The bankroll is all set, youā€™ve plunked down your tournament buy-in, and ready to roll. Youā€™re seated at your table 8ļøāƒ£ and given your weapons, a stack of chips to, hopefully, build throughout the tournament. That initial stack will vary from 8ļøāƒ£ tournament to tournament and casino to casino, but those colours and chip values are essential to any tournament, and hopefully, 8ļøāƒ£ youā€™ll have a massive stack by the end of the tourney.

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Donā€™t follow Kenny Rogersā€™ advice ā€“ itā€™s always 8ļøāƒ£ important to know how many chips you have at the tables.

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Poker Tournament Chip Distribution In a typical tournament, 8ļøāƒ£ players get a particular number of certain-valued poker chips. That chip stack usually includes a few larger values, some of 8ļøāƒ£ a medium denomination, and several lower values for the early stages when blinds and antes are low.