Phoenix Card Room (2 Viewers)

[Rooster410]

https://www.thepokerstore.com/collections/phoenix-card-romm-10-gram-pure-clay-poker-chips

 

[ThinkingFold]

Going to say slugged China clays but getting a sample set.

 

[Rooster410]

Going to say slugged China clays but getting a sample set.

Said and did the same exact thing lol

 

[Machine]

The inserts give it away, I like the vendor but its hard to swallow when they market like this imo.

 

[lane_robert_s]

Maybe not slugged since they are only 10g.

 

[ThinkingFold]

Maybe not slugged since they are only 10g.

Have zero faith they are actually 10g. Assuming they are the same as the chip lab chips.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/chiplab-review.55120/post-1060363

 

[allforcharity]

No plastics or polymers? They must be made of angel farts. Or compressed bullshit.

 

[Huskerchipper]

Ugh...

 

[SeanGecko]

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[ThinkingFold]

Going to say slugged China clays but getting a sample set.

Huh, not slugged. Call me surprised. And the colors aren't so bad.

 

[ThinkingFold]

 

[SeanGecko]

So they are like the Sprint Chips?

 

[KarateMaster72]

No plastics or polymers? They must be made of angel farts. Or compressed bullshit.

I don't think Angel farts way close to 10 g. Compressed might

 

[UncleSalty]

So they are like the Sprint Chips?
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I need some more of these!
Know where I can get some?

 

[HughDrackman]

I prefer my Phoenix Fire Card Room CPC set.

 

[SeanGecko]

I need some more of these!
Know where I can get some? View attachment 1348432

Long dead. Good luck finding why. The greens where very difficult to get when I had that set.

 

[UncleSalty]

Long dead. Good luck finding why. The greens where very difficult to get when I had that set.

Yeah, thought so. Bummer.
Palms gaming was the makers I reckon. Long gone. Oh well, looks like its gonna be a group buy fer me. Aloha.

 

[BGinGA]

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https://www.thepokerstore.com/collections/phoenix-card-romm-10-gram-pure-clay-poker-chips

Fuck these lying cocksuckers. Send money at your own risk.

 

[SeanGecko]

Fuck these lying cocksuckers. Send money at your own risk.

That's the problem with you @BGinGA you're always so vague. Can you expand and be more specific to how you feel?

 

[BGinGA]

Huh, not slugged. Call me surprised. And the colors aren't so bad.


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The brighter the colors, the higher the plastic content (and less silicate additives, which is what makes them 'china clays').

 

[ekricket]

Looks like a preformed main piece and the spots are inserted (snapped?) onto it then it is compressed again. Then the label applied. But not a terrible product, probably feels ok and has numbers on it.

Their prepackaged sets are are decent attempt at tailoring for different stakes, and even a tournament breakdown (that could use a little tweaking, less 25’s and 500’s, and more 1000’s).

 

[KarateMaster72]

Got my samples. Just wanted to see if there have been any advancements in China Clay.

So they're not horrible. But they could be better I'm sure. I've had nicer sets of China Clay.

Quality control isn't terrible but it's not great. China clays that I have gotten from Apache poker seem to have better quality control. The only severely misplaced label on this set was on one of the $5 chips.

They are definitely less slick than most China clays. But there also seems to be some discoloration around the stamping of the mold. On some chips. It remains white to a degree.

They may just need a good cleaning because they definitely had manufacturing dust on them and all I did was wipe some mineral oil on them.

Would I pick these over my CPC set? No. No comparison. But if you can find them cheap they would do the job

 

[ekricket]

Got my samples. Just wanted to see if there have been any advancements in China Clay.

So they're not horrible. But they could be better I'm sure. I've had nicer sets of China Clay.

Quality control isn't terrible but it's not great. China clays that I have gotten from Apache poker seem to have better quality control. The only severely misplaced label on this set was on one of the $5 chips.

They are definitely less slick than most China clays. But there also seems to be some discoloration around the stamping of the mold. On some chips. It remains white to a degree.

They may just need a good cleaning because they definitely had manufacturing dust on them and all I did was wipe some mineral oil on them.

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Beveled edges are reminiscent of the Championship Series. I kinda think that was a @BGinGA suggestion?

 

[KarateMaster72]

Beveled edges are reminiscent of the Championship Series. I kinda think that was a @BGinGA suggestion?

Also for those curious about their new ceramic. It's not bad. It actually has no spinners as far as I can tell. It would be great for a tourn

ament setup if the denominations just went a little higher

 

[BGinGA]

Beveled edges are reminiscent of the Championship Series. I kinda think that was a @BGinGA suggestion?

Yeah, I was involved in that chip design decision. Great theory, not so much in practice -- I was not pleased with either looks or feel.

I think the outcome might have been better if the CPS chip material composition hadn't taken such a surprising turn towards plastic (compared to previously manufactured china clay chips). But hey, they don't crumble!

 

[Fishman]

"pure clay"

Another arrow for my dice chip bros to start asking why I would pay over $2/chip when "pure clay" can be had for much cheaper.

They've already thrown these at me and said "Amazon can't lie!"

 

[fwg]

Got my samples. Just wanted to see if there have been any advancements in China Clay.

So they're not horrible. But they could be better I'm sure. I've had nicer sets of China Clay.

Quality control isn't terrible but it's not great. China clays that I have gotten from Apache poker seem to have better quality control. The only severely misplaced label on this set was on one of the $5 chips.

They are definitely less slick than most China clays. But there also seems to be some discoloration around the stamping of the mold. On some chips. It remains white to a degree.

They may just need a good cleaning because they definitely had manufacturing dust on them and all I did was wipe some mineral oil on them.

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Thanks for the review. So these are less slick than Apache China clays? Apache china clays look good other than I’ve read that some are slick. Also, do you have any experiences with the Milanos?

 

[KarateMaster72]

Thanks for the review. So these are less slick than Apache China clays? Apache china clays look good other than I’ve read that some are slick. Also, do you have any experiences with the Milanos?

Yes I had a large set of milanos. They were not bad at all. Depending on what batch they were from they weren't too bad. To me the majestics were nice but very slippery at times. Dunes were so so on the slipperiness. Never had a complete set of royals but they didn't seem too bad from the sample. And Pharaohs seemed really nice but I only had a sample. These are definitely less slippery

 

[raynmanas]

Got my samples. Just wanted to see if there have been any advancements in China Clay.

So they're not horrible. But they could be better I'm sure. I've had nicer sets of China Clay.

Quality control isn't terrible but it's not great. China clays that I have gotten from Apache poker seem to have better quality control. The only severely misplaced label on this set was on one of the $5 chips.

They are definitely less slick than most China clays. But there also seems to be some discoloration around the stamping of the mold. On some chips. It remains white to a degree.

They may just need a good cleaning because they definitely had manufacturing dust on them and all I did was wipe some mineral oil on them.

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ugh the china clay bevel makes me cringe

 

[RocAFella1]

Are these leaded?