Poker chip values: what each color is worth
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There is no fixed value for each color, you agree on it before the game. In many casinos red is worth 5, green 25 and black 100. For a home game we suggest: white 5, red 10, green 25, black 100. Everyone gets 36 chips worth 1,000, and the blinds start at 5 and 10.
With this split you need 144 chips for four players, 216 for six, 288 for eight and 360 for ten. A set of 300 chips is enough for up to eight players, as long as it has enough of each color.
Chip calculator for your set
The calculator is free and runs in your browser, no account needed. Enter how many people are playing, the starting stack you want and how many chips of each color are in your case. It shows how many chips everyone gets, which blinds you start with and what is left over.
Each of the 6 players gets
- 10 ×White worth 5= 50
- 10 ×Red worth 10= 100
- 8 ×Green worth 25= 200
- 7 ×Blue worth 50= 350
- 3 ×Black worth 100= 300
38 chips worth 1,000
Starting blinds: 5 / 10, that is 100 big blinds. Open the tournament clock for 1,000 starting chips
Left in the case: Green 12, Blue 18, Black 42.
How it works: every stack is worth exactly the starting stack, and each color stays as close to ten chips per player as it can, like our suggestion below. Everyone gets enough small chips to pay the first blinds without making change. If your chips don't work out, the calculator tells you why. Once you have your blinds, the tournament clock runs them for you.
What each color is worth
- White10 chips = 50
- Red10 chips = 100
- Green10 chips = 250
- Black6 chips = 600
White and red pay the first blinds, the forced bets at the start of every hand, without making change. You need green and black once the blinds go up, otherwise the table soon fills up with piles of small chips. Green 25 and black 100 are the same as in the casino, so nobody has to get used to something new.
If your set has other colors, use the lightest for the smallest value and the darkest for the largest. What matters is that everyone at the table knows the values. Write them on a piece of paper and put it in the middle.
How many chips for how many players
| Players | White (5) | Red (10) | Green (25) | Black (100) | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 144 |
| 6 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 216 |
| 8 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 48 | 288 |
| 10 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 360 |
If you are short on one color, hand out fewer of those and more of the next higher one. Two fewer white chips and one more red chip add up to the same amount. If your set has a fifth color, keep it aside as a reserve or give it a value of 50.
Starting stack: how much does everyone get?
We count 1,000 per player. With blinds of 5 and 10 that is 100 big blinds, a hundred times the bigger forced bet. Everyone can lose a few hands without having to bet everything right away.
How fast the blinds go up decides how long the night lasts. A ready-made table with 20 minutes per level is on our poker night page. Who posts the small blind and the big blind is in the poker rules.
Coloring up
Once the blinds reach 25 and 50, you no longer need the white and red chips. Swap them for green ones at the first break. That is called coloring up, or a color-up in tournaments. Two red chips and one white chip, for example, become one green chip.
If someone has less than 25 left over, we suggest rounding up: whoever has 15 left gets a green chip. In a tournament under the TDA rules, leftover chips are raced off instead. At the kitchen table, rounding up is simpler, and nobody loses chips.
Finding the right set
Look less at the total number and more at the chips per color. If 300 chips are spread evenly over five colors, that is 60 per color. By our table that is enough for six players. If the split is not in the description, ask the seller.
Once the chips are sorted, check which hand wins what. The poker hand rankings list all ten hands in order.
Questions and answers
What are the values of the poker chip colors?
There is no fixed value, you agree on it before the game. In many casinos red is worth 5, green 25 and black 100. For a home game we suggest white 5, red 10, green 25 and black 100.
How many poker chips do you need for 6 players?
With our split, 216: 60 each of white, red and green, plus 36 black. Everyone gets 36 chips worth 1,000.
Is a set of 300 poker chips enough?
For up to eight players, yes, as long as the set has enough of each color: 80 white, 80 red, 80 green and 48 black. For ten players you need 360 chips, so a set of 500.
How many chips does each player get?
With our split, 36 chips worth 1,000: 10 white at 5, 10 red at 10, 10 green at 25 and 6 black at 100. That is 100 big blinds if you start with blinds of 5 and 10.
How do I split poker chips for 5, 7 or 9 players?
With the chip calculator on this page. Enter the number of players, the starting stack and the chips in your set. It shows how many chips of each color everyone gets and what stays in the case.
My set has different colors. What now?
Use one row of the chip calculator per color and set the value you give that color. For the math only the count and the value matter, not the color.