What is the value of poker chips based on their color?

Now that you know the value of each chip in your poker set, you might be wondering how to distribute the chips among each player. Here is the method we recommend:

How many chips to distribute to each player?

As with the value of chips based on their color, there is no precise rule regarding chip distribution. If you want to start your poker game quickly and without hassle, the simplest way is to divide the stacks of chips of each color by the number of players at the table. It is also advisable not to necessarily distribute all the green, blue, and black chips due to their high value.

For example, if you are 5 players and have a poker set with 300 chips distributed as follows:

• 100 white chips
• 50 red chips
• 50 green chips
• 50 blue chips
• 50 black chips

You can distribute the chips as follows:

• 20 white chips each
• 10 red chips each
• 8 green chips each
• 5 blue chips each
• 2 black chips each

In any case, as we will see below, the most important thing, which will determine the duration of your game, is the blind structure you set up.

Determining the duration of your poker game

The blind structure you choose will significantly influence the duration of your game. Indeed, in most poker formats, the blind amounts increase during the game to force the elimination of players at the table. Setting up a blind structure means making the following choices:

• Decide on the starting blinds (usually 1 for the Small Blind and 2 for the Big Blind).
• Choose the subsequent blind levels (for example 2-4, then 5-10, then 10-20, etc.).
• Finally, assign a duration to each blind level.

Does this seem complicated? Don't panic! There are websites like Poker Soup that allow you to set this up very easily.

Let's see together how to determine each parameter:

• Number of players : simply enter the number of players in your poker game.
• Tournament length : the blind levels chosen by the site will ensure that your game has approximately this duration.
• Smallest chip denomination : the smallest chip value you use (in our example above: 1).
• Starting chips : calculate the total sum of chips for each player. In our example above:
  • 20 white chips of value 1 = 20
  • 10 red chips of value 5 = 50
  • 8 green chips of value 25 = 200
  • 5 blue chips of value 50 = 250
  • 2 black chips of value 100 = 200
  • The total is 720
• Round length (minutes) : it is recommended to choose an approximate duration of 20 minutes to avoid changing blind levels too often.

Here is the blind structure proposed by Poker Soup:

The site suggests starting with 1-2 blinds, then after 20 minutes moving to 2-4 blinds, etc., for a game that should last about 3 hours.

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You now have all the keys to organize a poker game with your friends serenely!