Bear with me, this is going to be a long post! I hope it'll prove useful for many new members though.
Back in January I hosted a cash game, I had hosted games over the years but they had been too infrequent for my liking. I decided 2020 was going to be the year to get something regular going, I set up a whatsapp group, got around 20 players interested and was looking forward to a monthly game. What is it they say about best-laid plans...
After a profitable first evening, I decided (with plenty of encouragement from a mate of mine) to explore better chips. We'd played for 20 years with dice chips and they just weren't going to cut it. This was my first mistake...First of all I went to amazon and was almost certain I wanted the slugged Outlaw chips. I knew I had 4 weeks to my next game, so I didn't want to waste time doing silly things like getting samples...Instead, I found @Hobbyphilic on YouTube and watched a worrying amount of videos in a 12 our period. By the time I went to bed that night I had a PCF account.
I knew I wanted Paulson's like everyone else, however, I also knew that being in the UK meant I would struggle. After watching the review of the Dunes CC's 25 times, I decided to take the plunge. 800 chip cash set covering a range of stakes. I was delighted. They were shipped promptly and I then had a sweat watching for postal updates as the game approached. They arrived the day before, I raced down to the sorting office and picked them up, first impressions were, "what the hell is all this dust?" and "they look great for what they cost"! I was a happy camper.
The following night, things took a turn for the worse...The chips would not stack perfectly (I later learned that this was to be expected), this was disappointing but worse still, someone else said, "you need a better table now mate!"....The following day, I ordered 2 sheets of ply, and emailed @T_Chan to buy a custom cloth! I also decided I couldn't cope with the size issues and order some DDLM samples from @BR Pro Poker...I learn from my mistakes!
The samples arrived the same day that Covid-19 appeared in the UK. I decided to do the sensible thing and hold off on purchasing more chips as there was no telling when the next game would take place. I held onto this position for a good 2 weeks before I couldn't take it any more and I just had to take the plunge...The 15% discount code was too good to refuse as it essentially covered the cost of importing the chips.
So, it's now March, I have 800 Semi-Custom DDLM's en route, a custom cloth being designed and 2 sheets of ply in the garage. I also have no idea when the next home game will take place and I find out I am about to be a Dad for the first time. I had no choice now, I had to shove all-in and get this "project" over the line. Over the next few months I learnt more than I ever thought possible about foam (4 different orders in the end....always get a single sheet for the rail! (PM if you need a UK supplier), vinyl and spray glue. I have to mention @Irish for his advice when it comes to the build. I wouldn't have known where to start without his "upholstering a rail" thread!
Anyway, long story...slightly less long. Pics below...I'll be putting all this away for 1 year or more now I expect and need to leave PCF to make sure I don't buy any Paulson's. Thanks to everyone tagged above for your help in getting me to this point. You are all awesome!
Stay Safe and always order samples!
JP
P.S. If any UK folks want help when it comes to table builds in the future, where to get materials etc, let me know. That's the main reason for this post, and to say thanks!
Back in January I hosted a cash game, I had hosted games over the years but they had been too infrequent for my liking. I decided 2020 was going to be the year to get something regular going, I set up a whatsapp group, got around 20 players interested and was looking forward to a monthly game. What is it they say about best-laid plans...
After a profitable first evening, I decided (with plenty of encouragement from a mate of mine) to explore better chips. We'd played for 20 years with dice chips and they just weren't going to cut it. This was my first mistake...First of all I went to amazon and was almost certain I wanted the slugged Outlaw chips. I knew I had 4 weeks to my next game, so I didn't want to waste time doing silly things like getting samples...Instead, I found @Hobbyphilic on YouTube and watched a worrying amount of videos in a 12 our period. By the time I went to bed that night I had a PCF account.
I knew I wanted Paulson's like everyone else, however, I also knew that being in the UK meant I would struggle. After watching the review of the Dunes CC's 25 times, I decided to take the plunge. 800 chip cash set covering a range of stakes. I was delighted. They were shipped promptly and I then had a sweat watching for postal updates as the game approached. They arrived the day before, I raced down to the sorting office and picked them up, first impressions were, "what the hell is all this dust?" and "they look great for what they cost"! I was a happy camper.
The following night, things took a turn for the worse...The chips would not stack perfectly (I later learned that this was to be expected), this was disappointing but worse still, someone else said, "you need a better table now mate!"....The following day, I ordered 2 sheets of ply, and emailed @T_Chan to buy a custom cloth! I also decided I couldn't cope with the size issues and order some DDLM samples from @BR Pro Poker...I learn from my mistakes!
The samples arrived the same day that Covid-19 appeared in the UK. I decided to do the sensible thing and hold off on purchasing more chips as there was no telling when the next game would take place. I held onto this position for a good 2 weeks before I couldn't take it any more and I just had to take the plunge...The 15% discount code was too good to refuse as it essentially covered the cost of importing the chips.
So, it's now March, I have 800 Semi-Custom DDLM's en route, a custom cloth being designed and 2 sheets of ply in the garage. I also have no idea when the next home game will take place and I find out I am about to be a Dad for the first time. I had no choice now, I had to shove all-in and get this "project" over the line. Over the next few months I learnt more than I ever thought possible about foam (4 different orders in the end....always get a single sheet for the rail! (PM if you need a UK supplier), vinyl and spray glue. I have to mention @Irish for his advice when it comes to the build. I wouldn't have known where to start without his "upholstering a rail" thread!
Anyway, long story...slightly less long. Pics below...I'll be putting all this away for 1 year or more now I expect and need to leave PCF to make sure I don't buy any Paulson's. Thanks to everyone tagged above for your help in getting me to this point. You are all awesome!
Stay Safe and always order samples!
JP
P.S. If any UK folks want help when it comes to table builds in the future, where to get materials etc, let me know. That's the main reason for this post, and to say thanks!
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