jrs146
Straight
It’s been about 1 year now since I got the poker chip bug. I’ve always really loved poker chips, I just didn’t really understand the true depths of this hobby until about a year ago. For a long time I had what I thought was a cool set that I got off of eBay. I think they were called Kings Casino chips. I got to pick my denominations and they looked/felt better than dice chips. I got a lot of use out of them.
After a while I stumbled on to China Clay chips and I bought a large set of Milanos. I actually really hated them. They felt and smelled weird. I was so crushed and I kept searching online for alternatives… that’s when I found this website. It actually took me several years to build up the courage to take the plunge into nicer chips, which was about a year ago.
When I finally decided to buy a set of Paulsons, I didn’t know much at the time and I stumbled onto a small set of Grand Victorias here on the forum. They seemed reasonably priced so I bought them. Since then, I’ve been adding to it and I’m mostly complete if I could just find a few more barrels. I’ve grown to really really love this set. The colors are awesome, the weight of the chips are awesome. I love the leaded look. And since they were my first real chips I have a nostalgia for them.
As I was building this set I came across the forum page sponsored by the Chip Room. At this time the Jack Cincinnati sale was going on. I really wanted to start building a tournament set. After looking at many options and buying a few sets that didn’t really fit the bill. I found the Jack Cincinnati White label set. This was literally the perfect set for me. Real Casino chips. Solid colors. Lots of denominations. And there were enough out there to actually build a large enough set. I’ll admit… I went a little crazy on these. But I really love them. Now I need to continue to grow my game. I’m up to 3 tables and could easily do more if I had more space. I completed my rack of 25k since this pic but I didn’t want to line them all up for another shot.
Now since I had already invested in the Jack Cinci tournament chips I thought it would be nice to have the cash chips also. I think this is a really fun set and I’m glad I had the chance to buy most of them while the chip room sale was active. They’re my friends favorites also.
Finally, I thought it would be a really fun project to design and build my own custom set. I was very deep down the rabbit hole of designing a CPC set. I had my inlays designed by a forum member here. Then, I got a sample set from CPC and I wasn’t 100% sure that I loved the feel of the chips. I was likely still going to order a set but I was worried that for the price… what if I regret it? Then I found a post here about a Cards Mold group buy. For the price of the chips, I figured what could hurt? So I ordered a tournament set.
When I got these chips I was blown away with how awesome they were. Are they Paulson’s? No. But for the price, they’re amazing. They were a huge hit at my last tournament.
Finally, it only seemed right to add a Cards Mold cash set also. So I took advantage of another group buy for those. Also I added onto my tournament set to expand it a little more.
I really love how both the cash and tournament set turned out!
Not sure what’s next for me. Maybe some THC’s. But I’m not entirely sure they’re worth the premium to me. I’m very happy with what I’ve acquired thus far. And thanks to PCF for being such a fun and helpful place to hang out in. I’ve met some fantastic people who I keep in touch with regularly. I’ve even had someone come to my home game. This is an incredible community!
After a while I stumbled on to China Clay chips and I bought a large set of Milanos. I actually really hated them. They felt and smelled weird. I was so crushed and I kept searching online for alternatives… that’s when I found this website. It actually took me several years to build up the courage to take the plunge into nicer chips, which was about a year ago.
When I finally decided to buy a set of Paulsons, I didn’t know much at the time and I stumbled onto a small set of Grand Victorias here on the forum. They seemed reasonably priced so I bought them. Since then, I’ve been adding to it and I’m mostly complete if I could just find a few more barrels. I’ve grown to really really love this set. The colors are awesome, the weight of the chips are awesome. I love the leaded look. And since they were my first real chips I have a nostalgia for them.
As I was building this set I came across the forum page sponsored by the Chip Room. At this time the Jack Cincinnati sale was going on. I really wanted to start building a tournament set. After looking at many options and buying a few sets that didn’t really fit the bill. I found the Jack Cincinnati White label set. This was literally the perfect set for me. Real Casino chips. Solid colors. Lots of denominations. And there were enough out there to actually build a large enough set. I’ll admit… I went a little crazy on these. But I really love them. Now I need to continue to grow my game. I’m up to 3 tables and could easily do more if I had more space. I completed my rack of 25k since this pic but I didn’t want to line them all up for another shot.
Now since I had already invested in the Jack Cinci tournament chips I thought it would be nice to have the cash chips also. I think this is a really fun set and I’m glad I had the chance to buy most of them while the chip room sale was active. They’re my friends favorites also.
Finally, I thought it would be a really fun project to design and build my own custom set. I was very deep down the rabbit hole of designing a CPC set. I had my inlays designed by a forum member here. Then, I got a sample set from CPC and I wasn’t 100% sure that I loved the feel of the chips. I was likely still going to order a set but I was worried that for the price… what if I regret it? Then I found a post here about a Cards Mold group buy. For the price of the chips, I figured what could hurt? So I ordered a tournament set.
When I got these chips I was blown away with how awesome they were. Are they Paulson’s? No. But for the price, they’re amazing. They were a huge hit at my last tournament.
Finally, it only seemed right to add a Cards Mold cash set also. So I took advantage of another group buy for those. Also I added onto my tournament set to expand it a little more.
I really love how both the cash and tournament set turned out!
Not sure what’s next for me. Maybe some THC’s. But I’m not entirely sure they’re worth the premium to me. I’m very happy with what I’ve acquired thus far. And thanks to PCF for being such a fun and helpful place to hang out in. I’ve met some fantastic people who I keep in touch with regularly. I’ve even had someone come to my home game. This is an incredible community!
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