UnicornFlash
Full House
Welcome! My first set was Horseshoe Cleveland Paulsons. Absolutely loved that set.
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What was everyone's 1st set of chips (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter MrH
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- 1000 blank dice chips (5 colors) with white spots (dice & crowns, actually). Used once. Still have them if anyone's interested.
- 1000 printed 11.5g slugged plastics (6 denoms). Apparently didn't learn my lesson with #1.
- 800 Las Vegas Pro 9g labeled unslugged soft plastics. Now have 3000+ cash/tourney.
- 1200 Prestige Pro #727 12.5g printed slugged soft plastics. Now have 2000+ cash/tourney.
- 1050 Dunes Commemorative 9.5g unslugged plastics (NexgenPro material), T25-T25K denoms.
- 1000 Venerati 10g ceramics from Sidepot.com, T25-T100K denoms.
- 1000 Pharaoh's Club 10g china clays, T25-T5000 plus matching ceramic plaques.
Of the four sets on that list above that I've since sold off, I took a loss on every single one. And of the 40+ sets I've bought and sold since, not a single one. There's a lesson in there for new chippers.
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I think a lot of us look back and say that too! Half the fun is in the journey though and I feel like I've learned a lot by taking small steps. Namely, I've learned what I don't like and don't plan to buy again.
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Pre-PCF:
300 Dice Chips of Multiple Colors (First ever set from high school given to me by my best friend as a graduation present over 12 years ago)
550 Poker Knights Slugged 13.5 g plastic chips (still have a for sale ad on these here, PM if interested!) one year ago
500 WPT Plastic Chips (I bought the entire set on Amazon for $70 that came with the chips, Kem double deck card set up, 6 coasters, a really heavy card guard, a stick of dice, and an actually decent lockable wooden laminate case): May 2019
600 Scroll Ceramics bought second hand from Facebook marketplace in an absolutely stupid breakdown, but I was bitten by the bug by this time and wanted some cheap ceramics to try out, which led me to joining here: June 2019. There's an ad in the classifies for these too, PM me if interested!
PCF-Present:
1000 Majestic Card Room China Clays: July 2019
700 Horseshoe Cincinnati Cash set: August-September 2019
1000 Jack Detroit Cash set: August-September 2019
680 Key West Resort and Casino Tournament set: September 2019-ongoing
In the works:
44mm oversized CPC custom cash set: Summer 2020?
300 Dice Chips of Multiple Colors (First ever set from high school given to me by my best friend as a graduation present over 12 years ago)
550 Poker Knights Slugged 13.5 g plastic chips (still have a for sale ad on these here, PM if interested!) one year ago
500 WPT Plastic Chips (I bought the entire set on Amazon for $70 that came with the chips, Kem double deck card set up, 6 coasters, a really heavy card guard, a stick of dice, and an actually decent lockable wooden laminate case): May 2019
600 Scroll Ceramics bought second hand from Facebook marketplace in an absolutely stupid breakdown, but I was bitten by the bug by this time and wanted some cheap ceramics to try out, which led me to joining here: June 2019. There's an ad in the classifies for these too, PM me if interested!
PCF-Present:
1000 Majestic Card Room China Clays: July 2019
700 Horseshoe Cincinnati Cash set: August-September 2019
1000 Jack Detroit Cash set: August-September 2019
680 Key West Resort and Casino Tournament set: September 2019-ongoing
In the works:
44mm oversized CPC custom cash set: Summer 2020?
FordPickup92
Royal Flush
Those one thousands are lovely!!
ShuffleNDeal
Pair
I still have my original 500 pc WTHC set. Been adding to it lately but wish I hadn't waited so long...
Lil Tuna
4 of a Kind
Great set of chips! WTHCs were my first really nice chips as well.
Hey, cool , i'll pull out my bionic eye to zoom in on your tiny picNon dice chips? See my avatar
looks cool, hope to see closer shots,
Changster
Full House
Noir’s
My first set were these beauties:
However, my first REAL set after seeing the light were the Paulson National Poker Series:
I just sold the Tournament Set, and part of me regrets it immediately...
However, my first REAL set after seeing the light were the Paulson National Poker Series:
I just sold the Tournament Set, and part of me regrets it immediately...
I made a thread about these yesterday. I like these chips a lot for what they are. I would love a budget priced chip with the feel of these chips and the label/edge spot design of Nexgens.For me was about 15 years ago. I didn't know anything about it and I bought a 500 chips set of "Welcome Las Vegas" on eBay thinking it was real clay.
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TKEUofM
Flush
- Good ol' dice chips for my first set back in 2001, later added some custom labels.
- Then found Paulson Classics in 2005 and have been playing with that set ever since, in fact just expanded it from 1,500 chips up to 2,150.
- Last year added 1000 Majestics for cash games
- A few weeks ago put in my order for a 1,500 Rounders set from CPC
- And out of boredom I'm now looking at Tiki Kings Ceramics for another set
- Then found Paulson Classics in 2005 and have been playing with that set ever since, in fact just expanded it from 1,500 chips up to 2,150.
- Last year added 1000 Majestics for cash games
- A few weeks ago put in my order for a 1,500 Rounders set from CPC
- And out of boredom I'm now looking at Tiki Kings Ceramics for another set
Frogzilla
Straight Flush
Some heavy (15g? 16g??) coin in center plastic chips. Flashing was pretty bad. These were not bud jones abbiati matsui plastic masterpieces by any stretch
I lent them out all the time, it was 1000 chip set and with the case must have been close to 40 lb. Always funny when people lifted it.
Anyways, who knows where they are now, and honestly good riddance. CPC get here in August
I lent them out all the time, it was 1000 chip set and with the case must have been close to 40 lb. Always funny when people lifted it.
Anyways, who knows where they are now, and honestly good riddance. CPC get here in August
As with most people, my first set was a 500pc dice set.
No shame there, I was 17, didn’t know better and couldn’t afford better
12 years later and I’m waiting on sample sets of Milano’s & Majestics to get my first decent set of chips.
No shame there, I was 17, didn’t know better and couldn’t afford better
12 years later and I’m waiting on sample sets of Milano’s & Majestics to get my first decent set of chips.
FDLmold
Royal Flush
doublequeen
Pair
The first set were 500 dice chips (red, blue, white, black, green - 100 each) 
... a lots of sets followed from 2006 - 2010:
--> Casino Royale plastics chips
--> EPT replicas (ceramics)
--> World Stars of Poker replicas (ceramics)
--> WSOP replicas (ceramics)
--> La Corrida (ceramics)
--> Paulson Pharaoh's
--> PNY's
--> BCC High roller
--> Mujaba Club (re-labeled Paulson solids)
--> Paradise Island (custom ASM)
--> Monsoon Palace (custom ASM)
--> The Vascoly's (custom solid ASM)
As I plan to play more regularly after Corona, I am deciding about a new set right now ... first I thought about going custom CPC, but right now the plan ist to go for semi custom ceramics from @BR Pro Poker (samples on the way) - either Tiki's or DDLM's
... a lots of sets followed from 2006 - 2010:
--> Casino Royale plastics chips
--> EPT replicas (ceramics)
--> World Stars of Poker replicas (ceramics)
--> WSOP replicas (ceramics)
--> La Corrida (ceramics)
--> Paulson Pharaoh's
--> PNY's
--> BCC High roller
--> Mujaba Club (re-labeled Paulson solids)
--> Paradise Island (custom ASM)
--> Monsoon Palace (custom ASM)
--> The Vascoly's (custom solid ASM)
As I plan to play more regularly after Corona, I am deciding about a new set right now ... first I thought about going custom CPC, but right now the plan ist to go for semi custom ceramics from @BR Pro Poker (samples on the way) - either Tiki's or DDLM's
guyfleegman
Flush
First set was Crystal Park.
I got a very large set on PCF and trimmed it down to “me” size.
I fell very deep into the rabbit hole as well.
My Casablancas are my “forever” set.
Gone to other homes:
Tons of racks of mixed stuff
5+racks of 43mm Paulsons
30+racks of chips I harvested in various casinos
Starburst Limit set
I got a very large set on PCF and trimmed it down to “me” size.
I fell very deep into the rabbit hole as well.
My Casablancas are my “forever” set.
Gone to other homes:
Tons of racks of mixed stuff
5+racks of 43mm Paulsons
30+racks of chips I harvested in various casinos
Starburst Limit set
chutracheese
Straight
Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
I hope you thanked your parents for the nice birdcage and empty racks.
FordPickup92
Royal Flush
Technically I played with dice chips and abs plastics my first few times but my first set owned was my primary PCAs
Lil Tuna
4 of a Kind
That’s a nice first set Princess!
Like getting a Lamborghini for your 16th birthday. 
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auto
Straight
My first set was dice chips that I used for many years.
My first non-dice chips were a Dunes CC set for tournaments.
Then I discovered this forum and purchased my first Paulsons: Horseshoe Cleveland cash set.
My first non-dice chips were a Dunes CC set for tournaments.
Then I discovered this forum and purchased my first Paulsons: Horseshoe Cleveland cash set.
bakeshopbenny
Sitting Out
BCC Mardi Gras v1's. I had to sell them to pay for school books. I miss them.
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