My Journey As A Professional Poker Player (16 Viewers)

[Rakrul]

I don't think they're china clays, they feel more plastic I think but Paulson ain't gonna sell to TX clubs and many rooms tend to not approach chip quality like those on this forum would.

They'll spend over half a million dollars for their custom livestream though....

Well, doesn't the china clays feel very plastic-y?

And yeah, unfortunately very few casinos(/card rooms) see the value of their chips as something that represents their casino so it's not exactly uncommon.
I wonder how they ended up there. At some point you had several really awesome designs but I guess its value wasn't tangible enough for the excel ninjas to spend resources on. Topic for another thread I guess.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Well, doesn't the china clays feel very plastic-y?

And yeah, unfortunately very few casinos(/card rooms) see the value of their chips as something that represents their casino so it's not exactly uncommon.
I wonder how they ended up there. At some point you had several really awesome designs but I guess its value wasn't tangible enough for the excel ninjas to spend resources on. Topic for another thread I guess.

I'm significantly less knowledgeable on chipping compared with others here. My recollection of China Clays is from the old WSOP replica group buy we did a gazillion years ago and those felt more "clay" than the chips I've encountered here in Texas

 

[mipevi]

@Rakrul those Georgetown chips are from chiplab.com, I believe they are slugged Chinese plastic on a proprietary mold. Lodge’s chips look like your regular run-of-the-mill Chinese plastic (Matsui knock-offs) with a custom label.

 

[Anthony Martino]

My latest poker vlog #65 is now up featuring action from last weeks PLO game at Georgetown Poker Club where I flopped a Royal Straight Flush and got bet into on multiple streets!

 

[Rakrul]

@Rakrul those Georgetown chips are from chiplab.com, I believe they are slugged Chinese plastic on a proprietary mold. Lodge’s chips look like your regular run-of-the-mill Chinese plastic (Matsui knock-offs) with a custom label.

Makes sense, thanks!

 

[Goldfish]

Makes sense, thanks!

This chips are pretty common. They suck. Very slippery. Hard to stack them high. A few different games in my area use these chips.

 

[Anthony Martino]

This chips are pretty common. They suck. Very slippery. Hard to stack them high. A few different games in my area use these chips.
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bUt tHeY aRe oFfIcIaL cAsInO wEiGhT

 

[Machine]

bUt tHeY aRe oFfIcIaL cAsInO wEiGhT

So am I, but I prefer a home game

 

[BarrieJ3]

So am I, but I prefer a home game

How. Explain your magic ways!

 

[bergs]

So am I, but I prefer a home game

DeusEx was so much funnier than this guy.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Lost this one for stacks last night, he only wanted to run once, rivered quads, doh!

 

[Anthony Martino]

Vlog 66 is live where an $8 pot becomes an $1,100 pot REAL quick!

 

[raynmanas]

oof that JJJ fold pal

 

[Anthony Martino]

oof that JJJ fold pal

I don't think in the grand scheme of things it's a bad fold. That board is stupid wet with flush and straight draws to fade. I have middle set and I block myself from filling up by having an 8 in my hand.

Given there's a bet, I raise and get RERAISED and then the original bettor shoves, I could be up against top set in one of my opponents hands. If that's the case I'm drawing pretty dead.

Even if it's in the short-stacks hand and thus maybe I can make up the difference in the side pot, if the guy who's been running like god all night has a combo draw, the shorty if he has pocket Kings is further blocking me from getting there and it would actually put the player with the combo draw ahead.

 

[JustinInMN]

Vlog 66 is live where an $8 pot becomes an $1,100 pot REAL quick!

that is the magic of plo. i remeber playing 0.01-0.02 plo on Doyle's room ca 2005 and being astounded pots would go over $100 frequently.

 

[Anthony Martino]

that is the magic of plo. i remeber playing 0.01-0.02 plo and beong astounded pots would go over $100 frequently.

Yeah this was a massive pot for the stakes. Man I run good on turns, but my river game needs work

 

[raynmanas]

I don't think in the grand scheme of things it's a bad fold. That board is stupid wet with flush and straight draws to fade. I have middle set and I block myself from filling up by having an 8 in my hand.

Given there's a bet, I raise and get RERAISED and then the original bettor shoves, I could be up against top set in one of my opponents hands. If that's the case I'm drawing pretty dead.

Even if it's in the short-stacks hand and thus maybe I can make up the difference in the side pot, if the guy who's been running like god all night has a combo draw, the shorty if he has pocket Kings is further blocking me from getting there and it would actually put the player with the combo draw ahead.

i'm no PLO pro, but my donkey ass is shoving 2nd nuts there all day lol

 

[Anthony Martino]

i'm no PLO pro, but my donkey ass is shoving 2nd nuts there all day lol

2nd nuts is a chip burner in PLO long-term

 

[FDLmold]

Yeah this was a massive pot for the stakes. Man I run good on turns, but my river game needs work

Poker jeezus giveth, yet oft he taketh away.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Poker jeezus giveth, yet oft he taketh away.

Don't you blaspheme, it's those devilish dealers casting foul magicks on my rivers!

 

[Anthony Martino]

My 8th final table in 14 attempts, my THIRD 2nd place (one playing it out, two ICM chops including last nights 3-way...in b4 out of context thread!)

Also, this $30 "freeroll" costs $245 if you get all the add-ons

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

My 8th final table in 14 attempts, my THIRD 2nd place (one playing it out, two ICM chops including past nights 3-way...in b4 out of context thread!)

Also, this $30 "freeroll" costs $245 if you get all the add-ons

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You're doing something right! Keep it up, well done. Following your vlogs and slowly pretending I understand PLO.

 

[buzzmonkey]

My 8th final table in 14 attempts, my THIRD 2nd place (one playing it out, two ICM chops including last nights 3-way...in b4 out of context thread!)

Also, this $30 "freeroll" costs $245 if you get all the add-ons

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Tell Justin at the podium hi for me. I've never met him or even been to Texas, but maybe it will brighten his day.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Our winners photo

 

[Anthony Martino]

No chop, I won the Hold Em tourney for $10,608!

 

[FDLmold]

That'll buy some cat food. Nice!

 

[Rakrul]

Our winners photo

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Did you skip school to play in the tournament?

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

No chop, I won the Hold Em tourney for $10,608!

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Nice!!!! Well done, brother, you've been working at that a while now. Glad you took it down.

 

[BiGGyT]

Appropriate that you won the Battle of the Clubs with Clubs - Ac6c

Grats, hope you filmed it for the vlog

 

[Anthony Martino]

Appropriate that you won the Battle of the Clubs with Clubs - Ac6c

Grats, hope you filmed it for the vlog

I did not

They were going to livestream the final table but ran into tech difficulties