How deep does this rabbit hole go? (1 Viewer)

[gabrielxz]

Hi from Charlotte. I just joined after doing a few weeks of research. I'm setting up a home tournament and had no idea how much variety and complexity there is in choosing poker chips. It's like peeking around a corner that you expect to be a storage closet and there's a whole city. Anyway, after ordering a bunch of sample chips, I think I like Milanos the best for price and feel. I'd like to get some blanks and get a custom label designed and printed. I sent off for a sample set of labels from Chip Up. Anyway, I'm amazed there is a community this deep for poker chips; it's great.

 

[LeLe]

Welcome to PCF.

It's a very deep hole indeed but also a heaven for poker chip enthusiasts

 

[Mongoose]

Put your seatbelt on. It can be a wild ride! Enjoy

 

[HughDrackman]

Hello and welcome! How many people are you looking at having in your tournament? Have you decided on the blind structure? There’s a ton of useful information on here, as well as people who are happy to help. Cheers!

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

Hi from Charlotte. I just joined after doing a few weeks of research. I'm setting up a home tournament and had no idea how much variety and complexity there is in choosing poker chips. It's like peeking around a corner that you expect to be a storage closet and there's a whole city. Anyway, after ordering a bunch of sample chips, I think I like Milanos the best for price and feel. I'd like to get some blanks and get a custom label designed and printed. I sent off for a sample set of labels from Chip Up. Anyway, I'm amazed there is a community this deep for poker chips; it's great.

Welcome!! This habit might be a bit addicting, so buckle up and enjoy the AWESOME ride my fellow addict!!

Spoiler: You and me this time next year!!

 

[KHarp1]

No one knows.

 

[gabrielxz]

Hello and welcome! How many people are you looking at having in your tournament? Have you decided on the blind structure? There’s a ton of useful information on here, as well as people who are happy to help. Cheers!

Thanks. It will be between 10 and 15ish people. I've been looking at BlindValet.com for running a league and handling stuff like showing the blinds progression.

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

 

[Tonysquander]

Welcome to PCF!

 

[gabrielxz]

Also, can someone tell me what the hell is going on with "racetracks"? I just bought a table from BBO and nearly all their tables have a racetrack. Does anyone actually like those things? My cards just get trapped in the transition.

 

[BamaT8ter]

How deep? Usually about one level deeper than you can afford.

 

[allforcharity]

Hello and welcome!

Black hole deep.

 

[LowerBama1714]

You need a bigger shovel…

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

Also, can someone tell me what the hell is going on with "racetracks"? I just bought a table from BBO and nearly all their tables have a racetrack. Does anyone actually like those things? My cards just get trapped in the transition.

I have one. (After people learn how to deal it isn't an issue)

Pros:
You can change out playing surface in minutes & change colors:

You can stack 100 high without trying:

Cons:
Like you said cards can be hard to pick up when they're on it but my only Con is it can look filthy after several hours when the light is on. (Some people are less greasy than others I've noticed lol)

They (race tracks) generally seem disliked here on this forum but I love my table & prefer it to 99% that I've played on.

 

[BonScot]

The rabbit hole emerges somewhere in the Australian outback!!

A warning about Milanos. They smell. Really smell. Of burnt plastic. I had to get rid of mine. From memory the black 100s and purple 500s were the worst while the other chips didn’t have much of a smell.

From what I understand the Majestic chips from Apache don’t have that issue (although I’ve never owned any).

 

[grandmeme]

The rabbit hole emerges somewhere in the Australian outback!!

Oh, does it? Righto lads, everyone in the rabbit hole, please pass your chips along to me for inspections and safekeeping...

 

[Colquhoun]

 

[improviseallday]

Welcome!

Only been here for two weeks but as far as I can tell, it goes at least this deep

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/tiger-palace-rack-sales.101067/

 

[Fran]

Welcome !

 

[TheBigTater]

 

[MrBoosh]

Hello and welcome to the forum!!! This is an amazing place indeed! You definitely should decide on your blind structure before you buy your chips so you will know how many of each denomination you will need.

 

[detroitdad]

How deep? Let me know when you find the end of the rabbit hole

 

[louBdub]

No one knows.

 

[louBdub]

Welcome!

Only been here for two weeks but as far as I can tell, it goes at least this deep

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/tiger-palace-rack-sales.101067/

That’s only the surface

 

[improviseallday]

That’s only the surface

Oh boy. What's the next level after this?

 

[louBdub]

Oh boy. What's the next level after this?

 

[gabrielxz]

I have one. (After people learn how to deal it isn't an issue)

Pros:
You can change out playing surface in minutes & change colors:
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You can stack 100 high without trying:
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Cons:
Like you said cards can be hard to pick up when they're on it but my only Con is it can look filthy after several hours when the light is on. (Some people are less greasy than others I've noticed lol)
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They (race tracks) generally seem disliked here on this forum but I love my table & prefer it to 99% that I've played on.

Yeah, I'm not trying to hate on anyone who likes it. I can see that it has some advantages for people. I just found it frustrating that at BBO all the normally shaped tables that have toppers available have the racetrack. There's not an option without it.

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

Yeah, I'm not trying to hate on anyone who likes it. I can see that it has some advantages for people. I just found it frustrating that at BBO all the normally shaped tables that have toppers available have the racetrack. There's not an option without it.

Not sure what "normal shape" is but they make this non racetrack table
https://www.bbopokertables.com/folding-table-with-led
& you wouldn't need a topper because it folds away?
If this doesn't do it for you there are several other manufacturers that make very similar tables w/o them as well at similar price points.

 

[gabrielxz]

"Normal" to me is oval and not "kidney bean" shaped. I wanted a topper because I wanted to replace my dining room table. If you know of a similar type of table that meets those requirements, then please shoot me a link.

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

So the BBO Lumen HD Classic does have the table top option so don't rule kidney bean out. (No racetrack)