Anyone ever used or ordered "13.5g Pro Poker Clay Poker Chips"? (1 Viewer)

[shephee]

I like the overall look and price of the chips, but am unfamiliar with what truly to look for when buying chips and I would like to get myself a solid home set of maybe 1000 chips.

Chips can be found below:
Discount Poker Shop - Loose Poker Chips
Discount Poker Shop - 500 Chip Set
Amazon - Loose Poker Chips
Amazon - 500 Chip Set

 

[allforcharity]

Hello and welcome!

Most persons here would want to steer you away from most mass-produced poker chips, especially any that say they are "official casino weight" of anything over 10g each, because it's just a big lie. You are buying cheap plastic with a metal slug inside it to give it rigidity and weight.

Take some time, get to know the different types and compositions of chips there are out there. Before even contemplating buying anything, figure out your budget, what type of game you play (cash vs. tourney) and what stakes, how many people you play with, and how many chips you will actually need. Then, when you've figured out what you can buy on a per chip basis within your budget, get as many samples as you can to physically evaluate them before investing in an entire set.

 

[stafil]

get as many samples as you can to physically evaluate

This cannot be stressed enough. It will save you tons of money.

 

[1A25R]

Those are mass produced and will do just fine for home games for a minimum price.
Nothing wrong with those, but they do not have nothing in particular.
In general, retail price are about 15¢ and direct from china is less that 10¢ piece

what truly to look for when buying chip

Look for the breakdown regarding what kind of game and how many players you would like to play.
Avoid the cases that goes from $1 to $1000 in denomination or cases with follow up values Ie: $1 $5 $10 $25 or $5 $10 $50 $100

 

[FDLmold]

Get samples if you think you might be picky. Welcome!

 

[WedgeRock]

Nothing wrong with those

How about that the colors are almost indiscernable from one denomination to the next, particularly on the face? They are all a black base with different color edgespots. The 5, 5000 and 10000 are way too close. Same for 500 and 1000.

 

[Trihonda]

Ways better options than the ones you linked. Good advice thus far, take your time.

 

[200 Motels]

If your on a budget that's under $100 then just get what looks best. This set has so much black on each chip that it could be difficult tell chips from one another. For anything that's partially decent you're looking at maybe $300 for a set. On this forum, search for "China Clay" and you'll find some affordable options.

In general, these cheap metal slugged chips in your post suffer from the following symptoms.

1. They're slippery. It will be a challenge keeping them stacked 20 chips high without them toppling.
2. Spinners. It's rare to find cheap metal slugged chips that don't spin when they're in stacks.
3. The sound. Tossing these into a pot will sound like a bull in a china shop. Find chips that don't have the metal insert and you'll have chips that are more 'clacky' than 'crashy' sounding.

Hope that helps a bit.

 

[JustinInMN]

Yeah at this price point I like the claysmith offerings like Desert Heat, Showdown, Monaco Club, and The Mint much better.

https://www.apachepokerchips.com/product-category/poker-chips/

But get samples before you get too deep as others have said.

The next best thing is to watch @Hobbyphilic 's YouTube channel to see if he's done videos on your chips of interest.

Comparison of a few chips in this price range:

Equivalent to your original choice:

One of many claysmith reviews:

 

[shephee]

Hello and welcome!

Most persons here would want to steer you away from most mass-produced poker chips, especially any that say they are "official casino weight" of anything over 10g each, because it's just a big lie. You are buying cheap plastic with a metal slug inside it to give it rigidity and weight.

Take some time, get to know the different types and compositions of chips there are out there. Before even contemplating buying anything, figure out your budget, what type of game you play (cash vs. tourney) and what stakes, how many people you play with, and how many chips you will actually need. Then, when you've figured out what you can buy on a per chip basis within your budget, get as many samples as you can to physically evaluate them before investing in an entire set.

Thank you for the welcome. I truly am a novice when it comes to figuring out a solid home chip set, so all your information helps greatly!

 

[TunnelMoney]

FWIW I like my Showdown (aka Poker Knights & Monaco Club) chips for a cheap set.

 

[WedgeRock]

Also, fwiw, you can get used Paulsons at 70¢ to 80¢ each and make a one table cash set for about $400.

 

[Beakertwang]

@shephee, what stakes are you going to play? Cash or tournament? How many players do you expect?

 

[shephee]

@Beakertwang
The stakes could be from 20 a buy-in to 100. Nothing too large since there aren't many people that I play with willing to front a couple hundred bucks on a game.
Mostly just want a nice set for both the home cash game and tournament. Would I be better off to get two different sets or is it possible to get it all in one. That is kind of why I was thinking a 1000 chips should be enough for all game types.
The average game is usually 7 or 8 people, but I have had as few as 5 and as many as 14 split on two tables. Really just depends on what type of game I am running. I think the fluctuation of participants is due to not having a regualr set schedule of games. I am looking to get a nice set and to start setting up a more regular game date and time to try and bring in at least the average each time.

 

[allforcharity]

Would I be better off to get two different sets or is it possible to get it all in one.

It would be better to get separate sets. Or, a better definition, it would be better to get at least a set that you can separate. For example, split it up into:
25-100-500-1000-5000 for Tournament play only
0.25-1-5-20 for Cash only
no denomination overlap so you can maintain security. They can be totally separate sets or they can be the same chip series.

14 players in a tourney on 2 tables can be done with about 400-450 chips, depending on how many rebuys you can count on.
A 600-chip cash set can be split 160/200/200/40 of 0.25/1/5/20 to give a small bank of $2040 and useful for 0.25/0.50 on one table.
So yes, maybe 1000 chips.

 

[shephee]

It would be better to get separate sets. Or, a better definition, it would be better to get at least a set that you can separate. For example, split it up into:
25-100-500-1000-5000 for Tournament play only
0.25-1-5-20 for Cash only
no denomination overlap so you can maintain security. They can be totally separate sets or they can be the same chip series.

14 players in a tourney on 2 tables can be done with about 400-450 chips, depending on how many rebuys you can count on.
A 600-chip cash set can be split 160/200/200/40 of 0.25/1/5/20 to give a small bank of $2040 and useful for 0.25/0.50 on one table.
So yes, maybe 1000 chips.

Thanks for the help, this is great information!