Quicksilver-75
4 of a Kind
"Best chips at tournament denominations". The Ritz's $25 - $5000 wins for me hands down.
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Best tournament set (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter BigLittleSlick
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Good attention to detail; I focused on the title "best tournament set."
Fine, I can find other reasons to hate on the Ritz chips - you can have alll of those and all the PNY's and all the Olivia's and all the Bahamia's. All yours. Enjoy!
Quicksilver-75
4 of a Kind
Someone else can have all these...all over rated IMO. Especially the prices the Olivia's fetch.
detroitdad
Royal Flush
I wouldn't call that a tournament set...
detroitdad
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BigLittleSlick
Sitting Out
Yeah, sorry for any confusion, but it seems like my meaning was picked up. I'm approaching it as the new guy wanting to buy a tournament set, and just want to know what the Rolls Royce of tournament sets is. Or more accurately, the Rolls Royce, Jaguar, and Tesla of poker sets, so that I can point my sights at trying to acquire one of them. 
detroitdad
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Yeah, sorry for any confusion, but it seems like my meaning was picked up. I'm approaching it as the new guy wanting to buy a tournament set, and just want to know what the Rolls Royce of tournament sets is. Or more accurately, the Rolls Royce, Jaguar, and Tesla of poker sets, so that I can point my sights at trying to acquire one of them.
You have a budget? How many tables would you like it to cover?
ThinkingFold
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Man, doing some quick math, that could be had on the A-mold for an average of $1.91/chip in my preferred 1,000 chip breakdown.
I might need to see which designers on here have some openings available for some work.
RichMahogany
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just want to know what the Rolls Royce of tournament sets is. Or more accurately, the Rolls Royce, Jaguar, and Tesla of poker sets, so that I can point my sights at trying to acquire one of them.
GCOP.
BCC GCR gopherbluesman set in second place(IMHO).
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BigLittleSlick
Sitting Out
Maybe budget under $3 a chip, probably max of 20. This is more exploratory research at this point.
links_slayer
4 of a Kind
Might need to up that budget a bit (or a lot) if you're looking for the "Rolls Royce, Jaguar, and Tesla of poker sets" :coffee:
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BigLittleSlick
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Fair enough. How about the Audi, BMW, and Lexus sets then
.I figure at some price point I could get custom chips made that would replicate anything more expensive.
Casino Tournament sets are expensive for two reasons.
1) Actual casino tournament sets are somewhat rare. The two you've seen here - the spotted hot-stamp Aztars, and the ACF chips - there's very few such sets in existence and they rarely go up for sale. Even the less impressive but still beautiful sets like the solid hot stamped Grand Casino Gulfport and Biloxi rarely go up for sale and will sell for two or three times as much as other solid hot stamped chips. You might find something like the Aquasino chips go up for sale more frequently and for cheaper, but those don't sound like what you're looking for.
2) Tournament sets made from casinos cash chips get expensive because they require higher denomination chips which are scarce and expensive. A good example of this is the recently released Cleveland Horseshoe chips. You could start your set with a rack of $25s which would cost you around a buck apiece. But by the time you get up to the $1000 and $5000 chips, you're looking at $10-$20 apiece.
I think both options are what you'd be looking at when considering high end sets.
Now that I think about it, other quality options arent much cheaper. A lot of us use fun nite chips which will run a bit under a buck apiece. Lots of folks use Paulson fantasy chips which go for $1-$3 apiece, generally. Or you can build a custom clay set from CPC for $1.50-$5.00 apiece.
GIANTDustySquid
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That is my fav tournament set that I've seen yet
LabMonkey
Flush
BCC Grand Cardroom. Not a casino-used tourney set, but these come real close.
crussader
Flush
Fair enough. How about the Audi, BMW, and Lexus sets then
I figure at some price point I could get custom chips made that would replicate anything more expensive.
With your budget, you are at that price point.
You can build a really nice custom set with an average chip cost of $2.50 - $3.00 per chip. The Audi, BMW, and Lexus sets will start at that price point and go up from there.
Jockey mold ftw for that design imo. Closest look/feel to the actual Paulson chips you're gonna get with CPC.
Seeking Alpha Social Club
4 of a Kind
I like these:
I REALLY REALLY like these:
And I LOVE these:
I REALLY REALLY like these:
And I LOVE these:
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BigLittleSlick
Sitting Out
I really like the spot progression in the Tophat and Cane chips. They seem to be really hard to find though.
Fair enough. How about the Audi, BMW, and Lexus sets then
No intention to derail, but in my book BMW >>> Jaguar
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BigLittleSlick
Sitting Out
Well, I don't mind hunting for a while. The WTHC would be worth it IMO.
Know anyone selling any?
Jambine
Full House
Been doing this for a while. Yes, a bit unconventional but it makes the set stretch a long way
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To what end?Been doing this for a while. Yes, a bit unconventional but it makes the set stretch a long way
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Are you saving money on hot stamp dyes, or is it for versatility so you can use it as a cash set too, or what?
I imagine it works fine if you have the same nine guys over every week, but if people are new to the game or just come by occaisionally, I imagine they need some reminding of what's worth what.
Beautiful chips, by the way.
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BigLittleSlick
Sitting Out
Oh, and this:
For the curiosity, what would a set of these cost? (I know I have no chance of affording these)
ChipTalker
Flush
Affording them may be easier than finding them for sale.
Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
Firstborn, 3 major organs, and a time machine.
Jambine
Full House
Not a money issue, although I wish BCC was still around so I could add to this set. This set is for tourney and (occasionally) mico cash.
I have the values posted and it has never been an issue. In fact, all of my playable sets are non-denom. Originally I did that so I could use the same set for cash and tourney, but they just grew on me over the years. 4 playable sets now and all are non-denom.
I am working on a denominated set now. @Johnny5 is doing the art for a mill and label job on some old ASM HHR's
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