How much do you buy in for?

[Banjoclan]

Hi,

When I played this last weekend in LV I normally bought in for $100 and just pulled out more if I needed it. A number of times I would end up going in my wallet a number of times in a row as the count was good and the bets warranted the amount. To me, I hoped it looked like I was chasing my losses, but it made me a bit uncomfortable when the dealer would keep saying "changing $100" a number of times in a short time. Should I have just bought in for around $300 or is it better to bring them out of your wallet like that?

Thanks

[seriousplayer]

Hi,

When I played this last weekend in LV I normally bought in for $100 and just pulled out more if I needed it. A number of times I would end up going in my wallet a number of times in a row as the count was good and the bets warranted the amount. To me, I hoped it looked like I was chasing my losses, but it made me a bit uncomfortable when the dealer would keep saying "changing $100" a number of times in a short time. Should I have just bought in for around $300 or is it better to bring them out of your wallet like that?

Thanks

Try buying in for $300 from 5-25 dollar limit.

[muckz]

I probably wouldn't go over 150 for 5$ and 200, 10$. Buying for a large amount and then betting really small is very telling. Normal players just don't do that. It's far more obvious and looks way worse than having to do multiple buy ins. You should take a break after, they will either think you got lucky or you lost a lot of money.

[bigplayer]

Buy-in smallish, $200 to $500 initially, then when the count goes up go all in and then begin buy-in in bigger to look like you're steaming.

[Nikky_Flash]

At least where I'm at ; that's very normal... I see it every single time I've ever played , 100$ dollar bills at 5 dollar tables, guys digging in the pocket for another one after a loss ... I never thought twice about buying in like that .
a few times I've seen a few 20$ , but more normal is the 50 dollar bills and 100 dollar bills ...

[Mica]

I suggest that you play casino verite BJ to get a good idea of the buy-in amount for session length you are planning.

[hitA7]

Hi,

When I played this last weekend in LV I normally bought in for $100 and just pulled out more if I needed it. A number of times I would end up going in my wallet a number of times in a row as the count was good and the bets warranted the amount. To me, I hoped it looked like I was chasing my losses, but it made me a bit uncomfortable when the dealer would keep saying "changing $100" a number of times in a short time. Should I have just bought in for around $300 or is it better to bring them out of your wallet like that?

Thanks

initially i had made the mistake of buying in for way too much....now, for red chipping, my initial buy in is $100...for green chippin my initial buy in is $200-$300..after that, buy in in 200's

[Three]

I suggest that you play casino verite BJ to get a good idea of the buy-in amount for session length you are planning.

Multiple buy-ins is much better than one buy-in. I often have to buy-in a few times to get all my doubles and splits out within 1 round. It doesn't look suspicious. It looks like you are not planning on risking much but just can't stop, like a gambler. Trying to buy-in for enough to cover your max bets in a session and betting small looks very bad. At a $10 table $200 is fine.

[Exoter175]

Try buying in for $300 from 5-25 dollar limit.

I feel like that could be broken up a bit between the 5-15 and the 25, I don't think I'd ever sit on a 25 without 400 there, but I still have a lot to learn so I'm probably making the wrong call on that.

I probably wouldn't go over 150 for 5$ and 200, 10$. Buying for a large amount and then betting really small is very telling. Normal players just don't do that. It's far more obvious and looks way worse than having to do multiple buy ins. You should take a break after, they will either think you got lucky or you lost a lot of money.

I've been a "normal" player for years, and red chipping I've always bought in around 100-200, and I feel like that's pretty normal around my local joints. I think for the most part this year, I've been in the 140-260 range pretty consistently.

Do you guys think that's too much as a VIP regular turned counter? Or should I stick to what the Casino has tracked for me?

[tiny]

Initially $100-$200 and gradually up to $500 if I'm betting larger and running out of chips.

[DM21]

If I am playing hit and run, I will buy in for $100 on a 6D $25 min game. Most dealers won't even call it out to the pit. If I don't get anything to bet into and wong out, they won't even know I was there. If I get into attack mode I will buy in for what the optimal bet is and go all in. I will do that over and over again until I start winning. You look like a crazy steamer on tilt when you are shelling out hundreds and just shoving it in the circle. The problem in doing that is it is difficult to keep track of buy-ins. To help with this I keep an even amount in my buy-in pocket so I can reconcile in the bathroom later on.

Hit and run on a DD $25 min game I will usually buy in for a bit more, around $200. After just a few hands you may have to get up to max bet so it helps having more chips in front of you. It looks a little odd to have $75 in front of you and buy-in for another $100 to make a $150 bet. You don't have much time to ramp your bets up so you have to get the money out there quickly.


DM

[privador81]

5-5 game i buy in 50$!
I i need i buy in extra 100$
Its not suspicous. 1)U look like compulsive gambler 2)U are losing money
Both are good for casino....

And another thing. Lets say u buy in 1000$ u play a lot and end same amount. I think everyone assumes, that u have won a lot!

I dont mind if dealer calls pit to check my redeposit. I show to them that i am highroller-gambler

[Skull]

If I am playing hit and run, I will buy in for $100 on a 6D $25 min game. Most dealers won't even call it out to the pit. If I don't get anything to bet into and wong out, they won't even know I was there. If I get into attack mode I will buy in for what the optimal bet is and go all in. I will do that over and over again until I start winning. You look like a crazy steamer on tilt when you are shelling out hundreds and just shoving it in the circle. The problem in doing that is it is difficult to keep track of buy-ins. To help with this I keep an even amount in my buy-in pocket so I can reconcile in the bathroom later on.

Hit and run on a DD $25 min game I will usually buy in for a bit more, around $200. After just a few hands you may have to get up to max bet so it helps having more chips in front of you. It looks a little odd to have $75 in front of you and buy-in for another $100 to make a $150 bet. You don't have much time to ramp your bets up so you have to get the money out there quickly.


DM

Nice info! Thanks!

Apart from using CV, I've been practicing with real cards and real chips and I usually "buy-in" for $200 for a $5 min game. Now, I know I won't do that in reality. But my question here is: what chip denominations do they give you when you buy in? For instance, in my example, would they give me 40 $5 chips? 10 5$ and 6 $25? Is there a pattern?

Thanks!