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So my crew typically plays 20 NL. Historically we have used black chips as 1 dollar and I plan to continue that tradition (but could be convinced otherwise).

My basement/poker room is a Vegas theme so I would like to build a matching cash poker chip set which is also Vegas themed for 20 NL. Usually we have between 4 and 10 players.

Right now the only chip I have settled on is the Flamingo 1. Of course the spotted birds are nice but rare. I am fine with just using the standard 1s which are readily available from the main cage. I plan to use the Flamingo 1 as a 10c chip as we play 10c/20c blinds.

Then next chip I want to nail down is a Vegas hundo which is preferrably on the THC mold but I could be convinced otherwise. (I like the Trop 100)

Then I need to decide on a 5 dollar vegas chip on a THC mold which would be the high denom chip and be used as 5 bucks at the table.

I plan on the following quantities:
Flamingo 1 (10c) - 300 pcs
1 dollar chip - 100 pcs
5 dollar chip - 50-100 pcs.

So what good ideas do yall have for a 100 and 5 dollar vegas chip on THC mold? I do like any chips that harken back to old school vegas....dunes, sahara etc.

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I assume you've priced these things, and that's why you're leaning toward the Tropicana $100? Because that's the cheapest $100, at least at Spinetti's. Unless there's something that's not on their website. I know because I was pricing them last week. I think those are listed for $10 - you can probably get a discount if you buy a rack. If they have a rack. But the point is, that will be an expensive project.
The Golden Eagle $5 is on the THC mold, but it's from colorado, not vegas. I only mention it because it's probably the best deal Spinetti's has for THC $5's. Mint too.
Good luck, I look forward to seeing what you put together.
 
upNdown said:
I assume you've priced these things, and that's why you're leaning toward the Tropicana $100? Because that's the cheapest $100, at least at Spinetti's. Unless there's something that's not on their website. I know because I was pricing them last week. I think those are listed for $10 - you can probably get a discount if you buy a rack. If they have a rack. But the point is, that will be an expensive project.
The Golden Eagle $5 is on the THC mold, but it's from colorado, not vegas. I only mention it because it's probably the best deal Spinetti's has for THC $5's. Mint too.
Good luck, I look forward to seeing what you put together.
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I actually have not priced this at all. This is more of a life project rather than something I need to put together asap. If I think long term then price is not really a factor (however in the short term cash flow is tight...lol)

Also I don't consider myself a collector and have no desire to collect chips (thats not true ...I should say I am fighting the desire to collect chips). I really just want to have one cool set that our group can play with regularly.

Oh yeah thanks for mentioning the Golden Eagle 5. I saw them on the Classifieds and I really love these. I can certainly be flexible. Initially my idea was to make it a pure retro vegas set but I suppose I can mix it up a bit because in reality price WILL be a factor.

Also I could let the set evolve say start with the Golden Eagle 5 and then maybe sometime in the future pick up the Dunes 5 or something.
 
Yes a Vegas mixed set can be a bit expensive but can be done. I have one that is one of my favorite sets.
 
Thanks man. At 7/chip not sure I can justify going after those trop hundos. I will wait and keep mulling this over.
 
You might be better going full THC chips and relabelling some of the higher denoms if you don’t want to break the bank too much. That way you could get your workhorse chips for around $2 a chip.

If you are playing 0.10/0.20 blinds, will you even get a hundo in play? If not, I’ll give you the same advice BGinGA gave me. Spend the money on the real thing, because you don’t need many and it will be the showpiece of the set, which you can easily resell anyway.

As you can see from the photo below, my $5s are relabels. I’ll also be relabeling either the Monte carlos or the mgms as quarters.
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BSteck said:
Since you dig the black $1... have you seen this chip?

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@liftapint sold several racks of these a while a go so they are floating around out there somewhere...
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These are cool but ....no edge spots. If I go with the solid color no edge spots Flamingo 1s then I would like to have an edge spot progression on the 5s and hundos.
 
Perthmike said:
You might be better going full THC chips and relabelling some of the higher denoms if you don’t want to break the bank too much. That way you could get your workhorse chips for around $2 a chip.

If you are playing 0.10/0.20 blinds, will you even get a hundo in play? If not, I’ll give you the same advice BGinGA gave me. Spend the money on the real thing, because you don’t need many and it will be the showpiece of the set, which you can easily resell anyway.

As you can see from the photo below, my $5s are relabels. I’ll also be relabeling either the Monte carlos or the mgms as quarters.
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Just to clarify I plan to use the black $100 chips as a 1 dollar chip. Therefore I will need to have a full rack of 100x of the $100 black chips.

I am not keen to relabel. I plan to use 1 dollar chips as a 10c chip and use a 100 dollar chip as a 1 dollar chip....

Having the chips say the right demon isn't really important to me. I am more interested in a beautiful looking set.

The stardust 5s do look good....hmmmm.....
 
Lemonzest said:
Just to clarify I plan to use the black $100 chips as a 1 dollar chip. Therefore I will need to have a full rack of 100x of the $100 black chips.

I am not keen to relabel. I plan to use 1 dollar chips as a 10c chip and use a 100 dollar chip as a 1 dollar chip....

Having the chips say the right demon isn't really important to me. I am more interested in a beautiful looking set.

The stardust 5s do look good....hmmmm.....
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That makes sense now, I thought you were going to relabel the hundos. Can’t say I’m aware of any Vegas hundos other than the obvious ones like Sundance and trops which are available for cheaper than the trops.

Plenty of non Vegas hundos available though if you don’t want to break the bank or relabel.

And yes the stardust $5s are labels. Gear does a great job, I would highly recommend him if you consider going with the label option.
 
Yeah. Gear actually lives close to me so I might end up going that route. I have some soul searching to do...:)
 
This is an older pic from a few months ago as the set has grown quite a bit (double the Mirage 5's, Dunes 20's, and Trop 100's as well as a rack of Caesar $2 chips) (y) :thumbsup:
Other than Riviera's, all house molds. The Mirage 5 is my favorite $5 chip (Bellagio, TI, and Wynn are very similar)

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These sets are amazing guys... great inspiration.

Its funny because when I was a true noob I really disliked the hot stamp chips...now over time (as others predicted) I really like those hot stamped fracs. Just beautiful vibrant colors.
 
What about using actual denoms ? 10c chips will be tough (maybe label for these), but the rest can be found (50c and up)

Using $1 as 10c and $100 as $1 seems a bit weird since you won't be using a constant ratio (x10 then x100?) or maybe I misunderstood something, because that way you'll need $500 chips to use as $5 right ?

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azool said:
What about using actual denoms ? 10c chips will be tough (maybe label for these), but the rest can be found (50c and up)

Using $1 as 10c and $100 as $1 seems a bit weird since you won't be using a constant ratio (x10 then x100?) or maybe I misunderstood something, because that way you'll need $500 chips to use as $5 right ?

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Yeah I have not yet completely settled on denoms. Of course it would be nice to have the chips say the correct denoms. I may end up using some pink hot stamped fracs for the 50c pieces and then getting labels for the 10c is also a good idea.

Realistically will I every be able to get spotted bird 1s? Azool and David O please put me in your Rolodex for a first shot at these if you every choose to sell....

Using the black hundos as 1 dollar chips is really just tradition with my group as we always used the black chips as 1 dollar for the last 10+ years playing with dice chips...who knows maybe it is time for change....
 
Here’s a little set I’ve been putting together that may or may not provide inspiration. It’s an all Nevada THC mixed set for OFCP and heads-up. I wanted a dedicated OFCP rack. Me and my buddy play for quarters and quarters are damn expensive! And we like having more different chips on the table than just single point chips, so I ended up going with all denoms. It still needs more fives and maybe a couple more $25’s - it’s kind of a work in progress, though I never expect it to expand beyond this little case. And I can’t claim to have much in the way of spot progression and colors working together, they’re just all chips I like individually.

So it’s all Nevada (much cheaper and easier than all Vegas) with chips from Laughlin, North Vegas, Beatty, Sparks, and Reno.
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upNdown said:
Here’s a little set I’ve been putting together that may or may not provide inspiration. It’s an all Nevada THC mixed set for OFCP and heads-up. I wanted a dedicated OFCP rack. Me and my buddy play for quarters and quarters are damn expensive! And we like having more different chips on the table than just single point chips, so I ended up going with all denoms. It still needs more fives and maybe a couple more $25’s - it’s kind of a work in progress, though I never expect it to expand beyond this little case. And I can’t claim to have much in the way of spot progression and colors working together, they’re just all chips I like individually.

So it’s all Nevada (much cheaper and easier than all Vegas) with chips from Laughlin, North Vegas, Beatty, Sparks, and Reno.
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Yeah very good idea with just sticking to Nevada. Getting just vegas chips seems to be somewhat limited. I really like the Claim Stake 25 and the Gold River frac.

The more I mull this project over I am considering doing a complete relabel project. I realize my OCD is stronger than I thought. I am not sure I can enjoy a mixed set...it bothers me having a different name on all the chips. I think I "need" all the chips to be of one set.

Because I like the Flamingo 1s I might keep that one as from casino and then just relabel some other chips on the THC mold.

Thanks for sharing your HU set.
 
mapes 1.jpg 10c
mapes 25.jpg 25c
mapes 100.jpg $1
mapes 5.jpg $5

Thinking about going a different direction and just doing a Mapes knock off set....I can get away with doing a straight knock off by just changing the denoms on each. I am not sure what to do on the 5 dollar chip as it is the exact same as the original. How do I change it enough but keep it original?
 
Lemonzest said:
View attachment 142220 10c
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Thinking about going a different direction and just doing a Mapes knock off set....I can get away with doing a straight knock off by just changing the denoms on each. I am not sure what to do on the 5 dollar chip as it is the exact same as the original. How do I change it enough but keep it original?
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You could do something similar to what I did with mine. It's a fairly loose tribute to the Mapes, but obviously has a personal touch to it too.


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After much flip flopping I am leaning toward this as a set. Still very much open to suggestions. I doubt I will get the hundos in play so probably pass on the Trop 100s for now.

What are people's thoughts on the standard dunes 5s vs. the Baccarat Dunes 5s? Oversize means better right?! I don't mind spending the extra money as I will probably only need a few barrels as a high denom chip.

I might swap out the Ceasers 1 chip for an MGM chip not sure.

Also to clarify the 25 Cleveland chip will just be used as a 25c chip and the Monte Carlo will be used as a 10c. The rest will be used as face value.

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