legend672
Full House
anyone make out the chips in the charity poker game they played ?
Billions on Showtime....chip question (1 Viewer)
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Haven't seen the latest season yet. Checkout my previous find.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/billions.13477/
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/billions.13477/
Seeking Alpha Social Club
4 of a Kind
Yes. It made me slightly ill
::coffee: Now I can't watch the rest of the season...LOL!!
SixSpeedFury
Full House
I mean, better than dice chips, right?
Most certainly. My first non-interlocking poker chips were Nexgens, but they were the previous iteration ("Nexgen Las Vegas"). I thought they were the nuts at the time.
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legend672
Full House
I wonder if they'll have some outstanding customs in the Molly's Game movie.
Better than dice chips. I know how props are acquired / selected having done tons of art department. You have to realize that, especially in a TV show, the budget and schedule may vary widely and especially for a large tournament scene there was no time or budget for real chips. Maybe they had something better in place but the tournament scene got pushed up in the schedule ahead of delivery. Also for a single scene / episode good chips could be crazy cost prohibitive. Lots of props you see are rented, lenders or returned to retail to stretch the budget.
No reason to give up on a good show.
Also one of the show creators is Brian Koppelman co-creator of Rounders. In the interview below he discusses rumors about a 'Rounders' sequel and the Billions tournament scene (but not the chips.)
https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017...-brian-koppelman-discusses-rounders-27557.htm
https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017...-brian-koppelman-discusses-rounders-27557.htm
I've always liked those Nexgen chips, because the mold element is the way I -- and my father before me -- have always signed my initials. I still have a few racks of those blue NCVs for use as universal fracs for games away from home...
In the book she (Molly) talks about "buying the best chips with the correct weight and feel that the players desire" in order to keep her game top notch. I'm thinking she must have had some form of Paulson chips IRL.
I know a couple of people from that scene and they play high stakes cash games in NYC. In many of their games, they use Nexgen, plastic, China Clay, and various other chips that most chip lovers on this forum would never bring out even for their kiddie games. It's really strange how that works.
I wouldn't get my hopes up. I've literally never heard anyone describe their chips as "the best chips with the correct weight" and those chips ending up being anything but slightly upscale dice chips.
Hobbyphilic
Two Pair
I love the Nexgens! They make a great travel set, I've lost two and don't care! They feel fine, no metal slugs, sharp edges and safe for the kids to play with..... I see your point
Chicken Rob
Full House
I was in a band with the guy who plays Lonnie in my late teens/early 20s.
I have nothing of substance to add.
Rounders 2 has been talked about for a decade or more. I doubt it ever happens.
The poker climax in that scene is stolen from a very famous real life poker moment.
I have nothing of substance to add.
Rounders 2 has been talked about for a decade or more. I doubt it ever happens.
The poker climax in that scene is stolen from a very famous real life poker moment.
+1. My personal observation of some of the HS games is that the significant majority have no fuc*&^% clue what we are talking about on PCF. And they don't even know or care. Truly stunning.
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