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[khp]

I’m trying to spend $2,000+ on one set of chips. At my game, the initial total buyin is $1,600-$1,800.

Do I stand at the precipice of a mistake?

 

[Dodger]

 

[TheB00T]

 

[crussader]

You are not alone. I have invested $8500 in a set that will primarily be used for $480-$600 total buy-in games.

 

[khp]

You are not alone. I have invested $8500 in a set that will primarily be used for $480-$600 total buy-in games.

Now I’m curious as to who on the forum has the highest set cost (not value!) to initial full buyin ratio. Let’s standardise this to 9 players at 100BB

 

[Dodger]

Now I’m curious as to who on the forum has the highest set cost (not value!) to initial full buyin ratio. Let’s standardise this to 9 players at 100BB

You are going to find a wide range of answers I think. Some PCFers keep copious notes. Others….not so much.

What about tourney sets? What about accessories (DBs, cut cards, table, chairs, etc)? Other variables?

 

[ovo]

Now I’m curious as to who on the forum has the highest set cost (not value!) to initial full buyin ratio. Let’s standardise this to 9 players at 100BB

I don't think but only a few will offer up that number on what they spent on a set, I really don't know myself, just don't keep good enough notes

 

[khp]

You are going to find a wide range of answers I think. Some PCFers keep copious notes. Others….not so much.

What about tourney sets? What about accessories (DBs, cut cards, table, chairs, etc)? Other variables?

Yea all of those inclusions are valid. Just to keep it simple, I personally would just keep it to chips vs 900BB.

I’m sure there’s some amazing 10NL set that’ll take the cake.

 

[Eloe2000]

My standard weekly game (before and outside of Covid) usually is .25/.25 very friendly game and has like $600-700 on the table using what is now valued as a $4K chip set.

But if we are talking finances what you have to understand is that I bought that $4k set for around $2.5K and have gotten lots of utility out of it. If I wanted to sell it I would be in the black anyway. But also there is a lot of fun and appreciation in playing with nice things. You have to add that value into the calculation as well.

And don’t think about it as if you are buying a depreciating asset without resale value because that certainly isn’t the case.

 

[Lil Tuna]

Now I’m curious as to who on the forum has the highest set cost (not value!) to initial full buyin ratio. Let’s standardise this to 9 players at 100BB

Set costs vary by purchase. What one person pays for a particular set could be higher or lower than another and be used in higher or lower buy in games.
As @Dodger mentioned, your going to get many differing answers. I’ve seen dice chips used in games with over 50k in play on the table.
I’ve also seen high end sets used in games with $500 total in play.
I think with many chippers it’s more about the experience of playing with nice chips versus is the amount paid for the chips justified in any particular game.

 

[Dodger]

I think with many chippers it’s more about the experience of playing with nice chips

Isn’t this what brings a solid majority of folks to PCF in the first place? That’s how I found my way here. I don’t ‘collect’ sets. I have a cash set and a tourney set, but stick around to learn more about hosting, accessories, strategy, tourney structures, and of course, memes. The meme game is strong around here.

 

[Chip1525]

Some sets don't even hit the felt at all, or very rarely.

 

[SiouxperStack]

Damn! Thought you meant shower thot.

 

[Lil Tuna]

Isn’t this what brings a solid majority of folks to PCF in the first place? That’s how I found my way here. I don’t ‘collect’ sets. I have a cash set and a tourney set, but stick around to learn more about hosting, accessories, strategy, tourney structures, and of course, memes. The meme game is strong around here.

 

[cpac54]

Lord knows how much my 820 chip Big Top set is worth nowadays, but if I can get that into play for my 0.50/1.00 game, then I think you'll be okay!

 

[CrazyEddie]

I’ve seen dice chips used in games with over 50k in play on the table.
I’ve also seen high end sets used in games with $500 total in play.

Something about this statement makes me very happy. A comment about the diversity of the game and the hobby, I guess. The diversity of life.

 

[CrazyEddie]

I’m trying to spend $2,000+ on one set of chips. At my game, the initial total buyin is $1,600-$1,800.

Do I stand at the precipice of a mistake?

All kidding aside - people find PCF because they think "Hey, are there nicer poker chips out there?" but once they get here they discover the answer is "Yes, and you can spend several mortgage payments buying them."

The big secret is you don't have to join the poker chip hobby to get value out of what PCF has to offer. You can learn about the many different kinds of poker chips and what makes them different from each other. You can look through our pictures to find things that interest you. You can take our advice to get samples. You can discover that there are poker chip sets available from $100 to $10,000 - and then you can buy a set you like and go away happy, mission accomplished.

Poker is either a hobby or an income. If it's an income, then it's pretty dumb to spend money on fancy chips when you can take people's money just as easily using chips from Walmart. If it's a hobby, then how much you spend on a table, good cards, decor for the rec room, and nice chips is purely about your hobby budget and has nothing to do with the stakes you play for. If you enjoy it, go ahead and spend money on it to make it more enjoyable.

Just don't spend your mortgage money to do it.

 

[THRA5H3R]

Just for fun, I'll throw out my rough numbers.

I'm in for just under $3500 for the chips I have (or am anticipating to have soon, i.e. Park Place GB). That covers one cash set and one tournament set w/ far too many extras (looking at you, Yaks!). I am also putting together a THC set that I will probably murder for my own custom label set. I anticipate spending upwards of another $1500-$3000 to complete that, if I'm feeling nutty.

My games are almost exclusively single-table microstakes cash and small tourneys ($20-$60 range).

Silly? Maybe. But I figure I'll be using these chips for the next 40 years on the semi-regular, so why not improve the experience a little?

 

[BGinGA]

Without getting into specifics, using ACF Paulsons for $10 tournaments has to be way up there on the 'whacked value' chart.

Same for TRK Trops cash chips.

 

[Irish]

Now I’m curious as to who on the forum has the highest set cost (not value!) to initial full buyin ratio. Let’s standardise this to 9 players at 100BB

One of the smaller games I run is a 25¢/25¢ NLHE $20 buy-in game. The MOST we've ever had on the table is like $400, and that's pretty rare. I'm nearly 3 grand into one of the sets I use for this game. Collectors gonna collect and chippers gonna chip.

 

[Goldfish]

Now I’m curious as to who on the forum has the highest set cost (not value!) to initial full buyin ratio. Let’s standardise this to 9 players at 100BB

I would be embarrassed to answer this question………

 

[Goldfish]

Isn’t this what brings a solid majority of folks to PCF in the first place? That’s how I found my way here. I don’t ‘collect’ sets. I have a cash set and a tourney set, but stick around to learn more about hosting, accessories, strategy, tourney structures, and of course, memes. The meme game is strong around here.

Just another young chipper getting inducted into the PCF…….

 

[Cwaters425]

i have around $2700 in my set, if we play cash its $0.25/$0.50 cash game. I think maybe less than 10 $25's have been used at all ever for rebuys. The 2 barrels of $100's and one barrel of $500's will never get used, just wanted to have them for the complete set though

 

[THRA5H3R]

i have around $2700 in my set, if we play cash its $0.25/$0.50 cash game. I think maybe less than 10 $25's have been used at all ever for rebuys. The 2 barrels of $100's and one barrel of $500's will never get used, just wanted to have them for the complete set though

Yes, this is me also.

 

[Taghkanic]

To the extent that chipsets retain their value and can be sold after a few years of light usefor their original price (or even higher), I prefer to rationalize my spending think of it as a rental...

 

[detroitdad]

I host a .25/.50 game once a month, 8 players max, $100 max buy in. I don't "need" all of these chips. What the hell else am I going to spend my winnings on.