anyone with chip experience please

getem76

14G YIN YANG CASINO CLAY POKER CHIPS SAMPLE SET 09 | eBay


These look to be either the series before or after, whats out there now mostly at 13.5G which seems to be great stuff.....im just seeing whats out there and think these will fit for what i need really well

ReefAquarium

getem76 wrote: »

14G YIN YANG CASINO CLAY POKER CHIPS SAMPLE SET 09 | eBay


These look to be either the series before or after, whats out there now mostly at 13.5G which seems to be great stuff.....im just seeing whats out there and think these will fit for what i need really well

It's smart to get samples (and then buy china clays)

If they are 14g they probably have a metal slug.
I'd suggest you either buy very cheap china clay's $0.06 or buy really nice (paulson) chips. Or use cheap china clays for your lower denominations and buy some good chips for the higher denomonations.

STR82ACE

These are cheap, weighted with slugs. IMHO not worth the investment.
Even asking for samples is a waste if you ask me.

If you're in the market, stick to 9 or 10gr, clay or composite. Paulson is still the best name out there, but more expensive.

Determine what you want to use a set for, a few of us here can help you out. ChipTalk has great deals all the time and the advise is second to none.

Or you can wait for Master Moose to find this thread and HE'LL edumacate you good and proper.

Poker Chips and Poker Chip Advice - ChipTalk.net

RAM_Eh

Company in Scarborough called Straight Poker supplies, they have a web site that you can compare pricing. I have dealt with them many times and would recommend them. They are a retail outlet but have good prices.

getem76

Im not looking for anything out of control, just a bit of alternative to "dunes" price wise.....but I might go with them anyway, 1st cash game set and all get some good use out of them...thanks

JohnnieH

Getem has played at Moose's C&CE many times, so he is familiar with really high quality chips. Obviously Rob will know when/what the next sale will be at Chiptalk.

14g chips feel great initially but after playing for a few hours, they are a pain.

moose

JohnnieH wrote: »

14g chips feel great initially but after playing for a few hours, they are a pain.

+1 You don't want heavy chips. You will hate them after a couple hours. Real casino chips average 9g.

As to your link wow a new low for chinese knockoffs - copies of bud jones AND paulson fan of cards, which have already been knockoff'ed by BCC. Sad.

Crappy knockoffs:



Real Paulson Fan of Cards and BCC knockoffs (note the reversal of the cards in a sad attempt to 'avoid' copyright issues):



Real Bud Jones chips.



If you like Bud Jones you can get these from the chiproom for a good price. However I hate Bud Jones - slippery fuckers. Just go play at Great Blue Heron and see what I mean.





For god's sake, don't buy anything unless you check here first. $.20 a chip for these is $.19 too much. You can get real casino Paulson roulettes from the chiproom for $.18. Picked up 480 of these myself just recently.

JacNoK

I've also dealt with Straight Poker Supplies and I was able to get a better price than their list by going there in person and paying cash. I've avoided buying chips of eBay since most of the time the shipping costs as much as the chips, and there's often some uncertainty with duty charges if buying from a US location.

I bought a similar Yin Yang set about 5 years ago and yes they are cheap and not in the same league as "real" chips, but they do the job and no one complains when we use them. You can spend as much or as little as you want on chips. There's usually a few of the cheap sets available on Kijiji if you really want to keep your spending down.

Jac

getem76

Just asking a few questions so I have a clue what Im doing so Im NOT ripped off, thought it was an easy enough start.....right now looking at "Desert Palms" for .38 cents a piece or less, thinking bewteen it or dunes, I think the Palms are a tad better quality though

moose

Palms, Pharoahs and Dunes are the same as long as you get the compression molded chips from the Chiproom - and not through their website either - through chiptalk.

Milo

Pharoah's are still $0.32 per chip through CT, I believe. I have them for a cash set, STR82ACE has them for tournies, great chip at a good price.

getem76

Thanks everyone (or moose LOL), I think I will be starting with something along the dunes line, least for now...a better set if everything gets busy enough to warrant it.

STR82ACE

Once you start...you cannot stop.
You'll see.

I don't mind the Dunes really, but much prefer the Pharaohs by far! Dunes to me are almost too plastic-y where the Pharaohs just feel like a nicer chip. They're about the same price though, so its really your call to make.

Milo

STR82ACE wrote: »

Once you start...you cannot stop.
You'll see.

QFmfingT . . . I now own 4 sets, not including my HU chipset. And I still want to put together another one . . .

Oh, and Pharoah's FTW.

moose

STR82ACE wrote: »

Once you start...you cannot stop.
You'll see.

I don't mind the Dunes really, but much prefer the Pharaohs by far! Dunes to me are almost too plastic-y where the Pharaohs just feel like a nicer chip. They're about the same price though, so its really your call to make.

Same chip. Wat u talkin about Willis?

I'm sure you are thinking about injection molded chips. The Dunes, Pharoahs and Desert Palms exist in both versions. Make sure you get compression molded direct from Chiproom - ****through the Chiptalk site**** or else you are probably buying injection molded.

CompleXEH

I love the Pharaohs!!

jdAA88

buy these off of me imo:
http://www.pokerforum.ca/f11/ceramic-poker-chip-set-sale-23866/