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Title: 50 chip and 500 chip simular color
Post by: Keith_Huggins on December 07, 2006, 04:36:04 PM

hello,

as the title states my 50 and 500 chips are of a simular color (blue and purple)

What do you guys do to help keep it straight - a couple people have made comments that they have almost thrown in 500 instead of 50 and visa versa

Those of you with a simular setup - What do you do to help keep it straight?

Keith

Title: Re: 50 chip and 500 chip simular color
Post by: CanopicJar on December 07, 2006, 08:02:06 PM

It may be as simple as increasing the level of light in the playing area.  In lower light levels, the blue and purple would be harder to distinguish between.

Otherwise, i would see basically two choices:  Replace one of the chip colors with a new color, or add labels to the chips.

Travis

Title: Re: 50 chip and 500 chip simular color
Post by: dc_rocker on December 15, 2006, 01:28:40 PM

Another suggestion would be to make one of those colors of a higher chip value, for example $10K or $25K, that you would only put in play when the $50 chips have already been raced out.

Regards
DC

Title: Re: 50 chip and 500 chip simular color
Post by: britnt7 on December 18, 2006, 12:00:39 PM

We have a blue and black chip that used to get mixed up but we did exactly what dc_rocker suggested. Moved the black one to a higher value and didn't have to use them until after the blue chips were chipped up.

Tim

Title: Re: 50 chip and 500 chip simular color
Post by: jumperjeff on January 03, 2007, 06:09:51 PM

How about getting rid of the T50 chip altogether?  If you have T25 and T100, you really don't need a T50. 

Title: Re: 50 chip and 500 chip simular color
Post by: Phaze on January 29, 2007, 06:42:18 AM

sorry to hijack this thread but CanopicJar suggested to put labels on the chips and that got me thinking exactly what he meant by it? Just marking them with a permanent jiffy marker or to buy some plastic labels made for poker chips. If its the second option, I think that would be a great idea and where could I get them?

Title: Re: 50 chip and 500 chip simular color
Post by: interactivePoker on February 23, 2007, 12:48:02 AM

Just use your blue Chips as the smaller amount and the purple the Highest, so when you chip up your blues should be off the table, and
for lables is a good idea but it makes your chips not stack up properly and makes it rock more cause of the lables

if you want I have about 8000 tournament with Clear Tray rack and Clear Poker Cases  for 750 Canadian Dollars
White - 1300 chips
Red - 1000 Chips
Green - 1500 Chips
Blue - 750 Chips
Black - 750
Purple - 750
Yellow - 750
Grey - 750

with My games I give out 20,000 in chips

10 reds = 100 x 10 =1000
8 Greens = 500 x 8 = 40000
3 Yellows = 5000 x 3 = 15,000
for a  total of 20,000

starting rounds at 100 200 blinds

this game takes me about 5 hrs, and i usally get 120 players regular Friday nights basses