Decided to post here and break the ice. I've been playing cards since the college days back when we only put $1 in for the whole night and used "chips" that looked more like stuff you'd find in a tiddlywinks game. Since then, I've been through the dice chips, to "nice" set of 13.5 metal inserts (Ace/King) to my current set which is the Nevada Jack Ceramics. I have a monthly NL friendly cash game that gets out of control sometimes (usually in my favor). Recently, I've been thinking about getting another set of chips for small tournament play.
I do love my NJs, but recently I decided to see what else is out there and ordered a whole bunch of samples:
I also have no idea how to build a tournament set; do people generally prefer non-cash chips that only have denominations on them? Does it even matter?
Anyway, glad I found PCF, and I hope to learn a lot about chips moving forward.
I do love my NJs, but recently I decided to see what else is out there and ordered a whole bunch of samples:
- The Monaco's, at $1 a chip, feel surprising cheap and harsh. I really don't like the smooth/shiny look or the hard edges
- The Majestics are amazing - I really didn't think I'd like inlays since others have had bad experiences with them (like falling off or looking cheap)
- Milano's didn't do it for me; not enough color/pop and I wasn't a big fan of the design
- The Chipco Classics feel really nice, but are kind of boring
I also have no idea how to build a tournament set; do people generally prefer non-cash chips that only have denominations on them? Does it even matter?
Anyway, glad I found PCF, and I hope to learn a lot about chips moving forward.