Home game chips: Why denominate at all? (4 Viewers)

[Poker Zombie]

No, I've had it lots of times. I don't know why you southerners like it without beans though. They give it a better texture.

Chili Appreciation Society International is an international organization that hosts 500+ cookoffs per year, in all parts of the US and internationally. Even though I too add beans to my chili sometimes, I know that it is not qualified for competition, because the rules strictly state, chili only - no beans.

Once you add beans, it's a nice stew.

 

[ChipEnvy]

... you may as well go the whole way and buy canned chili.

Is there another kind?

 

[Gobbs]

You can have chili. You can have chili with beans. You can add beans to chili and call it soup or stew. However, chili does not have beans.

I prefer to believe the current century began on January 1, 2001, but barring definitive proof that there was or was not a Year 0, it’s all speculation.

A hotdog on a bun is still a hotdog.

...and for the record, Kennedy was shot by a lone gunman.

 

[QuiQuog]

because the rules strictly state, chili only - no beans.

Once you add beans, it's a nice stew.

However, chili does not have beans.

Meh, my chili has beans.

 

[Saoliver]

You can have chili. You can have chili with beans. You can add beans to chili and call it soup or stew. However, chili does not have beans.

I prefer to believe the current century began on January 1, 2001, but barring definitive proof that there was or was not a Year 0, it’s all speculation.

A hotdog on a bun is still a hotdog.

...and for the record, Kennedy was shot by a lone gunman.

I am with you except for the controversy regarding Year 0. There was no Year 0. Our current method of dating began with The First Year of our Lord, not the Zero Year of our Lord. Everyone knows that.

And a hotdog is just a casing of meat. You can put it on a bun, but a hot dog is not a sandwich. It is just meat.

 

[longflop]

The most earth shattering part of this thread was learning that the chili I have enjoyed my whole life was not competition grade chili. Althought I am the first to point out to people that fall off the bone ribs are not competition grade....

 

[Gobbs]

MLB should not have a DH. DHs are stupid. Discuss.

 

[Jonesey07]

MLB should not have a DH. DHs are stupid. Discuss.

MLB should have a DH for both leagues. Discuss.

 

[LinkyBabe]

If you're going to dump a can of beans in there, you may as well go the whole way and buy canned chili.

Mmmmm... tastes like what mom used to open.

 

[Gobbs]

I am with you except for the controversy regarding Year 0. There was no Year 0. Our current method of dating began with The First Year of our Lord, not the Zero Year of our Lord. Everyone knows that.

Considering Jesus was likely born in September or October, would that mean he was actually a 1-year-old during Year 3?

 

[Beakertwang]

I am with you except for the controversy regarding Year 0. There was no Year 0. Our current method of dating began with The First Year of our Lord, not the Zero Year of our Lord. Everyone knows that.

Shortly after the Y2K hubbub, I got into a stupid heated debate about when the new millennium began. I was then, and still am on the right side of that argument.

 

[Saoliver]

Considering Jesus was likely born in September or October, would that mean he was actually a 1-year-old during Year 3?

I thought that Pharoah and the Romans did the census in the Spring? I am so confused by history.

 

[Emlemleml]

I'm going back to the wine thread....

I'm stuck here too, link please?

 

[Saoliver]

Shortly after the Y2K hubbub, I got into a stupid heated debate about when the new millennium began. I was then, and still am on the right side of that argument.

Yes! I was a waiter in college at the time and got in a conversation with a customer in December of 1999. At the end he said, "oh, you're one of those." He did not tip, because he thought I was wrong about the last year of the millennium. What an ass.

 

[RoyalBluff]

I'm stuck here too, link please?

Stay thirsty, my friend.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/pcf-wine-appreciation-thread.33042/

 

[trever]

Yes! I was a waiter in college at the time and got in a conversation with a customer in December of 1999. At the end he said, "oh, you're one of those." He did not tip, because he thought I was wrong about the last year of the millennium. What an ass.

I doubt it was the Y2K thing; he probably just figured out that you like poker chips with denominations on them

 

[Saoliver]

I doubt it was the Y2K thing; he probably just figured out that you like poker chips with denominations on them

I had just started playing poker. Home games and 3/6 at Kenmore Lanes. The only place that was 18+ in the area. I knew nothing about chips. Everyone I knew had Bicycle plastic chips, not even Dice chips.

 

[Emlemleml]

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Oh my god!
I absolutely love some of the gifs and pictures in this thread, thanks guys.

Niiiccce

 

[Poker Zombie]

The most earth shattering part of this thread was learning that the chili I have enjoyed my whole life was not competition grade chili. Althought I am the first to point out to people that fall off the bone ribs are not competition grade....

I was also aware, but wouldn't dare bring that one up.

 

[DontCallMeCigar]

The answer for me, as a new player and even newer chipper, is that I've played my whole life without denominations up to this point (outside of the casino), so a home game with chips with $$$ on them is simply interesting!

I can imagine this novelty wearing off quickly, however.

 

[Darson]

I just realized that putting denominations on chips discriminates against the illiterate. And having chips of different colours discriminates against the blind/colour blind. To be fully inclusive, I'm now going to use these for all future games:

The bonus is that they stack pretty well!

 

[Bluegrass Poker]

One of my regular games uses cheap slugged non-denominated chips. They have chip values of 5, 25,50,100 and 500. And not in traditional color schemes. White is 5, red is 25, blue is 50, black is 100 and purple 500 (so two traditional colors.)

The host asked if I could bring my HSI tournament set one week. I was happy to get them into play so I agreed.


You’d thought I’d smacked some of their mothers and kicked some of their dogs. Half this group has never set foot inside a casino. One of the regulars gets upset when we color up. LOL.

Here are some actual comments:

“Why do these have numbers on them?”
“Where are the ‘real’ chips?”
“What is one with 500 in it worth?”
“How am I supposed to bet 80 without a 50 chip.”
“These colors don’t make sense.”

I was on full blown monkey tilt before cards were in the air. So I understand the OP. LOL

 

[Taghkanic]

Most social hall/charity tourneys I’ve played in use dice chips or similar plastics, most often non-denominated, with these values:

White - 100
Red - 200
Blue/Purple - 500
Green - 1,000
Black - 5,000

If they have higher denoms, these are usually yellow or pink, and might be 10K, 25K, or 50K. Often from a different manufacturer (e.g. Da Vinci mixed with Walmart dice sets).

Maybe it’s an upstate New York thing. But if you go to a low stakes tourney which deviates from this, it can slow the game to a crawl.