Buy In To Bet Ratio

**Bodarc** · 09-29-2016, 01:45 AM

If you are betting $25 and buy in for $100, your BITB ratio is 100/25=4. This may plant a seed in the pit's mind that you are a degenerate gambler. If you buy in for $1000 and bet $25, your ratio is 1000/25=40 the pit may wonder why you are buying in large and betting small.

What buy in ratio do you think is best and why?

**davethebuilder** · 09-29-2016, 02:06 AM

If you are a recreational gambler and find a good game then flat betting 40X should be sufficient to give you a good gamble for a reasonable amount of time.

**mofungoo** · 09-29-2016, 04:13 AM

Buying in with small amounts is definitely a good move. If my base unit is $25 I usually buy in for $300 or less. One rebuy for $300 then the next one (ugh) for $150 or so in smaller denominations. After that it's time to go until the next shift.

**ZeeBabar** · 09-29-2016, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by mofungoo

Buying in with small amounts is definitely a good move. If my base unit is $25 I usually buy in for $300 or less. One rebuy for $300 then the next one (ugh) for $150 or so in smaller denominations. After that it's time to go until the next shift.

+1. It's what I do, buy in for $250 to $300 at $25 DD games, $300-$350 for 6. Deck games or $200 (4 Greens and 20 red chips). For the $10 6 deck game (I sneak in a Green or two under reds as count rises).

**ZenMaster_Flash** · 09-29-2016, 05:59 AM

Originally Posted by ZeeBabar

"I sneak in a Green or two under reds as count rises."

"Sneak" ? The unintentional humor

continues apace ! Have you never

noticed that the dealer breaks down

your winning bets by color before paying.

**Phoebe** · 09-29-2016, 06:52 AM

X20
So $300 if my base bet is 2 X $10 (roughly equivalent to $15)
Or $200 if it's 1 X $10

**mcallister3200** · 09-29-2016, 09:01 AM

How long of a session do you plan on playing and are you playing rated are two of the questions you may want to ask yourself when answering this question. Where you're playing may have some bearing on first impression you're trying to create too but below are a couple ideas that can work.

Unrated very short sessions approx 4x base bet if it's table min is good to create non threatening don't bother asking him for card impression, as well as chasing losses when you start betting. Its also good for table hopping, creates some situations where you naturally run out/low on chips at your wong out point or if you see a fresh shuffle and aren't currently in a promising shoe. The drawback of this buy in is you may not have enough chips in front of you for your ideal bet at +2, can create situations where you have choose between an all in underbet or an akward buy in where you buy more chips while you still may have 2-4x your min bet that you've been playing in front of you still.

A session where I'd play rated or plan to play more than 1-2 hours in a sitting Id probably buy in for at least my +2 bet amount up to my max bet if max bet under 1k.

Having chips that you don't need to break down ready to rock in a store you play at least semi frequently best to avoid any attention for the longest possible period of time though, especially in a busier pit.

**ZenMaster_Flash** · 09-29-2016, 09:22 AM

I am very glad to see that most of the posters here know

enough to buy in small. I typically use about 10 X the minimum

bets permitted. A simple half-stack of any denomination.

**ZeeBabar** · 09-30-2016, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by ZenMaster_Flash

"Sneak" ? The unintentional humor

continues apace ! Have you never

noticed that the dealer breaks down

your winning bets by color before paying.

you fail to understand. I said "sneak" because the dealer would not call out "checks play" before dealing. Yes, when he pays out, he does break it down but does not invite the pit guys attention. Man, you need to get some therapy, the need to be ugly on forums is hurting you.