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36mm chips... what's the point? (1 Viewer)

I don't think so.... but I can't come up with any others off the top of my head. But I don't follow them closely, either, or play in many WSOP circuit events.
 
Are there any 36mm value chips out there? I only see tourney chips from Ohio. Are they smaller so that they do not get confused with value chips?
 
@upNdown Obviously joking, for the sake of the "out of context" thread. :)
If you push all the way your rationale though, there's nothing better than badly casino-worn Paulsons. They sound like running water on a beautiful creek.:)
 
Coyote said:
@upNdown Obviously joking, for the sake of the "out of context" thread. :)
If you push all the way your rationale though, there's nothing better than badly casino-worn Paulsons. They sound like running water on a beautiful creek.:)
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Yes. But “badly worn” makes me think of bicycle tires. Whatever level of wear these things have - they practically shuffle themselves. And they DO sound like a creek!
(the blue ones, obviously)
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Polochris said:
I just purchased and received my WSOP Cinci 36mm chips, and I am pretty surprised! Yes they are small, but you get used to it. The quality is still the same IMO, and they still are better than any other ceramic or plastic chips.
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You probably haven't handled the best kinds of ceramic or plastic chips, then.
 
36mm Chips are so obsolete, that the actual conversation on them changes to discussing ceramics lol.
 
I had only briefly handled a mint unplayed barrel up until now. But Monday, I received a heads-up set of the Cinn. chips, so I've gotten to play with them some more.
I will admit that they're a bit harder for me to shuffle. I'm barely an intermediate chip shuffler, so take that for whatever that's worth. And my hands are an adult large, so not huge by any stretch, but maybe ladies with smaller hands would be able to handle them more deftly. But aside from that, I think they're fine. I guess I'd rather just about any other compressed clay chip, that was 39mm, but I'll stand by my earlier statement that I'd prefer these over 39mm ceramic chips, or any chips of any other material. They're not perfect, but they're pretty cool. And the blacks and yellows look amazing together.
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upNdown said:
I had only handled a mint unplayed barrel up until now. But Monday, I received a heads-up set of the Cinn. chips, so I've gotten to play with them some more.
I will admit that they're a bit harder for me to shuffle. I'm barely an intermediate chip shuffler, so take that for whatever that's worth. And my hands are an adult large, so not huge by any stretch, but maybe ladies with smaller hands would be able to handle them more deftly. But aside from that, I think they're fine. I guess I'd rather just about any other compressed clay chip, that was 39mm, but I'll stand by my earlier statement that I'd prefer these over 39mm ceramic chips, or any chips of any other material. They're not perfect, but they're pretty cool. And the blacks and yellows look amazing together.
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I think they're fun and are a neat part of history. Certainly playable and you get used to them fast. They were my first Paulsons... And then I fell off the deep end. I think I'd prefer most other 39mm as well, but I still like using these. They make a good travel tournament set since they are lighter and take up less space.
 
I'm an even bigger guy than OP, and I've got 1000 of the WSOP Cincinnati tourney chips.

Honestly, they felt weirdly small at first, and I wasn't sure if I was going to keep them. But I put a shuffle stack on my desk, played with them a little, and they've really grown on me. I look forward to putting them in play the next time I host a live tourney.

Plus I'm going to use them to encourage players to stay for the cash game. "Now we're done with that, let's break out the big boy chips!"
 
Those vintage red/white/blue jockey chips you see all over eBay are 1 1/2" (i.e. 36mm). They dont feel odd or too small at all, though to be fair, I have smaller hands.

Truth: those of you wanting something better than dice chips for under $100 might wanna give these a look.
 
I don't know, I'm kinda partial to them considering I've played 2 tournaments with them (Horseshoe Cleveland), binked 1 and came in 2nd in the other. :cool

Once you play a few hands I get adjusted to them and don't notice the difference.
 

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