My 50th is rapidly approaching later this year. Other than eligibility for the Seniors' Event at the WSOP next year, I don't see any benefit to this. Frankly, turning 50 is kind of depressing. But enough of that.
My wife has no clue what to get me, given that my hobbies are all poker-related and she has zero interest in poker. So I suggested to her that I could buy a new set of chips. Her first response was "what are you going to do with a third set of chips?", but that was quickly followed by "if that will make you happy, that's great." I am taking her at her word and working on a new set that will make me happy.
I've seen some mixed THC sets on here that I think are awesome and I would like to put one together. I'm looking for advice from the many people on PCF that are much more knowledgable about these chips than I am. I would like to create roughly the following breakdown to use in my PLO mixed cash game . . . 2-3 racks of $1s, 3-4 racks of $5s, 1-2 racks of $25s, and 1 rack of $100s.
I have started my set by harvesting Paris $1s last week in Vegas. They are in excellent to mint condition, and I should be able to complete the harvesting on my next Vegas trip over Labor Day weekend. I am looking for other chips to pair with those that would be obtainable in excellent to mint condition. My initial thoughts are below (in order of current preference), and I am pretty much open to anything that will look good, as long as the chips can be located in similar condition. I don't want to try to go after chips that rarely come up for sale or are extremely difficult to obtain.
$5
PCA Secondary
Casablanca (pink or red)
Claim Stake
Aurora Star (I think the black inlay will clash otherwise this would be higher)
Empress Secondary
Others?
$25
Aztar MO Secondary
Casablanca (there seem to be many variations and I would want to avoid oversized inlay)
Others?
$100
Aztar MO Secondary
PCA Secondary
Eddie's Fabulous
Empress (secondary, I think, 818)
Casablanca black (again, there seem to be multiple variations)
Empress Star (would be higher but I think they are selling for $10/chip)
Others?
Any thoughts or help before I actually start my buying spree would be much appreciated. Thanks!
My wife has no clue what to get me, given that my hobbies are all poker-related and she has zero interest in poker. So I suggested to her that I could buy a new set of chips. Her first response was "what are you going to do with a third set of chips?", but that was quickly followed by "if that will make you happy, that's great." I am taking her at her word and working on a new set that will make me happy.
I've seen some mixed THC sets on here that I think are awesome and I would like to put one together. I'm looking for advice from the many people on PCF that are much more knowledgable about these chips than I am. I would like to create roughly the following breakdown to use in my PLO mixed cash game . . . 2-3 racks of $1s, 3-4 racks of $5s, 1-2 racks of $25s, and 1 rack of $100s.
I have started my set by harvesting Paris $1s last week in Vegas. They are in excellent to mint condition, and I should be able to complete the harvesting on my next Vegas trip over Labor Day weekend. I am looking for other chips to pair with those that would be obtainable in excellent to mint condition. My initial thoughts are below (in order of current preference), and I am pretty much open to anything that will look good, as long as the chips can be located in similar condition. I don't want to try to go after chips that rarely come up for sale or are extremely difficult to obtain.
$5
PCA Secondary
Casablanca (pink or red)
Claim Stake
Aurora Star (I think the black inlay will clash otherwise this would be higher)
Empress Secondary
Others?
$25
Aztar MO Secondary
Casablanca (there seem to be many variations and I would want to avoid oversized inlay)
Others?
$100
Aztar MO Secondary
PCA Secondary
Eddie's Fabulous
Empress (secondary, I think, 818)
Casablanca black (again, there seem to be multiple variations)
Empress Star (would be higher but I think they are selling for $10/chip)
Others?
Any thoughts or help before I actually start my buying spree would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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