Last updated: 2026-09-15
Work out how many chips of each color to bring, and what to hand each player at the start, for a cash game or a tournament.
| Color | Value | Count |
|---|---|---|
| white | 100 | 10 |
| green | 500 | 6 |
| gold | 1,000 | 5 |
| blue | 5,000 | 1 |
For a 14,000-chip starting stack across 9 seats, each player receives 22 chips to start.
| Levels | Chips in play |
|---|---|
| Levels 1–3 | white 100green 500gold 1,000blue 5,000 |
| Levels 5–8 | green 500gold 1,000blue 5,000red 10,000 |
| Levels 10–12 | gold 1,000blue 5,000red 10,000purple 25,000 |
| Color | Value | Count |
|---|---|---|
| white | 100 | 60 |
| green | 500 | 46 |
| gold | 1,000 | 105 |
| blue | 5,000 | 41 |
| red | 10,000 | 25 |
| purple | 25,000 | 25 |
Your 500-piece set seats 15 comfortably, and up to 25 at a stretch.
Most guides quote 9–10 for a set this size.
Buy a set too light and you run out of the right denominations by the second hour; buy one too heavy and half the rack never leaves the box. This tool sizes a chip set to your cash game or tournament — how many of each denomination, what a starting stack looks like, and, for a tournament, when to color up as the blinds climb.
It uses the same defaults the app itself would suggest, which are laid out in full in the guide to hosting a poker game.