Controversial Chip & Poker Opinions (105 Viewers)

[Huskerchipper]

Faro Dunes Tournament > Rancho Agave Cash > Faro Dunes Cash

@TheChipVault no diss because it follows the Lamborghini > Ferrari > Maserati pattern.

Wrong thread brother....

 

[roughrabbit]

0.1/0.5/2/10 is the best breakdown for most recreational home games and allows you to spread the most buy ins and greatest variety of games. A shame more sets aren't constructed using the breakdown.

 

[Phoe9x]

0.1/0.5/2/10 is the best breakdown for most recreational home games and allows you to spread the most buy ins and greatest variety of games. A shame more sets aren't constructed using the breakdown.

Change your profile picture to a $2 chip then

 

[Ben8257]

0.1/0.5/2/10 is the best breakdown for most recreational home games and allows you to spread the most buy ins and greatest variety of games. A shame more sets aren't constructed using the breakdown.

(lol) Willing to bet this guy loves 8/8/6/6 starting stacks for tournies as well… “spread the most buy ins and greatest variety of games” I would ask you to explain but really I think we have heard enough.

The word you are looking for is “efficient” and for sure you are the first to ever mention the 4x/5x rule… we are all aware trust me and technically for those very specific stakes you are not wrong to use a $2 over a $1… I would even buy a set as something different, but again those are very specific stakes and far from cover everything!

I am willing to bet everyone here has played in $1/$2 home games and would even bet those are the most common home stakes or $1/$1 because the majority do not use fracs… but how do we play $1/$1 or $1/$2 with your beautifully amazing cover everything stakes… Jesus what would you do for $2/$5?

“Well you use more $.50 chips” NOT!

I love $40 but in $.10/$.20 stakes pot limit for circus games especially with people that are just learning. Here is a beautiful set for $.10/$.20

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This guy

Very similarly could be said about the T1k chip jump from T500… a x2 increase just sucks, but is accepted as the norm. Doesn’t mean others haven’t gone to a T2k and T10k for “efficiency”… cough, cough

(I did not design this or the plaques would be 10k and ai do plan to have them re made) as far as Efficiency ehh I just don’t see the big deal, but I love changing it up and messing with the mind sometimes. Experienced players are used to their routines and structure and just the slightest change can’t tilt and throw them off!

 

[upNdown]

0.1/0.5/2/10 is the best breakdown for most recreational home games and allows you to spread the most buy ins and greatest variety of games. A shame more sets aren't constructed using the breakdown.

i don’t think very many people want to play with those nonstandard denominations. I’m sure you could get used to anything after a while, but why?

 

[roughrabbit]

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(lol) Willing to bet this guy loves 8/8/6/6 starting stacks for tournies as well… “spread the most buy ins and greatest variety of games” I would ask you to explain but really I think we have heard enough.

The word you are looking for is “efficient” and for sure you are the first to ever mention the 4x/5x rule… we are all aware trust me and technically for those very specific stakes you are not wrong to use a $2 over a $1… I would even buy a set as something different, but again those are very specific stakes and far from cover everything!

I am willing to bet everyone here has played in $1/$2 home games and would even bet those are the most common home stakes or $1/$1 because the majority do not use fracs… but how do we play $1/$1 or $1/$2 with your beautifully amazing cover everything stakes… Jesus what would you do for $2/$5?

“Well you use more $.50 chips” NOT!

I love $40 but in $.10/$.20 stakes pot limit for circus games especially with people that are just learning. Here is a beautiful set for $.10/$.20
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Very similarly could be said about the T1k chip jump from T500… a x2 increase just sucks, but is accepted as the norm. Doesn’t mean others haven’t gone to a T2k and T10k for “efficiency”… cough, cough
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(I did not design this or the plaques would be 10k and ai do plan to have them re made) as far as Efficiency ehh I just don’t see the big deal, but I love changing it up and messing with the mind sometimes. Experienced players are used to their routines and structure and just the slightest change can’t tilt and throw them off!

Halfway through reading this I couldn't tell if this was a hate post or an interesting expression of chipping love. Enjoyed it either way.

 

[roughrabbit]

Change your profile picture to a $2 chip then

And done. Stand behind my opinion

 

[Poker Zombie]

Now Monte Carlo chips can claim they look just like real casino chips.
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I like the Monte Carlos.

Easy to read denom, glitter-ring, good bright colors, and after handling one you learn to never buy any more low-end plastic chips.

 

[BKisback]

I played in a tourney without t500 chips. Just 100, 1k, 5k. Honestly, it was fine.

 

[roughrabbit]

Starting to prefer the look of gemacos / bud Jones more than Paulson clays

 

[BigGrizz]

Yup, that's heresy. Personally I think Gemacos look like complete shit.

 

[Tonysquander]

Starting to prefer the look of gemacos / bud Jones more than Paulson clays

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Make an ophthalmologist appointment.

 

[BigGrizz]

I'll go. Rounders chips are boring and look terrible! I really don't get the appeal other than them being in a 6/10 movie.

 

[Rieguy]

@Rieguy: “Y’all need to stop hating on the new members.”

New Members:

Starting to prefer the look of gemacos / bud Jones more than Paulson clays

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I'll go. Rounders chips are boring and look terrible! I really don't get the appeal other than them being in a 6/10 movie.

 

[roughrabbit]

@Rieguy: “Y’all need to stop hating on the new members.”

New Members:


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Hey, it's the controversial thread for a reason

 

[Kam]

I'll go. Rounders chips are boring and look terrible! I really don't get the appeal other than them being in a 6/10 movie.

My issue here is the 6/10 rating.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

My issue here is the 6/10 rating.

6.5?

 

[Deucekies]

I'll go. Rounders chips are boring and look terrible! I really don't get the appeal other than them being in a 6/10 movie.

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[Josh Kifer]

@Rieguy: “Y’all need to stop hating on the new members.”

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[BarrieJ3]

PCAs are the Jacks of thcs.

I’ll give the 1/5/25 with solid spot progression.

But unless you have $500s and up hitting the table, the cash set is just “okay cool chips”.

(Similar to my argument regarding jacks, I’m saying set out 20 thc sets and have either laymen or design/artist folks pick out their favorite - I’d bet that pca’s wildly underperform in comparison to their cost, and honestly think they would underperform even without taking cost into consideration).

Cool chips, I’d own a set, but like JACKS chips I don’t see any intangibles or unique aspects that make it better than many others.

 

[JMC9389]

PCAs are the Jacks of thcs.

I’ll give the 1/5/25 with solid spot progression.

But unless you have $1ks hitting the table, the cash set is just “okay cool chips”.

(Similar to my argument regarding jacks, I’m saying set out 20 thc sets and have either laymen or design/artist folks pick out their favorite - I’d bet that pca’s wildly underperform in comparison to their cost, and honestly think they would underperform even without taking cost into consideration).

Cool chips, I’d own a set, but like JACKS chips I don’t see any intangibles or unique aspects that make it better than many others.

The secondary $25's are the best of the lineup, and those would hardly hit the table in my home game.

If we're talking $1 and $5 primaries not in bike tyre condition, this conversation changes dramatically.

 

[doublebooyah85]

PCAs are the Jacks of thcs.

I’ll give the 1/5/25 with solid spot progression.

But unless you have $500s and up hitting the table, the cash set is just “okay cool chips”.

(Similar to my argument regarding jacks, I’m saying set out 20 thc sets and have either laymen or design/artist folks pick out their favorite - I’d bet that pca’s wildly underperform in comparison to their cost, and honestly think they would underperform even without taking cost into consideration).

Cool chips, I’d own a set, but like JACKS chips I don’t see any intangibles or unique aspects that make it better than many others.

I previously used to agree, but name another available casino leaded THC shaped inlay w a true red $5. Another example of supply and demand overvaluing a set.

 

[BarrieJ3]

The secondary $25's are the best of the lineup, and those would hardly hit the table in my home game.

If we're talking $1 and $5 primaries not in bike tyre condition, this conversation changes dramatically.

Idk all the chips well enough.

Had to go look up prims. Oh yeah I like it a enough. Specifically the $1s. White but funky, matches well with $5s, could play with almost any fracs.

Okay, I don’t mind this set. The last 50 times I’ve seen them I’ve seen secondaries.

All shaped too. Happy to be wrong! I’ll take a set. (Wouldn’t be a keeper since I’m retired and only have 2-4 cash sets, but I can see why some folks like them, still not for market price these days)

 

[BarrieJ3]

I previously used to agree, but name another available casino leaded THC shaped inlay w a true red $5. Another example of supply and demand overvaluing a set.

I mean yeah I guess that’s the rub.

We could probably say there isn’t a worthwhile set that’s…actually worth the money for it.

I just like chips, they’re cool. I liked the radissons. Always wanted one of those oak tree sets or tonkawa sets. LOVED the outposts (Pacheco I think?), LOVED the…..indian themed chips Forrest got with the yellow $2s (before I joined). Really dig the Olivia’s. Ooooo those oversized label chips with the jungle designs and cursive writing, where the upper denoms are oversized? Coke giraffes.

All amazing fun chip sets, and imo far better than all the boring stuff that’s more popular.

I’ve owned pieces of most of them

These days, I probably wouldn’t even pay 1/2 of what would be asked for them, maybe more like 1/4. Hopefully not all of them are collecting dust in closets.

 

[BarrieJ3]

Oooo and Dons boom boom room. I’d take that set too.

 

[kk405]

PCA secondaries are not bad Especially if you get a lot of $25s and hundos in play

 

[pacmartine]

PCAs are the Jacks of thcs.

I’ll give the 1/5/25 with solid spot progression.

But unless you have $500s and up hitting the table, the cash set is just “okay cool chips”.

(Similar to my argument regarding jacks, I’m saying set out 20 thc sets and have either laymen or design/artist folks pick out their favorite - I’d bet that pca’s wildly underperform in comparison to their cost, and honestly think they would underperform even without taking cost into consideration).

Cool chips, I’d own a set, but like JACKS chips I don’t see any intangibles or unique aspects that make it better than many others.

The tourney set is on point though.

 

[upNdown]

PCAs are the Jacks of thcs.

I’ll give the 1/5/25 with solid spot progression.

But unless you have $500s and up hitting the table, the cash set is just “okay cool chips”.

(Similar to my argument regarding jacks, I’m saying set out 20 thc sets and have either laymen or design/artist folks pick out their favorite - I’d bet that pca’s wildly underperform in comparison to their cost, and honestly think they would underperform even without taking cost into consideration).

Cool chips, I’d own a set, but like JACKS chips I don’t see any intangibles or unique aspects that make it better than many others.

do you have no appreciation for textured and shaped inlay, leaded THCs in excellent to near mint condition? Because it's fine if you don't care for them. But if you agree with many chippers that we're talking about the very best chips to handle, then your objections are a waste of time. There just aren't a lot of sets that fit that description, so the ones that do - they're all goats.
The onliest objection I'll hear about the PCAs is that the $1s are RHCs. But leaded, textured RHCs are actually kinda cool.

 

[BarrieJ3]

do you have no appreciation for textured and shaped inlay, leaded THCs in excellent to near mint condition? Because it's fine if you don't care for them. But if you agree with many chippers that we're talking about the very best chips to handle, then your objections are a waste of time. There just aren't a lot of sets that fit that description, so the ones that do - they're all goats.
The onliest objection I'll hear about the PCAs is that the $1s are RHCs. But leaded, textured RHCs are actually kinda cool.

30,000 - 50,000 pca $5s released. With so many goats, we need more shepherds!

(I had a longer response, but I don’t disagree with you. Yet, I sold Ballys $5s at a loss because no one wanted…..shaped, textured inlay Housemold thcs.

There’s what PCF says, and then what PCF does. And the 2 aren’t even remotely close.)

 

[quintooo]

I'd rather have a set of Vineyards over PCA's, and those aren't leaded, shaped, or THC