Lodge Austin Chips.... Shockingly Bad? (58 Viewers)

[PlaidDragon]

Saw part of the live stream today for The Lodge Championship Series in Austin.

The shot below is from Brad Owen's stack at heads up:

Relabeled monte carlos???! WTF....

I'm generally not a fan of their ceramic cash game chips but, even worse, I had no idea they were using these for their tourneys.

Fugly.

 

[buzzmonkey]

I'm never comfortable with owners playing in their own tournaments. Moreso in am unregulated state.

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

I'm never comfortable with owners playing in their own tournaments. Moreso in am unregulated state.

Eh, I understand this POV but they seem to be a significant draw for business, and I think anything improper would kill their brand as well as their business.

I separate someone like Brad Owen or Polk where the community knows and (mostly) wants to play with them, vs a Hustler's Nick Vertucci who's just greasy and puts himself in cash line ups where anyone else that nitty wouldn't get a seat.

 

[allforcharity]

What price security?

 

[mdt11]

On the actual chips... these (and the cash ones) seem like ceramics with basic designs. I'm not really a fan. But, I'm guessing their primary concern is cost and security and not having the nicest chips with the greatest designs. Doug has also said on X that they can't buy Paulsons because they require a casino license and his card rooms don't have that exact license.