OT: Poker Chips

[tuxbailey]

The last thread I found here relating to this topic is from 2012.

Just a general comment on how various hobbies are very similar. This started as my basement was finished this year and I bought a cheap poker table, and I wanted to get a set of chips to host games.

Started from craigslist, reading reviews in Amazon, watching video reviews and eventually ended up in a poker chip forum. It is like falling into a rabbit hole.

I feels like I started looking for a used Trek and now I am dreaming of a Seven.

The poker chips forums reminds me a lot of this forum. Large communities, good information, vibrant classified sections, and active vendors participation.
Just an observation.

[makoti]

A forum devoted to...poker CHIPS? Not playing poker, but the chips themselves? I need to go visit.

[fiamme red]

Cartier made some nice chips: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Cartier-Bold-Poker-Set-LIMITED-collectible/202761745712.

[kingpin75s]

Yep. Have not looked at the chip market recently, but some cool stuff.

I prefer vintage Bakelite poker chips generally. They are really quite beautiful and I find it amusing when I am playing quarter poker with chips that cost a dollar ;) Also have a Count-Rite Bakelite dispenser that is pretty cool.

Been playing stud poker since a bus boy at my mom's job taught me when I was 5 years old. Started taking money from my dad's friends by age 6. LOL.

[tuxbailey]

A forum devoted to...poker CHIPS? Not playing poker, but the chips themselves? I need to go visit.

Yeah, pokerchipforums or chiptalk.net

It is like falling into a rabbit hole :)

[Louis]

Do they obsess over how to lube the chips, or how to ensure even wear across all of them equally? ;)

[roguedog]

Oh yeah. Been there. Done that. Designed some custom chips for my dad since he requested. I don't think he ever uses though.

There are a few rabbit holes I try to avoid else I lose my wallet down 'em :)

Really love both those forums.

[tuxbailey]

Do they obsess over how to lube the chips, or how to ensure even wear across all of them equally? ;)


You joke... but:

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/oiling-chips-done-right.14343/

And I am actually thinking about getting those same clay chips and perform the cleaning and the oil steps, which could take a few hours for 500 chips.

[Louis]

You joke... but:

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/oiling-chips-done-right.14343/

And I am actually thinking about getting those same clay chips and perform the cleaning and the oil steps, which could take a few hours for 500 chips.

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it !!!

Enjoy your new hobby.

[R3awak3n]

Poker chip designs are very cool. They got something timeless about them.

That said, a whole forum dedicated to them? ah, cool I guess but with bikes I guess there are a lot more subjects to be talked about (and even then we repeat topics on the daily). I wonder if they have the campy vs shimano vs sram equivalent over there

[tuxbailey]

I wonder if they have the campy vs shimano vs sram equivalent over there

They do. I think the comparable is:

Chip materials (plastic, ceramic, cheaper clay, and casino grade clay.)

Then there are consideration on how they sound, stack, shuffle. And of course aesthetics.

And people collect multiple sets and rotate them. And the used chips market is quite huge.

[loxx0050]

They do. I think the comparable is:

Chip materials (plastic, ceramic, cheaper clay, and casino grade clay.)

Then there are consideration on how they sound, stack, shuffle. And of course aesthetics.

And people collect multiple sets and rotate them. And the used chips market is quite huge.

PM me if you're interested but I have a couple of sets of matching poker chips (solid colors) in nice wooden cases. Had them for nearly a decade or so but haven't played poker in a long time. They are just taking up space and I'm considering letting them go honestly after seeing your post here.

[charliedid]

You should see the potato chip forums.

[dgauthier]

A forum devoted to...poker CHIPS? Not playing poker, but the chips themselves? I need to go visit.

Yes, as news to the uninitiated, poker chips are apparently a thing.

I don't play poker myself, so when we were examining a friend's poker chips at party a couple of years ago it was a revelation. Based on the discussion here, they must have been clay. We all agreed it was amazing how incredibly pleasant the simple act of holding them in your fingers was. The soft, raspy sound they made when dropped on a table or when rubbed together was extremely pleasant to the ear.

Clearly, poker chips have been refined over decades to be strangely seductive to enhance the pleasure of gambling. If you think an iPhone is a pleasant and addictive object to interact with, you haven't tried poker chips.

[mg2ride]

It is surprising the immediate difference in feel you get from a decent quality clay chip.

The TV Texas Holdem tournament poker has been a complete game changer. We can argue for better or worse on many fronts. Back in the old days, clay chips were harder to find and relatively considerably more expensive. Thus, plastic was the standard. Poker on TV changed that. It created a expansive Poker business.

ATMO, for any home game amongst friends with a minimum of $.25/$.50 bets, chips are not needed and more of a hassle than they are worth. With a $20 buy in: 20 quarters, 10 ones and a five spot for each person works great. People just make change from the pot as the game progresses. No need for people to cash out. Just take the cash in front of you and leave.

[Louis]

You should see the potato chip forums.

I don't know if you've ever heard of them, but in addition to those, there are these newfangled things out there called "computer chips." I don't think they're going to be a big deal in the future, since the computers themselves are so expensive, and only the government and a handful of big companies and universities will bother to have them, but they're interesting just the same.

[An homage to my college buddy's father, who in 1980 or so, when I described to him the computer network we were using in school, dismissed the whole thing, saying something like "Meh, who's ever going to bother with that? If I need some information I can just call someone."]

[Spaghetti Legs]

Wait til they put disc brakes on ‘em.

[fiamme red]

Paulson = Campagnolo

Chipco = Shimano

Nevada Jacks = SRAM

;)

[tuxbailey]

Paulson = Campagnolo

Chipco = Shimano

Nevada Jacks = SRAM

;)

Are China Clays microshift....?

[charliedid]

I don't know if you've ever heard of them, but in addition to those, there are these newfangled things out there called "computer chips." I don't think they're going to be a big deal in the future, since the computers themselves are so expensive, and only the government and a handful of big companies and universities will bother to have them, but they're interesting just the same.

[An homage to my college buddy's father, who in 1980 or so, when I described to him the computer network we were using in school, dismissed the whole thing, saying something like "Meh, who's ever going to bother with that? If I need some information I can just call someone."]

So many people. Hell my father worked for IBM and never thought personal computing would really be a thing.

Weird

[Frankwurst]

Chips ? What about the cards. Not punch cards. Playing cards. Is there forums for those as well? Just curious.:beer:

[Louis]

Chips ? What about the cards. Not punch cards. Playing cards. Is there forums for those as well? Just curious.:beer:

How about both?

"RARE IBM System/3 1969 Launch Punch Card Playing Cards Limited Run Sealed Decks"

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ibm-system-1969-launch-punch-card-1813987080

[Frankwurst]

How about both?

"RARE IBM System/3 1969 Launch Punch Card Playing Cards Limited Run Sealed Decks"

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ibm-system-1969-launch-punch-card-1813987080

Wow. I guess the next question is how many people out there that are serious poker players know what punch cards were? I'm not a poker player and was pretty amazed at finding out there is a difference in the quality and make of poker chips and Is there a difference in the quality and make of cards? The only card game I ever play is cribbage for a nickel a point. Double on the skunk.:beer:

[tuxbailey]

Chips ? What about the cards. Not punch cards. Playing cards. Is there forums for those as well? Just curious.:beer:

https://www.playingcardforum.com/

[charliedid]

Chips ? What about the cards. Not punch cards. Playing cards. Is there forums for those as well? Just curious.:beer:



The Hanging Chad forum is the best.


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[mg2ride]

Chips ? What about the cards. Not punch cards. Playing cards. Is there forums for those as well? Just curious.:beer:

No clue if there is a forum for it, but nothing but Bicycles allowed at games I host. I will admit that we have gone to the larger fonts ones.

[Frankwurst]

No clue if there is a forum for it, but nothing but Bicycles allowed at games I host. I will admit that we have gone to the larger fonts ones.

Well played.:beer:

[Bruce K]

Well played - referencing Bicycle cards?

I see what you did there.

:banana:

BK

[Sewere]

Yeah, there are actually some forums devoted to the poker chips, don't be that surprised, that is a reality. I mean, why not? Why not having a good forum related to the poker chips, as it could turn out to be something useful for people like the author of this thread or even me, as I am also a great fan of poker. Well, actually I am a fan of gambling in general not just poker, however poker is my favorite game. Right now due to the pandemic I am mostly gambling online on the best online casino malaysia (https://www.uwin33my.com/livecasino). That platform is really great, they are having a lot of great bonuses for new players.

[Ken Robb]

I used to collect buffalo chips but they lacked durability.

[jimbolina]

Kinda sorta related.. I have always had a bit of a thing for authentic, red, casino dice. The crisp, sharp corners and their nice size are quite lovely, in an odd way.

Regular, or the more commonly available game dice just don’t seem so nifty, at least in my eyes. Never was a fan of the radiused corners, I guess.

[jkbrwn]

Loads of new one word accounts cropping up at the moment who all have avatars immediately who are bumping old, old threads with pointless ramblings. Kinda weird.

[Louis]

Loads of new one word accounts cropping up at the moment who all have avatars immediately who are bumping old, old threads with pointless ramblings. Kinda weird.

Makes you wonder if those folks (assuming they're living, breathing, humans) even ride.

[C40_guy]

And people collect multiple sets and rotate them. And the used chips market is quite huge.

Oh sure.

You've got your every chips, your training chips and your event chips. Then you've got your traveling chips, your pit chips...

And then of course there's the finger exercises to do so you can properly handle those chips...

[C40_guy]

So many people. Hell my father worked for IBM and never thought personal computing would really be a thing.



IBM as a company didn't think that personal computing would really be a thing either...

And then, IBM bought Lotus in the mid '90s for $3.5B (which was some real money back then). IBM thought Notes was *the* future...but shortly thereafter, this was heard around the halls and conference rooms in White Plains and Armonk:

"The world wide what????"

Oops.

:)

[J.Higgins]

Loads of new one word accounts cropping up at the moment who all have avatars immediately who are bumping old, old threads with pointless ramblings. Kinda weird.

Weird? Most definitely. You must be like me, someone who easily notices things out of the norm. If its out of the ordinary, or it sticks out, it catches my attention. My doc says its a natural symptom of my Asperger's. So yes, I've noticed the recent posts by people with one-word or simple account names, with seemingly meaningless or incongruent posts, in here and other forums. What do you suppose that's all about? Russian hackers? Some sort of Manchurian Candidate subterfuge? Attempted Extraterrestrial Alien assimilation?