Grandpa’s Rounds is a tribute set dedicated to my late grandfather. He was an avid card player and loved to gamble. He played several card games ranging from Bourré to 5 card draw and when he wasn’t at my baseball games or spending time with my grandma, you could find him at one of the local card games in town. I miss my grandpa very much, and I hope he’s looking down on me and my family. I plan to use this tribute set every time my family gathers and plays cards, and if I host in the future, I’ll definitely plan to keep these in play. Lastly, I’ve learned that this was a great way to teach my son about his great grandfather (who died one month before he was born). He came to me while I was oiling chips and we had conversations about my grandpa to the point where he wanted to oil chips everyday just to talk more about paw paw Bobby. Never in my wildest dreams would I have expected poker chips to be the way my son would have interest in learning about his great grandfather.
TLDR: You had to read the opening but now if you wish, you can scroll down to the pics. I created a tribute set for my grandpa who played cards at various places in our area.
Before we get to the pics, I need to give thanks.
First and foremost, @timinater, your art work (technically for both of my projects) is incredible bro. I really appreciate you creating this for me and helping to get this tribute set together. Also, thanks for naming the set. Even though you didn’t realize you did! It was the perfect name for the set.
@Josh Kifer your milling services are incredible! I would absolutely recommend your services to anyone. I appreciate your help with this project, and I can’t say thank you enough for all of your help.
@Gear and @Wifey you guys are such an absolute pleasure to work with. Your professionalism and attention to detail are second to none! Thank you for getting these labels done for me. I did not expect the turnaround to be that fast.
Next, I need to give thanks for my inspirations.
@detroitdad Sunsets. @MrCatPants Heritage Club. both your sets are awesome to me, and they have meaning to you. I just wanted you both to know that these sets are inspiring to me and have a direct effect on me building a set meaningful to me. Thanks to both of you guys for the inspiration, and for being friends of mine.
@BamaT8ter you already know you’re my guy bro. I’m not posting anything here that you don’t know, but everyone needs to know this. My set has been mostly inspired by Bama’s Rounders tribute set. It was an awesome idea, and it literally fit my grandpa’s tribute set perfectly. Thank you for the inspiration and being a friend that has always been dependable for me since day one. I sincerely appreciate who you are, and the friend you been to me.
Okay, guys, it’s time for the big reveal. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present Grandpa’s Rounds - A Tribute to Bobby Jones!
The Combination Club - .25c Chip
My Grandpa frequently visited the Combination Club to play poker on Tuesday nights. As far as I know that game was strictly deuces wild draw poker. .25/.50 draw poker and sometimes $1/$1.
Mr. Boy’s Pool Hall - $1 Chip
Mr. Boy was a friend of my grandfather and he owned a pool hall one street over from his home. At nights, my grandfather would frequent this place to play draw poker with his friends. Sometimes, as a kid (probably 7 or 8 years old) my grandma would drop me off there before she went to bingo. My grandpa would even stop playing cards to come and play a game or 2 of pool with me. He knew most of the people there, so my safety was never a concern.
Chesterfield’s Gambling Shack. - $5 Chip
Mr. Chesterfield (ironic huh) had a shack in his back yard big enough to fit 2-3 tables in. His game ran daily, and after his passing, his wife even rented this place out to locals who wanted to have card games of their own (I won’t get into the specifics of that). I actually frequented Mr. Chesterfield’s often and knew him very well (as he did I). Typical games that ran there were stud, deuces wild draw poker, and bourrè. My grandfather mostly played there with his card club that played on Monday nights. He also hosted his fair share of games there as well. Technically, Mr. Chesterfield’s didn’t have an actual name, but I made one up for him. Lol
Pats Club - $25 Chip
I vaguely remember Pat’s Club, but I spoke to my mom about it before creating this chip. She confirmed my thoughts that my grandpa played there on some nights, but I don’t remember what games ran there or anything along those lines. I do remember him mentioning going there so it mattered to me enough to include it in this set.
Cora’s Lounge - $100 Chip
Ms. Cora had a club that was literally built on the side of her house. She had pool tables, a dance floor, and a full bar. As a kid, I never got to go into the lounge, but I do know that they played Stud and Bourré there regularly.
PB Dees Club Valentine - $500 Chip
Apparently, now a world renowned club, my grandfather frequented this place to play draw poker on Saturday nights. PBD (as he called it) is actually a dance hall, but they played draw poker there on Saturday late nights. One of my most fond memories as a kid was that I would always be awake on Saturday nights (no bed time on Saturdays) when he came back from the playing cards. He’d always come home between 1 and 1:30 and I’d be laying on the floor in the living room. The lights from his truck coming under the carport would always shine through the window so I could tell when he was pulling up.
Well guys, that’s the entire lineup. Thank you PCF for helping me take this trip down memory lane! Feel free to share your thoughts on the set in the comments. I’m also including more pics of the chipset below. Sorry for the long post, but I hope you enjoyed the story as well as the pics. I’ll be adding more pics in the thread showing the journey that it took to get to this point.
TLDR: You had to read the opening but now if you wish, you can scroll down to the pics. I created a tribute set for my grandpa who played cards at various places in our area.
Before we get to the pics, I need to give thanks.
First and foremost, @timinater, your art work (technically for both of my projects) is incredible bro. I really appreciate you creating this for me and helping to get this tribute set together. Also, thanks for naming the set. Even though you didn’t realize you did! It was the perfect name for the set.
@Josh Kifer your milling services are incredible! I would absolutely recommend your services to anyone. I appreciate your help with this project, and I can’t say thank you enough for all of your help.
@Gear and @Wifey you guys are such an absolute pleasure to work with. Your professionalism and attention to detail are second to none! Thank you for getting these labels done for me. I did not expect the turnaround to be that fast.
Next, I need to give thanks for my inspirations.
@detroitdad Sunsets. @MrCatPants Heritage Club. both your sets are awesome to me, and they have meaning to you. I just wanted you both to know that these sets are inspiring to me and have a direct effect on me building a set meaningful to me. Thanks to both of you guys for the inspiration, and for being friends of mine.
@BamaT8ter you already know you’re my guy bro. I’m not posting anything here that you don’t know, but everyone needs to know this. My set has been mostly inspired by Bama’s Rounders tribute set. It was an awesome idea, and it literally fit my grandpa’s tribute set perfectly. Thank you for the inspiration and being a friend that has always been dependable for me since day one. I sincerely appreciate who you are, and the friend you been to me.
Okay, guys, it’s time for the big reveal. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present Grandpa’s Rounds - A Tribute to Bobby Jones!
The Combination Club - .25c Chip
My Grandpa frequently visited the Combination Club to play poker on Tuesday nights. As far as I know that game was strictly deuces wild draw poker. .25/.50 draw poker and sometimes $1/$1.
Mr. Boy’s Pool Hall - $1 Chip
Mr. Boy was a friend of my grandfather and he owned a pool hall one street over from his home. At nights, my grandfather would frequent this place to play draw poker with his friends. Sometimes, as a kid (probably 7 or 8 years old) my grandma would drop me off there before she went to bingo. My grandpa would even stop playing cards to come and play a game or 2 of pool with me. He knew most of the people there, so my safety was never a concern.
Chesterfield’s Gambling Shack. - $5 Chip
Mr. Chesterfield (ironic huh) had a shack in his back yard big enough to fit 2-3 tables in. His game ran daily, and after his passing, his wife even rented this place out to locals who wanted to have card games of their own (I won’t get into the specifics of that). I actually frequented Mr. Chesterfield’s often and knew him very well (as he did I). Typical games that ran there were stud, deuces wild draw poker, and bourrè. My grandfather mostly played there with his card club that played on Monday nights. He also hosted his fair share of games there as well. Technically, Mr. Chesterfield’s didn’t have an actual name, but I made one up for him. Lol
Pats Club - $25 Chip
I vaguely remember Pat’s Club, but I spoke to my mom about it before creating this chip. She confirmed my thoughts that my grandpa played there on some nights, but I don’t remember what games ran there or anything along those lines. I do remember him mentioning going there so it mattered to me enough to include it in this set.
Cora’s Lounge - $100 Chip
Ms. Cora had a club that was literally built on the side of her house. She had pool tables, a dance floor, and a full bar. As a kid, I never got to go into the lounge, but I do know that they played Stud and Bourré there regularly.
PB Dees Club Valentine - $500 Chip
Apparently, now a world renowned club, my grandfather frequented this place to play draw poker on Saturday nights. PBD (as he called it) is actually a dance hall, but they played draw poker there on Saturday late nights. One of my most fond memories as a kid was that I would always be awake on Saturday nights (no bed time on Saturdays) when he came back from the playing cards. He’d always come home between 1 and 1:30 and I’d be laying on the floor in the living room. The lights from his truck coming under the carport would always shine through the window so I could tell when he was pulling up.
Well guys, that’s the entire lineup. Thank you PCF for helping me take this trip down memory lane! Feel free to share your thoughts on the set in the comments. I’m also including more pics of the chipset below. Sorry for the long post, but I hope you enjoyed the story as well as the pics. I’ll be adding more pics in the thread showing the journey that it took to get to this point.
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