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Old 11-08-2007, 12:42 AM
ptartaglio ptartaglio is offline
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Default Chip race question in MTT

When there are an odd amount of chips for a chip race how do floor people determine how many higher denomination chips will go into play?

For example there is $325 of $25 chips does this floor give 3 chips or 4 $100 chips.

When there is $350 do they give 3 or 4?

When there is $375 do they give 3 or?

Thanks for your help,
Paul
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Old 11-08-2007, 03:23 PM
dirty banana2007 dirty banana2007 is offline
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Default Re: Chip race question in MTT

they give enough chips to round it up to the nearest playable value....so $325 would be replaced by $400 if the lowest value chip in play is to become $100.
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Old 11-08-2007, 03:59 PM
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Default Re: Chip race question in MTT

Typically they always round up, no matter what. Each table is independent also. So with a little math you can easily see why in a tourney as big as the WSOP main event chipping up the $25's to $100's can add a bunch to the total chip count
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Old 11-08-2007, 04:56 PM
AngusThermopyle AngusThermopyle is offline
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Default Re: Chip race question in MTT

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Typically they always round up, no matter what. Each table is independent also. So with a little math you can easily see why in a tourney as big as the WSOP main event chipping up the $25's to $100's can add a bunch to the total chip count

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Coloring up $25s, you add $0, $25, $50, or $75 to the table by rounding up. On average, that would be $37.50 per table, or a bit more than $4 per player (9 handed). Not that much added, considering the starting stacks.

Each step up adds more chips and more per table, but there are fewer tables as you go on. So the effect should not be that big.
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Old 11-08-2007, 05:22 PM
KenProspero KenProspero is offline
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Default Re: Chip race question in MTT

Usually round up, sometimes, take a deck, deal cards to each position with the odd chips, then allocate the higher value chips based on the cards dealt.
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Old 11-08-2007, 05:33 PM
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Default Re: Chip race question in MTT

Also as a side note - a player should not go broke because of a chip race (they automatically win the race if they are all in for the racing chips).
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Old 11-08-2007, 07:03 PM
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Typically they always round up, no matter what. Each table is independent also. So with a little math you can easily see why in a tourney as big as the WSOP main event chipping up the $25's to $100's can add a bunch to the total chip count

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Coloring up $25s, you add $0, $25, $50, or $75 to the table by rounding up. On average, that would be $37.50 per table, or a bit more than $4 per player (9 handed). Not that much added, considering the starting stacks.

Each step up adds more chips and more per table, but there are fewer tables as you go on. So the effect should not be that big.

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Maybe "a bunch" is a little exaggerated.
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