Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
I know there are a number of factors that come into play when stacking chips. The surface you are stacking them on, if any chips are spinners or warped, even cleanliness. So when I hear terms like "a slick chip" (Nexgens) I want to see how much "slickness" is really a factor when stacking chips on a playing table that may get bumped - which is a factor to consider when buying your first set of chips.
So I leveled the playing surface. I stacked chips 4 high (because I don't have more than 4 of some samples) on top of a piece of 2-sided tape to make sure 1 chip always remained immobile. Then I tilted the field...
From left to right:
The clear winners were the chips that are most sought after on PCF - clay chips. The HHR and the casino used chips fell neck and neck, while the FDL with it's similar/same composition as the HHR held on a little longer, probably because it has a greater surface to surface area.
I replicated the test 3 times, all with similar results. The only difference being, that the CPS chips, if pressed down with a slight twisting motion "locked" in much better, and the stack held as long as the clays. All chips were pressed in the same manner during that test, but I chose not to upload that video, because that's not how anyone stacks chips.
So I leveled the playing surface. I stacked chips 4 high (because I don't have more than 4 of some samples) on top of a piece of 2-sided tape to make sure 1 chip always remained immobile. Then I tilted the field...
From left to right:
- Casino Aztar hundos - they're really brassy or something, unlike any other Paulsons I've seen
- CPC FDLs
- CPC/ASM HHR. I'm not sure when @Racer96 had these made, but their base was the CPC HHR from the S@P
- CPS (Tower & Spear if you're BGinGA) chips, custom label by Palm.
- Milanos
- Nexgen/Lucky Bees
- Ceramics chips. I think these were all OWPS, but could be mistaken. They are ceramics though.
- Paulson Private Cardrooms
- Dice chips (I needed a control group)
- Random Casino used, excellent condition chips
The clear winners were the chips that are most sought after on PCF - clay chips. The HHR and the casino used chips fell neck and neck, while the FDL with it's similar/same composition as the HHR held on a little longer, probably because it has a greater surface to surface area.
I replicated the test 3 times, all with similar results. The only difference being, that the CPS chips, if pressed down with a slight twisting motion "locked" in much better, and the stack held as long as the clays. All chips were pressed in the same manner during that test, but I chose not to upload that video, because that's not how anyone stacks chips.