How many you need ?Has anyone played in the WSOP here and pocketed any beauts?
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WhereI know where there is a T100 chip available for $150 if you want it.
This looks like a website from 1995. Takes me back!
yeah I was kind of thinking the same thing.. on my phone I can't even navigate itThis looks like a website from 1995. Takes me back!
Just an FYI/public service announcement. I recall reading that removing chips from the tournament playing area can result from being banned (permanently) from WSOP events and maybe even banned from all Harrah's/Caesar's casinos. The WSOP reasons are mainly to avoid "chip dumping" (i.e. passing chips to another player in the event) and taking chips out to study for counterfeiting purposes. But their rules can snag unsuspecting chip collectors who might do this, and in my eyes, the risk of trying to take chips away from a tournament is greater than the reward.Has anyone played in the WSOP here and pocketed any beauts?
I'd love to read that articleJust an FYI/public service announcement. I recall reading that removing chips from the tournament playing area can result from being banned (permanently) from WSOP events and maybe even banned from all Harrah's/Caesar's casinos. The WSOP reasons are mainly to avoid "chip dumping" (i.e. passing chips to another player in the event) and taking chips out to study for counterfeiting purposes. But their rules can snag unsuspecting chip collectors who might do this, and in my eyes, the risk of trying to take chips away from a tournament is greater than the reward.
It is very much against the rules to take a tournament chip out of play. Rule 38 of the WSOP Rules is pretty clear. I'm all for souvenirs, but there's no way/reason for WSOP to differentiate between someone who is pocketing a chip as a collector and a cheater. It would never be worth the risk to me to try that.I'd love to read that article
I'd love to read that article
Thanks. I missed that one. It's:Rule 38 of the WSOP Rules is pretty clear.
so in other words if you take some chips, you better not take 1 or 2, you should pocket like a rack of hi denoms, to make it worth the ban?Not an article. I found a couple rules under the 2018 WSOP rules that apply:
https://www.wsop.com/2018/2018 WSOP Tournament Rules.pdf
107. Chips in Transit: All chips must be visible at all times. Participants may not hold or transport Tournament chips in any manner that takes them out of view or out of the Tournament area. A Participant who does so will forfeit the chips and face disqualification. The forfeited chips will be taken out of play. It is never acceptable to conceal chips in any manner, whether in pockets, under clothing or in closed hands, etc. Chips must remain visible to floor staff, dealers and other Participants at all times.40. f. Anyone found to have engaged in or attempted to engage in any act that WSOP officials believe in their sole and absolute discretion compromises or could compromise the competitive integrity of the WSOP will be subject to sanctions imposed by Rio. The nature and extent of the sanctions imposed shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of Rio and may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
Rule 40. f. 5. does allow exclusion from "all designated affiliates" of RIO.
- FORFEITURE OF CHIPS
- FORFEITURE OF PRIZE MONEY
- EJECTION FROM AN EVENT OR THE ENTIRE WSOP TOURNAMENT
- LOSS OF PRIVILEGE TO PARTICIPATE IN FUTURE WSOP EVENTS
- EXCLUSION FROM ENTERING THE PREMISES OF CASINO AND/OR ALL DESIGNATED AFFILIATES OF RIO.
Now, would someone carrying a single low denom chip out of the tournament be penalized to the maximum, probably not, but it's a risk I'm not willing to take as a chip collector.
I'd be in jail for using a meat clever on his wrist and ruining the poker tableAlso don’t do this lol
107. Chips in Transit: All chips must be visible at all times. Participants may not hold or transport Tournament chips in any manner that takes them out of view or out of the Tournament area. A Participant who does so will forfeit the chips and face disqualification. The forfeited chips will be taken out of play. It is never acceptable to conceal chips in any manner, whether in pockets, under clothing or in closed hands, etc. Chips must remain visible to floor staff, dealers and other Participants at all times.
Yeah 2018 was like that too, I remember a senior getting yelled at cus he had to shit bad an took the chips with him in a stall lol, ofcourse they let him go since it was the super seniors event lol they prob didn’t even hearI played in an event a few years ago. At one point they moved two tables of us from one room to another across the hall. For the move, we had to bag our chips and hold the bag up in front of us as we walked to the new location.
Yeah, I've seen them do this, and to be honest I would expect nothing less. These are the marquis poker tournaments for the whole world. Hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars are on the line in every bracelet event. Game integrity should be of the utmost importance. I don't have much sympathy for a chip enthusiast trying to pocket a chip in those circumstances.I played in an event a few years ago. At one point they moved two tables of us from one room to another across the hall. For the move, we had to bag our chips and hold the bag up in front of us as we walked to the new location.
i played, never pocketed, I need every single chips to make it!!!!!!!Has anyone played in the WSOP here and pocketed any beauts?
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It’s also, in my opinion, stealing.
I’d go as far as calling those ugly.New (2018) base chip mold, colors, and spots. Same inlays, color-matched to the old 2007 set chip colors. Big mistake.
Most of the base chips are okay, with a custom house mold, unique spot pattern, and decent color combinations. It's the addition of non-matching colored inlays that give them that butt-ugly Paulson Classics appearance.I’d go as far as calling those ugly.