$2 Chips (6 Viewers)

[BobRod]

How come nobody's making $2 chips??? Got my eyes open for some good used Paulsons or some new ceramics with a color that pops. Let's bring mixed games back!

 

[detroitdad]

I have 1400 x $2.00 chips!

 

[ChippinUp]

 

[Moxie Mike]

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...s-a-rack-of-ballys-lv-1s.137133/#post-2817983

 

[chippitydoodah]

If only we had $2 chips to play with, then we could bring mixed games back.

 

[BobRod]

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...s-a-rack-of-ballys-lv-1s.137133/#post-2817983

Leaded or unleaded?

 

[inca911]

$2 chip limit game is a lot of fun! My local players are scared of the sound of the stakes. Bah

 

[detroitdad]

 

[chippitydoodah]

Agreed. $2/$4 Limit Circus games sounds rich but is pretty tame.

 

[upNdown]

Agreed. $2/$4 Limit Circus games sounds rich but is pretty tame.
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I feel like most of the whackos here would want to play $2/4 with half-dollar chips.

 

[LowerBama1714]

Agreed. $2/$4 Limit Circus games sounds rich but is pretty tame.
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How much can I bet?

 

[chippitydoodah]

How much can I bet?

You? Tree fiddy

 

[detroitdad]

We play $4/$8. Honestly, it doesn't play much different than $100 buying cash games.

 

[Moxie Mike]

Leaded or unleaded?

I don't know how to make that determination. If I had to guess, they're probably leaded since they're more or less in the same style of other leaded chips from that era. But I can't state one way or the other with any certainty.

Maybe if a more experienced chipper like @BGinGA, @DrStrange, or @detroitdad could chime in I might be able to give you a better answer.

 

[DrStrange]

It is very hard to tell about lead if you don't know. That is one reason why people post pictures of their chips on scales - leaded chips are heavier.

DrStrange

 

[upNdown]

I don't know how to make that determination. If I had to guess, they're probably leaded since they're more or less in the same style of other leaded chips from that era. But I can't state one way or the other with any certainty.

Maybe if a more experienced chipper like @BGinGA, @DrStrange, or @detroitdad could chime in I might be able to give you a better answer.

As I recall, the biggest appeal of the Elsinore chips was that they were leaded. But I’ve never touched one, so grain of salt.

 

[LowerBama1714]

As I recall, the biggest appeal of the Elsinore chips was that they were leaded. But I’ve never touched one, so grain of salt.

Feel like I remember there are both leaded and less-leaded(?)…

 

[chippitydoodah]

Feel like I remember there are both leaded and less-leaded(?)…

Is that like caffeinated & less-caffeinated?

 

[LowerBama1714]

Is that like caffeinated & less-caffeinated?

More like delicious and reduced sodium/fat

 

[upNdown]

Feel like I remember there are both leaded and less-leaded(?)…

Yup. Now that you mention it, I remember somewhere in the 40+ pages of the chiproom sale announcement, some guy posted some very specific numbers about years and percentages of leaded and partially leaded chips. I think it was the first time I'd ever heard about partially leaded, and I was pretty skeptical. But upon reflection of my experience with leaded chips, it actually made a lot of sense.

 

[LowerBama1714]

Yup. Now that you mention it, I remember somewhere in the 40+ pages of the chiproom sale announcement, some guy posted some very specific numbers about years and percentages of leaded and partially leaded chips. I think it was the first time I'd ever heard about partially leaded, and I was pretty skeptical. But upon reflection of my experience with leaded chips, it actually made a lot of sense.

I’m fueled by coffee and affirmative…thank you for the pick me up.

 

[BobRod]

$2 chip limit game is a lot of fun! My local players are scared of the sound of the stakes. Bah
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Where’d you get them yellows?

 

[Moxie Mike]

It is very hard to tell about lead if you don't know. That is one reason why people post pictures of their chips on scales - leaded chips are heavier.

DrStrange

Thanks for chiming in. They weighed in at around 9g apiece... but they are quite worn and fit 21 to a standard rack. It's probably reasonable to say their factory weight was closer to 10g (yes I realize these aren't the hex inlays shown in the ad - but they're all basically the same).

 

[MD Mike]

I have 1400 x $2.00 chips!

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Thems looking mighty thirsty

 

[LifeForm]

Just added some $2’s to our home game and they have been a crowd favorite.

 

[MeridianFC]

It seems to me 2/4 is the go to limit set up for many folks around here, I would've thought 1/2 would be the dominate home game version. Given usual low stakes buy-ins does that play more like .25/.50 or .50/1 NL?

 

[detroitdad]

1/2 is like nickel dime poker. It didn't work for my group. 4/8 is the sweet spot for us.

 

[EmptyPocs]

edit: the yellow chip has dark-blue-purple w. red spots; the phone not picking up the color correctly depending on the light

 

[softchewy]