Cash Game Rate my Breakdown 5¢/10¢ to $1/$2 (1 Viewer)

[Hairy_Crocodile]

Hey all,

I wanted to ask if my breakdown looked good. Tear it apart if you need to. I wanted to get everything now basically so I can future proof my set and get a cheaper price per chip by buying all at once.
As my friend group and playgroup expands, I want to order my custom cash set to accommodate all the different stakes my friends like to play at.

Most of my concern comes with my inexperience with 1/2. I am playing in my first game tonight hopefully and it will shed some light for me, but is 400 chips good enough for 8-10 players max for home games? I doubt my friends will wanna go with 1/2 games often or buy in for more than 2 bullets at all.

I usually make long posts expalining every bit of my thoughts, but I'll spare you all a novel this time and just post my updated sheet I'm working on. Let me knoe if I screwed up or if you have questions!

 

[moechar]

Not sure if you've seen this already, but there's a great resource here where someone broke down sets from micros up to 5/10.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...ut-a-cash-game-chip-set-5c-10c-to-5-10.30897/

Hope that helps!

 

[shorticus]

I’m personally okay with this breakdown. I could stand less quarters and $1’s in favor of other chips, but it’s ultimately gonna depend on how your game runs.

For 8-10 players, Id personally not go over 160 quarters.

 

[Legend5555]

8, 8, 8 breakdown for .25/.50? What kind of monster are you?!?

 

[Hairy_Crocodile]

8, 8, 8 breakdown for .25/.50? What kind of monster are you?!?

I'm not a monster, I'm a crocodile!

And that was the original breakdown I was suggested here and used for set efficiency with minimal chips, I havent figured out what breakdown is best yet. I have notes below some of the stakes for other breakdowns that may work better haha

 

[Hairy_Crocodile]

I’m personally okay with this breakdown. I could stand less quarters and $1’s in favor of other chips, but it’s ultimately gonna depend on how your game runs.

For 8-10 players, Id personally not go over 160 quarters.

Understood, I'll take note.

Is 4 racks of 5s sufficient enough for a table of 1/2?

 

[shorticus]

If you’re certain that no one is buying in more than twice, I think that 4 racks of 5’s will suffice with the $25’s and Hundo’s to back it up just in case.

 

[Mmerk1]

I ran a .25 and .50 game with a 40.00buy in. For the buy in ilId say say 10.00 in quarters,$ 25.00 in ones and $15.00 in fives worked great. No need for .50 cent chips. Extra 5.00 for rebuys.
Guys loved playing with good chips.

Ps plenty of bourbon!

 

[Hairy_Crocodile]

If you’re certain that no one is buying in more than twice, I think that 4 racks of 5’s will suffice with the $25’s and Hundo’s to back it up just in case.

If I decide to expand, what chips should I get? more 25's? Another rack of 5's?

 

[shorticus]

If I decide to expand, what chips should I get? more 25's? Another rack of 5's?

4 racks of 5’s for a single table is ample. If I were going to expand, I’d go with $25’s. @Legend5555 what say you?

Also @JustinInMN what you think?

 

[Hairy_Crocodile]

4 racks of 5’s for a single table is ample. If I were going to expand, I’d go with $25’s. @Legend5555 what say you?

Also @JustinInMN what you think?

I was thinking of 40x 100's and 160x 25's if i went that route, but I could be wrong. Just played my first 1/2 game and realized how important the 5s and 25s are finally.

 

[upNdown]

If you’re certain that no one is buying in more than twice, I think that 4 racks of 5’s will suffice with the $25’s and Hundo’s to back it up just in case.

You have a bank of $6k for a $1/2 game. If you’re ten handed, and the average buy-in is $300, you’ve got enough for everybody to rebuy once. In practice, it will probably be fine, maybe you only have 8 people buying in at $200, I dunno. But it feels a bit light.

 

[shorticus]

I was thinking of 40x 100's and 160x 25's if i went that route, but I could be wrong. Just played my first 1/2 game and realized how important the 5s and 25s are finally.

This is what I have. I follow my own 80/20 rule. So when I buy hundos and 25’s, I get 80 25’s and 20 hundos.

It’s definitely a fair option.

 

[shorticus]

You have a bank of $6k for a $1/2 game. If you’re ten handed, and the average buy-in is $300, you’ve got enough for everybody to rebuy once. In practice, it will probably be fine, maybe you only have 8 people buying in at $200, I dunno. But it feels a bit light.

I think it might be light but I don’t see the need for more than 4 racks of 5’s for a single table. Id just move up in denoms before going to a 5th rack of 5’s.

 

[Legend5555]

4 racks of 5’s for a single table is ample. If I were going to expand, I’d go with $25’s. @Legend5555 what say you?

Also @JustinInMN what you think?

Single table? 1/2 at most? Yeah 4 racks of 5s is enough. Assuming a max of 10 players, everyone gets 2 barrels. That's plenty. This is a home game, not a casino. Fat stacks are a casino thing.

 

[TwoHomie]

I’m a little late to the party here, but compared to your previous post, I like the decision to keep the nickels in play for a $20 game and play $.10/.20.

Having struggled personally with trying figuring out how to avoid using 6 chips for the blinds each time (2x.05SB and 4x.05BB) one thing you could also do is just play .05/.10 and allow a straddle to .20 or .25.

E without the straddle, by $20 buy-in .05/.10 games still play closer to a .10/.20 game. Deeper stacked poker is more fun and allows everyone to play a bit splashier without constantly getting felted.

 

[Hairy_Crocodile]

Are 100 nickels enough? Or is 200 good so there is less change making?

 

[TwoHomie]

Are 100 nickels enough? Or is 200 good so there is less change making?

If you dig around the forums, you’ll see that this has been a fairly heavily debated subject. Some hate having too many blinds chips on the table, others don’t.

In short, it depends a lot on your players. Lots of limps, you’ll want closer to a barrel per person. Few limps, or a dedicated dealer who can make change? 100 is fine for the table

In my games playing .05/.10, 100 feels is workable, but feels a bit thin, but 200 ends up feeling like too many. If I can find a good nickel for my HSIs I’ll probably just do $200 for the sake of not wanting to worry about it.