rebuys would be:

Denomination	Chips for Players	Chips for Rebuys	Total Needed
T5 (White)	80	96	176
T25 (Green)	80	96	176
T100 (Black)	40	48	88
T500 (Purple)	70	84	154
Total Chips	270	324	594

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Step 4: Final Chip Breakdown for 600 Chips​

Since the total is 594 chips, we can round it up to 600 chips for flexibility:

Denomination	Final Chip Count (Rounded)
T5 (White)	180
T25 (Green)	180
T100 (Black)	90
T500 (Purple)	150

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Summary​

Supports 10 players
Allows 12 full rebuys
Uses 600 chips (rounded for flexibility)
Keeps 8/8/4/7 structure
Let me know if you need any further adjustments!

 

[TheRealStephen12]

Tournament base chip is based on preference (I've seen T.25 up to T1K on this site). The reason to use 8/8/4/7 is because it equals exactly T10K in a T25 tournament, for a T5 tournament the recommended minimum is 10/10/7/x. At a minimum for a 20-player tournament, you need:

For base T5 with 10/10/7/2 starting stacks:
200x T5
200x T25
140x T100
52x T500 (12 for color ups)
= 592 chips

For base T25 with 8/8/4/7 starting stacks:
160x T25
160x T100
80x T500
160x T1000 (20 for color ups)
= 560 chips

Most people here recommend more smaller denomination chips (usually 12/12/5/6 for T25, maybe 15/13/11/x for T5), so I'd suggest you use a breakdown like that when you're not playing with 20 players. For rebuys, you always use the largest chips so you don't have too many lower denominations slowing down play. Hopefully this helps you select an ideal set for your game!

 

[vulp]

Hi!

That 4140 value starting/rebuy stack is weird.

So you only play tournaments, and willing to play T25.
Here is my chip setup for a T25, T10000 buyin/rebuy, 200 BB deep tournament, for 10 players:

Blind structure (I only give small blind, BB is double, don't bother with ante ):
25, 50, 75, 100, 150*, 200, 300, 400, 600, 800**, 1000, 1500***, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000

* = color up T25 after this level
** = color up T100 after this level
*** = color up T500 after this level

First the stacks. The buyin and rebuy stacks are different:

The buyin stack (T25/T100/T500/T1000): 12/12/ 7/ 5 (36 pcs, 10k)

What you have to consider here is the color-up as the blinds go up:
(if you replace the T25-s with T100-s, you will need more T100s than you originally count for the starting stacks)

Coloring up the starting stack will look like this:
removed T25: 0/15/7/5
removed T100: 0/0/10/5
removed T500: 0/0/0/10
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If you want to cover all of this for 10 players, you will need
120/150/100/100 (470) chips.

( For 20 players, it is sadly 940 chips. )

For the rebuy, I recommend using 2x T5000 chips, this way you can save a lot: 12 buyins = 24 chips
You will also need the T5000 chips when the small blind gets to the range of 1000+.

=> So for 10 players, you can get away with 500 chips:
Buyin: 12/12/ 7/ 5/ 0
Rebuy 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 2
120/150/100/100/30 -> 10 buyins + 15 rebuys

If you want to keep the number of chips low for 20 players, you have to modify the starting stack
(but this will make the game less convenient):
8/8/8/5 (29 chips) for 20 players (considering coloring up), you will need: 160/200/200/200 (760 chips)

So yeah ... 20 players need a lot of chips.
Maybe try to host 2 different tourneys with 10 - 10 players, and a final table of the 10 best.

But I hope someone more experienced will give an elegant solution for your problem.

 

[PixelatedPunk]

I appreciate the responses. @TheRealStephen12 I think I want to incorporate $1 or .25 cent chips, so i'm trying to figure out what the typical breakdowns are for a T.25 or T1 tournament. I am not getting more than 600 chips, but it looks like the following can handle:

T5 : 10/10/7/2 with a $2,000 start for 10 players with an adequate amount of rebuys

What is the typical breakdown for a T.25 or T1 tournament. I know mixing a cash and tournment set are frowned upon, but I want to be a versatile as possible. I don't expect to have 20 people over, maybe between 8-12 guy.

 

[Dodger]

Forget ChatGPT. You need ChatBGinGA (@BGinGA):

Give this a look: https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...rnament-set-stacks-t1-base.44089/post-1134244

 

[PixelatedPunk]

@BGinGA If I went with your T1 breakdown of 15/12/9/7, 250BB with 2/4 starting blinds (listed below from that link), what would you recommend getting for the last 140 chips if I get a 600 chip set? Should I get a few T1,000 and then just get a mix of everything?

Typical single-table T1-base tournament set:
T1000 starting stacks (15/12/9/7), 250BB with 2/4 starting blinds
150 x T1
120 x T5
90 x T25
90 x T100 (extras used for T1 color-up and re-buys)
10 x T500 (used for T5/T25 color-ups)

Thank you