T20k vs T25k Chip (1 Viewer)

[Irish]

I'm working on the chip breakdown for a new custom tournament set. The set will be based on T10k starting stacks, however I'd like the flexibility to host big deep stack games with starting stacks of T20k and/or T25k. I'm debating whether or not I want the big chip in the set to be a more traditional T25k, or go with a T20k. Other denominations will be the standard T25/T100/T500/T1000/T5000. My thinking on the T20k chip is that will allow me to run T20k starting stack tourneys using a T20k chip for rebuys (or T25k games with one T20k and one T5k for rebuys). If I went with the T25k chip, I would need more T5k chips for rebuys in a T20k starting stack structure (at least in cases where I'm maxed out on the players).


I'm know I'm really nit picking this, especially considering how rarely they'll get used, but it's my custom set and I'll be dropping nearly $4k on it, so yeah I'm going to nit pick it to death I'm curious what others think and use in their home games.

 

[Coyote]

IMHO, 25 is a hard number to work with. 20 is a much more divisible, modular and cooperative number (and, being smaller, asks for MOAR chips).
I sense that all things 25 in poker have been bequeathed by the now defunct $25 bill.
The Fed has rectified this error since long ago. Many (most?) casinos have not.
Maybe the day will come when the Fed even issues 20-cent coins, just like in every other major currency in the world.

 

[justsomedude]

One barrel of T25k = 500,000
One barrel of T20k = 400,000

Counting a half-million or million chips across the table is a heck of a lot easier with barrels of T25ks.

Just sayin'.

 

[DoubleEagle]

T$25 in a tourney set. $20 ok in a cash set but not for tourneys.

 

[BGinGA]

If it is the largest chip in the set, or if stack and/or field sizes are small enough where there will be very few in play, it doesn't make a huge difference whether T20k or T25k is used.

But for larger stacks, larger fields, or tourney situations where T5000 chips eventually get colored up, then blind structures are typically in increments of 25k from that point on -- and the T25k chip is the far superior choice. Easier to create and count bets, stacks, and pots, the T5000 chips can be retired earlier, etc.

 

[Irish]

One barrel of T25k = 500,000
One barrel of T20k = 400,000

Counting a half-million or million chips across the table is a heck of a lot easier with barrels of T25ks.

Just sayin'.

Would definitely agree with the above if the games had bigger overall stacks (maybe T50k or T100k starting stacks), however I'd have a barrel or two of these total in the set. If someone's sitting there with a barrel, it'd be to take a picture with their winnings

If it is the largest chip in the set, or if stack and/or field sizes are small enough where there will be very few in play, it doesn't make a huge difference whether T20k or T25k is used.

But for larger stacks, larger fields, or tourney situations where T5000 chips eventually get colored up, then blind structures are typically in increments of 25k from that point on -- and the T25k chip is the far superior choice. Easier to create and count bets, stacks, and pots, the T5000 chips can be retired earlier, etc.

^^^ That's about the conclusion I had come to. (y) :thumbsup: Now I have to pick lol.

I appreciate the feedback so far guys!

 

[BGinGA]

When very few highest-denom chips are in play, using the T25k is more efficient, but the T20k chip is moar chipes.

I use T25k chips, mostly because they are the better choice in large stack/field events, and work just fine in smaller ones. But if the set will never need them for that purpose, T20k works okay in the smaller events.


Of course, there is also the T500 / T2000 / T10k / T50k side of the equation, which is both more efficient ~and~ results in moar chipes of high denoms in play.

 

[Irish]

Of course, there is also the T500 / T2000 / T10k / T50k side of the equation, which is both more efficient ~and~ results in moar chipes of high denoms in play.

Ha! Yeah I thought about the T2000 for about 5 seconds, we've been playing for 10+ years with 25-100-500-1000-5000, throwing in the 2000 would likely tilt my group to no end, lol. The jump to bigger "regular" stacks will be a big enough change - I typically use T5k stacks for our normal NLHE tourneys as my main tourney set are PNYs, which are tough (read: too expensive) to get multiple table T10k starting stacks when the 1k chips run $25-$30 a pop. So I typically run T5k tourneys with single table T10k deep stack games mixed in for good measure.