Chip Colors for Tourney (1 Viewer)

I will defer to the self proclaimed resident expert from the 'Show Me' state, who by his own admission, has never even seen an orange $1000 chip. :rolleyes: His ability to do a 'quick search' clearly demonstrates he has much more experience in such matters than I.

My father warned me about getting into a battle of wits with an unarmed man.
 
I will defer to the self proclaimed resident expert from the 'Show Me' state, who by his own admission, has never even seen an orange $1000 chip. :rolleyes: His ability to do a 'quick search' clearly demonstrates he has much more experience in such matters than I.

My father warned me about getting into a battle of wits with an unarmed man.
lmao @BGinGA you kill me dude
 
Honestly, never seen cash $1000 in orange, quick search shows most Vegas casinos are yellow including Aria, Wynn & Bellagio (most popular cash poker games where $1000 comes into play).

edit: maybe orange 1k is AC thing.

1k is orange at Tampa Hard Rock, we call em pumpkins

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Also 1k chip in Niagara Falls is also Orange, I actually have never seen a yellow 1k chip before now that you mention it

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In other news, is anyone able to tell me what kind of chip this is? I think its Bud Jones V11? Not sure though
 
There's a lot to be said for traditional colors. The familiarity gives players a level of confidence and comfort that means they'll like playing with your chips.
If I'm playing with chips of unfamiliar colors and I have to take a second to figure out which chip is which (while I'm trying to think about all the other important things I need to be thinking about during a tournament,) I don't like it. And if I misclick and fire out the wrong chips because I'm not familiar with the colors, I really don't like it.
If using non-standard colours, then you must denominate. Otherwise, go to town with what you like?

/thread ;)


So for $500s, I believe they are commonly purple, but have also seen them as white chips (See Dunes $500 - one of my favorite chips).
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I personally tend towards white 500s, as they have higher contrast against a black 100, than a purple 500 chip will.

Is there a generally agree upon alternative to traditional tournament colors?
Also, for someone looking for non-traditional tournament colors, you could always go California colors (which are widely debated/varied as well).
I have a BCC Mardi Gras tournament set that is supposedly California Colors, and I like how it's different.

yellow 5
purple 25
white 100
blue 500
brown 1000


At the end of the day, if you're happy that's what matters. Standardizing colors makes it easier for you to play in casinos or other people's home game, etc, so there is a lot to be said about it. But we all played with non-denominated dice chips (at some point) and it worked out fine, so we are all able to adapt.
 
It’s good to know the standard colors and the official trends but, ultimately, use whatever colors you want, provided they don’t lead to confusion in your pots. It’s your set. Put denominations on them as it helps everyone, especially brand new players.

Good luck and have fun designing and choosing!
 
/thread ;)


So for $500s, I believe they are commonly purple, but have also seen them as white chips (See Dunes $500 - one of my favorite chips).
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I personally tend towards white 500s, as they have higher contrast against a black 100, than a purple 500 chip will.


Also, for someone looking for non-traditional tournament colors, you could always go California colors (which are widely debated/varied as well).
I have a BCC Mardi Gras tournament set that is supposedly California Colors, and I like how it's different.

yellow 5
purple 25
white 100
blue 500
brown 1000


At the end of the day, if you're happy that's what matters. Standardizing colors makes it easier for you to play in casinos or other people's home game, etc, so there is a lot to be said about it. But we all played with non-denominated dice chips (at some point) and it worked out fine, so we are all able to adapt.
Honest question - do California tournament chips mirror California cash chip color “standards?”
 
Honest question - do California tournament chips mirror California cash chip color “standards?”
I'd have to do some mogh research, but in the sets I've seen, the lower denoms definitely conform. I'm generally not familiar with actual chips going over $500, so I'm not sure.
 
You need to expand your horizons. :)

Orange $1000 cash chips are required in casinos located in Connecticut, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Wisconsin, among others -- and pretty much every single US state east of the Mississippi River that allows gambling, except Missouri. Many of those jurisdictions require a yellow $20 chip, hence the requirement for an orange $1000.

Nevada doesn't have hard color requirements for cash chips, but at least a dozen Vegas casinos currently use (or have used) orange cash $1000 chips. Some Nevada casinos have used both orange and yellow for $1000 chips at one time or another.

Here are just a few orange $1000 cash chips from casino chip sets commonly seen around here on PCF:

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Along with some other recognizable brands from Nevada and elsewhere:

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So yeah, most cash $1000 chips are orange in the USA. And yellow is the most common color for T1000 tournament chips.
My gawd that Monte Carlo 1k jaw drop!
 
Most home poker games on this earth are probably played with undenominated dice chips. What colors one uses to represent the different denoms is probably generally chosen on the basis of how many chips the set happens to have of each color. And not by what the standard casino colors are.

OP, unless you have a table full of PCFers, you will most likely not have any trouble with people making ”miss click bets” if you choose non standard colors. Especially if you have denominated chips. Do the colors you like!
 
To the OP, if you’ve already identified that you may have a identity problem at the table, you have an identity problem at the table. Get the colors you want but make sure they work. trust me it will eventually make you crazy when you realize you should’ve done this from the get-go.
 
What about a Cali tournament set !!
I’m making this into a Cali tournament set
It’s a work in progress
I played the hustler casino in LA and there Color’s were nice
 

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