BB or chips

Are you playing with BB's or with chips?

Playing → chips.

Thinking, studying, and discussing strategy → BB.

I only play BB I think it's better to manage my stack

always with BB

I personally find BBs more comfortable and easy to manage! The math also becomes very easy as you run deeper! ✌🏼

Your BB

Big Blinds definetly define your position, you can have 50,000 chips and still only be holding 10 BBs.

I always play with chips, I've never been interested in switching to big blinds, honestly I don't think it makes a difference.

BB’s are much easier to decipher than number of chips, especially in the late stages of a tournament.

always BB

I play with numbers because I've always liked numbers and I enjoy knowing their relationship to my initial and current stack, as well as other factors, always using numbers!

I prefer using chips, it’s easier for me to follow the game.

I always think in big blinds. It keeps decisions clearer and makes it easier to compare stack sizes, pot odds (https://www.casino.us/poker/strategy/odds/), and ranges across different tournaments. Chips alone don’t mean much without the BB context.

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always only with chips

I use BB with multiple tables open; it is easier to make a decision based on BB. I would switch to the number of chips if I am planning to play a live event.

BB but sometimes switch to see the actual chips number

Maybe I´m wrong but I ´ve always used chips .

I still use chips, but when things start getting tight I switch to BB.

A stack in the BB is more practical because you know what to do with a certain amount of BB. When the stack is in chips, it doesn't tell you about the state of the stack. Let's say you have 1kk chips, what's the point if the big blind is 500k?

Are you playing with BB's or with chips?

Always in BB

I use Chips/Dollars.

MTT=BB

Cash=$$$/chips

Maybe I'm just odd to switch between the two like this but when playing cash I just like know how $$$ I have on the table but in MTT's I need and wanna know how many BB I have left. Easier to know when to ramp up aggression in MTT's when you start to get short.

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I'm playing on BB when I am low - around 10 BB

i always want to see my chips but as soon as it turns serious i switch to BB. Its not even because pros advice that but it makes me feels calmer to play if i do not see the high amount of chips..

Are you playing with BB's or with chips?

I always left the default settings, and in my case, it always happened to be chips. I'm so used to it now, and honestly, I don't see any fundamental difference. Everyone can easily calculate the number of blinds in their stack. Those who can't do this are better off not playing poker 🙂

I use chips always. It’s pretty easy to work out how many bb I have at all times so it’s most likely the same the other way round I wouldn’t know as I’ve never once used bb.

I play at the local casino mostly and they don’t tell you how many blinds you have, so for me personally it’s better to play with chips online so I don’t become reliant on the computer to do my math for me.

I do see a lots of the pros and big streamers use BB though so I would assume this is the correct way, I am a contrarian by nature.

Great thread btw.

In general I prefer chips but in many cases BBs are way more convenient to visualize my stack in BBs.

For example in some open jam or rejam spots.

chips mainly but there are rare ocassions where i may switch to BB

BB make it simple

BB in tournaments , and Chips value on cash games

big blinds for obvious reasons

I play in chips, but always try to keep track of BBs+ antes to come up with effective stack sizes.

It depends on the game: where the size of the blinds changes and the number of chips is of secondary importance - such as in tournaments, I prefer to see my stack in BB, because then I know how my stack changes as the blinds change. Then I don't have to convert my stack to BBs and I automatically know what my play should be. This is especially important in the middle and late stages of a tournament, where even half a blind can matter and it's easy to make a mistake when converting chips to BBs when the clock is ticking.

Where BBs are always the same - like cash games - I prefer to see my stack in real money (https://www.casino.us/poker/) because then it's easier for me to maintain discipline: it's harder to call for $50 than for 5 BB. I know it's stragne but it works 🙂

BBReading gives you a better understanding of the game, of how much to bet on, etc.

BB much better. I used to play in $ but its harder especially if you have tables of differwnt stakes. BBs is the way to think about the game and formualte strategy

Tournaments = BB

Cash games (I usually don't play, but when I play..) = Chips/Money

Poker theory generally works with the big blind (BB), effective stacks, ranges...

However, for those who also play live poker, it's interesting to play with chips in online poker (https://www.casino.us/poker/). This helps a lot when playing live, as the chip amounts are more easily understood.

Now, if you only play online poker, I consider playing with chips unnecessary. Not to mention that it's harder to notice the blind increases.

I always play in the big blind (BB).

I think in BBs. Chips are fine for playing, but BBs give real context for decisions: stack depth, pot odds (https://www.casino.us/poker/strategy/odds/), push/fold spots. It makes situations much clearer and easier to compare.

For me it’s mix of both.

Early stage I’m comfortable with chips, gives better feel of stack.

But when blinds go up and pressure starts, BB is much clearer for decisions.

BB makes it easy to know push/fold, aggression level, all that.

End of day comfort matters — jo comfortable hoy, e best 😄

I use chips, but never tried it with bb yet

I think that BB shows your actual position in the tournament better.

i prefer BB

playing with chips but switching periodically to see how many BB

Chips only .. sometime BB just to calculate fast.

I feel it very easy and I play with BB

BB is better because you can always know how much money you got compare to the blinds.

Initially chip

After itm or mainly ft bb

Big blinds nowadays I play with , never or almost never with chips . In the past I only used chips , I had difficulty with [he Bbs , now ot helps me a lot to presen[ my stack in BBs