Poker Chipper
Games
poker chip calculator
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How HN took it
5 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 1 for, 4 againstExecution: 2 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clever use of constrained optimization and WASM SCIP
From 1 comment
> The SCIP solver is designed to run natively, so Poker Chipper bundles it for the browser by compiling SCIP to WebAssembly (WASM) This is amazing. I wanted to do something…
jvanderbot on HN
Fast performance on phones
From 1 comment
So far, even on underpowered Android phones I've tested on, the performance has been really good. It's more of a testament to how fast SCIP is than anything else! Specifically, I…
jstrieb on HN
Objections
Non-standard denominations are confusing; players use standard casino colors
From 3 comments
Also an experienced poker player, and this is 100% correct. Ideally you want to use common casino chip colors (though these are somewhat fungible) and just shift orders of…
Raidion on HNAs someone who has run many, many home games, including cash and tournaments, also consider how easy it is to stack a fresh buy-in. Having 6 of one color, 5 of another, 3 of…
ryandrake on HNAs a professional poker player, using weirdo denominations for cash games is not something anyone ever wants. The denominations are $1, $5, $25, $100, or $5, $25, $100, $500, or…
sneak on HN
Optimizing for using all chips is the wrong goal; fewer chips is more playable
From 2 comments
You've solved the problem with an incorrect assumption. You have assumed that the ideal situation is to use all of the chips in your collection. A better solution is to ask, what…
ShaggyPE on HNThis is bonkers. No need to overthink it. FWIW, I belong to a forum comprised mostly of game hosts who collect playable sets for their games. This group has gotten optimal…
Taghkanic on HN
Weird denominations slow down games
From 1 comment
I’m saying that poker players don’t ever want to play with nonstandard denominations, even in a home game. It’s just not done. It also makes no sense: it’s confusing and slows…
sneak on HN
Requests
Prefer fewer colours when a solution is missing
From 1 comment
I've noticed that adding a colour can make it go from having a solution to not having a solution. Maybe it should try to come up with a solution using fewer colours in that case,…
blackle on HN
Keep white as lowest-value chip
From 1 comment
You should be able to pick the order of colors in terms of increasing value. White chips should always be the lowest value.
pmarreck on HN
Questions
What are the optimisation criteria and what makes denominations nice
From 1 comment
> such that as many chips are distributed as possible, and such that the denominations are nice Could you expand on what the optimisation criteria are? you want each person to…
mijoharas on HN
Why is this not a discrete optimisation problem
From 1 comment
Can anyone explain why this isn’t a discrete optimisation problem? I don’t understand what aspects of problem would require a non convex approach
ponco on HN
Alternatives named
Standard casino chip colors and denominations ($1 white, $5 red, $25 green, $100 black)
From 2 comments
Also an experienced poker player, and this is 100% correct. Ideally you want to use common casino chip colors (though these are somewhat fungible) and just shift orders of…
Raidion on HNAs a professional poker player, using weirdo denominations for cash games is not something anyone ever wants. The denominations are $1, $5, $25, $100, or $5, $25, $100, $500, or…
sneak on HN
Using a single chip value for all chips
From 1 comment
In friendly poker games that I play we just make all the chips have the same value. We do a $40 buy in and you get 50 chips, each worth 80 cents. Since all of the chips have the…
annoyingnoob on HN