Snappers... (1 Viewer)

[Vic_Vinegar81]

What the hell are snappers?

 

[joeyshin]

Bobby Bad Fingers

 

[Vic_Vinegar81]

Right, that helps tremendously.

 

[grebe]

fish. red ones.

$2.50 chips. Half a red chip....snappers, right?

 

[Dodger]

Too fiddy. ($2.50)

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

 

[auto]

Snappers are $2.50 chips.

They are used by casinos in blackjack or 21 games. If a player makes a $5 bet and they hit blackjack the dealer issues a $2.50 chip as part of the $7.50 payout.

 

[Vic_Vinegar81]

Purdy chips! Understood on the terminology now.

 

[allforcharity]

Snappers are $2.50 chips.

They are used by casinos in blackjack or 21 games. If a player makes a $5 bet and they hit blackjack the dealer issues a $2.50 chip as part of the $7.50 payout.

Unfortunately, becoming less and less relevant nowadays, since more casinos are using a piddly 6:5 blackjack payout now.

 

[ekricket]

Unfortunately, becoming less and less relevant nowadays, since more casinos are using a piddly 6:5 blackjack payout now.

The $3 chip, the Tilapia

 

[allforcharity]

The $3 chip, the Tilapia

Or perhaps a $6 Mackerel?

 

[mtl mile end]

C'mon, somebody pull out the origin story. I remember it's interesting, I just don't remember what it is.

 

[joeyshin]

Something about making a snapping sound when pulled

 

[mtl mile end]

Something about making a snapping sound when pulled

I found this response disturbing. I thought you were trolling me, but it sounded strangely "correct". So I used my friend "Search".

As first posted here by @ReallyGoodUsername:

Pulled from here: https://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/showthread.php?14098-The-Demise-of-the-Snapper

"1.) Years ago when all blackjack was dealt with the player's two cards face down, a snapper referred to the sound a player would make with their cards when finding that they were dealt "21" and turning over the cards with a crisp "snap" sound for the dealer to pay them at 3-2. Many old blackjack dealers and casino employees still refer to a natural 21 as a snapper.

2.) The $2.50 chip was designed to more efficiently pay off a natural 21 when there is a $5 bet. The dealer will lay a $5 chip next to the player's original bet, then pop the $2.50 chip atop the two others with a distinctive motion. The sound, or "snap", made by the chips became associated with these unique $2.50 chips."

 

[AlbinoDragon]

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...dge-that-a-2-50-chip-snapper.9864/post-140404

The sound is when the dealer would "snap" it against the bet being paid.