How it works:
Tap the set you own and it shows how many players it suits. Pick Short, Standard or Deep, and you'll see exactly what to hand each player. Everyone gets the same 10 white, 10 blue and 9 red, and the black chips set how deep the game goes.
When it looks right, tap Copy for the group chat and send it to the table so everyone knows what they're starting with.
Short, Standard or Deep:
The only difference is the black chips: 1 for Short, 3 for Standard and 5 for Deep. With first blinds of 100 and 200, that's 100, 150 and 200 big blinds. Short gets to the action sooner. Deep plays longer and leaves more room to outplay people.
| Stack | White | Blue | Red | Black | Each player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20,000 |
| Standard | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 30,000 |
| Deep | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 40,000 |
Coloring up:
Your green chips (10,000 each) never go in the starting stacks. As players drop out and the blinds go up, the white and blue chips stop being useful. At a break, swap them out for greens, then draw for any odd ones left over.
Questions hosts ask:
Why does a 500 set say 3 to 9 players?
A 500 set makes 10 of these stacks and a 1,000 set makes 20. The ranges leave a stack or two spare for a late arrival or a re-entry.
How many chips should each player get?
These stacks use 30 to 34 chips each. That's a comfortable handful, with 10 of the smallest so nobody's making change in the first hour.
Which color is worth what?
There's no official rule and home sets vary. This uses a common home-game ladder: white 100, blue 500, red 1,000, black 5,000 and green 10,000.
How do I color up?
Do it at a break, once the blinds are big enough that nobody needs the white chips. Everyone trades their whites in for bigger chips in whole amounts: 5 whites for a blue, or 10 for a red.
Pool whatever whites are left over and deal each player one card for every white they put in. The highest cards win the bigger chips the pool is worth. Nobody gets knocked out by a color-up: if your last chip was a white, you still get one of the new ones. Later in the night, do the same with the blues, and that's when the greens come out.
What if my set isn't a 500 or a 1,000?
This is built to be quick for the two sets most people own. If yours is different, the same stacks are still a good place to start, as long as your set has enough of each color to go around.