Jake14mw
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Quick background. I have old Nexgen slugged chips that me and my group have been happily playing tournaments with for years. I love a bargain, so I got in on the cards mold ceramic group buy at 30 cents per chip. That’s the chip price point I’m comfortable with. Then came the Horseshoe Southern Indiana sale. 50 cents a chip for Paulsons! I tried to resist. Ordered some samples. I then told the wife and kids they would be a good Christmas gift, even though I have the cards mold chips already coming (eventually). Regardless of their head shaking, I think they are getting them for me.
Sorry for the too long background, here is my question – The plan is have enough HSIs for a small 8 person max micro cash game. I am thinking .10/.20 where most people buy in for $20. We play $20 tournaments almost exclusively right now. I know the HSI fracs are hard to acquire, and they are certainly out of my budget. So, my initial plan is to use $5 chip as 5 cents, the $25 chip as 25 cents, and the $1 for $1.
Again, chip budget is the main concern here. Even though it’s micro stakes, I’m thinking it will still need a small amount of $5 chips and or a few $20 chips for rebuys. I could use $5 and $20 chips from my other sets. It would be preferable to acquire other Paulsons, but I don’t think you can get them for under $1, especially ones that are not white, red or green? The other option of course is to use the HSI $5 as $5, and use some other chips for 5c. I don’t want to use the other existing chips I have for 5c because they will be used a lot, and I don’t want the Paulson/non-Paulson mix to be common. I was thinking of self labeling some china clays maybe, but it won’t wind up saving much money. Any suggestions?
I know this sounds very silly to most of you. For most of you buying Paulsons for under $1 or even $2 doesn’t require a thought, buy whatever you need. For me, paying $1 per poker chip that I might use a few times per year is a lot. It’s also my nature to over analyze things. Thanks for any advice/suggestions anyone has.
Sorry for the too long background, here is my question – The plan is have enough HSIs for a small 8 person max micro cash game. I am thinking .10/.20 where most people buy in for $20. We play $20 tournaments almost exclusively right now. I know the HSI fracs are hard to acquire, and they are certainly out of my budget. So, my initial plan is to use $5 chip as 5 cents, the $25 chip as 25 cents, and the $1 for $1.
Again, chip budget is the main concern here. Even though it’s micro stakes, I’m thinking it will still need a small amount of $5 chips and or a few $20 chips for rebuys. I could use $5 and $20 chips from my other sets. It would be preferable to acquire other Paulsons, but I don’t think you can get them for under $1, especially ones that are not white, red or green? The other option of course is to use the HSI $5 as $5, and use some other chips for 5c. I don’t want to use the other existing chips I have for 5c because they will be used a lot, and I don’t want the Paulson/non-Paulson mix to be common. I was thinking of self labeling some china clays maybe, but it won’t wind up saving much money. Any suggestions?
I know this sounds very silly to most of you. For most of you buying Paulsons for under $1 or even $2 doesn’t require a thought, buy whatever you need. For me, paying $1 per poker chip that I might use a few times per year is a lot. It’s also my nature to over analyze things. Thanks for any advice/suggestions anyone has.
