Do you keep the total chip count or change to # of Big Blinds

[anadrijav]

I keep the card counting and learn when I feel at an advantage.

 

[Risto234]

Never changed to big blinds and i probably never do it either cause theres no need for this stupid change

 

[fishfood80]

I find it much easier to keep it in bb’s. I mean live I’m keeping track of how many bigs I have and everyone else and this just simplifies the process. Number of bigs is all that really matters I mean 10 million chips sounds like a lot but if blinds are 5-10m your in trouble.

 

[Cristhian]

I have a habit of playing in BB mode for a long time and each increase in the blinds just multiplies them and I know how many chips I have.
The truth is that it gives me more confidence when making decisions.
It is always helpful to know your stack value at the right time

 

[Zorba]

I've been using the BB feature, I've found it easier to think in BB's when betting since I started using it, I'm surprised so many are not using it.

 

[TetraTap]

I would say keeping it in BB is what you should get used to - since your strategy will most likely deviate in MTTs based on blinds and stage of the tournament.

 

[Pokerguy6666]

Total chip count, always.

 

[thehangdude]

Normally I use chips, but occasionally I'll play a game that has hundreds of thousands of chips to start. At these times, I will switch to BB.

 

[PokStorm]

I discovered this option on ACR and I don’t get used to it, I prefer to play with chips.

 

[Sergei 9417]

Hello! I haven't won much yet, but now they are planning to "earn" on a new computer.

 

[Orman Nelson]

Total chip count. Been doing the number of bb calcs long enough that it is second nature.

 

[Branimir84]

I prefer it to show total chip count, I suppose as a matter of habit.

 

[VivicvrMga]

For me in big blinds

 

[fernandovr]

I prefer the chips view, I tried to play with BB view but I didn't like it.

 

[fefibecerra]

I keep switching back and forth. At the beginning of the tournament, I usee BB, but as I reach the later stages, I prefer chips.

 

[ProfessorGrind]

I'm a fan of the BB view. My hand ranges, shove, reshove, opens, effective stacks etc are all easier decisions if I know the BB's.

One thing to watch for however, is if you build up a big stack early, and I have punted bunch of BB's as I didn't have relative chip counts in mind.

 

[Keith557444]

I seem to play better when i see it in bb rather than chips takes the nerves away seems when i see it in chips i tend to shy away from betting when i get low in chips but when I see bb I tend to play my game as the tourney progresses

 

[Mityamoriss]

I use the default chip view

 

[Luvepoker]

Oddly enough, I dont like the BB option. Its just seams wrong to me. We play poker with chips and I would rather have it that way.

 

[Pokerpoet2]

Oddly enough, I dont like the BB option. Its just seams wrong to me. We play poker with chips and I would rather have it that way.

We also play with Blinds and that is the way I usually set my display so I know when it is time to shove all-in or go home, even in a live game I try and stack my chips in multiples of blinds some times early on it could be stacks of 20 blinds and as they go up I will alter the stack size accordingly or drop the stacks down to 10 blinds or 5 blinds each stack, it also helps me to determine what an all-in from another player might cost me blind wise, I might call an all-in with any 2 cards if it only cost me a fraction of my stack, but if the call would put me under 10 BBs I would reconsider calling, and opt to fold depending on hand strength.
It does take a while to get used to, but find it beneficial to my game, as does playing with a 4 color deck , We all have our own way of playing, but trying new ways could improve your game, I know it has helped me.

When the fun Stops, STOP!

 

[Luca Santos]

Understanding the relationship between BB and the progress of the game is very important, not doing this is the same as playing blind.

 

[successlaw]

I'm used to play with stack in chips.
I've tried sometimes with BB conversion but I don't like it

 

[beatlebug]

I prefer the chip count but at times I do change to the blind totals. It is nice to mix it up.

Beatlebug

 

[Rahatis]

Chip count

 

[tourpro99]

BB is soooooo much easier....it's one less thing that you have to calculate on the fly. Easiest decision I've had playing.