Re: The ol\' hidden high denomination chip trick
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The problem I have with putting them on top is I never know which stack I'll use to bet with...so I don't want my high chips on the top.
Oh well, I guess I'm overruled and the bottom is considered dirty...good to know
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It's not that having them on the bottom is dirty; it's that doing it in such a way to obscure the size of your bet or raise is dirty.
If you keep your primary playing chips (e.g. $5 at most small stakes NL) in stacks of 20, which is pretty standard, you're probably going to have another stack of odd chips, say 1s, 25s, and 100s. If you prefer to keep a stack of 6 quarters and 14 nickels (in FRONT) or whatever, fine -- if your opponent needs a precise count they can ask for it. Just make sure, when you push all-in, that you separate them out by denom so that your opponent sees the amount clearly.
You don't have to advertise your high-denom chips, but you do have to keep them in plain view, not hidden. That's all. Since you're not shooting angles, there shouldn't be a problem.
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