Do most People actually play with their Paulson chips or just collect them? (1 Viewer)

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

I have to admit if I was lucky enough to have a set of Deadwoods I probably would play them VERY rarely. Once in a blue moon.

There's actually a bit of a story behind them that influences my decision to not play them.

Some of the chips were damaged in shipping when I bought them in "2015." Why is the date important? Because below is who the refund check was made out from after discussing the damaged chips with a very nice gentleman who I bought them from....in 2015.

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From TRKing.com

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

Been working today my friend.
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Run good Brother!! And if you don't, have an AWESOME time not doing it!!

 

[louBdub]

….. It's like having a 1967 427 big block corvette in the garage with a 500HP supercharged mustang as your daily driver.

If you have a 427 corvette…. And dont drive it….

I hope you stub your pinky toes daily, and live to 100……. With stubbed ass pinky toes, bleeding all over the place.



As for chips, I play some single chips with only a few known to exist. Because they’re chips. Play them bitches and live life!!!

You’ll die soon.

So send it.

 

[DrStrange]

Of course I play with my Paulson chips. "Mint" or not.

Raking in his big pot

• DrStrange
• Aug 14, 2015

Small stakes cash game with Garden City chips

• DrStrange
• Jul 18, 2016

I have more sets than a sensible person might need. Sitting in the closet does no one any good.

Sure, I have single chips framed and on display. Those don't see action. Sets of hundreds or thousands of chips need to be used. Why else buy them?

DrStrange

 

[grantc54]

There's actually a bit of a story behind them that influences my decision to not play them.

Who are you saving them for? Best time to tell the story is while your playing them.

 

[Josh Kifer]

Every set hits felt. Plants need watering and chips need gambool.

 

[BPTDirector]

Not me. Those fukkers would see action on every possible occasion.

Oh I would play them, but with 7 sets in my rotation it would be once a year at most.

 

[upNdown]

Not me. Those fukkers would see action on every possible occasion.

Hell yes

 

[Josh Kifer]

chip on your shoulder

 

[Huskerchipper]

I would 100% play them if I still had them.

 

[megarises]

Chips were made for playing with. Every set I own - mint or not gets felted.

I wish everybody upheld this standard

 

[joeyshin]

I would 100% play them if I still had them.
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I played with mine when I had them

 

[upNdown]

I played with mine when I had them

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Does @Seeking Alpha Social Club own them now (I assume he has them all?)
If so, why not at least play with the ones that have already been played?
PLAY WITH THE CHIPS!!!!

 

[joeyshin]

Most of these were mint a week ago. They hit the felt Saturday. Pretty much 95% of the chips got into play. I made $700. If I do that 25 more times then they will have paid themselves off. Lol

 

[detroitdad]

Here I am my friend...LOL!!



All my friends know I don't felt the Deadwoods, and most of my Rounders; and that I am a collector diva with those chips. I posted as a joke thinking I was going to get all laugh emoji responses, but it appears @detroitdad , @Lil Tuna , @Eazy , @Ben8257 , @JRald07, @FordPickup92 , and my other peeps are still napping.

So my advice to you @Kage is why settle?? Buy a ton of shit and keep part minty fresh. It's like having a 1967 427 big block corvette in the garage with a 500HP supercharged mustang as your daily driver. You'll still enjoy the adrenaline from putting awesome chips in play regularly, while oggling those beautiful untouched ladies when you're drunk on the weekend!!

Good luck on your journey @Kage !!

Sorry, busy. In Dallas working.

 

[cpac54]

Most of these were mint a week ago. They hit the felt Saturday. Pretty much 95% of the chips got into play. I made $700. If I do that 25 more times then they will have paid themselves off. Lol


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Amen to that.

I got these just in time for my first ever meetup and I couldn’t get them in play fast enough!

Life is short. Play with your toys.

 

[joeyshin]

Amen to that.

I got these just in time for my first ever meetup and I couldn’t get them in play fast enough!

Life is short. Play with your toys.

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All the players loved them so they will be our go to tourney set. Runs once a month. I figure one or two more games and they’ll have that “sharp but shuffleableness” to them.


@cpac54 you got a barrel of 25ks? I just need one more barrel

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

If you have a 427 corvette…. And dont drive it….

I hope you stub your pinky toes daily, and live to 100……. With stubbed ass pinky toes, bleeding all over the place.



As for chips, I play some single chips with only a few known to exist. Because they’re chips. Play them bitches and live life!!!

You’ll die soon.

So send it.

OUCH...so that was you that jinxed my toe you bastard...LOL!!

Driven sparingly...we'll call it near mint..and this was one of 2 times it wasn't driven by me.

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

Does @Seeking Alpha Social Club own them now (I assume he has them all?)
If so, why not at least play with the ones that have already been played?
PLAY WITH THE CHIPS!!!!

YES...I completely agree!!

 

[Jacks]

I think most people here do actually play with their chips. I think the “problem” (not actually a problem) is that some of us have more chip sets than games in a year, and so our sets get very little play. Thus when sellers sell their “near mint” chips people think they were intentionally not felting them but that’s not at all the case.

Case in point, I let go of my ES cash set recently. I played that set as often as I could during the 6 months I owned it. The problem was that was exactly 3 games.

Now for people who buys sets with the intention of keeping them in the closet?

 

[jpietrella]

Everything I own gets felted...even the Deadwoods.

There's actually a bit of a story behind them that influences my decision to not play them.

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

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LMAO!! This might help.

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

Who are you saving them for? Best time to tell the story is while your playing them.

Nobody. I just happen to have a crap ton of other chips to put in play, so a few sitting on the shelf are okay. Best of both worlds!

Plus...all my peeps have heard the story at least once....okay...maybe 100 times. I'm that drunk dude that starts every story with, "I don't know if I ever told you..." And you should hear the collective, "OH F#CK!!" when a new player asks why we never play with the Deadwoods.

 

[Josh Kifer]

I think most people here do actually play with their chips. I think the “problem” (not actually a problem) is that some of us have more chip sets than games in a year, and so our sets get very little play. Thus when sellers sell their “near mint” chips people think they were intentionally not felting them but that’s not at all the case.

Case in point, I let go of my ES cash set recently. I played that set as often as I could during the 6 months I owned it. The problem was that was exactly 3 games.

Now for people who buys sets with the intention of keeping them in the closet?

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[CHP TD]

Im confused about the question. Why buy something that you wont use?

ive got paulsons and I use them.