What denomination chips to get for home game

wmspringer · #1 02-23-2006, 08:16 PM

Picking up a 500-chip set of Nevada Jacks. Hoping to run a small home game of .5/1, maybe a few tournaments. How many chips of each denomination should I get.

crackhead · #2 02-23-2006, 09:17 PM

dude, do yourself a favor and get chips that have no denomination on them. that'll make it easier for you to change things up as your needs dictate. if you were using them for a tourney, would you really want 50 cent and $1 denominations?

TomHimself · #3 02-23-2006, 09:19 PM

chiptalk.net,
they have a forum just for chip breakdowns

wmspringer · #4 02-23-2006, 09:24 PM

Oh, I have those too...but I'm getting a set of these through PSO :-)

wmspringer · #5 02-23-2006, 09:25 PM

Thanks, I'll check them out

kibble420 · #6 02-24-2006, 12:37 AM

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Picking up a 500-chip set of Nevada Jacks. Hoping to run a small home game of .5/1, maybe a few tournaments. How many chips of each denomination should I get.

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100 x .25
150 x $1
150 x $5
100 x $25

smoore · #7 02-24-2006, 11:11 AM

I'd do:
200 x 0.25
200 x 1.00
100 x 5.00

if you really really want $25 chips then do 80 x 5 and 20 x 25

Lottery Larry · #8 02-24-2006, 11:15 AM

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Picking up a 500-chip set of Nevada Jacks. Hoping to run a small home game of .5/1, maybe a few tournaments. How many chips of each denomination should I get.

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Be very sure of your group's integrity before you use cash chips for tourneys.... even if the tourney denoms and cash game denoms are the same. However, if your tourneys are 1:1 for chip cost:chip value, then it doesn't matter.

I would suggest that, if you're determined to use one set for both purposes, that you don't get denoms. Then you can have a lot more flexibility.