Stacking your bets. - Page 2

bav · #11 08-31-2006, 10:34 PM

It's just not-that-hard! If you're playing a 3-chip game, stack 'em in 3's. If you're playing a 4-chip game, stack 'em in 4's. If you're playing NL, the bet size determines the stacking size (e.g. $35 is 3+3+1, $75 is 5+5+5, $120 is 5+5+5+5+4). And yeah, if you feel like "splashing" do it with 5 chips or less and keep your splash away from the main pot. And to save what little is left of my hair, please when you go all-in with ~$300 of uncounted reds in front of you, do not just shove 'em forward into a giant pile.

TMTTR · #12 08-31-2006, 10:45 PM

It really depends. If you play a 2/4 chip game -- like 10/20 with $5 chips -- just tossing in two or four chips is not usually a problem... but once it gets up to six or more chips being bet at a time, you really need to stack your chips. The dealer needs to know that you have put the right number of chips in the pot and the other players would like to be able to confirm it by sight as well.

Rottersod · #13 09-01-2006, 12:10 AM

A lot of these posters don't seem to know what you are talking about but I do. You're talking about putting in chips from one hand by setting them down over the line and then using your finger to flick them forward in a single file towards the dealer. In a bet where you don't have a whole lot of chips there's nothing wrong with that. I do it all the time, especially if I'm in seat 3 or 7 and have to reach a bit farther. It's also fine to do it if you announce a raise amount, count of the stacks (say $75 divided into 3 stacks of 5 x $5 chips) and put each stack out one at a time and after you put the last stack out you flick those chips out in a row towards the dealer like my example above. This actually makes it easier for the dealer to count. Just be tight with them and don't splash the pot.

gobboboy · #14 09-01-2006, 01:02 AM

That's not what I was talking about actually. :P You lose.

steamraise · #15 09-01-2006, 02:50 AM

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putting in chips from one hand by setting them down over the line and then using your finger to flick them forward in a single file towards the dealer.

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Where did this start? God I hate it. Makes it harder to
verify the bet amount and makes it harder for the dealer
to scoop the bets into the pot.

Stacking your bets in stacks of five or less makes the
dealers life easier and makes your game run smoother/faster.

Wongboy · #16 09-01-2006, 03:41 AM

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I usually play in a 4 chips/8 chip structure. ... if you 3-bet the turn with a big messy pile,

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I usually put out 8..8..8 and then split the last 8 into two stacks of 4 (so they can see the stacks are really 8).

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This is how the cool kids do it.

At least, thats what a cool kid told me.

pig4bill · #17 09-01-2006, 03:44 AM

It's the exact opposite. You can visually count the chips knocked over and then know how many are in each stack.

bav · #18 09-01-2006, 12:32 PM

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It's the exact opposite. You can visually count the chips knocked over and then know how many are in each stack.

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Of course the clever kids put out two stacks of 4 chips, and one stack of 5 and knock the stack of 5 over, thus "proving" that each stack has 5 chips.

Rottersod · #19 09-01-2006, 08:11 PM

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That's not what I was talking about actually. :P You lose.

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sure. poser.

Rottersod · #20 09-01-2006, 08:13 PM

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It's the exact opposite. You can visually count the chips knocked over and then know how many are in each stack.

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Of course the clever kids put out two stacks of 4 chips, and one stack of 5 and knock the stack of 5 over, thus "proving" that each stack has 5 chips.

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If a dealer or another player can't visually count a 4 or 5 stack that is placed over the line then there is something seriously wrong. You're making up things that just don't happen.