Chips - Your first love that hooked you into PCF.. Go.. (1 Viewer)

[as4k]

I'm here to learn and research what my first real set is going to be. I'm a sucker for the WSOP replica sets.

I still have my first set of chips, which is so cheap I'm not even gonna post a photo . Got them 16 years ago when I started playing but they havnt seen a ton of use. This place is great! For now I'm living vicariously through everyone in this thread.

 

[TRKingChips]

my favorite's are the Stallion Springs and Royal flush sets from California. When I find

a color printer I'll post a few pictures. They show a nice royal flush & Stallion.l

The Stallion Springs and Royal Flush TRK small crown chips are killers - IMHO …..

 

[Rbonus012]

First chips I ever bought off of PCF! @Jeevansluck was my first interaction on here.

 

[ParrotheadMZ]

that BLAZE orange chip is why I’m a chipper.
and the reason I love solid hot stamps .....
I had a chance to own this but couldn’t afford it at the time.

 

[Han Trinh]

View attachment 762243that BLAZE orange chip is why I’m a chipper.
and the reason I love solid hot stamps .....
I had a chance to own this but couldn’t afford it at the time.

Damn that’s an awesome set, it really pops. That Blaze orange is like fire. Man its so hot !

 

[raynmanas]

I (re?)joined PCF to find out how much these were worth to sell them for truck parts. Not a wise decision, hindsight being 20/20:

 

[Ben8257]

I (re?)joined PCF to find out how much these were worth to sell them for truck parts. Not a wise decision, hindsight being 20/20:

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So did you sell them... or wind up buying another $20k worth of chips? Lol

 

[raynmanas]

So did you sell them... or wind up buying another $20k worth of chips? Lol

i sold them. the truck parts have only gone down in value, and the chips have only gone up. whoops.

 

[Han Trinh]

I (re?)joined PCF to find out how much these were worth to sell them for truck parts. Not a wise decision, hindsight being 20/20:

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I love the color combination of this set. The red and pink chips here are my favorite.

 

[FordPickup92]

The Stallion Springs and Royal Flush TRK small crown chips are killers - IMHO …..

Stallion Springs are by far one of my favorites. I've only ever seen singles, I have seen a complete set of singles. I adore chips with horses on them, as well as hot stamps. They are just gorgeous chips. I hope to one day secure a single of each denomination

 

[Han Trinh]

I noticed Stallion Springs mentioned a few times, anyone have photos? I did a quick search on PCF and didn't find any photos, unless I missed it..

 

[Ben8257]

I noticed Stallion Springs mentioned a few times, anyone have photos? I did a quick search on PCF and didn't find any photos, unless I missed it..

They are on eBay.

The owner is a member here... will remove this pic if asked.

Freaking beautiful works of Art!!

 

[Jeevansluck]

My first arrivals after I found PCF, were CPC Rounders Stock design, 700 pieces.

I've still got it, and they'd never be sold, even if I give up chipping, I'll keep these forever. It's 1040 pieces nowadays, with custom $25K, and still as beautiful as the day they arrived. . .

 

[DZPoker]

@raynmanas sold me the first two racks of reds a little over a year ago. The rest just sorta happened!!

 

[CaliKing21]

great variety of cool looking chip sets

 

[Ben8257]

great variety of cool looking chip sets

So Armin... going to share what got you into chipping sir? Would love to know what your first chips were.

Ben

 

[CaliKing21]

my favorites are the Ca. bear variety. i only have a set of the rounders?

 

[Ben8257]

my favorites are the Ca. bear variety. i only have a set of the rounders?

I was lucky enough to win an auction with a Cow version of the rounders chips the other day.

Bear = Russia
Bear = California
Cow = ??? Wisconsin???

Lol, not sure who made these chips but I put it in a capper and I absolutely love it, makes me laugh each time I see it!

 

[raynmanas]

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@raynmanas sold me the first two racks of reds a little over a year ago. The rest just sorta happened!!

oh my god what have i done?

 

[surfik]

Posted few times but here we go again...

 

[CaliKing21]

I like your 'Cow' chip', pretty clever whoever did the design & see why you like it. I also called the Bear California

and believe when I talked to Dennis, the owner of TRK, I recall him saying it was a California, but who remember ?

 

[Josh Kifer]

I was right there with you Pat. We bought and sold a ton of the GV’s and then I found what changed my whole collection to Nevada chips.

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which turned into a much larger set. which now includes two racks of fracs.

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then I became obsessed with these

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and now I am not sure of everything I have although most of it can be seen in my gallery.

Wtf is wrong with all of us? I mean. Seriously. Hahahahaha

 

[Josh Kifer]

Me and two other people started "Friday night poker" in his garage. Ended up being fun, but we got tired of the cold garage so we moved it to a diff guys living room. Then into Mondays because of MNF. Once it moved to my house after 3 years because of a new GF, I wanted special chips since they would be used weekly. Made some horrid ceramic customs. Horrid. Then I wanted a rounders set, found ASM, and then found CT. Then made these my Bulldog Rounders.

Still got them and they got 600-700 games on them. So silky.

 

[beyondtilt]

And I'm from Boston

 

[jr8719]

For me it was these (ignore the overlabel). My first Paulson purchase — and one of the most underrated RHCs in my opinion:

 

[BGinGA]

I was hooked long before PCF was born. My first non-plastic chips were Venerati ceramics (a review was my very first CT post), and my first two clay chip loves were TRK Deadwoods and Casino Aztar secondaries. But PCA secondaries are what sent me spiraling down the deep rabbit hole...

 

[CaliKing21]

I agree, they look good. My son's name was Jack and know he would have really

liked those in his home games

 

[anstossfreak]

Grand Casino Gulfport $1s

 

[CaliKing21]

They are on eBay.
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The owner is a member here... will remove this pic if asked.

Freaking beautiful works of Art!!

One of my favorites and was able to go to the town of Stallion Springs and see the Lodge where they were used and l talked to several old timers that told me stories about the games. One I will share is the offered a package deal that included a week end at the lodge, golf both days & of course a seat in the card room. One of our members went there several timesw

 

[SMinla]

Came for the Dunes China Clay's, stayed for the Paulsons! I still really like the CCs despite the general sentiment towards them here, but I wasn't completely hooked until I saw/handled my first leaded THCs though, being Claim Stake $5s.

I'll be moving on to CPCs once if I finish up my current project/set.

Hell, I'd be pretty happy with that set of Dunes chips!
How many are in that set?