Poker Tournament I Need Help W/ Chip Denominations, Needed # of Colors of Chips, and Needed # of Chips?

Question

Me and my friend have the occasional poker tournament. # of players range from 4-9, usually around 6-7. I'm about to buy a new set, I'm thinking 500 chips is sufficient. Does 4 or 5 colors sound better? maybe 200,150,100,50? or should i get 150/150/100/100?

Also what should the denominations be based on ?

1/2/5/10/20?

1/5/10/25/50?

for four colors

1/5/10/20

1/2/5/10?

If you have any ideas on anything else that may pose a problem please let me know? Thanks for your help

Answer 1

You should have about 1000 chips if you are planning on having a fun, professional-made poker tournament. Anywhere from 4-6 colors will suffice...And, if you fall in love with a set w/o denominations, then just create a sheet listing them. If they do have denominations, they should be 1/2/5/10/20/25

Answer 2

Use Homepokertourney.com to answer any question you may have. This is the best side devoted to home poker tournaments and will allow you to have a well-organized, fun game.

Answer 3

do not always use high priced chips

Answer 4

I have a set of 500 with four colors, but I generally only use 3.  Here's what we do

total chips = $2,500

12 White = $25

12 Red = $100

2 Blue = $500

Generally we start wit $25/$50 for blinds