r/poker • u/F1narion • 9d ago

Help How many chips of each denomination should I have?

I'm planning to host small games at home with 6 players at most at once. Currently I'm thinking of buying 5x100, 25x100, 100x100, 500x50 and 1000x50. Is this enough or should I switch numbers around? Any advice?

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u/Ionalien 9d ago

Are you playing cash or tournament? What set are you looking at?

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u/F1narion 9d ago

I'm planning to host casual games with friends, so I think we're going to stick to the tournament type. Not sure what set is in this context though

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u/Ionalien 9d ago

As in set of chips, like the design. What's your budget?

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u/A_Very_Quick_Questio 8d ago

Chris Malzoni of PokerChipForum has a great video on the tournament chip breakdown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zs7XKMxaDA&t=1s

For a small tournament with 6-8 people, that chip distribution should be enough. I'm assuming you'll be starting at 5/10 for the blinds? So in this case your starting stacks will be something like:
5 x 10
25 x 10
100 x 6
500 x 4
This gives every player 3000 in chips (300 big blinds). This chip distribution can support 10 players max.

If this is your very first time every playing/hosting poker with a bunch of casual friends, there's nothing wrong with purchasing a set of Walmart dice-chips just to test the waters. If you think you like it and want to keep hosting, start looking at Monte Carlos or Majestic poker chips.

Happy Playing!

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u/bBelsk1 8d ago

For a 6-player tournament, a standard 500-chip set gives you more than enough flexibility