I see alot of sites suggesting chip counts and my group didn't like any of them.
We like to have a mess of chips to play with. Makes ya feel rich. lol.
we use:
20 white @ $5
20 Red @ 10
10 Green @ 25
10 Blue @ 50
10 Black @ 100
Just keep in mind you need enough green, blue and black chips left over to buy out the red and whites when you chip up.
For the first hour with run limit with starting blinds of 5-10 and raise them every 20 mins.
them we do a chip up to get rid of the reds and whites.
Another hour of limit and its time to get ugly. lol.
First person out after about 2 hours, and games last 3.5 - 4.5 hours. 4 hours being the norm.
Round 1 20m Limit Texas Hold 'Em $5 $10 $10 $20 $0 0:00
Round 2 20m Limit Texas Hold 'Em $10 $20 $20 $40 $0 0:20
Round 3 20m Limit Texas Hold 'Em $15 $30 $30 $60 $0 0:40
Round 4 20m Limit Texas Hold 'Em $20 $40 $40 $80 $0 1:00
Break 1 15m 1:20 chip up
Round 5 20m Limit Texas Hold 'Em $25 $50 $50 $100 $0 1:35
Round 6 20m Limit Texas Hold 'Em $50 $100 $100 $200 $0 1:55
Round 7 20m Limit Texas Hold 'Em $75 $150 $150 $300 $0 2:15
Break 2 15m 2:35
Round 8 20m No Limit Texas Hold 'Em $100 $200 $200 $400 $0 2:50
Round 9 20m No Limit Texas Hold 'Em $150 $300 $300 $600 $0 3:10
Round 10 20m No Limit Texas Hold 'Em $200 $400 $400 $800 $0 3:30
Break 3 15m 3:50
Round 11 20m No Limit Texas Hold 'Em $300 $600 $600 $1,200 $0 4:05
Round 12 20m No Limit Texas Hold 'Em $400 $800 $800 $1,600 $0 4:25
Round 13 20m No Limit Texas Hold 'Em $500 $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 $0 4:45
Break 4 15m 5:05
Round 14 20m No Limit Texas Hold 'Em $600 $1,200 $1,200 $2,400 $0 5:20
Round 15 20m No Limit Texas Hold 'Em $800 $1,600 $1,600 $3,200 $0 5:40
Round 16 20m No Limit Texas Hold 'Em $1,000 $2,000 $2,000 $4,000 $0 6:00