Lost and Found Chips (1 Viewer)

[dew4au]

Two years ago I took my mixed casino THC set to a friends house for a going away party. She was leaving for LA, and specifically requested that I host a poker event at her going away party. I knew, and had played poker with, most of the people at the party, so I took some good stuff.

Everything went fine at the party and many drinks were had. After the tournament finished up, a few folks helped me get the chips back in the racks. I wasn't in the best condition to do a thorough rack check so I just loaded up all of the racks and got a ride home.

About a month later, I'm getting the set out for my game and I notice I'm short an Empress $500. Crap. Was it there the last time I played? I think so. It's not something I'm going to start calling people up over, so I just let it slide and hope it turns up.

Well, two years later it never turned up and it was starting to really bug me. I was about to put a WTB out or post in the complete my rack thread. I went to a party a few weeks ago and the person who left for LA was there. I greeted her and made some small talk before I made my way around the room. Later that afternoon she comes up to me and says "I'm really sorry, but I accidentally put this in my pocket during my going away party." "I've been meaning to give it back to you for a long time!"

It was just by chance that we were at the same place together, so I don't know if she brought it back with the intention of giving it to me, or she was stricken with guilt when she bumped into me again, but I don't care. I got my chipe!

Does anyone else have any lost and found chip stories? I know @Mac128k has a cool story about his dad's chips, and @courage had some chips go missing at a meet up. What's your story?

 

[Mac128k]

That’s a pretty crazy and lucky story!

 

[Ronoh]

We all know her true intentions... at least tell me she's cute

You dawg

 

[DrStrange]

I lost a half dozen outpost chips at all-in at the Alamo. Still hopeing to find them in over filled racks or something. Not feeling that lucky, I decided to wait till I got back in town to pull all the boxes and see if I made mistakes or if a few chips really did end up missing.

DrStrange

 

[BGinGA]

I had a lone yellow T5000 chip go missing at a tournament last November..... the rack came up short at the end of the evening. Pretty much an irreplaceable chip, so we scoured both playing rooms, looking under furniture, rugs, even disassembled one of the table rails. Nada.

Figured it would show up eventually..... although during that particular event we did have a minor scare when one of the players suddenly went into a trance during play (we thought it was a stroke), paramedics were called (all turned out well), but an outside chance that the chip walked off with the medical response team as a souvenir (he was treated right at the main table).

It's a recurring monthly tournament at a friend's house, so every single month since last November we always.did another search just in case we missed it previously, but it never showed up.

Fast-forward to August of this year. A lady who plays regularly -- but had recently moved into a new house, and hadn't attended any events in 2017 -- shows up, and plops a filthy yellow T5000 chip onto the table: "I've been carrying this around for months, it apparently fell into my purse when we combined tables the last time I played."

So, a mixed sigh of relief: chip found and rack complete (!), but now filthy and used with somewhat rounded edges (the rest of the chips are near-mint). Add "carry in purse for 10 months" to the list that includes rock tumblers on how to artificially age Paulson chips.

 

[pltrgyst]

....So, a mixed sigh of relief: chip found and rack complete (!), but now filthy and used with somewhat rounded edges (the rest of the chips are near-mint). Add "carry in purse for 10 months" to the list that includes rock tumblers on how to artificially age Paulson chips.

Had to be in a purse compartment with either coins or keys. I've learned to not carry my card-capper chips in a pocket with either...

 

[gopherblue]

Had to be in a purse compartment with either coins or keys. I've learned to not carry my card-capper chips in a pocket with either...

Always use airtites.

 

[dew4au]

We all know her true intentions... at least tell me she's cute

You dawg

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Well I don't think my wife would be too happy if those were her true intentions!

 

[pltrgyst]

Always use airtites.

I don't like them much for card cappers, and they scratch really easily themselves.

 

[dew4au]

I had a lone yellow T5000 chip go missing at a tournament last November..... the rack came up short at the end of the evening. Pretty much an irreplaceable chip, so we scoured both playing rooms, looking under furniture, rugs, even disassembled one of the table rails. Nada.

Figured it would show up eventually..... although during that particular event we did have a minor scare when one of the players suddenly went into a trance during play (we thought it was a stroke), paramedics were called (all turned out well), but an outside chance that the chip walked off with the medical response team as a souvenir (he was treated right at the main table).

It's a recurring monthly tournament at a friend's house, so every single month since last November we always.did another search just in case we missed it previously, but it never showed up.

Fast-forward to August of this year. A lady who plays regularly -- but had recently moved into a new house, and hadn't attended any events in 2017 -- shows up, and plops a filthy yellow T5000 chip onto the table: "I've been carrying this around for months, it apparently fell into my purse when we combined tables the last time I played."

So, a mixed sigh of relief: chip found and rack complete (!), but now filthy and used with somewhat rounded edges (the rest of the chips are near-mint). Add "carry in purse for 10 months" to the list that includes rock tumblers on how to artificially age Paulson chips.

Ouch, sorry to hear about the condition of the chip, but glad the rack is complete! Is it a bicycle tire? Surprising that she carried the same purse for ten months.