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08-23-2019 , 08:21 PM

KX5

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Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 69

Hey everyone.

I was curious if there was a standard min /max buyin amount for cash games. I'm pretty confident that 100 big blinds is "standard" but what would you say is the minimum and maximum someone should be able to buyin for?

Reason I ask is when me and my buddies play we buyin for $20 and after reading I'm finding out that is pretty low for that stake. Trying to get everything figured out to start up my home game again.

Mainly what is the lowest you would recommend. I know we could go 200 or even 400 bb if we wanted,

Thanks.

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08-23-2019 , 08:30 PM

Garick

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 26,513

Max should never be less than 100bbs and rarely more than 200bbs (to keep the pain level down for losing players.

Min should never be less than 20bbs, and unless you want to deal with short stackers, make it 40bbs.

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08-23-2019 , 08:34 PM

KX5

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Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 69

So $20 buyin to a $.25/$.50 game being 40 bb that should be our min then. But 100bb is preferred.

Is there anywhere I can read on why 100bb is the standard and preferred? I would like some info to tell my players to try and bump the buyin to $50.

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08-24-2019 , 09:54 AM

Garick

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It's simply a case of what plays are available in a no-limit game. With a max buy-in of 40BBs, there will often not be enough behind on the flop for someone to bet enough to deny pot odds to draws, for example. The shorter the buy-in is, the more it simplifies the game. If you want a game that rewards skill more and luck less, you'll go to a deeper buy-in.

There's a chart in this thread that illustrates how many more plays are available with deeper stacks.

This is especially true in very small games, as the average pre-flop raise tends to be very large in terms of BBs. What is the standard open in your game?

Last edited by Garick; 08-24-2019 at 10:00 AM.

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08-24-2019 , 10:07 AM

KX5

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Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 69

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Originally Posted by Garick

Thanks, that does help.

Our game is super simple and casual. Most guys are there just to hang out and don't study poker. So most people limp in, but if there is something more than that is usually a raise to 2-3bb or $1-$1.50.

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08-27-2019 , 06:51 PM

TrvChBoy

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Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 730

We use $60 buy-in since it usually does not require making change. Buying in with 3 $20 bills is pretty common.

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08-31-2019 , 01:52 AM

BigBlue56

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Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,963

One of the casual short handed games I play in (cigar shop) plays 25-50 with a $20 buy in (LOL). I've suggested if they want to play for $20, they should make the blinds nickel-dime, but they refuse. A couple times they went for quarter-quarter, but it confused them.

The 'big game' is also 25-50, but buy-ins range from $50-100 and there are usually 6-8 players.

I think for a standard, casinos use 30bb as a minimum buy-in ($60 at a 1-2), and 150BB as a max ($300).

If players are worried about higher buy-ins and rebuys, just lower the stakes and consider using SB=BB to avoid tiny chips.

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09-05-2019 , 04:38 PM

dmccoy87

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Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 647

We set the minimum at 50bb and max at 200bb.

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