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.