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		annoyingnoob on June 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Allocate poker chips optimally with mixed... In friendly poker games that I play we just make all the chips have the same value. We do a $40 buy in and you get 50 chips, each worth 80 cents. Since all of the chips have the same value we just mix all of the colors together. No one ever has to think about how the chips break down.

shmeeed on June 4, 2024 | [–]

I can't decide whether to be impressed or horrified.

annoyingnoob on June 4, 2024 | | [–]

My spreadsheet was really unpopular.

latexr on June 4, 2024 | [–]

What do you do when there are few players and the blinds are high? Does every player count massive amounts of chips every time?

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