Bixby's Poker Room (My Custom Chips Arrived)

[Bixby]

My custom Poker Chips just arrived this week. I think they turned out pretty well. I am happy with the quality and the design that was done. Just in case you are interested in that sort of things, here are some images.

This is a pic of all of the various chips in the set:


The Dealer Button(s)


The Bounty Chips (Sometimes we play with Bounties)


Table & Seat Markers (Table Spades & Table Hearts Samples)


Table & Seat Markers (Table Clubs & Table Diamonds Samples)


Red $25 Chip


Blue $100 Chip


Green $500 Chip


Black $1000 Chip


Yellow $5000 Chip


Sample of Colour Differentiation for a Pot

[Melbosa]

NICE! I like 'em Bixby.

[Bixby]

NICE! I like 'em Bixby.

Thanks. We take 'em for a test drive this Friday.

[Thorin]

Very cool!  Was it expensive?

[Lazybones]

Looks great!

[Darren Dirt]

nice!

but IIRC the colours are all wrong... Tounry regs might be confused, when the blinds are 25/50 you'd have people "calling" with 2 "500" chips

[Bixby]

nice!
but IIRC the colours are all wrong... Tounry regs might be confused, when the blinds are 25/50 you'd have people "calling" with 2 "500" chips

Thanks.

Here is a link with the standard color schemes / denominations...
http://www.homepokertourney.com/chips_needed.htm (Scroll down a ways for color scheme image)

We only run Freeze Out Hold'em Tournaments so we did not need any of the lower denominations for sit 'n' go cash games. I have noticed in that last few years that Casinos are not even sticking to the standard color schemes. Most commercial poker sets that are widely sold have White - Red - Blue - Green - Black. We added the yellow for the few times we run four tables and need to chip up part way through the tourney.

Plus, we put denominations on all of the chips.

Lastly, if anyone makes the mistake of the wrong bet amounts based on color branding and not paying attention to the denominations, chances are I want them at the table anyway. 

[Darren Dirt]

Here in Edmonchuk, all the casinos' live tourneys seem to be Green25, Black100, Purple500 ... then the 1000 are red and the *5000* are Yellow. So I guess even the "official" tourneys aren't quite following the "offical" standard colors

[Thorin]

Any chance you can provide a link to the "official" standard colours?  I went looking, but found that (as per Wikipedia) there was no standard for the colours, or even the chip weight.

[Bixby]

Any chance you can provide a link to the "official" standard colours?  I went looking, but found that (as per Wikipedia) there was no standard for the colours, or even the chip weight.

Look two posts above. 

[Darren Dirt]

The chart to the left shows the most common poker chip colors and denominations. You should try to use these colors whenever possible - it's always nice to show up at a poker room and discover that they use standard poker chip colors and standard poker rules.

White or blue chips are usually used to denote a value of $1. Pink chips are commonly used in blackjack to denote $2.50 and are sometimes used in poker to denote large denominations. Red chips are usually $5 and blue chips are sometimes used as $10 chips. Green chips are usually $25 (sometimes $20) and black chips are $100. Colors for poker chips above the $100 black chip are even less standardized than the lower-denomination chips. Purple or lavender chips are used for $500 and yellow or orange are used for $1000. Grey or blue chips are sometimes used as $5000 chips.

lol @ bolded text

[Thorin]

Any chance you can provide a link to the "official" standard colours?  I went looking, but found that (as per Wikipedia) there was no standard for the colours, or even the chip weight.

Look two posts above. 

You said in a previous post that "official" tournaments weren't following "official" standard colours.  When I asked for a link, I was asking for a sanctioning body that actually enforces standardized colours - that's pretty much the only way to consider it "official".  A link to a website that suggests what typical colours are is a far cry from defining a standard.

My point being that there is no official standard and there's nothing wrong with the colours Bixby chose for his chips.  The chips have denominatory markings and that's all that's required, just like in world-renowned casinos.

[Bixby]

Any chance you can provide a link to the "official" standard colours?  I went looking, but found that (as per Wikipedia) there was no standard for the colours, or even the chip weight.

Look two posts above. 

You said in a previous post that "official" tournaments weren't following "official" standard colours.  When I asked for a link, I was asking for a sanctioning body that actually enforces standardized colours - that's pretty much the only way to consider it "official".  A link to a website that suggests what typical colours are is a far cry from defining a standard.

My point being that there is no official standard and there's nothing wrong with the colours Bixby chose for his chips.  The chips have denominatory markings and that's all that's required, just like in world-renowned casinos.

I was wrong with my choice of terms. You are correct. There is no central official governing body or codex of standards. There are generally accepted standards, that are sometimes loosely followed, sort of.   The closest anything comes to being "official" in Poker is Robert's Rules of Poker. It is widely regarded as the "official" document for rules.
http://www.homepokertourney.com/rules_roberts.htm

Some additional information:
For years, I was against denominations on chips as I felt it limited their use and locked you in with a certain blind structure / type of game. After running the league for a number of years and doing some reading, the chips values I settled on are versatile for a mix for tournament style poker games. I rarely do cash games and for those occasions, the standard "dice" chips work well. What I learned in the last 6 months as I was researching these chips is that you typically want a 4:1 or 5:1 ration between your chips values. $25:$100.  $100:$500, etc. The exception to this is commonly the $500:$1000 jump which seems to break that guideline in most chip sets I looked at.

I run a deeper stack game than I used to; (wanted to give everyone more room to manoeuvre). I added antes to the game to counter teh deep stack and keep players engaged in pots to make sure the game did not drag more than 4 hours. It has been an interesting ride and learning experience.

Tonight is the first game with the new chips.

[Bixby]

Update:

New chips are awesome. Guess who got first place last night at the poker chip inauguration game. $240 bones baby!

[Darren Dirt]

Rigged! grats.

[Bixby]

Rigged! grats.

Ha ha ha - Thanks.

I am having a good series so far.

Game #1 - 8 Players - 1st
Game #2 - 8 Players - 8th
Game #3 - 10 Players - 3rd
Game #4 - 8 Players - 3rd
Game #5 - 8 Players -1st

It must be rigged, I normally do not place this well.

[Mr. Analog]

Sweet deal!

[Darren Dirt]

It must be rigged, I normally do not place this well.

Well then you better get that RNG checked.


Seriously though sounds like your getting reel goot at your shorthanded game. Or sucking out tons.

[Bixby]

Here is the structure we are playing. (Copied in from my website). It is a deeper stack game that allows for patient play and recovery if you get in trouble.

The Series

• Series will consist of 10 games, (roughly 1 per month).
• Games are limited to 8 players only, (1 table).

Point System

• Points will be awarded as follows: 1 point per player that is eliminated before you each night.
• Bonus of 3 points for 1st place, 2 points for 2nd place, and 1 point for 3rd.
• At the end of the series, the top player will be the player with the most points. That player will be the annual series winner.

Buy In / Payouts

• Buy in will be $60. (Total of $480 - based on 8 players).
• Payouts will be to the top 3 places. ($240, $160, $80 - based on 8 players).
• There are no side pots or holdover $.

Chip Values

• Red: $25
• Blue: $100
• Green: $500
• Black: $1000
• Yellow: $5000

Starting Stack
12 x $25...........$ 300 Total in play: 96
12 x $100.........$1200 Total in play: 96
10 x $500.........$5000 Total in play: 80
01 x $1000.......$1000 Total in play: 8
35 Chips valued $7500

Blind Structure (20 Minute Levels)
Level........Small/Big - Ante
One..........25/50 - n/a
Two..........50/100 - n/a
Three.......75/150 - n/a
~ ~ ~ 10 minute break ~ ~ ~
Four.........100/200 - 25
Five..........150/300 - 25
Six............200/400 - 50
~ ~ ~ 10 minute break ~ ~ ~
Seven.......300/600 - 50
Eight........400/800 - 100
Nine.........500/1000 - 100
~ ~ ~ 10 minute break ~ ~ ~
Ten..........750/1500 - 200
Eleven.....1000/2000 - 200
Twelve.....1500/3000 - 300
~ ~ ~ 10 minute break ~ ~ ~
Thirteen...2000/4000 - 500
Fourteen...2500/5000 - 600
Fifteen......3000/6000 - 700
~ ~ ~ 10 minute break ~ ~ ~
Sixteen......4000/8000 - 1000
Seventeen.5000/10000 - 1200
Eighteen....6000/12000 - 1500

Rules in Play
Robert's Rules of Poker Rule the Day - Version 11 is attached as a PDF on this post.

Rules of the House

• Have fun.
• Be respectful to all other players. Take things too serious and you may be univited from future games.
• Have fun.
• Clean up after yourself. Kathy and I host a lot of events and many hands make light work.
• Have fun.
• Bring your own beverages. There is a beer fridge downstairs to keep things cold.
• Have fun.
• We have a ZERO tolerance for drinking and driving. Break this rule and you will be permanently uninvited.
• Have fun.