10-26-04, LearnTexasHoldem:
Coloring Up
As the blinds increase, the lower denomination chips are no longer needed. So we turn our $1 chips in for $5 chips. However, we always end up with remaining $1 chips.
For example: 1 player has 2 $1 chips, another player has 2 chips, and a third player has 1 chip.
It is my understanding that each player is given a card from the deck for each chip they have, and the player with the best hand gets the $5 chip. Correct?
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Another question related to coloring up: Can a player receive more than one chip?
For example: Let say 1 player has 4 $1 chips, and two other players have 3 chips. The player with the 4 chips gets dealt a A-A-J-10. The two players with the 3 chips get dealt K-9-6 and J-7-3. Does the player with the pair of aces get both $5 chips or can he only get 1 chip and the other goes to the player with the K-9-6?
Answer: I think you have a couple things in poker mixed up. Coloring up refers to exchanging your lower denomination chips for larger chips. You do this to either make playing the game easier or to conserve table space. This part you've got right. Then there is when a pot has more than one winner and there are an uneven amount of chips.
In this situation, the extra odd chip goes to the player closest to the dealer's left. I think you are confusing these two. When you color up, you shouldn't get more or less money than you had before. It is fine to still have some $1 chips out there to make sure everyone got what they needed. In most large tournaments you'll have more than one denomination, so this is perfectly normal.
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