Hello guys and gals,
After reading and searching I came to understand some things. There are two constants in the chip world. One is getting samples and two is you end up buying Paulsons.
Knowing that, I know I am going to end up upgrading some time in the future, however as it stands I am in no way going to splash big money on my first set.
Having already seens ceramics, plastics with metal inserts and some Aria Casino chips, I know I am not getting ceramics and plastic chips. I also started looking around for samples. But, I see new people like me wondering about China Clays. From what I gather they are the closest thing to real casino chips and a decent starting set, but I haven't found a coprehensive "guide" to this chip category, hence this thread CCCC.
All this is under the scope of a new guy, located in Europe, so the prices are really inflated sadly.
In my eyes chips with progressive edge designs look cooler, so that gets me looking at the Pharaoh's, the Dunes and the Bank poker chips.
However I like minimal style inlays, like the Milanos. I also like pastel colours and not bright popping ones. Milanos and Pharaoh's get the nod here.
So all in all my ideal set stylistically (if this is even a word) would be the Pharaoh's with Milano inlays. Or even better a Bellagio/Aria casino love child.
On another note, since we are talking about a small stakes game 0.25/0.25 up to 0.50/1.00 blinds max, and small buy-ins is it worth it to consider sets with 20$ denominations like the Dunes and the Bank instead of the more common 25s?
Being in Europe however makes things weird. If we are talking about new chips a 600pc set price can vary a lot. I am able to find Milano's at around 250€, while everything else goes up to around 390-450€ shipped. That is almost double the price and I am wondering why and if subjectively there is a difference in quality.
I know I am not staying in a China Clay set for life, but I expect it to be liked and used for around a year at least.
So all in all and summing up, I am waiting on samples before pulling the trigger, but would like to hear your opinions on all China Clay sets. Is there a difference in quality among them, or is it just aesthetics that govern the decissions? Do they really smell that bad? Is there a better option budget wise for a starting set?
What would you pick, suggest and how would you really choose among the china clay sets with the price also taking part in the decision?
TLDR; Quality or just aesthetic differences in Pharaoh's, Milano's, Majestic's, Dune's, Bank's and whatever else in china clay. Why are the Milano's so much cheaper?
Sorry for the long text,
Happy to have found you.
Poseidon
After reading and searching I came to understand some things. There are two constants in the chip world. One is getting samples and two is you end up buying Paulsons.
Knowing that, I know I am going to end up upgrading some time in the future, however as it stands I am in no way going to splash big money on my first set.
Having already seens ceramics, plastics with metal inserts and some Aria Casino chips, I know I am not getting ceramics and plastic chips. I also started looking around for samples. But, I see new people like me wondering about China Clays. From what I gather they are the closest thing to real casino chips and a decent starting set, but I haven't found a coprehensive "guide" to this chip category, hence this thread CCCC.
All this is under the scope of a new guy, located in Europe, so the prices are really inflated sadly.
In my eyes chips with progressive edge designs look cooler, so that gets me looking at the Pharaoh's, the Dunes and the Bank poker chips.
However I like minimal style inlays, like the Milanos. I also like pastel colours and not bright popping ones. Milanos and Pharaoh's get the nod here.
So all in all my ideal set stylistically (if this is even a word) would be the Pharaoh's with Milano inlays. Or even better a Bellagio/Aria casino love child.
On another note, since we are talking about a small stakes game 0.25/0.25 up to 0.50/1.00 blinds max, and small buy-ins is it worth it to consider sets with 20$ denominations like the Dunes and the Bank instead of the more common 25s?
Being in Europe however makes things weird. If we are talking about new chips a 600pc set price can vary a lot. I am able to find Milano's at around 250€, while everything else goes up to around 390-450€ shipped. That is almost double the price and I am wondering why and if subjectively there is a difference in quality.
I know I am not staying in a China Clay set for life, but I expect it to be liked and used for around a year at least.
So all in all and summing up, I am waiting on samples before pulling the trigger, but would like to hear your opinions on all China Clay sets. Is there a difference in quality among them, or is it just aesthetics that govern the decissions? Do they really smell that bad? Is there a better option budget wise for a starting set?
What would you pick, suggest and how would you really choose among the china clay sets with the price also taking part in the decision?
TLDR; Quality or just aesthetic differences in Pharaoh's, Milano's, Majestic's, Dune's, Bank's and whatever else in china clay. Why are the Milano's so much cheaper?
Sorry for the long text,
Happy to have found you.
Poseidon