Wanted Looking for a rack of best chips you have (1 Viewer)

[InstinctPro]

Looking for a rack or possibly 2 of chips like Top Hat, Cincinnati Jack, or any other chips of similar quality. Denominations would either be all of them in 1's, 25's, or 100's. Would also be interested in smaller sets, don't really want to go over 200 chips total. Also want to keep the budget in the hundreds if possible. The condition can be used as long as it isn't too worn noticeably.

 

[Ben8257]

Well... that is a bit vague! Lol

JACKS Cincy chips are mostly sub $1 each while Windwalker is selling some ACFs for $27k for 400 chips. There are a few in between though.

Typically a potential seller would want to know how many of each denomination that you want, condition, total budget. Are info you may want to share to help others figure out exactly what you are looking for.

Good luck with the hunt!
Fellow Chipper Ben

 

[InstinctPro]

Well... that is a bit vague! Lol

JACKS Cincy chips are mostly sub $1 each while Windwalker is selling some ACFs for $27k for 400 chips. There are a few in between though.

Typically a potential seller would want to know how many of each denomination that you want, condition, total budget. Are info you may want to share to help others figure out exactly what you are looking for.

Good luck with the hunt!
Fellow Chipper Ben

Thanks, updated the thread.

 

[LeLe]

Agreed with Ben, it better to set some guideline

Example will be looking for a Paulson set of 500

Denomination $1/$5/$25/$100/$500 in 200/200/80/20

 

[softchewy]

to clarify...
Are you looking for just one rack of Paulson chips?
... and that rack can be either all $1s, all $25s or all $100s?

 

[InstinctPro]

to clarify...
Are you looking for just one rack of Paulson chips?
... and that rack can be either all $1s, all $25s or all $100s?

Yeah exactly what I meant

 

[kaimat]

It may be better to look for samples of different kinds of chips -- there may even be a thread where a set of samples is passed from member to member, iirc.

It would be wise to compare THC and RHC as well as different levels of wear so you can see firsthand how condition and style changes how the chips feel and sound.

 

[softchewy]

Yeah exactly what I meant

will these be used with other chips or just by themselves?

 

[Ben8257]

Do you plan to build a set around this rack? Just looking for something cool?

 

[InstinctPro]

It may be better to look for samples of different kinds of chips -- there may even be a thread where a set of samples is passed from member to member, iirc.

It would be wise to compare THC and RHC as well as different levels of wear so you can see firsthand how condition and style changes how the chips feel and sound.

Good idea, I might actually look into that.

will these be used with other chips or just by themselves?

Usually, I only play with 2 people for fun so it would be by themselves. I'd be interested in getting more if I really like them.

Do you plan to build a set around this rack? Just looking for something cool?

I mostly asked for a rack because I didn't want a ton of chips since they wouldn't be used. I'd be interested in 200 but that's the max that I am thinking of for now.

 

[LeLe]

Usually, I only play with 2 people for fun so it would be by themselves. I'd be interested in getting more if I really like them.

I mostly asked for a rack because I didn't want a ton of chips since they wouldn't be used. I'd be interested in 200 but that's the max that I am thinking of for now.

If that the case and with the Budget you can try to get a used set like Jack Cincin of $1 x 100 $5 x 60 $25 x 20 $100 x 20

It enough chip for 3-4 player and Jack Cincin are quite cheap at the moment

 

[BSteck]

Starbursts! The gateway chip.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Good idea, I might actually look into that.

Usually, I only play with 2 people for fun so it would be by themselves. I'd be interested in getting more if I really like them.

I mostly asked for a rack because I didn't want a ton of chips since they wouldn't be used. I'd be interested in 200 but that's the max that I am thinking of for now.

This is still rather vague. May I suggest you tell us in detail what these games with two people are like. Is it you and two other people, or two people heads up? More than likely you will want more than one denomination of chips, but still easy to get a nice set with 100 or 200 chips. Tell us if you play cash or tournament style of game and if cash, then what blind levels. Like nickel / dime? 25 cents / 50 cents? $1 / $2, or something else. Once we have more details, we can make some good suggestions for you to choose from.

Good Luck and welcome to chipping!

 

[Ben8257]

This has a nice (60) $1/ (80) $5/ (40) $25/ (20) $100 - 200 chip Breakdown written all over it! Would also allow for a 3rd person to join the party! But I don't understand the point of all the same denom chips here.

 

[InstinctPro]

This has a nice (60) $1/ (80) $5/ (40) $25/ (20) $100 - 200 chip Breakdown written all over it! Would also allow for a 3rd person to join the party! But I don't understand the point of all the same denom chips here.

This is still rather vague. May I suggest you tell us in detail what these games with two people are like. Is it you and two other people, or two people heads up? More than likely you will want more than one denomination of chips, but still easy to get a nice set with 100 or 200 chips. Tell us if you play cash or tournament style of game and if cash, then what blind levels. Like nickel / dime? 25 cents / 50 cents? $1 / $2, or something else. Once we have more details, we can make some good suggestions for you to choose from.

Good Luck and welcome to chipping!

Yeah, I would be interested in a 200 chipset. I guess I didn't think out the denominations out enough. Sometimes I play heads up with friends and a tournament style. We usually start off with 20000 and then have 25/50 blinds.

 

[BSteck]

Looking for a rack

I'd be interested in getting more

I'd be interested in 200 but that's the max

Yeah, I would be interested in a 200 chipset.

Keep going... For just a few more chips you could cover a table of 8.

 

[FordPickup92]

Oh boy. I have a rack of Jack's 25s

 

[InstinctPro]

Keep going... For just a few more chips you could cover a table of 8.

I might get talked into 500 at this rate lol

 

[FordPickup92]

Also the smaller style at you're looking for is called a heads up set, and they are around

 

[FordPickup92]

Also the smaller style set you're looking for is called a heads up set, and they are around

Sorry for the double post, can't edit

 

[BSteck]

I might get talked into 500 at this rate lol

Lots of help on this site to get you there.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/resources/poker-set-selection-tool.90/

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

I might get talked into 500 at this rate lol

Now you are starting to understand how PCF works!

 

[Coyotesetter]

Sir, i feel like you decided you want to smoke crack while someone chokes you but you haven't even tried a beer yet. Careful what you wish for.

 

[Carnth]

Looking for a rack or possibly 2 of chips like Top Hat, Cincinnati Jack, or any other chips of similar quality.

I might get talked into 500 at this rate lol

Hello fellow poker chip newbie!

After reading your posts I wanted to throw in my two cents from one new member to another.

But here's "the bottom line" advice: Buy 1 rack (which is 100 chips) of Jack Cincy $5 chips from TheChipRoom.
That's it. Just do that to get your started.

Full disclosure, I bought Jack Cincy as my first chips from @TheChipRoom and was extremely pleased. And TheChipRoom is a world-class vendor. I placed my order Sunday night and they were in the mail Monday morning.

Here's why I recommend this course of action:

• You already said that you wanted to get Cincinnati Jack chips or any other chips of similar quality. So, why not just get them?
  Cincinnati Jack $5 chips are the least expensive "casino quality" chip you can buy right now.
  100 of the $5 chips will cost you less than $70 including shipping if you live in the continental US (CONUS).
• 100 chips is enough to play a heads-up tournament where both players each have 50 chips. Or a 4 player tournament where each has 25 chips. etc.
  100 chips is also more than enough to get a feel for how they play, stack, and shuffle (if you know how to shuffle chips).
• Jack Cincinnati chips are made by Paulson. A company owned my "Gaming Partners International" (GPI). If you played in a casino in the United States, chances are likely they were using Paulson chips. About 90%-95% of Casinos in the USA use Paulson.
  All Paulson chips regardless of the mold they were stamped in, and the colors used to make them, more-or-less "feel" the same when using/stacking them. (Newbs won't be able to tell any difference.)
• Jack Cincy chips come from and were used in a real casino. So they're the "real" thing. Some people say other chips are "as close are you're going to get to real," but in this case, Jack Cincy chips are actually "real."
  The casino was named Jack, but they got bought out, and the new owners wanted to use the name "Hard Rock" instead, so they had to get all new chips and decided to sell the old ones. TheChipRoom bought a truck load (literally) of these old chips and then sold them on this forum. This is also why they are so cheap (especially the $5 chips).
• Since these chips were used in a casino, they are going to be slightly worn and look used. This will bother some collectors. But if you actually want to play your chips, it might be better to get used because they are already "broken in." Of course this is all purely personal opinion and the only way to find out if you like new or used better it to actually buy both and see for yourself.

To sum up, the Jack Cincy $5 chips are:
"Real" casino chips, cheap but used, readily available if you want more.

Here's how to get them:
Go to this forum post.
This is the "official" TheChipRoom Jack Cincinnati sales post.
Scroll down until you see "$5 Jack Cleaned" and click on the link. (See the screen shot of where to click.)

"Cleaned" is the only $5 chip still available, the $1 chips and the $5 used are sold out.
When you click the link, it will open the PayPal website and show you a shopping cart. Adjust the quantity of chip to the amount you want (I recommend 100 to start).
And simply "check out" using the PayPal website. You'll have your chips in less than a week (in conus).


After you get your first rack of chips, you can stack them, get a good idea for how they feel and play. If you like them you can then consider adding more $5 chips or going all-in for the 900 chip set that TheChipRoom offers.

This is what I did and the 900 set makes for a great cash game set (even micro stakes if you count $5 as 5¢) or as tournament set. To get them, scroll down further in the same post and click the 900 chip set link.

These sets are the only way to get the other dollar denominations ($1, $25, $100, $500) from TheChipRoom that I know of because all the other links result in "sold out" on the PayPal website. (Or you can place a wanted ad for other denoms and try to buy from other forum members.)

I hope this will help you get started, and if you want to read about how I got started on this forum and my first purchase, you can read all about it here.

 

[InstinctPro]

Hello fellow poker chip newbie!

After reading your posts I wanted to throw in my two cents from one new member to another.

But here's "the bottom line" advice: Buy 1 rack (which is 100 chips) of Jack Cincy $5 chips from TheChipRoom.
That's it. Just do that to get your started.

Full disclosure, I bought Jack Cincy as my first chips from @TheChipRoom and was extremely pleased. And TheChipRoom is a world-class vendor. I placed my order Sunday night and they were in the mail Monday morning.

Here's why I recommend this course of action:

• You already said that you wanted to get Cincinnati Jack chips or any other chips of similar quality. So, why not just get them?
  Cincinnati Jack $5 chips are the least expensive "casino quality" chip you can buy right now.
  100 of the $5 chips will cost you less than $70 including shipping if you live in the continental US (CONUS).
• 100 chips is enough to play a heads-up tournament where both players each have 50 chips. Or a 4 player tournament where each has 25 chips. etc.
  100 chips is also more than enough to get a feel for how they play, stack, and shuffle (if you know how to shuffle chips).
• Jack Cincinnati chips are made by Paulson. A company owned my "Gaming Partners International" (GPI). If you played in a casino in the United States, chances are likely they were using Paulson chips. About 90%-95% of Casinos in the USA use Paulson.
  All Paulson chips regardless of the mold they were stamped in, and the colors used to make them, more-or-less "feel" the same when using/stacking them. (Newbs won't be able to tell any difference.)
• Jack Cincy chips come from and were used in a real casino. So they're the "real" thing. Some people say other chips are "as close are you're going to get to real," but in this case, Jack Cincy chips are actually "real."
  The casino was named Jack, but they got bought out, and the new owners wanted to use the name "Hard Rock" instead, so they had to get all new chips and decided to sell the old ones. TheChipRoom bought a truck load (literally) of these old chips and then sold them on this forum. This is also why they are so cheap (especially the $5 chips).
• Since these chips were used in a casino, they are going to be slightly worn and look used. This will bother some collectors. But if you actually want to play your chips, it might be better to get used because they are already "broken in." Of course this is all purely personal opinion and the only way to find out if you like new or used better it to actually buy both and see for yourself.

To sum up, the Jack Cincy $5 chips are:
"Real" casino chips, cheap but used, readily available if you want more.

Here's how to get them:
Go to this forum post.
This is the "official" TheChipRoom Jack Cincinnati sales post.
Scroll down until you see "$5 Jack Cleaned" and click on the link. (See the screen shot of where to click.)
View attachment 791623

"Cleaned" is the only $5 chip still available, the $1 chips and the $5 used are sold out.
When you click the link, it will open the PayPal website and show you a shopping cart. Adjust the quantity of chip to the amount you want (I recommend 100 to start).
And simply "check out" using the PayPal website. You'll have your chips in less than a week (in conus).


After you get your first rack of chips, you can stack them, get a good idea for how they feel and play. If you like them you can then consider adding more $5 chips or going all-in for the 900 chip set that TheChipRoom offers.

This is what I did and the 900 set makes for a great cash game set (even micro stakes if you count $5 as 5¢) or as tournament set. To get them, scroll down further in the same post and click the 900 chip set link.
View attachment 791631
These sets are the only way to get the other dollar denominations ($1, $25, $100, $500) from TheChipRoom that I know of because all the other links result in "sold out" on the PayPal website. (Or you can place a wanted ad for other denoms and try to buy from other forum members.)

I hope this will help you get started, and if you want to read about how I got started on this forum and my first purchase, you can read all about it here.

Thanks this was very helpful. I think I'm going to get some to start out and see where it goes.

 

[Carnth]

Thanks this was very helpful. I think I'm going to get some to start out and see where it goes.

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