Harvesting Paris Chips - Tell Us Your Story! (3 Viewers)

[nezara]

Anyone got 1's for sale at a reasonable price I'd love to buy about 4 racks. If 5's are available at face I'd buy some of those too.

 

[JeepologyOffroad]

 

[CDC]

Thanks enjoyed the stories!
Never thought it was that hard ( I played in Macau and European casino's, where buying chips from the cage has always been straight forward).

 

[BarrieJ3]

 

[Marius L]

Thanks enjoyed the stories!
Never thought it was that hard ( I played in Macau and European casino's, where buying chips from the cage has always been straight forward).

Before the wsop, that was hard.

 

[FDLmold]

Paris Casino Cashier: Man, boss was mad at us, thousands of $1 and $2 chips, brand new, all missing. Screwballs bought them and never cashed them back in.

Casino w/Icon Chips: Whoa that's crazy! We count every day and literally every single chip is still in our possession. Nobody wants our chips. In fact, I think we sometimes end up with extras. Like the jokes about forgetting two Machine Gun Kelly tickets in the front of your car, then thieves break the window and now you have six Machine Gun Kelly tickets.

 

[slisk250]

Anyone got 1's for sale at a reasonable price I'd love to buy about 4 racks. If 5's are available at face I'd buy some of those too.

morning flight, get your own, evening departure. Probably still cheaper than buying here.

 

[bergs]

There are zero games spreading $2 chips. I looked every day, was going to sit and walk out with 10 racks if they spread one.

 

[bergs]

Will Paris have a poker room after this or they’re only doing it for the WSOP? The cash tables are all in the main tourney ballroom so I’m leaning towards no but thought I’d ask.

 

[BarrieJ3]

Will Paris have a poker room after this or they’re only doing it for the WSOP? The cash tables are all in the main tourney ballroom so I’m leaning towards no but thought I’d ask.

I asked this a couple times. Most dealers had no friggin clue about anything going on.

The only one I talked to that seemed to have any idea what was going on said that the cash was going away and they’d lock all the chips back up after, to the best of his knowledge. Who knows, but I asked quite a bit and that was the only response I got.

 

[doublebooyah85]

Good chance poker can really take off again. Last year after the main it cranked up and tourneys had huge numbers months after the main was over. Good chance it happens again but this time we can’t have another Covid spike. Another worry, Crypto tanking def can hurt the game.

 

[Sprouty]

Anyone got 1's for sale at a reasonable price I'd love to buy about 4 racks. If 5's are available at face I'd buy some of those too.

@RivieraDanny is your guy, he was advertising chips at face value in another thread. Shoot him a PM.

 

[RivieraDanny]

Just make friends with the right cashier. And buy the 2’s with mix of 5’s and 25’s. Works every time. 4 more racks today. Took a minute of thinking.

Oh and just get a rack at a time. “Can I have 5 racks of $2’s” doesn’t work

 

[doublebooyah85]

They are going to run out lol

 

[cpiaaq]

Still recovering so forgive the writing.
6 of us roll up to the cage around midnight and I ask for 2 racks of $2s. Then my friend does. We both get chips and walk away. We all sit at an empty table near the cash games. Inspect > backpack. I go back and get 2 more, and so does my friend. One of the cashiers says to the other “they’re doing that thing with the $2s again…”. I run into @casinochipper22 and he grabs a rack too. We’re all sitting at this empty table, waitresses are offering us drinks and we’re stuffing our bags with racks. I got 4 racks of $2, friend got 6, and another friend got a single rack of $1.

Aside from the comment from the cashier, no one gave us a second glance, questioned why we were buying them, or hassled us in any way.

Heard about someone who got chips from the cage and then a suit asked about what game they were playing in and ultimately made them cash them in.

 

[bergs]

The other thing you could do is slip the brush a $20 to get a 8/16 limit game of some type going. Got to the cage and tell them that you’re trying to get the 8/16 going that is on the list and want to sit with a few racks of $2s and get people interested in playing. Then get the racks and backpack it out.

 

[Colquhoun]

Im guessing the lack of reaction from most casino staff is that most people outside of our little bubble cannot fathom someone spending hundreds or even thousands on chips that they don’t plan on using in the casino.

To them, outside those walls, they’re worthless.
Mwahahahaha!

 

[BarrieJ3]

Still recovering so forgive the writing.
6 of us roll up to the cage around midnight and I ask for 2 racks of $2s. Then my friend does. We both get chips and walk away. We all sit at an empty table near the cash games. Inspect > backpack. I go back and get 2 more, and so does my friend. One of the cashiers says to the other “they’re doing that thing with the $2s again…”. I run into @casinochipper22 and he grabs a rack too. We’re all sitting at this empty table, waitresses are offering us drinks and we’re stuffing our bags with racks. I got 4 racks of $2, friend got 6, and another friend got a single rack of $1.

Aside from the comment from the cashier, no one gave us a second glance, questioned why we were buying them, or hassled us in any way.

Heard about someone who got chips from the cage and then a suit asked about what game they were playing in and ultimately made them cash them in.

Yasssss finally some other stories, thanks for sharing.

Love that dry comment from the cage lol.

I will say that there is a completely, impossible to believe part of your story that has me scratching my head.








You had drinks offered? Lucky. The whole weekend we played cash Paris has 1 drink runner, occasionally 2 for all 60 ish tables.

I mean I was getting our table to tip upwards of $45 per run for drinks. I had multiple dealers hunting down drink people. I had everyone not drinking at my table ordering drinks just so I could stock up on them in between.

 

[BarrieJ3]

 

[John Conor]

I was the one that ran into the “suit” right after buying a rack of $2’s. Honestly, it wasn’t that big of a deal. I had just gotten checked in at Mandalay and decided to walk over to Paris, not thinking that a mile or two is very different in the Vegas sun that it is in MA. Well, scorched and on the verge of heat-stroke, I didn’t have a good answer when he asked me why I needed them. “I like them” was all I could come up with. Plus the PCFers I walked over to meet had just gotten several racks. So without a good answer, he asked me to change them for $5’s. I didn’t argue, I didn’t feel threatened, and I would try it again (I’ve actually never had a problem harvesting). It was just a one-off and as you can see, with a little help from my friends, it all worked out…

 

[khp]

Good info! Has harvesting chips been as easy at past prepandemic WSOPs?

 

[BarrieJ3]

I was the one that ran into the “suit” right after buying a rack of $2’s. Honestly, it wasn’t that big of a deal. I had just gotten checked in at Mandalay and decided to walk over to Paris, not thinking that a mile or two is very different in the Vegas sun that it is in MA. Well, scorched and on the verge of heat-stroke, I didn’t have a good answer when he asked me why I needed them. “I like them” was all I could come up with. Plus the PCFers I walked over to meet had just gotten several racks. So without a good answer, he asked me to change them for $5’s. I didn’t argue, I didn’t feel threatened, and I would try it again (I’ve actually never had a problem harvesting). It was just a one-off and as you can see, with a little help from my friends, it all worked out…
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Interesting. Was it just one rack of $2s or several?

Nice pickup and congrats on the haul! Loved the answer anyways, not sure what I would’ve said!

 

[bergs]

If you want a $4 drop chip from the Orleans, I unlocked the secret code. Flop a boat twice versus a turned straight flush at 2 different tables but same dealer. Then go to a third table, and make jokes about “oh the antichrist is in the box” and “do you go by grim or mr reaper or what do I call you” and then slip them $10 and ask for a $4 chip. Works everyone, some of the time.

Note: the real price of this chip was about $210 once you factor in the hands. Thank god we were playing 4/8 limit.

 

[BarrieJ3]

Works everyone, some of the time.

Note: the real pride of this chip was about $210

You’re sober bergs, go home.

 

[cpiaaq]

I will say that there is a completely, impossible to believe part of your story that has me scratching my head.

You had drinks offered? Lucky. The whole weekend we played cash Paris has 1 drink runner, occasionally 2 for all 60 ish tables.

I mean I was getting our table to tip upwards of $45 per run for drinks. I had multiple dealers hunting down drink people. I had everyone not drinking at my table ordering drinks just so I could stock up on them in between.

Ok, you caught me, I exaggerated that part. She came by once, we all declined drinks and that was it.

 

[bergs]

You’re sober bergs, go home.

I’m sad now. I thought I was having a good time. I thought this thread was full of fun.

Kiefer - how do I buy into this pool?

 

[casinochipper22]

I have a few funny harvesting stories. None from Paris (yet)

I stayed at Circus Circus about a year ago just to grab as many chips from their as possible. Friday night, I play a long/drunken session of craps. I played for about an hour on one side of the table, took a break. Then hit the other side for another hour. I didn't even realize it at the time, but I was able to stuff close to 200 chips in my vest. I was tipping plenty, so I think the dealers knew what I was doing, but they didn't seem to care.

Next day, I show up to the same table early swing shift. So it was slower and only two guys playing, one on each end. As I'm walking up, cash in hand, I lock eyes with the box man. He looks at me and says pretty loud, "you again, do you want all ones?!?!" this first dealer was kind of joking. Didn't seem to care. Then I look at the other two dealers and notice they are the same exact staff from the night before. And the other two are staring daggers at me. I'm thinking, what the fuck is going on here. Then before the dealer even starts to cut out my chips, the floor man says "hold on!" then he scolds me in front of the other two players and dealers at the table. he says... pretty much word for word in a very angry tone "we had to have security come down and surveillance had to see where all of our chips went." Then I don't really remember what he said after that, because I was trying not to have a mini stroke. And this is all still while a game is going on and the stick man is still holding the dice. Not too long, but long enough for the dice to get cold and the other two players to wonder what the hell is happening.

i just apologized and the dealer/floor never even touched my money that I had put out on the table when I first got their. So I slowly grabbed the two bills back, apologized again, and walked away. Needless to say, I haven't harvested CC that aggressive since then.

 

[BarrieJ3]

I have a few funny harvesting stories. None from Paris (yet)

I stayed at Circus Circus about a year ago just to grab as many chips from their as possible. Friday night, I play a long/drunken session of craps. I played for about an hour on one side of the table, took a break. Then hit the other side for another hour. I didn't even realize it at the time, but I was able to stuff close to 200 chips in my vest. I was tipping plenty, so I think the dealers knew what I was doing, but they didn't seem to care.

Next day, I show up to the same table early swing shift. So it was slower and only two guys playing, one on each end. As I'm walking up, cash in hand, I lock eyes with the box man. He looks at me and says pretty loud, "you again, do you want all ones?!?!" this first dealer was kind of joking. Didn't seem to care. Then I look at the other two dealers and notice they are the same exact staff from the night before. And the other two are staring daggers at me. I'm thinking, what the fuck is going on here. Then before the dealer even starts to cut out my chips, the floor man says "hold on!" then he scolds me in front of the other two players and dealers at the table. he says... pretty much word for word in a very angry tone "we had to have security come down and surveillance had to see where all of our chips went." Then I don't really remember what he said after that, because I was trying not to have a mini stroke. And this is all still while a game is going on and the stick man is still holding the dice. Not too long, but long enough for the dice to get cold and the other two players to wonder what the hell is happening.

i just apologized and the dealer/floor never even touched my money that I had put out on the table when I first got their. So I slowly grabbed the two bills back, apologized again, and walked away. Needless to say, I haven't harvested CC that aggressive since then.

Again, complete newb here never really played in a casino and have never played craps before.

So at the craps table, you have to color up/cash out of sorts at the table? What about superstitious folk that want to take their chips with them back to the room and hit the table again the next day?

Maybe casinos are wayyyy more regulated and watch a lot closer than I think, but people are playing all day and night at these tables. Don't any of them just randomly walk off drunk with chips in hand/pockets/wherever?

sidenote/question - without going off topic, for craps specifically, I'm so confused. The whole time in Vegas everyone has their phones out, EVERYWHERE. WSOP event, BJ table, roulette, poker rooms, etc. Phone out 24/7, and never heard even a whisper about it.

Walk up to the craps table where a friend was playing, I'm not even at the table yet, and he's like you gotta put your phone down. Floor says thanks, and yeah, put your phone away.

So in a super nice way I just say, Hey that's super interesting. Why don't you allow phones? And he gave me a lengthy answer that involved there being the possibility that I could be record/live streaming/etc., and taking bets from whoever was on the other side of my phone? Huh?! It isn't like counting cards, what possible issue could arise even if someone on the phone did want me to place a bet?

Why can you have your phone anywhere in Vegas *except* at the craps table?

2nd edit - I get that maybe you shouldn't have phone out at certain other tables, but didn't see it enforced or mentioned once. also googled, didn't find an answer.

 

[VivasTable]

Again, complete newb here never really played in a casino and have never played craps before.

So at the craps table, you have to color up/cash out of sorts at the table? What about superstitious folk that want to take their chips with them back to the room and hit the table again the next day?

Maybe casinos are wayyyy more regulated and watch a lot closer than I think, but people are playing all day and night at these tables. Don't any of them just randomly walk off drunk with chips in hand/pockets/wherever?

I've been asked to color up at the Craps table several times before leaving. I've always obliged the request, this was before the thought of ever walking away with chips with no intention of cashing them in. Most craps tables are Min $15, sometimes lucky to find a $10 and on busy nights they are $25.

Circus Circus might be the only place on the strip with $1 craps though, anywhere else would be tough for $1's unless you are making place bets on 6 & 8 that are in $6 increments and they drop you change. You almost always give them back though to keep coloring up your stack if your table is lucky and you're hitting numbers of course, haha.

 

[casinochipper22]

So at the craps table, you have to color up/cash out of sorts at the table? What about superstitious folk that want to take their chips with them back to the room and hit the table again the next day?

Maybe casinos are wayyyy more regulated and watch a lot closer than I think, but people are playing all day and night at these tables. Don't any of them just randomly walk off drunk with chips in hand/pockets/wherever?

yeah, when you leave the table, dealers will ask you to color up. The main reason for that is to keep the chips at the table so they don't need to constantly fill the table with chips. That takes a lot of time/effort across multiple departments so they don't like that.

sidenote/question - without going off topic, for craps specifically, I'm so confused. The whole time in Vegas everyone has their phones out, EVERYWHERE. WSOP event, BJ table, roulette, poker rooms, etc. Phone out 24/7, and never heard even a whisper about it.

I think its a pretty common rule no phones allowed while seated at table games on the casino floor. Just for game protection. but with all rules, they are broken and not forced sometimes.

I have more stories like the last one, I'll think of them and post from time to time if they are interesting enough to keep going.