Psypher1000
Straight Flush
Introducing the Cavalry Club tournament set! These were just some quick shots done on the phone. Proper photos will come sometime later, but the full set is 1700+ chips large so it may not happen for a while.
Thes aren't particularly fancy, and weren't intended to be. Instead, inspiration was drawn from vegas casino sets of the late 70's/early 80's. Most of those sets were fairly basic and sported a consistent spot pattern, but had some fairly loud spot color choices. Instead of having loud spots I opted to move the colors to the base. They were all supposed to be a little bit subdued but still colorful.
"What the heck happened with that T25k then?"
Yeah...I'm not sure that any of us envisioned them being quite that electric. Eh, oh well. I kinda like it. It's the top-end chip so you kinda want it to stick out a bit. If nothing else, it won't get lost in a stack, and it offers some great contrast with the T5k.
In any case, on with the pr0n!
Starting stacks - T10k/T30k deepstack, and a T200k high roller.
Various splashy pots with grouped chips.
And now for the extras. I had long joked that, due to the size of the set and me not hosting tournaments all that often, this set would never get made unless someone died and I left me some money.
And then my aunt died, and she left me a little coin.
#oops
Not exactly the way I wanted it to happen. But since it did, I figured I'd at least honor her with a commemorative chip. She loved butterflies, loved the ("The"?) Ohio State Buckeyes, and her favorite number was 40.
My aunt lived a full live...a life well-lived. May we all be so fortunate.
Here's a picture of my niece, Ashlyn (left), with her best friend, Cassandra...or Cass for short. On December 24th, 2018, Cass received a diagnosis for her night sweats, prompt weight loss and other recent, acute health issues - leukemia. Because nothing says, "Merry Christmas!" like the gift of cancer. She spent Christmas with her family, and was then admitted to Phoenix Children's Hospital on the 26th. This picture was taken after several rounds of chemo.
To help raise money for her family some shirts were made...
...which then inspired these chips.
The number 28 is Cass' favorite. I'd have switched the F and the C, but I didn't want something quite so explicit floating around a kids' hospital. Whilst Cass has heard plenty of salty language, some of the younger kids there may not have. In any case, she's still fighting the good fight and her prognosis is positive, but she's not out of the woods yet. She continues to be in and out of the hospital and is fighting to maintain a weight such that she isn't required to receive liquid nutrients. Many of you know that in years past I've run fundraising campaigns for PCH's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders to fight this very thing. I will be doing that again this year.
Instead of selling sample sets of the above chips at cost, I will be gifting sets to folks who donate $40 or more to my Extra Life campaign this year. Other than the PCF raffle, this will be the only way to receive a full sample set. I will also have the single 28 NCV chip available for a $20 donation. I'll handle all sample details and requests in a seperate thread.
And now for a group shot of the nine chips...
"But wait...what was that mixed tenth barrel in the pic from the other thread?"
Ah, yes. Those. I mean these.
These will *not* be included with the sample sets. The only way to get one is to win a tournament I host! Winner gets to choose; first won, first chosen. I thought it was a nice, relatively inexpensive way to offer trophies to my players but still give them some element of choice in the matter.
Many thanks to @BGinGA, @ChaosRock, @gopherblue, @bentax1978, and @slisk250 for their consultations in the creative process. Thanks also to @Johnny5 and @David Spragg for their respective roles in production.
Thes aren't particularly fancy, and weren't intended to be. Instead, inspiration was drawn from vegas casino sets of the late 70's/early 80's. Most of those sets were fairly basic and sported a consistent spot pattern, but had some fairly loud spot color choices. Instead of having loud spots I opted to move the colors to the base. They were all supposed to be a little bit subdued but still colorful.
"What the heck happened with that T25k then?"
Yeah...I'm not sure that any of us envisioned them being quite that electric. Eh, oh well. I kinda like it. It's the top-end chip so you kinda want it to stick out a bit. If nothing else, it won't get lost in a stack, and it offers some great contrast with the T5k.
In any case, on with the pr0n!
Starting stacks - T10k/T30k deepstack, and a T200k high roller.
Various splashy pots with grouped chips.
And now for the extras. I had long joked that, due to the size of the set and me not hosting tournaments all that often, this set would never get made unless someone died and I left me some money.
And then my aunt died, and she left me a little coin.
#oops
Not exactly the way I wanted it to happen. But since it did, I figured I'd at least honor her with a commemorative chip. She loved butterflies, loved the ("The"?) Ohio State Buckeyes, and her favorite number was 40.
My aunt lived a full live...a life well-lived. May we all be so fortunate.
Here's a picture of my niece, Ashlyn (left), with her best friend, Cassandra...or Cass for short. On December 24th, 2018, Cass received a diagnosis for her night sweats, prompt weight loss and other recent, acute health issues - leukemia. Because nothing says, "Merry Christmas!" like the gift of cancer. She spent Christmas with her family, and was then admitted to Phoenix Children's Hospital on the 26th. This picture was taken after several rounds of chemo.
To help raise money for her family some shirts were made...
...which then inspired these chips.
The number 28 is Cass' favorite. I'd have switched the F and the C, but I didn't want something quite so explicit floating around a kids' hospital. Whilst Cass has heard plenty of salty language, some of the younger kids there may not have. In any case, she's still fighting the good fight and her prognosis is positive, but she's not out of the woods yet. She continues to be in and out of the hospital and is fighting to maintain a weight such that she isn't required to receive liquid nutrients. Many of you know that in years past I've run fundraising campaigns for PCH's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders to fight this very thing. I will be doing that again this year.
Instead of selling sample sets of the above chips at cost, I will be gifting sets to folks who donate $40 or more to my Extra Life campaign this year. Other than the PCF raffle, this will be the only way to receive a full sample set. I will also have the single 28 NCV chip available for a $20 donation. I'll handle all sample details and requests in a seperate thread.
And now for a group shot of the nine chips...
"But wait...what was that mixed tenth barrel in the pic from the other thread?"
Ah, yes. Those. I mean these.
These will *not* be included with the sample sets. The only way to get one is to win a tournament I host! Winner gets to choose; first won, first chosen. I thought it was a nice, relatively inexpensive way to offer trophies to my players but still give them some element of choice in the matter.
Many thanks to @BGinGA, @ChaosRock, @gopherblue, @bentax1978, and @slisk250 for their consultations in the creative process. Thanks also to @Johnny5 and @David Spragg for their respective roles in production.
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