New here, are these decent chips? (1 Viewer)

[Kidsthesedays]

Found these on Facebook and wasn't sure if they are a step up from dice.

 

[FordPickup92]

They are sort of a step up from dice... they look like brybellys to me... just a basic plastic chip

 

[toynoob]

Run

 

[Mojo1312]

Congratulations on hitting 10 posts. In the end, what difference is there when you are cashing out? A barrel of plastic $5 chips has the same value as a barrel of mint Paulson fives.

 

[grantc54]

What those above have said. Run from any knock off CIC (coin in chip?) poker chips. We had a bunch for a year or so and they are horrible to play with, good luck having a stack higher than 10-15 chips, total garbage.

 

[v1pe]

I'd rather play with these than dice chips... At least they are denominated. However, they are only a small step up from the worst chips out there.

One of the games I regularly play at uses these exact chips. I will often bring my own set along for an upgrade, but I don't mind playing with these.. It's still poker!

 

[v1pe]

What those above have said. Run from any knock off CIC (coin in chip?) poker chips. We had a bunch for a year or so and they are horrible to play with, good luck having a stack higher than 10-15 chips, total garbage.

The chips pictured actually stack pretty well in my experience. A regular stack of 20 is no issue.

 

[BGinGA]

Run from any knock off CIC (coin in chip?) poker chips. We had a bunch for a year or so and they are horrible to play with, good luck having a stack higher than 10-15 chips, total garbage.

The chips pictured actually stack pretty well in my experience. A regular stack of 20 is no issue.

You're both correct.

There are a couple of different versions of those (and similar) coin-in-center (CIC) chips. Some have pretty shoddy construction with slick hard plastic shells (and the coins can fall out when dropped), and some that are a rubbery hockey puck type material that actually play and stack pretty well.

The bad ones are horrible, and the good ones are decent chips (if you like CIC, definitely an aquired taste).

Almost impossible to tell the difference in pictures, however. Most of the solids are the rubbery type.

 

[Mojo1312]

Cashing out $1020 in Paulson redbirds on a $220 buy-in. Notice the nice cashier's cage. Very clean and professional. Retail value of the chips: $200+ a rack. (Racks sold separately.)

Playing PLO with the crew. Notice the money bucket.

Money is paid out at end of the night and the chips get tossed into the bucket. Quite different from the casino, but it works. -- Dice chips: $35 for 500. Carrying case included.

 

[Ben8257]

Cashing out $1020 in Paulson redbirds on a $220 buy-in. Notice the nice cashier's cage. Very clean and professional. Retail value of the chips: $200+ a rack.

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Playing PLO with the crew. Notice the money bucket.

Money is paid out at end of the night and the chips get tossed into the bucket. Quite different from the casino, but it works. -- Dice chips: $35 for 500. Storage case included.


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Do you bring your own rag to clean those dice chips... Looks like either mold or snot on the top of that white chip... Wow

 

[Mojo1312]

Do you bring your own rag to clean those dice chips... Looks like either mold or snot on the top of that white chip... Wow

Visit a casino or two and take a look at their chips.

 

[grantc54]

Congratulations on hitting 10 posts. In the end, what difference is there when you are cashing out? A barrel of plastic $5 chips has the same value as a barrel of mint Paulson fives.

Personally when I play with my friends it is for much lower stakes and having nice chips makes it more enjoyable (for me at least).

 

[Ben8257]

Visit a casino or two and take a look at their chips.

I have visited many and seen some terrible chips sir! Like you said they still count as money!! Meant no offense just that chip needs a solid cleaning!!

 

[Mojo1312]

I am a late arrival to the home game pictured above. They have been playing together since Moneymaker won the WSOP in 2003.

The host cleaned the dice chips this summer by soaking them for 24 hours in a 50/50 mix of white vinegar and water to loosen the dirt and grime. He then placed the chips in a mesh bag and ran them thru the dishwasher. The dice chips came out looking shiny new!

Unlike Paulson chips which develop a rounded edge over time, dice chips are indestructible. Once cleaned, you would not know that they have seen the felt.

 

[sem0030]

If durability and easy to clean are what you are primarily looking for, then I would suggest ceramics from @ABC Gifts and Awards

 

[Legend5555]

Most of us are here because we like chips. But in the end they all work. How well they stack, feel, sound, cost... It doesnt matter a lot IMO (but it does to others). I have 1600 Claysmith slugged chips. I like the way they look, they sound fine, they stack fine, they shuffle fine, and they were cheap. All other improvements are incremental and IMO not entirely worth the cost. I would love to get better chips down the road, but cost is generally going to hold me back. I love nice chips, but ultimately I'm not into chips to collect them. I get them to play with them. So I'm cool with "good enough" for the cost.

 

[Ben8257]

Well millions of dollars have changed hands over dice chips... I didn't even know what Paulsons were before this year... We own thousands now but most enjoyment ever from playing poker was from red white and blue bicycle chips... Only set I owned for years was a 500 piece cc welcome to Vegas 14g set and all my people loved them! Rock whatcha got it's about time playing not what you're holding... Honestly when you have really nice chips you spend the whole time worrying what that drunk guy is going to do with your babies anyways!!

 

[WedgeRock]

Wait. People clean dice chips?!

 

[pltrgyst]

Wait. People clean dice chips?!

I find that putting them in the toilet bowl and flushing three times does an adequate job. Ymmv...

(And yes, I started out with dice chips...)

 

[pltrgyst]

(And yes, I started out with dice chips...)

Actually, that's not fair. In Vietnam, we played with toothpicks, washers, bullets, resistors K-rations, anything we had a lot of.

And you know what? They all worked, and we had fun.

 

[Mojo1312]

Most of us are here because we like chips. But in the end they all work. How well they stack, feel, sound, cost... It doesnt matter a lot IMO (but it does to others). I have 1600 Claysmith slugged chips. I like the way they look, they sound fine, they stack fine, they shuffle fine, and they were cheap. All other improvements are incremental and IMO not entirely worth the cost. I would love to get better chips down the road, but cost is generally going to hold me back. I love nice chips, but ultimately I'm not into chips to collect them. I get them to play with them. So I'm cool with "good enough" for the cost.

Exactly. Reminds me of a conversation at a home game a few years ago when people needed to have the latest, newest and greatest cell phone on the market. Everyone at the table was boasting about what their phones could do. People became quite animated during the conversation while exhibiting or explaining this feature and that feature. Oh, look at this app! I can send a message talking into my phone. Etc. It really side-railed the game. Finally, I chirped in. "Do you know what I can do with my phone?" After a few incorrect guesses, I said: "Make a phone call."

Goes to show how easy it is to get lost.

 

[Kidsthesedays]

Actually, that's not fair. In Vietnam, we played with toothpicks, washers, bullets, resistors K-rations, anything we had a lot of.

And you know what? They all worked, and we had fun.

ayyy i was in vietnam last year and poker is boomin there rn.