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They talked me out of $2 chips!!
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Frogzilla
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What the hell, poker chip forum?!?!
Frogzilla
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I vote you add on to the windy crest set!
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But NEW chips!
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I guess I could add on 800 -$1 and 1200 -$2 to get the volume discount with GOCC
The best idea yet! Why choose when you can do both?I guess I could add on 800 -$1 and 1200 -$2 to get the volume discount with GOCC
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I realize this is a poker chip enthusiast forum but regular people don’t like massive amounts of chips in play. Two racks per person is ludicrous. My group was as loose as they come. The amount of chips in play doesn’t mean anything.
If you are trying to get encouragement to buy a ton of new chips you are in the right place though.
If you are trying to get encouragement to buy a ton of new chips you are in the right place though.
RichMahogany
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You make 2 racks of chips sound like this incredible mountains of chips, 200 chips is not really that many.
Hell even some of these irregular people are able to manage 3-4 racks.
JustinInMN
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Fwiw when I play 8/16 live I Always buy 3 racks (2 dollar chips) and most players get in for 3-4 racks anyway. (Even if 1-3 racks at a time.) But casinos have no limit on the number of chips they put out.
I think you could probably get by on a rack per player, especially 2/4 and 3/6,, but 2 is not ludicrous either and probably helpful if doing 4/8.
I think you could probably get by on a rack per player, especially 2/4 and 3/6,, but 2 is not ludicrous either and probably helpful if doing 4/8.
With 1600 $1s and cash-happy players, you might consider 100 x $100s instead of $20s.
Personally, while I love playing with $2s or beautiful orange $3 Aces, when playing limit with $1s, I prefer that the only other beans on the table be $100 plaques. The Matsuis are perfect.
Judging from the number of chips in front of that guy with the deplorable "B" hat, that picture has been photoshopped.
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The “B” is for Bombers - my kids HS baseball team
The amount of chips in this photo was my initial buy-in
The “B” is for Bombers - my kids HS baseball team
Oh. I thought it stood for "Beer".
Still too close to that pathetic Beantown logo for comfort!
Sorry, but you are wrong in my experience, and apparently in the experience of many others. Many examples of massive amounts of chips in play abound in the poker world, both private games and in professional circles.
Wrong again - a 200 chip stack is not really very many, and far from being foolish or unreasonable.
Three strikes! The volume of chips -- along with specific denominations in play -- having an impact on play is pretty well accepted. Even documented by some.
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Only if you are an umpire in the poker chip forum league. In real life absolutely not.....accept on TV for dramatic effect. Go to any $1/2 game at any casino and tell me how many people are sitting there with two racks. Maybe one possibly two guys who have been playing and doing well for 6-7 hours. Most with have 80 chips or less.
Had a feeling you weren’t going to like that post
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Thats TV poker....the ONLY place you will see that in the wild. At a casino the floor would highly suggest you color up and may force you to. Here are typical non TV/ final table stacks.
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JustinInMN
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No limit games yes. 200 buy in for 1/2 is usually brought in mostly 5s.
However every casino where I have played limit, it's pretty much done in one demonination. In 2 chip/4 chip and 3 chip/6 chip one rack is a common buy in. Two racks for 4 chip/8 chip.
I buy 3 racks at 8/16 (2 dollar chips) because it's played with a half kill.
Now obviously home games are different and it's more acceptable to make change, smaller tables (in some cases), etc. So I would say at least a rack per player for initial buy ins is a good starting point. Two is good as well and I don't find that absurd.
Your apparently limited experience is a bit incomplete.
There are very few chip collectors in the BARGE tournaments (maybe three of us?), yet there are always 3-5000 pink snappers at each table for the up to eight tables of 7.50/15 cash games. The casinos actually top off with 10-20000 extra pink chips most years.
Why do you suppose the casinos (including Borgata (formerly Taj), Binions, Nugget, Mohegan) do that?
Ever seen @alpine0000 's cash set? He's probably added on multiple times since these pictures were taken, and he's not even a chip collector. And I never met any other chippers at his game. https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/the-bee-room-cash-set-asm-cpc.14695/
In my experience, most people love having tons of chips on the table. I don't like it, because I think it wastes a lot of time and often interferes with play as people are constantly stacking. But most people seem to love it.
I have a feeling you aren’t going to like this post, either.
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Your apparently limited experience is a bit incomplete.
There are very few chip collectors in the BARGE tournaments (maybe three of us?), yet there are always 3-5000 pink snappers at each table for the up to eight tables of 7.50/15 cash games. The casinos actually top off with 10-20000 extra pink chips most years.
Why do you suppose the casinos (including Borgata (formerly Taj), Binions, Nugget, Mohegan) do that?
Ever seen @alpine0000 's cash set? He's probably added on multiple times since these pictures were taken, and he's not even a chip collector. And I never met any other chippers at his game. https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/the-bee-room-cash-set-asm-cpc.14695/
In my experience, most people love having tons of chips on the table. I don't like it, because I think it wastes a lot of time and often interferes with play as people are constantly stacking. But most people seem to love it.
I have a feeling you aren’t going to like this post, either.
I Played limit at Borgata and other AC casinos for years before no limit was spread. Played at AC casinos since 2002. Prior to 2006 half of my poker playing was at casinos. I’ve never seen that many chips with more than two players ever at any cash game. Buys ins for $2/4, $3/6, and $4/8 were always with whites and reds. I’ve never scene a $2 chip in AC but they may exist. And every time a player gets an obnoxious stack the floor asks them to color up because it’s an impediment to the dealer. Sometimes people are dicks and say no but usually they don’t. Also never saw a $7.50 $15 game. Not saying I don’t believe it but seems like a stupid limit for a casino to spread because of it requiring .50 chips.
I honestly never saw or heard of this stuff until I got on online forums. Go to any casino and try to find tables like the pic @abby99 posted. You can’t because it is inefficient.
But for your home game obviously do what you want. None of my players would want that many chips on the table
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"Only"? Bullshit. At BARGE/ATLARGE/FARGO/EMBARGO pink chip games in Vegas, AC, and Mohegan, for example, the typical minimum starting stack is two racks, and that's for at least four tables. The host casinos often buy an extra 10K pink chips just for the event, and then they remain available for limit games all year long.
That's the pink chip game. No fracs involved. So all that time you spent in AC, and you never came across the pink chip games at the Taj, Trop, or Borgata? They've all hosted ATLARGE (which started in 1995 at Resorts. Taj for many years, Trop in 2014-15, and the Borg the last three years.) The casinos seem to love hosting that game with all those chips.
(I keep 16 racks at home for single table limit stud games. Right now, they're AS $1s...)
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I have no clue what you are talking about. This thread is months old and you seem pissed about something. Never saw a tournament with two RACKs to start...but hey anything is possible. That’s freaking stupid as shit as far as I’m concerned.
As for cash games, yes, most casinos will absolutely ask you to color up. You can be a dick and say no but they will ask when the stack gets obnoxious and in the way.
As for pink chips, I’ve never seen them in cash play outside of blackjack. Never in poker. I play in AC and a few times in Vegas. Can’t soeak for some casino in South Dakota. Show me a pic of a $2.50 pink chip at a poker table at Borgata and I’ll believe you. I HIGHLY doubt you can find that
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No pic after thirty seconds of googling, but I did easily find a couple of threads on 2p2 and pocketfives from 2009 that mention a pink chip 7.50/15 game at Borgata. I have no idea if it still runs.
Also, to lighten the mood in this ancient thread, this is my wallpaper on my computer at work:
Also, to lighten the mood in this ancient thread, this is my wallpaper on my computer at work:
JustinInMN
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The 7.50/15 pink chip game was one of the earliest and most famous games at the Trop in AC.
"Show me a pic of a $2.50 pink chip at a poker table at Borgata and I’ll believe you. I HIGHLY doubt you can find that "
Just go to ATLARGE 2019, April 26-28 at the Borgata and you can take all the pix you want yourself. "The Borgata will spread cash games at all limits, including an ARG favorite, the $7.50-$15.00 "pink chip" holdem game! (The Borgata will be adding an additional $5000 in pink chips this year to ensure that we are fully accommodated!!) "
Here's one from the Taj: ATLARGE pink chip game
- obsession-over-pink-chip-game
-pink-chip-game-at-borgata
-/pink-chip-game-at-the-shoe
-Pink_chip_game
-Pink Chip Game at ATLARGE...yes there is a black chip in there too. 3/2010:
-borgata-trip-report-pink-chip-game :
"Pink chip
Played in Wednesday morning's tournament at Borgata..lasted about two hours before having my 8s run into 9s on the first hand after the second break. Immediately went to pink chip game to see how it was looking. There were three empty seats but the floor wasn't calling for anyone and my name was fifth on a list of 8. I had the floor start calling names and was able to immediately lock up a seat. Bought in at the table for $300. I like how they'll sell a new player chips at the table rather than the cage. It's definitely more convenient for the player, but results in the need for a fill every 90 minutes or so."
Nolan Dalla: "I spent some great times in Atlantic City. There were some amazing games. One of the very best was something called “the pink-chip game,” which was played with $2.50-denomination chips. The $7.50-15 “pink” game was a perfect crossroads for every up and coming player or action junkie living in between Richmond and Hartford. Players would drive in just to sit in that game. Swings to $1,500 and even $2,000 weren’t uncommon. Pots were sometimes so big it took the dealer five shoves to push the chips. Then, it took the next three hands to finish stacking. I saw players take ten full racks out of that game."
(from https://www.nolandalla.com/early-years-atlantic-city-poker-scene/)
-"Are you near AC the weekend of the seventh? Hear of the legendary pink chip game? The AtLarge group will at the borgata.
If you cannot make it out to Run it Up Reno on the weekend of the 7th the AtLarge poker group will be at the Borgata.
3 separate private tournaments over the 3 days Friday - Mixed Stud/O8/Limit Hold'em (Then NL at the end) Saturday - NL with a great structure Sunday - BigO/Super Stud
Tournaments not your thing? Pink chip mixed games ($7.50/$15) will be running all weekend. Not often you get the chance to play Deuce to Seven or Razz at limits that aren't played with Black chips.
Good group of friendly people, including some bracelet winners, authors and people who take the game seriously. If you are interested in learning more you can find them at AtLargePoker.com"
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"Show me a pic of a $2.50 pink chip at a poker table at Borgata and I’ll believe you. I HIGHLY doubt you can find that "
Just go to ATLARGE 2019, April 26-28 at the Borgata and you can take all the pix you want yourself. "The Borgata will spread cash games at all limits, including an ARG favorite, the $7.50-$15.00 "pink chip" holdem game! (The Borgata will be adding an additional $5000 in pink chips this year to ensure that we are fully accommodated!!) "
Here's one from the Taj: ATLARGE pink chip game
- obsession-over-pink-chip-game
-pink-chip-game-at-borgata
-/pink-chip-game-at-the-shoe
-Pink_chip_game
-Pink Chip Game at ATLARGE...yes there is a black chip in there too. 3/2010:
-borgata-trip-report-pink-chip-game :
"Pink chip
Played in Wednesday morning's tournament at Borgata..lasted about two hours before having my 8s run into 9s on the first hand after the second break. Immediately went to pink chip game to see how it was looking. There were three empty seats but the floor wasn't calling for anyone and my name was fifth on a list of 8. I had the floor start calling names and was able to immediately lock up a seat. Bought in at the table for $300. I like how they'll sell a new player chips at the table rather than the cage. It's definitely more convenient for the player, but results in the need for a fill every 90 minutes or so."
Nolan Dalla: "I spent some great times in Atlantic City. There were some amazing games. One of the very best was something called “the pink-chip game,” which was played with $2.50-denomination chips. The $7.50-15 “pink” game was a perfect crossroads for every up and coming player or action junkie living in between Richmond and Hartford. Players would drive in just to sit in that game. Swings to $1,500 and even $2,000 weren’t uncommon. Pots were sometimes so big it took the dealer five shoves to push the chips. Then, it took the next three hands to finish stacking. I saw players take ten full racks out of that game."
(from https://www.nolandalla.com/early-years-atlantic-city-poker-scene/)
-"Are you near AC the weekend of the seventh? Hear of the legendary pink chip game? The AtLarge group will at the borgata.
If you cannot make it out to Run it Up Reno on the weekend of the 7th the AtLarge poker group will be at the Borgata.
3 separate private tournaments over the 3 days Friday - Mixed Stud/O8/Limit Hold'em (Then NL at the end) Saturday - NL with a great structure Sunday - BigO/Super Stud
Tournaments not your thing? Pink chip mixed games ($7.50/$15) will be running all weekend. Not often you get the chance to play Deuce to Seven or Razz at limits that aren't played with Black chips.
Good group of friendly people, including some bracelet winners, authors and people who take the game seriously. If you are interested in learning more you can find them at AtLargePoker.com"
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JustinInMN
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From this list I played limit at Canterbury Park, Treasure Island (MN), Running Aces, Potowatami, Bellagio, Flamingo, and the Mirage.
Everyone one of these places did all one color for buy ins. You can even check my limit stack posts in the "live stakes" thread.
Maybe there was a time it was different, but in my 16 years of play, it's been done this way everywhere I have played live.
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The 7.50/15 pink chip game was one of the earliest and most famous games at the Trop in AC.
"Show me a pic of a $2.50 pink chip at a poker table at Borgata and I’ll believe you. I HIGHLY doubt you can find that "
Just go to ATLARGE 2019, April 26-28 at the Borgata and you can take all the pix you want yourself. "The Borgata will spread cash games at all limits, including an ARG favorite, the $7.50-$15.00 "pink chip" holdem game! (The Borgata will be adding an additional $5000 in pink chips this year to ensure that we are fully accommodated!!) "
Here's one from the Taj: ATLARGE pink chip game
- obsession-over-pink-chip-game
-pink-chip-game-at-borgata
-/pink-chip-game-at-the-shoe
-Pink_chip_game
-Pink Chip Game at ATLARGE...yes there is a black chip in there too. 3/2010:
-borgata-trip-report-pink-chip-game :
"Pink chip
Played in Wednesday morning's tournament at Borgata..lasted about two hours before having my 8s run into 9s on the first hand after the second break. Immediately went to pink chip game to see how it was looking. There were three empty seats but the floor wasn't calling for anyone and my name was fifth on a list of 8. I had the floor start calling names and was able to immediately lock up a seat. Bought in at the table for $300. I like how they'll sell a new player chips at the table rather than the cage. It's definitely more convenient for the player, but results in the need for a fill every 90 minutes or so."
Nolan Dalla: "I spent some great times in Atlantic City. There were some amazing games. One of the very best was something called “the pink-chip game,” which was played with $2.50-denomination chips. The $7.50-15 “pink” game was a perfect crossroads for every up and coming player or action junkie living in between Richmond and Hartford. Players would drive in just to sit in that game. Swings to $1,500 and even $2,000 weren’t uncommon. Pots were sometimes so big it took the dealer five shoves to push the chips. Then, it took the next three hands to finish stacking. I saw players take ten full racks out of that game."
(from https://www.nolandalla.com/early-years-atlantic-city-poker-scene/)
-"Are you near AC the weekend of the seventh? Hear of the legendary pink chip game? The AtLarge group will at the borgata.
If you cannot make it out to Run it Up Reno on the weekend of the 7th the AtLarge poker group will be at the Borgata.
3 separate private tournaments over the 3 days Friday - Mixed Stud/O8/Limit Hold'em (Then NL at the end) Saturday - NL with a great structure Sunday - BigO/Super Stud
Tournaments not your thing? Pink chip mixed games ($7.50/$15) will be running all weekend. Not often you get the chance to play Deuce to Seven or Razz at limits that aren't played with Black chips.
Good group of friendly people, including some bracelet winners, authors and people who take the game seriously. If you are interested in learning more you can find them at AtLargePoker.com"
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What is this? Some type of club? Do they tell the Borgata “we are coming with a bunch of people so can you spread a game using $2.50 chips?”. So this is some special occasion BS...not a regular game run on a regular basis....
Here are the cash games being spread at Borgata right now.....don’t see any goofy limits with odd chips.
https://www.theborgata.com/casino/poker/game-report
And for the rest of the city
https://www.pokeratlas.com/poker-cash-games/atlantic-city-new-jersey
And here is Vegas. The famous “Club Fortune Casino” has $.50/1 NL
https://www.pokeratlas.com/poker-cash-games/las-vegas-nevada
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