What was everyone's 1st set of chips (3 Viewers)

[Silver_Fiend]

First chips I learned to play with were those horrible Hoyle interlocking plastic chips. They werent mine, but belonged to my friend's father. We were just kids but we played a lot of poker with those things. The pamphlet with them told how to play the different versions so we played it all.

First chips I bought were dice chips, which at the time were really nice. I dont remember how much I paid but I'm sure it was WAY too much because they came from a Vegas tourist shop. Those saw a lot of use, and I even shipped them to Iraq and played regular games there on deployment. My son has used them to play with his friends now too.

It wasnt until I discovered PCF that I found there were some really nice chips available, and used casino chips, and re-labelling.... and further down the rabbit hole we go. I think have about 4000 chips ATM.

 

[Jeevansluck]

My first set was also dice chips. Walmart.

I found PCF in March of 2019 and got started with a Pauslon Pharaoh's set that I regretfully sold before even putting it on the felt...

At the same time though, I also got myself a CPC set, that I used for hosting purposes right away, and still have...CPC Rounders (Stock) LOVE THESE!!!

**I've expanded this to 940, just no recent pr0n**

I did go out and reclaim my Pharaoh's, with a bigger and better set anyways...love the journey!

 

[philhut]

Walmart's first run of Suited Cardinal chips were actually pretty nice. a buddy of mine had a couple of boxes used for one game. I bought 4 boxes myself (sorted chips so I had a breakdown I liked in store) then had them for about 6months. I bought some Nexgen lucky bee chips afterwards and gave the Cardinals to a buddy in exchange for entry fees of the tournament we were playing that particular day. Didn't make sense the two of us having the same sets at the time.

The later editions of Cardinal suited chips were lighter and poorly made. The first run were actually very good chips that stacked and handled pretty well. The set I am referring to was sold in 200chip aluminium boxes like these but with dark cardboard and included a white sampler chip tied to the handle. I remeber using the idea that
White =$1 or 25 tourney
Red= $5 or 100 tourney
Blue= $10 or 500 tourney
Green =$25 or 1000 tourney
The cards included were junk only good for use in table selection draws. after that I used them for target practice.

 

[Hairy_Crocodile]

This is the first set that I bought, sadly also the 1st set that I am currently selling; King of Spades ceramics, 850 of em.

I bought it out of excitement, not actually knowing what my real needs or wants were. I definitely should have bought samples before I started chipping, and learned breakdowns for tournaments and cash games to understand it all more, but as a dude with ADD and cabin fever, excitement got the best of me and I fired into the dark and just bought a bunch basically.

They aren't bad chips by any means, but I now know that I want in poker chips for myself: denominations, I want my own custom logos, and sure as heck don't need this many for a cash set!

My newest set is going to be on its way after I hear back from the graphic designer. Having a cash set made (5¢-$100 to accomidate the differing ranges of all my friends) and a T25 set made (600 chips for 1-2 tables max...may get a set for 3 tables since I play poker with an old high school friend's parents who can host and fill 3 tables or so easily.....decisions decisions....)

I also would like to thank everyone on this site for being so wonderfully helpful, Idk what I would do without you all to teach me and enable me.

 

[bigblind]

first set was plastic interlocking chips i used back in the 60's were my fathers ( still have them in closet )
first set i purchased were 1000 slugged dice chips from overstock.com these never
saw felt didn't care for them i put them in closet and they are still there. i then found
C.T. and purchased a set of Paulson Classics. that is when the bottom fell out of the
rabbit hole. after that i purchased a set of Paulson WTHC which i love. then i saw some
ASM club cleopatras which i fell in love with so i purchased a set of these. still have my sets
love them all i rotate them for felt time. i have been thinking customs from CPC but trying to
balance funds with other interests such as fishing and guitars.

 

[Jeevansluck]

purchased a set of Paulson Classics. that is when the bottom fell out of the
rabbit hole. after that ....

Loved this part. My journey has really been very similar. The bottom of the hole literally fell out...and it's taken 2 years and 9.5 sets to pull myself out and try to come to terms with the money I've spent

 

[bigblind]

 

[Jeevansluck]

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I like the classics and all, I do. I owned some.

But dam, that WTHC set is hawt!

It deserves separate distinct pr0n! All those 1s and 5s. My oh my! Love those!

What a great set, not to take thunder from the others ya got.

 

[RivieraDanny]

A generic pic:

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Embarrassing to admit to all the effort that went into these:

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Are those plastic? Not the interlocks. The Las Vegas mold...

 

[Eriks]

First set was dice (still have it), first real set was CDI05s (sold em when I found this place)

 

[crussader]

Are those plastic? Not the interlocks. The Las Vegas mold...

Those were the original NexGens with a custom label.

 

[Richard Cranium]

First set was nexgen lucky bees that I was pretty unhappy about on delivery and never used. I upgraded to a large set of Nevada Jack skulls, got some grey quarters made (looking back the pink 25c were way better) and then eventually sold those off too.

 

[rjdev7]

Chipco Presidents

stacking each denomination made the American flag

 

[Hairy_Crocodile]

First set was nexgen lucky bees that I was pretty unhappy about on delivery and never used. I upgraded to a large set of Nevada Jack skulls, got some grey quarters made (looking back the pink 25c were way better) and then eventually sold those off too.

Oh my god, you solved the mystery of what kind of chips my bar uses, I thought is was a dragonflyor somethingand not a bee.... I had no idea what kind they were.

I just googled them and the mold is spot on. Glad I saw this, sorryfor the disappointment on your first buy!

 

[philhut]

Chipco Presidents
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stacking each denomination made the American flag
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Those are awesome.
That is a very well thought out set.