• This site contains affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase after clicking a link, Poker Chip Forum may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support!

Windwalker’s Chipping Journey in Pr0n0grAph1C Detail (25 Viewers)

A few people with large collections have mentioned how many sets they have, and some have even shared their inventory list. @pltrgyst at one point had in the neighborhood of 100 sets, I believe. That might translate into 100k chips, obviously depending on the size of those sets, which undoubtedly vary.

I'm sure many of the insiders and old-timers have more detailed information that hasn't been publicly shared.
 
I'm hoping it's a old Vegas mob casino who was about to replace chips for a new line of TRKs/Paulsons but had to sell the casino in a rush and the new owners wanted different chips so he said FU and took the chips with him (similar to Binions I guess?).
 
CrazyEddie said:
A few people with large collections have mentioned how many sets they have, and some have even shared their inventory list. @pltrgyst at one point had in the neighborhood of 100 sets, I believe. That might translate into 100k chips, obviously depending on the size of those sets, which undoubtedly vary.

I'm sure many of the insiders and old-timers have more detailed information that hasn't been publicly shared.
Click to expand...

According to this thread atleast 4 others with 100k plus chips.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/how-many-chips-do-you-own.45731/
 
It could be anything. There are a ton of sets out there that we haven't discovered yet. Just think about some of the sets we've seen in this very thread. Lakeshores we only know of about 3,000 or so of the $1s, $5s, and $20s combined. Yet there are thousands of the fracs roaming about. Surely there is a hoard of these in someone's garage, attic, or storage unit somewhere. Even the cocaine giraffes have to have more siblings in someone's possession. To my knowledge, Paulson isn't making 4,000 chip sets for anyone. There has to be more. There are a ton of epic Cali sets that nobody knows the whereabouts of. Also, there are probably many more casinos that never got off the ground, but that got chips like what happened with PNY.

If you have good connections and are creative and ambitious enough, you could probably hunt down some pretty epic scores. A ton of people here scour eBay, fewer scour Craigslist, and even fewer scour estate sales or places like OfferUp. But the best scores aren't even listed for sale anywhere. They're in someone's storage unit waiting to be unearthed.

@Windwalker is a hunter, and he wears warrior paint. I wouldn't underestimate him. :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:
 
RainmanTrail said:
@Windwalker is a hunter, and he wears warrior paint. I wouldn't underestimate him. :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:
Click to expand...
Next time Krish is accused of "flexing" I will forever have this image in my head.

WARRIOR-OBIT-master495.jpg


The Ultimate chip Warrior
 
RainmanTrail said:
I honestly don't understand jealousy to this level. Not to the extent that I would actually begrudge someone wealthier than me for having things I like. Jealousy, for me, stops at "Those are nice, I'd love to have them". There are countless high end collectors across numerous hobbies. Some have numerous baseball cards worth millions each. What should they do? Keep it all a secret? Lol. We all share Pr0n here. It's fun. We like seeing pics. It's adult show-n-tell. It's not a competition. The vast majority of us aren't keeping score cards. Perhaps you should join us? It's a lot more fun if you stop caring so much about sometime else's bank account. I'm stoked for people with awesome collections. But I've never once disliked someone because they could afford something I couldn't. That seems remarkably immature to me.
Click to expand...
This is 100% how i feel, i dont understand any of the salty people in this thread and how they spend so much energy and anger towards a collector. Like whats really going on in your life to have that level of jealousy? Its about being able to show off chips and enjoy it with others. Who cares that krish has alot of the GOAT sets. Enjoy the Pr0n and get over yourself. Im a big believer in be grateful for what you have in life and Not envious of what you don't. Makes life so miserable and such a waste of time. I hope people will grow up. I never post like this and try to keep to myself but the level of Saltyness on PCF is too much to not say anything. If you dont like what he posts or him in general there is a lovely feature on here that removes that person so you don’t have to see it. Your welcome. Chip On!
 
As I’ve been hunting for chips, I’ve tried all kinds of strategies. I’ve placed tiny classifieds all over the world; I’ve spent time at estate sales; I’ve made friends with collectors and casino owners.

But no matter the avenue, my best results have come from establishing genuine relationships with people who used to be connected to some of the casinos that used leaded chips with shaped inlays.

A few months ago, one such relationship tipped me off about a gentleman, now in his early 80s, who was once considered the “Saul Bass” of boat / cruise casino design. For about 30 years, his design shop was responsible for the visual identity, design/re-design and development of thousands of artifacts for hundreds of boat casinos, including what their chips looked like. It’s actually why so many of the boat chips from the late eighties and early nineties are so similar looking to each other.

I was able to track him down to Delaware, where he is now retired, curmudgeonly, and frustrated with his inability to do anything because of COVID. I made friends with him, and paid him a total of 6 visits so far, sometimes just sitting on his porch with him in silence.

We discussed the evolution of the design industry, what’s happening now, what’s changed and what hasn’t. Through those discussions, I discovered that as part of his compensation, he was able to secure small live sets (1500 - 3000 chips) of almost every set his firm designed. Of course, he also has all kinds of other artifacts, but the chips had to be handled differently because they would have been live at the time of him getting them for his portfolio.

These chips have never seen the inside of any of the boats, cruises, or casinos they were intended for. They have just been in his possession for decades. He had no idea there was even a group or a community that collected them, and considered them just nostalgia since all of the casinos are now defunct.

I convinced him to sell me his entire portfolio / inventory of chips. There are 48 boat casinos in the collection, between 17-22 of which I am fairly certain no one has ever seen on PCF before.

So that’s the story.

EDIT: FYI — He was responsible for the Starlites, RVCLs and Regency Cruise Lines.
 
Last edited:
Windwalker said:
As I’ve been hunting for chips, I’ve tried all kinds of strategies. I’ve placed tiny classifieds all over the world; I’ve spent time at estate sales; I’ve made friends with collectors and casino owners.

But no matter the avenue, my best results have come from establishing genuine relationships with people who used to be connected to some of the casinos that used leaded chips with shaped inlays.

A few months ago, one such relationship tipped me off about a gentleman, now in his early 80s, who was once considered the “Saul Bass” of boat / cruise casino design. For about 30 years, his design shop was responsible for the visual identity, design/re-design and development of thousands of artifacts for hundreds of boat casinos, including what their chips looked like. It’s actually why so many of the boat chips from the late eighties and early nineties are so similar looking to each other.

I was able to track him down to Delaware, where he is now retired, curmudgeonly, and frustrated with his inability to do anything because of COVID. I made friends with him, and paid him a total of 6 visits so far, sometimes just sitting on his porch with him in silence.

We discussed the evolution of the design industry, what’s happening now, what’s changed and what hasn’t. Through those discussions, I discovered that as part of his compensation, he was able to secure small live sets (1500 - 3000 chips) of almost every set his firm designed. Of course, he also has all kinds of other artifacts, but the chips had to be handled differently because they would have been live at the time of him getting them for his portfolio.

These chips have never seen the inside of any of the boats, cruises, or casinos they were intended for. They have just been in his possession for decades. He had no idea there was even a group or a community that collected them, and considered them just nostalgia since all of the casinos are now defunct.

I convinced him to sell me his entire portfolio / inventory of chips. There are 48 boat casinos in the collection, between 17-22 of which I am fairly certain no one has ever seen on PCF before.

So that’s the story.
Click to expand...

This is just EPIC. This is why you succeed not just in chipping but I’m sure also in other endeavors (career, etc.).
 
Windwalker said:
As I’ve been hunting for chips, I’ve tried all kinds of strategies. I’ve placed tiny classifieds all over the world; I’ve spent time at estate sales; I’ve made friends with collectors and casino owners.

But no matter the avenue, my best results have come from establishing genuine relationships with people who used to be connected to some of the casinos that used leaded chips with shaped inlays.

A few months ago, one such relationship tipped me off about a gentleman, now in his early 80s, who was once considered the “Saul Bass” of boat / cruise casino design. For about 30 years, his design shop was responsible for the visual identity, design/re-design and development of thousands of artifacts for hundreds of boat casinos, including what their chips looked like. It’s actually why so many of the boat chips from the late eighties and early nineties are so similar looking to each other.

I was able to track him down to Delaware, where he is now retired, curmudgeonly, and frustrated with his inability to do anything because of COVID. I made friends with him, and paid him a total of 6 visits so far, sometimes just sitting on his porch with him in silence.

We discussed the evolution of the design industry, what’s happening now, what’s changed and what hasn’t. Through those discussions, I discovered that as part of his compensation, he was able to secure small live sets (1500 - 3000 chips) of almost every set his firm designed. Of course, he also has all kinds of other artifacts, but the chips had to be handled differently because they would have been live at the time of him getting them for his portfolio.

These chips have never seen the inside of any of the boats, cruises, or casinos they were intended for. They have just been in his possession for decades. He had no idea there was even a group or a community that collected them, and considered them just nostalgia since all of the casinos are now defunct.

I convinced him to sell me his entire portfolio / inventory of chips. There are 48 boat casinos in the collection, between 17-22 of which I am fairly certain no one has ever seen on PCF before.

So that’s the story.
Click to expand...

Wow!! That's AWESOME! Can't wait to see the pr0n. Very cool, Krish.
 
Windwalker said:
As I’ve been hunting for chips, I’ve tried all kinds of strategies. I’ve placed tiny classifieds all over the world; I’ve spent time at estate sales; I’ve made friends with collectors and casino owners.

But no matter the avenue, my best results have come from establishing genuine relationships with people who used to be connected to some of the casinos that used leaded chips with shaped inlays.

A few months ago, one such relationship tipped me off about a gentleman, now in his early 80s, who was once considered the “Saul Bass” of boat / cruise casino design. For about 30 years, his design shop was responsible for the visual identity, design/re-design and development of thousands of artifacts for hundreds of boat casinos, including what their chips looked like. It’s actually why so many of the boat chips from the late eighties and early nineties are so similar looking to each other.

I was able to track him down to Delaware, where he is now retired, curmudgeonly, and frustrated with his inability to do anything because of COVID. I made friends with him, and paid him a total of 6 visits so far, sometimes just sitting on his porch with him in silence.

We discussed the evolution of the design industry, what’s happening now, what’s changed and what hasn’t. Through those discussions, I discovered that as part of his compensation, he was able to secure small live sets (1500 - 3000 chips) of almost every set his firm designed. Of course, he also has all kinds of other artifacts, but the chips had to be handled differently because they would have been live at the time of him getting them for his portfolio.

These chips have never seen the inside of any of the boats, cruises, or casinos they were intended for. They have just been in his possession for decades. He had no idea there was even a group or a community that collected them, and considered them just nostalgia since all of the casinos are now defunct.

I convinced him to sell me his entire portfolio / inventory of chips. There are 48 boat casinos in the collection, between 17-22 of which I am fairly certain no one has ever seen on PCF before.

So that’s the story.
Click to expand...
 
Windwalker said:
As I’ve been hunting for chips, I’ve tried all kinds of strategies. I’ve placed tiny classifieds all over the world; I’ve spent time at estate sales; I’ve made friends with collectors and casino owners.

But no matter the avenue, my best results have come from establishing genuine relationships with people who used to be connected to some of the casinos that used leaded chips with shaped inlays.

A few months ago, one such relationship tipped me off about a gentleman, now in his early 80s, who was once considered the “Saul Bass” of boat / cruise casino design. For about 30 years, his design shop was responsible for the visual identity, design/re-design and development of thousands of artifacts for hundreds of boat casinos, including what their chips looked like. It’s actually why so many of the boat chips from the late eighties and early nineties are so similar looking to each other.

I was able to track him down to Delaware, where he is now retired, curmudgeonly, and frustrated with his inability to do anything because of COVID. I made friends with him, and paid him a total of 6 visits so far, sometimes just sitting on his porch with him in silence.

We discussed the evolution of the design industry, what’s happening now, what’s changed and what hasn’t. Through those discussions, I discovered that as part of his compensation, he was able to secure small live sets (1500 - 3000 chips) of almost every set his firm designed. Of course, he also has all kinds of other artifacts, but the chips had to be handled differently because they would have been live at the time of him getting them for his portfolio.

These chips have never seen the inside of any of the boats, cruises, or casinos they were intended for. They have just been in his possession for decades. He had no idea there was even a group or a community that collected them, and considered them just nostalgia since all of the casinos are now defunct.

I convinced him to sell me his entire portfolio / inventory of chips. There are 48 boat casinos in the collection, between 17-22 of which I am fairly certain no one has ever seen on PCF before.

So that’s the story.
Click to expand...

HOLY SHIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is the coolest chip find i have ever heard. I am blown away man absolutely epic. I can't wait to see some pictures. All boat chips ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhggh
 
Wow. Love hearing the story. Can’t wait to see the pr0n!

Goes to show it’s not just only about money, but initiative/tenacity/work to seek out and procure a score like this.
 
That collection must be absolutely amazing. So many of the old school cruise sets are really cool
 
Always seems strange for a man so involved for many years to be so disconnected from them and their market now. Seems like how finds often occur, I remember someone joining here who ordered chips for casinos and had a bunch of full Paulson color samples sitting in his closet, assumed worthless.

I'm sure you've looked it up or come across it, I'm guessing this one collection puts you towards the top with regards to ownership of playable casino sets in the world?
 
WhiteMamba1646 said:
This is 100% how i feel, i dont understand any of the salty people in this thread and how they spend so much energy and anger towards a collector. Like whats really going on in your life to have that level of jealousy? Its about being able to show off chips and enjoy it with others. Who cares that krish has alot of the GOAT sets. Enjoy the Pr0n and get over yourself. Im a big believer in be grateful for what you have in life and Not envious of what you don't. Makes life so miserable and such a waste of time. I hope people will grow up. I never post like this and try to keep to myself but the level of Saltyness on PCF is too much to not say anything. If you dont like what he posts or him in general there is a lovely feature on here that removes that person so you don’t have to see it. Your welcome. Chip On!
Click to expand...
I agree with what you’re saying but in reality some people are dicks. There are a lot of envious people out there. More than you would think.

I started a business a couple of years ago and I’ve learned this the hard way.

I’ve noticed that there are 3 groups of people. The biggest group of people have too much going on in their own lives to even notice or care. The next biggest group of people were the ones who want to see you fail and fall flat on your face. They have no interest in your line of work and aren’t affected either way if you succeed or fail but they get a kick out of watching someone trying something and failing. The smallest group were the people who came out of nowhere to offer advice and help based on their experiences. Those people are invaluable.

How does this relate to chipping? I would say that on here we have a disproportionately high number of people who want to help. That’s a great thing.

And just to prove that every day is a school day I had to Google what “salty” means in the US. Over here we’d say “being a c*nt” :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:
 
BarrieJ3 said:
I'm sure you've looked it up or come across it, I'm guessing this one collection puts you towards the top with regards to ownership of playable casino sets in the world?
Click to expand...

I have no idea, nor do I actually care. Chips, to me, are the epitome of examples of where design thinking and strategy are critical. Very few people have the eye to know how to build them.

For my money, @JeepologyOffroad has the best eye on PCF, that’s up to my personal taste.

This particular gentleman and his company were absolutely brilliant with design. Reserved, measured, balanced and beautiful.
 
Windwalker said:
As I’ve been hunting for chips, I’ve tried all kinds of strategies. I’ve placed tiny classifieds all over the world; I’ve spent time at estate sales; I’ve made friends with collectors and casino owners.

But no matter the avenue, my best results have come from establishing genuine relationships with people who used to be connected to some of the casinos that used leaded chips with shaped inlays.

A few months ago, one such relationship tipped me off about a gentleman, now in his early 80s, who was once considered the “Saul Bass” of boat / cruise casino design. For about 30 years, his design shop was responsible for the visual identity, design/re-design and development of thousands of artifacts for hundreds of boat casinos, including what their chips looked like. It’s actually why so many of the boat chips from the late eighties and early nineties are so similar looking to each other.

I was able to track him down to Delaware, where he is now retired, curmudgeonly, and frustrated with his inability to do anything because of COVID. I made friends with him, and paid him a total of 6 visits so far, sometimes just sitting on his porch with him in silence.

We discussed the evolution of the design industry, what’s happening now, what’s changed and what hasn’t. Through those discussions, I discovered that as part of his compensation, he was able to secure small live sets (1500 - 3000 chips) of almost every set his firm designed. Of course, he also has all kinds of other artifacts, but the chips had to be handled differently because they would have been live at the time of him getting them for his portfolio.

These chips have never seen the inside of any of the boats, cruises, or casinos they were intended for. They have just been in his possession for decades. He had no idea there was even a group or a community that collected them, and considered them just nostalgia since all of the casinos are now defunct.

I convinced him to sell me his entire portfolio / inventory of chips. There are 48 boat casinos in the collection, between 17-22 of which I am fairly certain no one has ever seen on PCF before.

So that’s the story.

EDIT: FYI — He was responsible for the Starlites, RVCLs and Regency Cruise Lines.
Click to expand...

:jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop:
Game changing find for this hobby I think.

Really looking forward to the pictures!
 
davislane said:
Next time Krish is accused of "flexing" I will forever have this image in my head.

View attachment 626706

The Ultimate chip Warrior
Click to expand...

Windwalker said:
As I’ve been hunting for chips, I’ve tried all kinds of strategies. I’ve placed tiny classifieds all over the world; I’ve spent time at estate sales; I’ve made friends with collectors and casino owners.

But no matter the avenue, my best results have come from establishing genuine relationships with people who used to be connected to some of the casinos that used leaded chips with shaped inlays.

A few months ago, one such relationship tipped me off about a gentleman, now in his early 80s, who was once considered the “Saul Bass” of boat / cruise casino design. For about 30 years, his design shop was responsible for the visual identity, design/re-design and development of thousands of artifacts for hundreds of boat casinos, including what their chips looked like. It’s actually why so many of the boat chips from the late eighties and early nineties are so similar looking to each other.

I was able to track him down to Delaware, where he is now retired, curmudgeonly, and frustrated with his inability to do anything because of COVID. I made friends with him, and paid him a total of 6 visits so far, sometimes just sitting on his porch with him in silence.

We discussed the evolution of the design industry, what’s happening now, what’s changed and what hasn’t. Through those discussions, I discovered that as part of his compensation, he was able to secure small live sets (1500 - 3000 chips) of almost every set his firm designed. Of course, he also has all kinds of other artifacts, but the chips had to be handled differently because they would have been live at the time of him getting them for his portfolio.

These chips have never seen the inside of any of the boats, cruises, or casinos they were intended for. They have just been in his possession for decades. He had no idea there was even a group or a community that collected them, and considered them just nostalgia since all of the casinos are now defunct.

I convinced him to sell me his entire portfolio / inventory of chips. There are 48 boat casinos in the collection, between 17-22 of which I am fairly certain no one has ever seen on PCF before.

So that’s the story.

EDIT: FYI — He was responsible for the Starlites, RVCLs and Regency Cruise Lines.
Click to expand...
Yep. I definitely nailed it. The Ultimate Chip Warrior.

Does this mean you won't be needing those Barclays anymore? ;)
 
BarrieJ3 said:
Always seems strange for a man so involved for many years to be so disconnected from them and their market now. Seems like how finds often occur, I remember someone joining here who ordered chips for casinos and had a bunch of full Paulson color samples sitting in his closet, assumed worthless.
Click to expand...

I was saying this to a PCFer via text today. We think chips are and should be the epicenter of everyone’s thought process. To most people, they really mean nothing unless they can cash them in. He looks at them as artifacts of his work, like a graphic designer would a poster. He has, nor do most people, have any idea of our tiny weird world of chip lovers.
 
Great story. Great find on Chips that the community will get to see for the first time that would of otherwise been lost. Krish is an outside the box thinker and that is how he got these chips. All the money in the world would not of gotten these chips unless he did the work first to make the connection with the man. I say just live your life and be Happy with what you have and your family. Do I dream about buying $100,000 cars, buying any chipset I want, or building a $200,000 home theater? Sure I do, but I don’t hold it against people for having those things and worry about those people who have those things. I’m just happy with Chips I have, SUV I drive, and love my home theater in my basement. If I was so consumed with what others had all time I’d be miserable. I realize a lot of people are out of work right now and a lot of people don’t know where their next meal will come from for their family. So just be happy you have the luxury to afford Poker Chips and have this as a hobby.
 
Windwalker said:
As I’ve been hunting for chips, I’ve tried all kinds of strategies. I’ve placed tiny classifieds all over the world; I’ve spent time at estate sales; I’ve made friends with collectors and casino owners.

But no matter the avenue, my best results have come from establishing genuine relationships with people who used to be connected to some of the casinos that used leaded chips with shaped inlays.

A few months ago, one such relationship tipped me off about a gentleman, now in his early 80s, who was once considered the “Saul Bass” of boat / cruise casino design. For about 30 years, his design shop was responsible for the visual identity, design/re-design and development of thousands of artifacts for hundreds of boat casinos, including what their chips looked like. It’s actually why so many of the boat chips from the late eighties and early nineties are so similar looking to each other.

I was able to track him down to Delaware, where he is now retired, curmudgeonly, and frustrated with his inability to do anything because of COVID. I made friends with him, and paid him a total of 6 visits so far, sometimes just sitting on his porch with him in silence.

We discussed the evolution of the design industry, what’s happening now, what’s changed and what hasn’t. Through those discussions, I discovered that as part of his compensation, he was able to secure small live sets (1500 - 3000 chips) of almost every set his firm designed. Of course, he also has all kinds of other artifacts, but the chips had to be handled differently because they would have been live at the time of him getting them for his portfolio.

These chips have never seen the inside of any of the boats, cruises, or casinos they were intended for. They have just been in his possession for decades. He had no idea there was even a group or a community that collected them, and considered them just nostalgia since all of the casinos are now defunct.

I convinced him to sell me his entire portfolio / inventory of chips. There are 48 boat casinos in the collection, between 17-22 of which I am fairly certain no one has ever seen on PCF before.

So that’s the story.

EDIT: FYI — He was responsible for the Starlites, RVCLs and Regency Cruise Lines.
Click to expand...
Out of curiosity have the chips been modified in any way? I couldn't imagine any casinos now allowing uncancelled chips out in the wild.
 

Create an account or login to comment

You must be a member in order to leave a comment

Create account

Create an account and join our community. It's easy!

Register

Log in

Already have an account? Log in here.

Similar threads

btbmason
Bowling Thread
Replies
14
Views
436
btbmason
btbmason
tdawgg18
Amateur Tiki King Pr0n
Replies
13
Views
1K
legrantjames
L
bigtimsb
Why the small jump from $500 to $1k in many sets?
Replies
4
Views
270
Coyote
Coyote
B
My journey in poker!
Replies
9
Views
220
Tonysquander
Tonysquander
Ragsy
Favourite Card
Replies
2
Views
330
Ragsy
Ragsy
Back
Top Bottom