Chips Cards


Playing poker online is very entertaining and interesting and poker also has variations of game, so that we can play the game which we like the most. When you play poker online you don’t have to worry about the chips and their amounts because at online they are all numbers .But if you are playing on a land based poker game or hosting a home based game, then it is necessary for you to have some knowledge about the types of chips and their value.


Poker chips are very important element of every game and represent money that is being gambled on the game. They can also be used to calculate score in some non wagering matches. Poker chips are standardized colored discs, the size, weight and material of these poker chips can vary, as well as the color. Each individual poker chip has his different denomination that is determined by the color of the chip. With the help of the chips the poker players can wager their money quickly and efficiently without the use of cluttering currency. Each chip has its own dollar value that is agreed by each player or decided by the casino. Chips are played exactly like money during the poker game and during the cash games chips can be taken out of a play between hands and exchanged for cash.

 

Some of the basic poker chips and their value in some areas are commonly as follows.

 

White - $1 purple - $500
Red - $5 burgundy - $1000
Blue - $10 light blue - $2000
Green - $25 brown - $5000
Black - $ 100

 

These are the values of some standard colored chips, there are also some more colors of chips which are being use in the poker game but these are some of the chips which are commonly used in every poker games. There are some variations to these denominations, but this list generally reflects the accepted value for each color of poker chip.