Chip counts, blind schedules, and payouts I reuse for home games, with standard poker chip colors and a tournament blind ladder. For a night out, see Karaoke.
$40 buy-in
4 green/25c = 1.00
8 blue/50c = 4.00
10 white/$1 = 10.00
5 red/$5 = 25.00
Total = $40.00
Each player gets $2000 in chips:
4 green/$25 = 100
8 blue/$50 = 400
5 white/$100 = 500 (or 5 black/$100)
2 purple/$500 = 1000 (or 1 yellow/$1000)
Total = 2000
BLIND SCHEDULE
LEVEL SMALL BIG
Level 1 25 50
Level 2 50 100
Level 3 100 200
Level 4 200 400
Level 5 300 600
Level 6 500 1,000
Level 7 1,000 2,000
Level 8 2,000 4,000
Level 9 4,000 8,000
Level 10 5,000 10,000
SAMPLE PAYOUTS
$40 buy-in
6 Players
Total = 240 1st=200 2nd=40
Additional buy-ins are split between 1st & 2nd 4:1 ratio
8 Players
Total = 320 1st=200 2nd=80 3rd=40
Additional buy-ins are split between 1st & 2nd 3:2 ratio
$20 buy-in
6 Players
Total = 120 1st=100 2nd=20
Additional buy-ins are split between 1st & 2nd 4:1 ratio
8 Players
Total = 160 1st=100 2nd=40 3rd=20
Additional buy-ins are split between 1st & 2nd 3:2 ratio