# Chip-Up

> Source: [Chip-Up in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/chip-up)

## Definition
A Chip-Up, Also Called A Color Up, Is When A Tournament Removes Its Smallest Chip Denomination Once The Blinds No Longer Need It And Exchanges Those Chips For Larger Ones. Leftover Odd Chips Are Settled By A Chip Race, Dealing One Card Per Odd Chip, So A Player Can Never Be Eliminated By The Chip-Up Itself.

- **Category**: Live Room
- **Term Code**: `chip-up`
- **DefinedTermSet**: [Smarter.Poker Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary)

## Related Poker Terms

- [Table Balancing](https://smarter.poker/glossary/table-balancing) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/table-balancing.md)): Table Balancing Is Moving Players Between Tables So Each Table In A Tournament Or Cash Game Stays Close To The Same Number Of Players. In Tournaments, The Tournament Director Moves A Player From The Fullest Table To The Shortest, Usually Into The Equivalent Position, And Breaks Tables As The Field Shrinks Toward The Final Table.
- [Blinds](https://smarter.poker/glossary/blinds) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/blinds.md)): Blinds Are Forced Bets Posted Before The Cards Are Dealt By The Two Players To The Left Of The Button: The Small Blind And The Big Blind, Which Is Usually Twice As Large. Blinds Create A Pot Worth Fighting For On Every Hand. Stakes Are Named After Them, So A 1/2 Game Has A 1 Small Blind And A 2 Big Blind.
- [ICM (Independent Chip Model)](https://smarter.poker/glossary/icm) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/icm.md)): ICM, The Independent Chip Model, Converts Tournament Chip Stacks Into Shares Of The Remaining Prize Pool. Because Chips Lost Hurt More Than Chips Won Help Once Payouts Are Close, ICM Tells Players To Tighten Their Calling Ranges Near The Bubble And At Final Tables. It Is The Standard Tool For Tournament Deals And Late Stage Push And Fold Decisions.
- [Effective Stack](https://smarter.poker/glossary/effective-stack) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/effective-stack.md)): The Effective Stack Is The Smaller Of The Stacks Between Two Players In A Hand, Because Nobody Can Win Or Lose More Than That Amount From The Other. If One Player Has 300 Chips And The Other 80, The Effective Stack Is 80. Strategy Depends On Effective Stacks, Not The Size Of Either Player's Own Stack.

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- [Club Commander](https://smarter.poker/hub/commander): Live Poker Room Waitlists, Game Boards And Tournament Clocks.
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There Is No Real-Money Gambling On Smarter.Poker: Club Chips Are Play Credits With No Cash Value, And Diamonds Are A Promotional Rewards Currency.