How Many Poker Chips do you need in a Poker Chip Set?

The first and foremost question that has to be answered when buying poker chip sets does not mean that you need to be a mathematician.  You simply need to ask yourself how many players will be actually playing and how many chips are needed by these players during a game of poker.

The popular options would be 300 chips and 500 chips. These are very much available in the market. In addition, there are also other sets available, such as 200 pokerchips, 400 poker chips, 750 chips and even 1000 poker chips in a poker chip set. To help you make your decision, you really need to start with a number of players in mind.

The following is a viable suggestion that would work and suffice for any number of games: 300 chips for 3 to 4 players, 400 to 500 chips for 4 to 6 players, 500 to 650 chips for 6 to 8 players, and 1000 and above chips for 8 or more players. If you are going to base the number of chips per player, 35 chips is good enough, but you might want to consider using 50 chips per player. Although these may be suggestions, keep in mind still that you can never go wrong when you choose a higher number of chips for a certain number of players. You can never have too many poker chips, it is just a question of how much you can afford.

Your First Home Poker Game - Are you scared?

So you’re thinking about hosting a poker game in your home and you haven’t really got a clue where to start then you have come to the right place.  Let’s start with the absolute bare essentials to be able to have a game at home and it’s actually quite a short list:

• poker chip sets
• poker table or table top or poker felt
• playing cards

If you want to add to this list things that will make life easier then you need to consider:

• automatic card shuffler
• dealer shoe
• poker chip trays
• blind buttons

Now let’s consider what you would need to spice things up a little and add to the fun and create some personality:

• card guards/card spinners
• dealer visor
• drinks holders
• poker side tables
• Poker clothing - t-shirts, baseball caps
• Poker themed drink mats
• poker posters to decorate your walls and put people in the mood

And finally here’s what you need to “pimp your poker game”

• purpose built poker table and chairs or
• poker table with built in money slot and drop box or
• poker table with built in drinks holders and chip trays
• poker tournament timer
• Paulson poker chip sets
• Copag playing cards

I hope that’s given you something to think about for now.  I will be reviewing each of the above points to give you further information and advice - have fun!