Do you get $1 chips for a 3/6 game at a casino?
 

I'm looking to hit up a casino for some 3/6. Do they just give you a whole bunch of $1 chips, or is it a mix of $2, $5 etc. If it's a mix what kind of mix of different chips should I get? Also, I'm assuming a 30BB buy in or $180-$200 is standard in this kinda game? Should I take the chips out of the rack or leave them in there? I was watching limit on Live at the Bike and it seemed like most players just left the chips in the rack.

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Usually all $1...maybe a few $5.

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It is usually either all 1$ chips. or $1 and $2 or $1 and $5.
I only buy in for $100 at games 5-10 and lower. I am prepared
to re-buy if necessary. Never-ever needed to commit more that $200.

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I'm looking to hit up a casino for some 3/6. Do they just give you a whole bunch of $1 chips, or is it a mix of $2, $5 etc. If it's a mix what kind of mix of different chips should I get? Also, I'm assuming a 30BB buy in or $180-$200 is standard in this kinda game? Should I take the chips out of the rack or leave them in there? I was watching limit on Live at the Bike and it seemed like most players just left the chips in the rack.

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Buy at least a rack of $1 chips (make sure you have money to buy more if your stacks dip lower than about $60), take them out of the rack, and keep them in 20 chip stacks (this is how they are racked). When you bet, take a stack of chips and cut off the proper amount (3, 6, etc)- don't fumble around and count the chips individually.

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Card rooms in KC seem to favor $1 chips almost exclusively. It seemed that way in Reno last time I went too, but can't tell you about anywhere else. Please don't be the guy who plays out of the rack. For one thing, a rack is irritating, for another, lots of cardrooms have rules about what can and cannot be on the table if a bad beat jackpot is awarded. (Some BS about hiding cards under items where the security camera can't pick it up.) You'd really be feeling the love if your rack on the table negated a $10k BBJ.

Most players will buy in for about $100 at 3/6 and 4/8 but I agree, $200 is a good starting amount.

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I like to buy in for $140 or $150 at a $3/$6 table (I like the 25xbig bet rule). But if you get that many in $1 chips, it’s cumbersome. Plus it’s true that most people sit down to these tables with $80-$100, so I hate to come in and sit down with my piles of $1’s. On the other hand, I prefer to come to the table with enough to see me through a decent amount of negative variance without having to rebuy. (Rebuying just feels psychologically negative to me.) So, what I’ve started doing is asking for $140 in chips—$60 in ones and $80 in red chips, or even $150, with $100 in red and $50 in ones. That makes the red a nice little stack. I think that worked out really well for me. Usually in a $3/$6 game, the pot is a mixture of $1’s and $5’s. Man….typing this makes me realize how much THOUGHT I’ve put into this. Strange, but true. It really makes a difference to me just in terms of how comfortable I feel at the table. I want enough chips behind me so that I can play aggressively when I want to, but I don't want to sit down with a "fortress" already pre-built in front of me. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Ive played 3/6 at a few casinos in so cal, san manuel, pechanga, hustler, and soboba. All used only $1 chips. Id say 100 is good enough for the first buy but have at least another 100 in your pocket.

As far as the racks, some casinos dont let you use racks, like pechanga, others let you use the racks like soboba. I like having my chips out of a rack, but if im up to around 200 in chips, it can get a little messy and crowded, at san manuel I was sitting with about 250 and it got crowded, so I stacked 200 in the rack and left 50 to play, if I got down I just pulled another stack out. San manuels racks are particulary tight, and its funny to watch people try and pull a few chips out and then see 10 of them go flying. I agree dont play out of the rack but if the casino allows it, use it to keep your chips organized.

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My advise is to go to the cardroom and see what others are doing or ask the brush. If there are a couple of pyramids, buy in for two racks. If it's mostly guys with only $50 in front of them, buyin for $140. I personally hate when players play out of racks because it slows down the game.

A triangle formed from 6 stacks of 20 doesn't take up much space on the rail.

You can always rebuy more, often from the dealer. Ask if cash plays or buy some green quarters if it doesn't.

WHITES ONLY FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
 

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I'm looking to hit up a casino for some 3/6. Do they just give you a whole bunch of $1 chips, or is it a mix of $2, $5 etc. If it's a mix what kind of mix of different chips should I get? Also, I'm assuming a 30BB buy in or $180-$200 is standard in this kinda game? Should I take the chips out of the rack or leave them in there? I was watching limit on Live at the Bike and it seemed like most players just left the chips in the rack.

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IMHO, 3/6 should be played with WHITES only. So much more action when its one color. There is nothing worse then watching the dealer figure out the pot while making change. GO 2 racks of white or go 1 & 1/2 white with some red backups for the full kill or half kill game if that what will happen.

ALSO, TAKE YOUR CHIPS OUT OF YOUR STACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THere is nothing worse then making a bet and watching someone take each individual chip out of the rack. you also avoid string betting being called on your EVERY time. Unless you have killed the table for over 100BB just make a nice pyriamid up to your chest and let your hands hang around them like your hugging a woman

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IMHO, 3/6 should be played with WHITES only. THere is nothing worse then watching the dealer figure out the pot while making change.

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Absolutely. Generally if you try to play with any other color, the dealer will change it out as soon as it goes into the pot, so eventually you're going to have all white anyways.

When in doubt, just hand the chip runner your money as you're sitting down at the table, and he/she will bring your chips in the appropriate color.

Learn to love the mountains of chips.

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1 stack red & 4 stacks white for $180 is my standard 3/6. 4/8 would be $260 (2 red & 3 white). etc. It only took me one hellmuth spill to figure out 1 full rack is easiest to carry around.

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Mix it up. Try a pink chip and a Kennedy to make $3. This will really make you popular. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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so I stacked 200 in the rack and left 50 to play, if I got down I just pulled another stack out.

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That a good way of doing it. Any limit game, you might sit there a while, and you might have only say with $150 or less, but let's say you are up and doing well. Well then it can get crowded with all those chips. Esp if its a room with narrow table space.

I have played many 3/6 tables and sometimes its almost everyone is using $1, so you win a pot, you got stacks and stacks of $1's.

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For one thing, a rack is irritating, for another, lots of cardrooms have rules about what can and cannot be on the table if a bad beat jackpot is awarded. (Some BS about hiding cards under items where the security camera can't pick it up.) You'd really be feeling the love if your rack on the table negated a $10k BBJ.


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Any cardroom regular will bring this to your attention almost immediately. I know I always did. People were always leaving napkins on table. Whenever the BBJ was extremely high this got taken to an extreme. People were constantly telling each other to shut up whenever there were 2 aces on the board etc. Good times, good times.

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Back when they had a card room, Mohegan used $3 chips for 3/6

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The more chips the better is my motto. Buy in for about 5 racks of white. When the new players get there they will assume you are killing the game and maybe pick on someone else. I like to stack my chips in a square of 9 stacks with a square of 4 stacks on top and a triangle of 3 stacks on top and 2 stacks on top of that you play out of. It is about eye level which is just right.

Are you all crazy - reds make it go so much faster
 

i disagree. I am never in a pot playing 3/6 unless I'm raising so I get primarily red. easy to make it to 6 and only one chip in change for 3 bets with only 2 whites needed for the cap. people that say it is annoying to have a dealer make change must not play with the knuckleheads that take 30 seconds to count out 12 whites on a capped preflop...never mind watching them count 24 for the post turn action.
2/4 is a white game...3/6 is a red with some white game in my opinion

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Limit hold'em should be played with only one color of chip.

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I play 3/6 at commerce and everyone plays with $1 chips. Lots of people play out of racks which slows play, but is allowed (I guess). Some people buy in for as little as $40, but they tend to keep pulling $20s out of their pocket and lots of cash gets mixed into the chips on the table. Not only that, these guys tend to only have $20 in chips in front of them when they catch a monster hand and can't take advantage of it because they're all in by the turn. I prefer to buy in for $200 in chips - it makes a 4-3-2-1 pyramid and I never have to worry about rebuying chips. I find that having more chips on the table tends to give your bets slightly more respect and you will always have enough to take full advantage of a monster hand. If I win several big pots, people tend to need to rebuy so I sell them their chips back for cash.

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I'm looking to hit up a casino for some 3/6. Do they just give you a whole bunch of $1 chips, or is it a mix of $2, $5 etc. If it's a mix what kind of mix of different chips should I get? Also, I'm assuming a 30BB buy in or $180-$200 is standard in this kinda game? Should I take the chips out of the rack or leave them in there? I was watching limit on Live at the Bike and it seemed like most players just left the chips in the rack.

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Get all whites. It feels more badass to have 200 whites than 40 reds, and more importantly, 3/6 players suck and are more likely to call when there are more chips in the pot.

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I usally buy into 3/6 with a rack of $1 ($100) or perhaps a rack and 10 $5 chips($150).

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If I win several big pots, people tend to need to rebuy so I sell them their chips back for cash.

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The casino allows you to sell your chips to other players if you're not cashing out?

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if it's a game with an even denomination...i would agree
5/10 10/20 20/40 etc.
but in the games with uneven denominations that makes no sense...really. One denomination makes the game go slow as hell. Would you play 8/16 with one color?

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I almost always just buy a rack of white. I usually have more cash in my pocket to reload if I get light. At the cardroom I play at nearly everyone just buys in with white. If someone does dump a few reds on the table it is funny watching people play with them. They almost want to get rid of their reds and will make stupid calls just so they can get their 1 or 2 red chips into the pot.

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If I win several big pots, people tend to need to rebuy so I sell them their chips back for cash.

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The casino allows you to sell your chips to other players if you're not cashing out?

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In the insterests of saving time and table space, some casinos permit players to buy chips from other players on the table. However the cash is now 'in play'
and is required to stay on the table as part of the seller's stack.

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Would you play 8/16 with one color?

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Yep, my regular game is 8-16 with only $2 chips (and the occasional $1 chip from the rake being taken out). It doesn't really slow the game down - people just get used to cutting out stacks of 4 chips.

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I only buy in for $100 at games 5-10 and lower. I am prepared to re-buy if necessary. Never-ever needed to commit more that $200.

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You only buy in for 10BB at 5-10? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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if it's a game with an even denomination...i would agree
5/10 10/20 20/40 etc.
but in the games with uneven denominations that makes no sense...really. One denomination makes the game go slow as hell. Would you play 8/16 with one color?

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This is a function of poker rooms not havig the right chips. 8-16 is normally played with all $2 chips. Just about all poker games either 3 chip 6 chip or 4 chips 8 chip betting.

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Would you play 8/16 with one color?

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Yep, my regular game is 8-16 with only $2 chips (and the occasional $1 chip from the rake being taken out). It doesn't really slow the game down - people just get used to cutting out stacks of 4 chips.

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At Canterbury, Wynn and most of the civilized world, the 8/16 is played with $2 chips (although the ones at Wynn are butt-ugly). At Bellagio, it was played with red and blue. The dealers had to make change for players constantly. Slowed the game down, and generally sucked.

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Limit hold'em should be played with only one color of chip.

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Agreed. White is the only chip needed for any limit game. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

In all seriousness, 3/6 at Turning Stone has a mix of red and white and it su-u-ucks.

NT

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IMHO, 3/6 should be played with WHITES only.

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ROFL only in a poker forum.

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IMHO, 3/6 should be played with WHITES only.

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ROFL only in a poker forum.

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Wow I didn't even see that after your post for like two minutes. Only in a poker forum....

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So, is there any particular reason why Mirage/MGM/Bellagio all use a red/white structure in their 6-12 and 8-16 games, rather than being mono colored? I find the red chips to be really clunky and just generally annoying. Wynn is the only one that uses $2 chips.

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So, is there any particular reason why Mirage/MGM/Bellagio all use a red/white structure in their 6-12 and 8-16 games, rather than being mono colored? I find the red chips to be really clunky and just generally annoying. Wynn is the only one that uses $2 chips.

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I am guessing because cainos dont' care about poker that it isn't worth it to them to make the game smoother.

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Limit hold'em should be played with only one color of chip.

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