2016 HOF Voting Thread (11 Viewers)

[Puggy]

Jesus those cedar room chips (y) :thumbsupy) :thumbsupy) :thumbsupy) :thumbsupy) :thumbsupy) :thumbsup:

Yeh, and the whole set is HUGE

 

[Bordizzle]

With that 1000 chip (your avatar), it will

thanks! J5 did one helluva job on the design... i only have the proofs at this point

 

[Ben]

Of this list, 3 are easy for me. The 4th one is really, REALLY hard though (6 contenders and NO idea which one to go with.)

 

[bergs]

@MrTree - how are ties for fourth place, in the unlikely event that it occurs, being handled?

 

[Toby]

@MrTree - how are ties for fourth place, in the unlikely event that it occurs, being handled?

1. Breakdance fight
2. Rap battle (chip set themed rhymes)
3. Flip

 

[Forty4]

@committee members, nice selection and fantastic write up's, from the few that I quickly perused. I'm going to have to visit this over the weekend in more detail, just wanted to say that I enjoyed the comment sections to go along with the pics.

 

[jbutler]

Of this list, 3 are easy for me. The 4th one is really, REALLY hard though (6 contenders and NO idea which one to go with.)

I was just saying privately to someone else that I thought I had two nailed down and now I've only got one nailed down. I'm supposed to be going in the other direction, dammit!

Really tough calls because all these sets are so impressive.

 

[Puggy]

1. Rap battle (chip set themed rhymes)

THIS. B-Rabbit style

 

[Uzi]

All are beautiful, but the CU Next Tuesday chips are stunning.

 

[BGinGA]

Thank you to the HOF committee for the hard behind-the-scenes work necessary to present the fine chip sets in this thread.

Would it be possible to include the date of manufacture for each of the submissions? Thanks in advance.

 

[spikeithard]

was a hard 4 to pick but its in. Greats sets all around. I was torn between CC and Iron Bank for my 4th pick but sadly I could only choose one of them for the last pick.

 

[jbutler]

Thank you to the HOF committee for the hard behind-the-scenes work necessary to present the fine chip sets in this thread.

Would it be possible to include the date of manufacture for each of the submissions? Thanks in advance.

They're there for 10 of the 14. I suspect where they're not included it wasn't easily located by the committee member responsible for the write-up or (in the case of the CDNs, for instance) there were multiple dates of manufacture and it was a big PITA to track them all down.

Although one of those that doesn't have a date is the Colony Club, which we all know was produced within the past several months. So I guess we're really missing only 3 of the 14.

 

[Mr Hanky]

Tough decision. So many beautiful chips....

 

[Puggy]

Production period for CC's was from late May - October 2015.

 

[Bordizzle]

Chateau de Noix (tournament) - Bivey

In designing the set with J5, Bivey's main goal was to create a set that made the players feel classy and distinguished. Having been a long time fan of the original Bellagio poker room chips, he set out to create an inlay with a weathered and antique sort of feel. He also wanted to incorporate his home of Wenatchee into the theme. Agriculture is a huge part of Central Washington with tree fruit and wine being the major players.

What better way to convey classy than with a fancy wine label?

The problem was that the wide reaching appeal and recognition of the budding Wenatchee wine industry was lacking. Using the idea, but with French wine made perfect sense. The FDL mold was an ideal and somewhat fortunate choice as it fit the theme perfectly and allowed for the larger inlay on which to work.

Each chip represents a different wine region of France. The cash set is composed of regions known for the white wines, and the tournament set that was nominated, reds. Bivey attempted to place the names in an official rank of prestige. Because France also has a famous brandy region, Cognac, this was also incorporated.

In choosing colors and spot patterns, he had two goals. First was to make the chips fairly complex with lots of spots, doing this to keep with the theme of luxury. The use of a white spot in almost every chip was an intentional maneuver to keep the chips looking antique – in effect to mute their colors a bit. Few day glow colors were used. Traditional base colors were used.

John Faulhaber aka J5, did the art. Chips were produced by ASM (Vegas).

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LOVE this set! best of show IMHO

i considered doing something similar with mine... i settled on something reminiscent of the paulson "noir" line, instead....

i love that you have diff french appellations on each denom great idea!!

 

[Ben]

Of this list, 3 are easy for me. The 4th one is really, REALLY hard though (6 contenders and NO idea which one to go with.)

After further review on a more objective basis, the choice was clear (thank goodness.) Though it does irk me to cast 2 of my 4 votes for the same creator, with so many other deserving sets. He's that good.

 

[Toby]

Thank you to the HOF committee for the hard behind-the-scenes work necessary to present the fine chip sets in this thread.

Would it be possible to include the date of manufacture for each of the submissions? Thanks in advance.

They're there for 10 of the 14. I suspect where they're not included it wasn't easily located by the committee member responsible for the write-up or (in the case of the CDNs, for instance) there were multiple dates of manufacture and it was a big PITA to track them all down.

Although one of those that doesn't have a date is the Colony Club, which we all know was produced within the past several months. So I guess we're really missing only 3 of the 14.

I added dates in for 2 more

 

[Irish]

Steel City chips were from 2009

edit to add - Toby beat me to it

 

[Anthony Martino]

1. Breakdance fight

Poppin' n' lockin' foo!

 

[Mr Hanky]

Done...
Good luck to all the nominees!

 

[manamongkids]

just want everyone to look forward to next year

 

[jbutler]

I added dates in for 2 more

Steel City chips were from 2009

edit to add - Toby beat me to it

Awesome - so now we have dates for all the sets (though the Colony Club date should be added to the entry when @Poker Zombie has a moment) apart from the CDNs. Little help, @bivey?

 

[BGinGA]

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Was just about to voice my disappointment the Hard Candy Gangsters didn't make the cut again this year......

 

[Mr Tree]

thanks! J5 did one helluva job on the design... i only have the proofs at this point

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Whoa, how have I not seen these?

 

[Mr Tree]

@MrTree - how are ties for fourth place, in the unlikely event that it occurs, being handled?

A secondary runoff between the tied sets that runs for a week.

 

[bergs]

Of this list, 3 are easy for me. The 4th one is really, REALLY hard though (6 contenders and NO idea which one to go with.)

Was just about to voice my disappointment the Hard Candy Gangsters didn't make the cut again this year......

Is that an actual set?

 

[bergs]

A secondary runoff between the tied sets that runs for a week.

OK, but that precludes us from having a rap battle?

 

[Mr Tree]

OK, but that precludes us from having a rap battle?

Not at all

 

[Mr Tree]

Of this list, 3 are easy for me. The 4th one is really, REALLY hard though (6 contenders and NO idea which one to go with.)

This is where I am. I have firmly decided on three. The fourth I am so conflicted on its not funny.

 

[Mr Tree]

Oh, and thank @slisk250 for the idea of the writeups. He asked us to do them for all the sets when we were stumping and we agreed.