ssanel54
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Would highly appreciate your top 10 list...please? (cash game set, if you don't mind)
Check out the Le Cove Line of home paulson. Someone recently posted pron
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Check out the Le Cove Line of home paulson. Someone recently posted pron
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Saw that. They look good indeed. so does the Bourban Street chips. Frankly, I wish there was an encyclopedia of ALL Paulson chips we could look at. I am spending a lot of time now in the Media section of the forum and it is going to take me a while before I have a picture of many/most/all of the Pauslon chips.
Psypher1000
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someone suggested it earlier, but I don't believe you can search for all Paulson chips. I could be wrong...
ssanel54
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I guess I am not sure what you are really looking for. Do you want a resource for all Paulson chips, or all Paulson chips that are available in enough quantity to easily and cheaply build a playable set? Or all Paulson home market sets?
I would start with Ovo's Wiki on largest chipsets owned by members as it will give you a good idea as to whats available.
ssanel54
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I wish there was a way to search chip guide for all the Vegas, land based casinos, that are currently open, that have THC mold on their $1 chips
Great question. I can't think for any. Do they require house molds now for security?
Psypher1000
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If you go to the query facility and select H&C for the mold, that will get you pretty darn close. Doesn't taken into account house molds, but it's still a good start.
http://www.themogh.org/cg_query.php
Psypher1000
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Here's a start. Not *exactly* what you're looking for as it includes RHC, but this will give you a good start.I wish there was a way to search chip guide for all the Vegas, land based casinos, that are currently open, that have THC mold on their $1 chips
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Excellent! Thank you.
Psypher1000
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I think you mean LCV.Check these out for a harvest. RHC but not bad.
bentax1978
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Unless the stamp is worn down (and very smooth), you will likely see the impression of the stamp under the label, especially if the label isn't laminated.
Milling away the original stamp and creating a shallow recess to put the new label in is a far better approach than trying to level the recess with an adhesive of any kind. In addition to the fact that using an adhesive to level it probably would yield bad results, it would also reduce the recess depth, something that is generally counterproductive when it comes to trying to use labels.
Forty4
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Great now everyone is going to be harvesting, wish I had know about this feature when I was clicking state by state to try and find $1's to harvest. Now I'll waste even more time on that site and my list is growing.
SteveHNo96
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I may need this later this year if I decide to go Paulson hunting...
SteveHNo96
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I hate to double post but here is my advice to @kk405 and you are free to take it or throw it away, and I will be using the same grading scale found on epokerdeals.com inside the parentheses. also, only about 10% of the chips I see I actually like enough to want to buy them.
Highest: Paulson (Casino)
Everyone will guide you towards these. they are wonderful chips and TH&C are my favorite design. I would however try to get a set as cheaply as possible. One reason I suggested the Aztar earlier is because the cost is reasonable. Horseshoe Casino has been going cheaper but I think they are going to go way up by the time I can afford them again. some sets run well over $1000 just for a cash set, like PNY, another design I just left off because of price.
Second: Chipco (Casino)
I'm leaving up the old name. IIRC they were bought out by PGI but since I don't know for sure, I will use the name Chipco. These are very solid chips but I haven't seen too many for sale. I have a friend who sold me a set and they are great chips.
Tied for second: ASM/CPC (casino)
I really can't judge these because I do not own any but one big plus is these guys will make you a custom design if you are willing to pay. some of those designs have been incredible.
Check out the custom chip section. These people marvel me.
Fourth: Ceramics (Pro)
There are custom and semi-custom options here, I like the Black Betty, Desert Sands, Nevada Jack and several other designs at this level. Sal at Old West did a rack of quarters to complement my Chipco set that are this quality level. I am partial to the Wicked Spades because I have gotten pretty much universal acclaim from people who have seen the samples. even one young woman at our last poker night openly said those are the nicest chips she had seen and another friend wanted to learn on those chips only. at between 50-70c each, they aren't too expensive.
Also note that Venerati chips at only 39c each would be an exception price wise. I hate the $1 chip design but the rest of them look great. At that price though they go out of stock a lot. Still, do not let the price sway you, these are good enough chips just not customizable with names or anything. You can pay for different colors which is nice.
Fifth: China Clay, or Nexgen Pro (mid)
These are the lowest quality chip I would purchase at all. Pharaoh's chips are nice but they come with a price. Majestics are fairly nice chips but be careful because the labels are inconsistent. I also lumped Nexgen Pro into mid-quality even though it technically is an ABS chip. I have heard many good things about them and so they avoid the fate of the lowest two sets. at 32c-45c each they are good for tournament sets. I know some people who will defend Milanos to the end. I like them a bit but have heard issues with labeling.
Sixth: Cheap Ceramics (mid)
I forgot to mention these but there are some sets of ceramics that just plain aren't very good. I am not a fan of Scroll or Nile Club or Laurel Crown. I don't know if anything is wrong with them, prey tell, but I know there are a lot of issues with spinners as far as the chip goes. These are a little bit cheaper, at 35c-50c each, but I wouldn't be overly ready to buy these either. I would only buy these if there were absolutely no better chips in the first five categories available.
Next: ABS / Dice Chips (home).
I can't use these anymore. I don't like the way they feel and most don't have a denomination on them. the ones that do used laser printing to look flashy. I have heard people say the labels peel off after a couple of years. so I say avoid all of them. As I said before, the Nexgen Pro are ones that qualify as mid-grade so they avoid this banhammer.
Last: Bicycle (Store)
Don't waste my time if you are thinking about these.
Highest: Paulson (Casino)
Everyone will guide you towards these. they are wonderful chips and TH&C are my favorite design. I would however try to get a set as cheaply as possible. One reason I suggested the Aztar earlier is because the cost is reasonable. Horseshoe Casino has been going cheaper but I think they are going to go way up by the time I can afford them again. some sets run well over $1000 just for a cash set, like PNY, another design I just left off because of price.
Second: Chipco (Casino)
I'm leaving up the old name. IIRC they were bought out by PGI but since I don't know for sure, I will use the name Chipco. These are very solid chips but I haven't seen too many for sale. I have a friend who sold me a set and they are great chips.
Tied for second: ASM/CPC (casino)
I really can't judge these because I do not own any but one big plus is these guys will make you a custom design if you are willing to pay. some of those designs have been incredible.
Check out the custom chip section. These people marvel me.
Fourth: Ceramics (Pro)
There are custom and semi-custom options here, I like the Black Betty, Desert Sands, Nevada Jack and several other designs at this level. Sal at Old West did a rack of quarters to complement my Chipco set that are this quality level. I am partial to the Wicked Spades because I have gotten pretty much universal acclaim from people who have seen the samples. even one young woman at our last poker night openly said those are the nicest chips she had seen and another friend wanted to learn on those chips only. at between 50-70c each, they aren't too expensive.
Also note that Venerati chips at only 39c each would be an exception price wise. I hate the $1 chip design but the rest of them look great. At that price though they go out of stock a lot. Still, do not let the price sway you, these are good enough chips just not customizable with names or anything. You can pay for different colors which is nice.
Fifth: China Clay, or Nexgen Pro (mid)
These are the lowest quality chip I would purchase at all. Pharaoh's chips are nice but they come with a price. Majestics are fairly nice chips but be careful because the labels are inconsistent. I also lumped Nexgen Pro into mid-quality even though it technically is an ABS chip. I have heard many good things about them and so they avoid the fate of the lowest two sets. at 32c-45c each they are good for tournament sets. I know some people who will defend Milanos to the end. I like them a bit but have heard issues with labeling.
Sixth: Cheap Ceramics (mid)
I forgot to mention these but there are some sets of ceramics that just plain aren't very good. I am not a fan of Scroll or Nile Club or Laurel Crown. I don't know if anything is wrong with them, prey tell, but I know there are a lot of issues with spinners as far as the chip goes. These are a little bit cheaper, at 35c-50c each, but I wouldn't be overly ready to buy these either. I would only buy these if there were absolutely no better chips in the first five categories available.
Next: ABS / Dice Chips (home).
I can't use these anymore. I don't like the way they feel and most don't have a denomination on them. the ones that do used laser printing to look flashy. I have heard people say the labels peel off after a couple of years. so I say avoid all of them. As I said before, the Nexgen Pro are ones that qualify as mid-grade so they avoid this banhammer.
Last: Bicycle (Store)
Don't waste my time if you are thinking about these.
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Mental Nomad
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Paulsons & CPC are easier to break than ceramics, and are more expensive. It's a selling point of ceramics.
Slugged chips are even harder to break - because of the metal slug. And they're cheaper than any clays or ceramics.
I agree. I like the Noir black labels, but not the color/spot choices (which were largely copied from other sets), nor the mold (which was a custom SidePot mold that Paulson made for them.) I like the Aztars better (shaped inlays!), but if it were unlimited funds, I would not be getting casino used at all. I'd be getting minty Paulsons and/or custom CPCs, and also some custom ceramics.
You seem to have this backwards. I know you and your crew love the Wicked Spades design, and that's cool, but neither Wicked Spades nor Nevada Jacks are categories. They're just designs done on ceramics. The Nevada Jacks design was acquired by ABC Gifts and Awards, an actual manufacturer.
You like skulls, you like dark, it's all cool.. but these are just designs. The category in which they all fit is just "ceramics."
Yeah, I don't like hot stamps, either. Some people love the shit out of them, I don't. I also don't like solids. (That being said, I also have a set of hot-stamped Paulson solids. <DERP!> )
If money were no object, I'd probably fly to Australia and shove money into Stocky's jockstrap until he gave me the OK to do a huge Iron Bank set of CPC custom clays. Of the many CPC samples sets I've bought in on, the Iron Bank tourney set is still my favorite, and it's a shame the cash set was not completed yet.
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Mental Nomad
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In case you haven't looked at them, @Psypher1000 gave you an EXCELLENT link to high-quality set pron in his reply Best Chip Manufacturer... the http://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/2017-pcf-calendar-voting-thread.15171/ link will show you sets that are coinsidered very high-quality by a large number of chip aficionados, as will the HOF voting threads. (Hall of Fame.)
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/2016-hof-voting-thread.9091/
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/2015-hof-voting-thread.4739/
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detroitdad
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Thank you. Great source
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SteveHNo96
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Then why does it seem like no one likes them?
Actually technically if money were no object, I would open a poker room in five locations and then hire the individuals here to design chips that are in high demand and get Paulson to make them. Each one would have a different design, but after seeing The Metronome custom, I think that would be the way to go. The warped minds here have great ideas and the custom chips often look more appealing than most of the standard Paulson designs.
Yeah, I closed the barn door ten minutes after the horse went out. I did state all the ceramics were in that category, also TBQH, if that is the biggest criticism on that long ass list, I feel a bit ahead of the game.
Also, Mr. Nomad, I have a weird dichotomy. the people younger than me love the WS while the ones older than me love the NJ Saloon. Technically I know this is a difference without much of a distinction but you see where the pressure is.
Some of these customs have been truly impressive, I even like them more than the dark designs, but yeah, I'm out on hot stamps, to me they just look very cheaply made.
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detroitdad
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Well, to be blunt. They feel, look, and sound like cheap pieces of shit..........well, to me anyways.
links_slayer
4 of a Kind
not sure if srs....
because they're cheap, slippery, and nasty. and thing like authenticity (or closeness to the real thing used in casinos), aesthetics, and the ability to personalize/customize matter to a lot of us. "durability/breakability" is pretty far down on my list of considerations. i don't have many guys on my list that come to the game with pliers ready to chomp my chips.
detroitdad
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Mental Nomad
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Because that's largely irrelevant to to what makes a good chip!! Video bloggers aside, we don't buy chips in order to try to break them!!!
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