Rivers Casino & Resort (Schenectady, NY) (1 Viewer)

[bentax1978]

Opening day at Rivers Casino & Resort (Schenectady, NY).

Triple digit wait list to play poker tonight, so I opted to harvest some samples for you guys to check out instead.

 

[manamongkids]

So how many $1s did you harvest

 

[Psypher1000]

Rock on, man! I'd take a 1, snapper, and 5 if they're available.

And even if they're not, thanks for trying anyway!

 

[bentax1978]

So how many $1s did you harvest

Just a few samples. I just stopped by after work, didn't have my harvesting pack back with me.

 

[Psypher1000]

Btw, this is the first rack I've seen in a while with chips that don't generally suck. Good on them! It also looks like get gave up on their house mold which was fragile as any I've ever handled. Still, that stylized R was kinda nifty.

 

[bentax1978]

Rock on, man! I'd take a 1, snapper, and 5 if they're available.

And even if they're not, thanks for trying anyway!

It's funny you mention it. I really wanted to get you (specifically) a snapper, but the place was jacked and I was already running really late. But as I was leaving I saw a $15 blackjack table where someone just busted out, so I said "what the hell". I managed to get you a snapper, but it cost me almost $200.

But I stuck it out and end up $17.50 for the night at the BJ table. Spent $11.50 to get my wife Smashburger on the way home to make up for being an hour later than expected, so now I'm sitting on a healthy $6 net profit. (y) :thumbsup:

 

[Psypher1000]

It's funny you mention it. I really wanted to get you (specifically) a snapper, but the place was jacked and I was already running really late. But as I was leaving I saw a $15 blackjack table where someone just busted out. So I said "what the hell". I managed to get you a snapper, but it cost me almost $200.

But I stuck it out and end up $17.50 for the night at the BJ table. Spent $11.50 to get my wife Smashburger on the way home to make up for being an hour later than expected, so now I'm sitting on a healthy $6 net profit. (y) :thumbsup:

You are a gentleman and a gentleman!

 

[links_slayer]

Those random shapes that we're seeing on upper denoms are really strange.

And I agree with @Psypher1000 here - those chips are certainly not terrible at all especially compared to some of the recent new chips released into the wild. Interested to see some pics in stacks in the future

 

[bentax1978]

Interested to see some pics in stacks in the future

Me too!

Hopefully it will die down a little. This was the wait list a few hours after they opened at noon.

 

[jbutler]

Dig the $1, snapper, and $500. The rest......

 

[bentax1978]

Dig the $1, snapper, and $500. The rest......

Mostly agree. I don't think the $5 is terrible. The $25 is a little underwhelming. The $100 is underwhelming.

 

[bentax1978]

 

[MatB]

@manamongkids is already planning a road trip to harvest $1s.... $5 says he google mapped it already.!

 

[bentax1978]

I-90 west to I-890, exit to downtown, it's only a mile or two off the road. Easy breezy.

 

[bentax1978]

So here are the base and color spots (as best I can tell).

$1 - White with Daisy and Lemon Green

$2 - Ice Blue with Apricot and Watermelon

$2.50 - Light Pink with Mustard and Mint Green

$5 - Cherry with Light Blue and Beige

$25 - Dark Green with Blue Grain, Light Violet(?), and Red

$100 - Black with Fuchsia and Peach

$500 - Orchid with Radiant Red and Tan

 

[bentax1978]

Added the $2 chip to the OP.

 

[moose]

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I have identified the problem they are having with their waitlist....


Oversized $500? Love it.

 

[bentax1978]

I have identified the problem they are having with their waitlist....

Lol. I can assure you the room hasn't looked like that since noon last Wednesday. I got there early today (10am) just so I wouldn't have to wait. Spent 8 hours there. Lots of ups and downs, or more accurately downs then ups. It's going to dangerous having a card room like this less than five miles from my house.

 

[moose]

Very sweet in stacks.

 

[bentax1978]

Oversized $500? Love it.

Yeah, the $500 is oversized (43mm IHC).
Looks fantastic in person. Sadly I cashed it back in today as I couldn't justify having a sample chip worth $500 sitting around the house.

 

[bentax1978]

Very sweet in stacks.

The chips looks really nice in person. Colors work really well together and I think the inlay works pretty well with the chips.

 

[upNdown]

Lol. I can assure you the room hasn't looked like that since noon last Wednesday. I got there early today (10am) just so I wouldn't have to wait. Spent 8 hours there. Lots of ups and downs, or more accurately downs then ups. It's going to dangerous having a card room like this less than five miles from my house.

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Well they look pretty good like that.

 

[bivey]

I have a rule: no casino cards in my area code. Probably for different reasons than most, but as a secondary benefit - it keeps me out of trouble.

 

[BELGRADE]

 

[bentax1978]

I didn't see the $10 BJ chips while I was there, but I also didn't get there until about 8 hours after they opened.

I also didn't pickup any of those $5k or $20k chips to take pictures of at home. Buying a $500 chip was my limit

 

[SixSpeedFury]

Love the upper denom spots/colors! Not something I'd ever see in my lifetime though

 

[AWenger]

Very nice photos @bentax1978 and @BELGRADE. Thanks for sharing!

This thread is still missing a photo of the 1k chip, however -- anyone?

 

[12thMan]

I have a rule: no casino cards in my area code. Probably for different reasons than most, but as a secondary benefit - it keeps me out of trouble.

Fine, but it's you who is going to miss out on the magic that is Keglers...

 

[BELGRADE]

Very nice photos @bentax1978 and @BELGRADE. Thanks for sharing!

This thread is still missing a photo of the 1k chip, however -- anyone?

In this video we see the 1k.

http://cbs6albany.com/news/local/the-chips-are-down-at-rivers-casino

 

[ArmyVet1996]

I haven't hit the casino yet but it's just a matter of time before I travel the whole 5 minutes down the road to it but can someone explain the concept of harvesting chips to me? I've never heard the term before.