home poker chips color mix

Any sugestions on what makes a good mix denomination for a home game which is generally pot limit with a little limit mixed in. out of a 500 chip set what is a good number of small chips (whites) in compared to higher valued chips?

[Vardok]

I use a mix of 200 white, 150 red , 50 blue, 50 green and 50 black

[prd_mnky]

You need some whites ($1), reds ($5), blues ($10), greens ($25), and perhaps some blacks ($100).

Out of 500 chips, I would divide them this way:

150 whites
100 reds
100 blues
100 greens
50 blacks

That's how I would do it. /forums/images/icons/cool.gif

the previuos suggestions suck, wayyy to many chips, wayy to many colors. for a pot limit game you need only three colors and they should grow x4 (like the pot). in my game we have a single $5 blind and 3 chips. $5's, $25's and $100's. it has worked perfect for many years. where is your game? if in L.A. maybe we could make a rotation.

limon

3 colors have worked perfectly for years in my fixed limit game, too. With more colors than that, it gets needlessly confusing, with players constantly making change.

When I bought my first set of 500, it was 250 white and 125 each of red and black. If I had to do it over, I would get more red and fewer black, maybe 150 and 100. I think it's best to have a lot of the lower denomination chips, because games are more fun and promote more action when greater numbers of chips are in play.

[chaos]

I agree no need for $10 chips. Following the color scheme used by casinos will make everyones life easier.
white = $1
red = $5
green = $25
black = $100
purple = $500

[Anders L]

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white = $1
red = $5
green = $25
black = $100
purple = $500

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and the it goes $1000 $2000 $5000 $10000
Why is that? why not stick to the 5 5 4 5 5 4 progression?
Do I play at those levels? I wish.

You really don't need chips. I've played in a game for years that uses money. Dollar Bills is all you need with a few 5's or 10's. You don't have to convert to chips and then back to money again. Much easier and you can play short by just pulling money from the pot.

[baggins]

the guy who invented gambling was smart.

the guy who invented chips was a genius.

I must not be smart enough to understand this . Chips just aren't necessary. We don't use them in any of the games I play in.

[looseagrsvmaniac]

Chips make it soo much easier..
but then you have to cash in and cash out..
but it makes the game more manageable.
Horray for chips..
paper wears, rips, gets drinks spilled on it etc..

For those of you that prefer chips over real currency, I will attempt one more time to enlighten you as to why hard currency is much better than poker chips. The key to playing with real money, is the bullying factor against weaker players. I always attempt to get as many one dollar bills in my pile to create a "castle effect", which I have found to make me a better player and intimidate those players with smaller "castles" when push comes to shove. A larger bankroll means you will catch more spinners than the other stiffs sitting at the table.

I agree ith you. You just don't need chips. I was in a game last summer and was yelled at for 'splashing' the pot when I just threw chips into the pile. Dollar bills can just be laid out on the table. Also, when you spill you're drink as everyone does occasionally, the bills will just soal up the brandy and Coke.

Biggy are you my long lost brother?