The first, and main reason, for having a predetermined starting stack is that it allows you to control how long the game will last. However, that’s a terrible way to do things, for a number of different reasons. We understand that when you’re looking at your case of 500+ chips, with 8 players waiting on you to get the table set up, it's tempting just to divide them all equally amongst the players. It can be hard to know how many poker chips you should give to each player at your home game.
