{"id":37129,"date":"2024-01-24T04:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=37129"},"modified":"2024-03-05T08:53:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:53:44","slug":"poker-chip-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/poker-chip-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Poker Chip Values: Ultimate Guide To Poker Chip Colors & Denominations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Poker chips are at the core of any poker game. Playing poker without them in a live setting is nearly impossible. While for those running the games, understanding poker chip values is key to providing smooth, fast, and uninterrupted gameplay. Discover everything you need to know below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Here’s a look at some popular poker chip values you may find in poker rooms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are two different types of poker chips: cash game chips and tournament chips. The above values are common in cash games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cash game chips have direct monetary value and can be cashed out at the cage for the exact value they display. A $25 chip is worth exactly $25, and you can walk away from the table and cash this chip in for real money at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, tournament chips don\u2019t have any real money value and can only be used for the duration of the tournament. At the end of the tournament, all chips are taken back by the casino and players are then paid out based on their finishing positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tournament chips typically have higher denominations as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typically speaking, chips that can be used on the casino floor are also used at cash game tables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no universal industry standard for the value of poker chips, but many major casinos use the same poker chip color values to help players easily adjust when switching to a new venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are some of the most popular poker chip color values that can be found at cash game tables around the world:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Red, green, and black chips are staples of the poker world and are found in nearly every poker venue. The red poker chip value is $5, the green poker chip value is $25, and the black poker chip value is $100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chips with values of over $1,000 are less common, but the Red-While-Blue $5k chips offered by the popular Aria Poker Room in Las Vegas are the chosen currency of many high rollers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tournament poker chips can come in varying denominations depending on the venue you’re playing at. Plus, different poker tours around the world usually have sets of chips designed specifically for that tour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For these reasons, it’s particularly difficult to explain poker chip values in tournaments in a universal way. Our advice is to examine the chips carefully before you start playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tournament chips universally display the chip value in the middle of the chip. This allows you to figure out what every chip is worth without having to ask the dealers or other players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember, when you see a new chip introduced into play, find out what the chip is worth, even if you don\u2019t have any for the time being. You don\u2019t want to end up calling a big bet accidentally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While poker chips are different at every venue, here’s a good example of how poker chip values are represented with different colors at the European Poker Tour (EPT)<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n An essential part of any poker tournament, especially one with a big playing field, is the color-up or chip-up process. This is where the tournament staff introduces bigger chips into play as the blinds go up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, if you look at any big field tournament, you’ll see that players start with some small denomination chips in their stacks, including 25 chip and 100 chip values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These poker chip values become obsolete once blinds go to 1k\/2k and above, increasing in increments of 500 or 1,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For that reason, tournament staff will go through the chip-up process, exchanging players\u2019 small denomination chips for higher denomination chips. This doesn’t influence the overall value of each stack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The chip-up process is most commonly used to remove the 25 and 100 poker chip values from play, but the 500 chips, 1,000 chips, and higher denomination chips are removed in some events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The biggest events, like the WSOP Main Event, eventually use chips worth 1,000,000 and 5,000,000, forcing multiple chip-ups throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The difference between most poker chips at a single venue will be in the color and the number displayed on the chip. But on rare occasions, you’ll notice that very special chips are introduced, which also have a different size or shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oversized circular poker chips are sometimes introduced at later levels of play in poker tournaments to help ensure that the players know exactly how many \u201cbig chips\u201d each player has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While common poker etiquette<\/a> suggests players should stack their chips by color and in stacks of 20, 30, or 40, some players don\u2019t adhere to this. Players may even shuffle their big chips in with smaller chips for deception purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oversized circular chips in a new color are introduced to ensure that such deception cannot occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In many cash game venues, oversized chips of a rectangular shape are also offered for similar reasons. Although this is mainly to ensure that the player does not put these into the pot unintentionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For instance, large $25,000 chips are used in some high-stakes games. These chips have a rectangular shape and are called plaques. Larger plaques worth $100,000 or more are used in some games as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Poker plaques and oversized chips can also be used in poker tournaments to represent bounties in KO events, as well as in cash games to represent time bank chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As we mentioned, all major poker tours have unique sets of poker chips that they use across all of their events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WSOP, WPT, and EPT use such chip sets in order to ensure their regulars get accustomed to the poker chip values throughout the tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We’ve already shown you the poker chip values for EPT, so let\u2019s check out how chips look at two more of the world\u2019s most popular poker tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Color-Up in Tournament Poker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Color-Up Example:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Special Chip Values and Sizes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Poker Chip Values at Major Poker Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
World Series of Poker Chip Values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n