sgalow
New Member
Greetings!
My subject line... I swear I was a registered user 20-25 years ago here, but could be mistaken. I think I made my way here because of my interest in chips, and because I had heard about a Paulson Pharaoh group buy. My whole poker circle went crazy when we heard we could get our hands on some nice Paulson's, just like some of our favorite casinos. I tried to say "forgot password" and entered about every email address I've had back 25 years, but no dice. I believe I was on here for a few years chatting with folks, making buys, but then of course life happens and as of the last 2 years, I find myself living in Texas instead of Wisconsin...
Been just viewing posts and looking at pics of beautiful chips for the last 3-5 months, and figured, why not just register (or re-register) and say hey! Since I've got my eyes on some of the classifieds.
I really hope this doesn't make any waves (I read the new user "rules", and I'm a rule follower), but I was cleaning out a closet here in Texas, and came across my group by and wanted to share pics. It's sad that COVID seemed to kill in-person tourneys, but when I uncovered these (which were forgotten for at least the last 5-6 years), it just brought me joy. I'm not pimping them out, asking what they're worth, or anything like that. I'm just excited to share. If they're not sought after, I'm sure folks will still appreciate them. Bought 1000, and our group buy price was $1 a piece (which is crazy to think I dropped 1k that long ago on poker chips - I rarely treated myself to much). They saw some tourney use, but when I re-discovered them, I was shocked to see that even the low value ones weren't dirty at all, and they all have sharp edges. I'm embarrassed to admit that I've just taken them out and have been looking at them for the last 45 minutes.
Anyhoo... Glad to be here and looking forward to finding some purchases and just sharing what stories we have. Hope you enjoy the pics as well. I guess I made a good call going non-denominational as well. I was running software for my tourneys back in the day (can't recall the name) that let you pick the color and denomination of the chip in the setup, and then it showed on the monitor for all to see... Glad to be here everyone!
Sean
My subject line... I swear I was a registered user 20-25 years ago here, but could be mistaken. I think I made my way here because of my interest in chips, and because I had heard about a Paulson Pharaoh group buy. My whole poker circle went crazy when we heard we could get our hands on some nice Paulson's, just like some of our favorite casinos. I tried to say "forgot password" and entered about every email address I've had back 25 years, but no dice. I believe I was on here for a few years chatting with folks, making buys, but then of course life happens and as of the last 2 years, I find myself living in Texas instead of Wisconsin...
Been just viewing posts and looking at pics of beautiful chips for the last 3-5 months, and figured, why not just register (or re-register) and say hey! Since I've got my eyes on some of the classifieds.
I really hope this doesn't make any waves (I read the new user "rules", and I'm a rule follower), but I was cleaning out a closet here in Texas, and came across my group by and wanted to share pics. It's sad that COVID seemed to kill in-person tourneys, but when I uncovered these (which were forgotten for at least the last 5-6 years), it just brought me joy. I'm not pimping them out, asking what they're worth, or anything like that. I'm just excited to share. If they're not sought after, I'm sure folks will still appreciate them. Bought 1000, and our group buy price was $1 a piece (which is crazy to think I dropped 1k that long ago on poker chips - I rarely treated myself to much). They saw some tourney use, but when I re-discovered them, I was shocked to see that even the low value ones weren't dirty at all, and they all have sharp edges. I'm embarrassed to admit that I've just taken them out and have been looking at them for the last 45 minutes.
Anyhoo... Glad to be here and looking forward to finding some purchases and just sharing what stories we have. Hope you enjoy the pics as well. I guess I made a good call going non-denominational as well. I was running software for my tourneys back in the day (can't recall the name) that let you pick the color and denomination of the chip in the setup, and then it showed on the monitor for all to see... Glad to be here everyone!
Sean
