MacGrad
3 of a Kind
So here's a question for all those PCFers who have used the Bud Jones CIC chips...
When I first started playing poker and thought about buying some chips, I remember seeing different variations on the "metal slug" plastic chips. One of the different styles was a cheap version of a coin inlay, like the "Monte Carlo" shown...
However, when looking at the Bud Jones CIC sets that @TheChipVault had on sale during Black Friday, I couldn't help but notice the similarity between the "Monte Carlo" above (25 chips for $5 Cdn) and the BJs.
Now, I know Bud Jones is a quality chip manufacturer and that the two chips can't compare to the knowledgeable chipper... but what characteristics make the Bud Jones CIC better / different than the cheapo CIC? Is this strictly a "you have to have them to know the difference"? After all, it's easy to show someone a Paulson and a cheapo chip and explain the differences... but is it easy to do the same with the BJ CIC?
Just curious.
When I first started playing poker and thought about buying some chips, I remember seeing different variations on the "metal slug" plastic chips. One of the different styles was a cheap version of a coin inlay, like the "Monte Carlo" shown...
However, when looking at the Bud Jones CIC sets that @TheChipVault had on sale during Black Friday, I couldn't help but notice the similarity between the "Monte Carlo" above (25 chips for $5 Cdn) and the BJs.
Now, I know Bud Jones is a quality chip manufacturer and that the two chips can't compare to the knowledgeable chipper... but what characteristics make the Bud Jones CIC better / different than the cheapo CIC? Is this strictly a "you have to have them to know the difference"? After all, it's easy to show someone a Paulson and a cheapo chip and explain the differences... but is it easy to do the same with the BJ CIC?
Just curious.