Pick the "best" chip of the bunch... [Archive]

TenPercenter

12-26-2004, 11:03 PM

I put these chips in front of my Mom, and said "pick which one you like best." Which one do you think she chose?

Ten

http://thecagles.com/pix/samples.JPG

MSPatton

12-26-2004, 11:24 PM

WPT /images/graemlins/spade.gif

SpaceMonkey9

12-26-2004, 11:28 PM

I'm thinking the nice, plain, simple super diamond.

JinX11

12-26-2004, 11:34 PM

The one with the metal slug...or the All-In Chip. *yuck*

daryn

12-26-2004, 11:52 PM

probably the pink all in chip.

toots

12-27-2004, 12:10 AM

Well, if she was your mom, she'd probably do a bit of "research" on which ones you had made before she answered.

Brain

12-27-2004, 02:11 AM

She's your mom, so she picked the Egyptian one.

If not that, I say the horsehead

tomb1

12-27-2004, 03:46 AM

Did she pick them up and handle/play with them, or just choose on looks only?

-tomb

ricochet420

12-27-2004, 04:15 AM

picked your chip. BTW, it IS the nicest looking one in that bunch.

-R

trevorwc

12-27-2004, 08:37 AM

I'm guessing it was the pink "all-in" chip...or the "cool" gold-stamped PoS.

ddollevoet

12-27-2004, 10:11 AM

Martini Club

Damageinc333

12-27-2004, 11:52 AM

Probably your egyptian chipco /images/graemlins/smile.gif that kind of makes it unfair, take that one out of the mix then re-issue the survey /images/graemlins/grin.gif

-Tom

Fins

12-27-2004, 12:22 PM

My first thought was the All In chip but I'm going with the Martini

- Fins

elwoodblues

12-27-2004, 01:03 PM

Mom just loved the hot-stamped crown on the right, didn't she?

niagarapoker

12-27-2004, 01:14 PM

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Mom just loved the hot-stamped crown on the right, didn't she?

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I think that's a metal inlay matsui chip...

anyway, I vote for the red hot-stamped dice chip

Fins

12-27-2004, 03:30 PM

Hey wait a second... it's rigged... putting a $500 chip amongst those lower value chips... what else would she choose!

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Fins

unloaded

12-27-2004, 04:39 PM

I say the hot-stamped dice one."It's easier to read the value!"

peace.
unloaded

PinataUT

12-27-2004, 04:44 PM

Jeez: even MY Mom knows that the Egyptian set is your custom set.

If the other custom art is a dog in a graduation cap (hard to make out the picture), I'm going with that one. Otherwise: ooo pink.

niagarapoker

12-27-2004, 05:55 PM

enough already! The suspense is killing me.

TenPercenter

12-27-2004, 07:05 PM

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enough already! The suspense is killing me.

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I'm gonna wait for the day to end. /images/graemlins/smile.gif Let people get home from work etc. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Ten

tomb1

12-27-2004, 10:29 PM

$5 hot stamped plastic

CaptLego

12-27-2004, 11:21 PM

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$5 hot stamped plastic

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+1

TenPercenter

12-28-2004, 02:45 AM

Congratulations to:

JinX11
niagarapoker

She immediately liked the Matsui coin-inlay chip. She didn't even look very hard, hence not noticing that one of mine was in there. She was "drawn" to the metal inlay apparently.

Ten

ott

12-28-2004, 08:20 AM

Didn't you know that most women like bright and shiny things? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

PokerChamp22

12-28-2004, 09:07 AM

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The one with the metal slug...or the All-In Chip. *yuck*

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I asked my wife which ones she liked the best and she picked both of those. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

elwoodblues

12-28-2004, 10:07 AM

Is that the one with the crowns? If so, I think you mean:

Congratulations to:
Elwoodblues
JinX11

niagarapoker

12-28-2004, 11:09 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Is that the one with the crowns? If so, I think you mean:

Congratulations to:
Elwoodblues
JinX11

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Correct, Elwood. I was only pointing out that it was not a hot stamp and then I went on to vote for the hot stamped chip. Rats. I never win anything.

TenPercenter

12-28-2004, 11:10 AM

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Mom just loved the hot-stamped crown on the right, didn't she?

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Sorry Elwood, You're right too. I didn't get past "hotstamped" in your answer, which would be the red Dice chip with a hotstamped "$5" on it. The coin inlay is not hotystamped, but I see that's what you meant. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Ten

elwoodblues

12-28-2004, 11:30 AM

I think the lesson we can all learn is that Elwood is always right /images/graemlins/wink.gif

tomb1

12-28-2004, 01:50 PM

Not surprised on the matsui coin-inlay chip. They have a great look and feel, though the plastic's a little too slippery for my taste.

Too bad they can't get the plastic to match the classic Bud Jones chips. That would be killer.

PinataUT

12-28-2004, 04:05 PM

What's the deal with that NJ skull design...

Does anyone here own them and like them?

(and yeah I get 'dead man's hand' reference)...

JinX11

12-28-2004, 04:45 PM

pwn3d!

That's what my g/f said, too, when I got my samples. "But, the metal one is cool!"

Ugh.

JinX11

12-28-2004, 04:51 PM

I have a sample of the NJ skull composite chip....they're pretty meh.

12-28-2004, 06:26 PM

You have to excuse a chip n00b, but what kind is that white chip at the top left?

I am asking because my PokerStars chipset is that kind of chip.

TenPercenter

12-28-2004, 09:44 PM

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You have to excuse a chip n00b, but what kind is that white chip at the top left?

I am asking because my PokerStars chipset is that kind of chip.

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It's commonly called a "suited" 11.5g chip. It is injection molded, ABS plastic, with a metal insert to give it weight. Without the insert, it is 7 grams (I know this because I own the "pre metal" version). It is usually referred to as "composite" or even "clay composite" if the seller is a bit of a truth stretcher. It's probably the most common type chip out there. There are many designs, but the most popular is called the "dice" chip, and this "suited" chip is the second most popular.

Ten

12-28-2004, 10:47 PM

Thanks /images/graemlins/smile.gif

I guess i should email PokerStars then. They call their chips clay..

TenPercenter

12-28-2004, 10:53 PM

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Thanks /images/graemlins/smile.gif

I guess i should email PokerStars then. They call their chips clay..

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More info from a guy who had the same question:

http://www.whateverforum.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-54225.html

Ten

TenPercenter

12-31-2004, 02:04 AM

[ QUOTE ]
I put these chips in front of my Mom, and said "pick which one you like best." Which one do you think she chose?

Ten

http://thecagles.com/pix/samples.JPG

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Update: I did the same experiment with my Dad. I didn't include my own Chipco, but replaced it with a stock "advertising" chipco chip.

His first choice: The black WPT chip. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
Second choice: The Chipco. He made comments about the feel, weight, and quality of it.
Third: The coin inlaid Matsui.

Ten

ott

12-31-2004, 04:38 AM

I have some of the Matsui coin inlay chips. The plastic on those chips feel very cheap to me. Hollow sounding unlike the Bud Jones chips.

TenPercenter

12-31-2004, 11:30 AM

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I have some of the Matsui coin inlay chips. The plastic on those chips feel very cheap to me. Hollow sounding unlike the Bud Jones chips.

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I wish I had some BJ's chips to compare. I've never set hands on one.

Ten

toots

12-31-2004, 12:29 PM

I picked one up in Halifax for my collection.

In actual use, I found them far too irritating. Too slick to shuffle, and the suction between the chips (due to the smooth surface of the plastic outer ring) made it to easy to accidentally raise when one means to call.

smoore

12-31-2004, 11:27 PM

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made it to easy to accidentally raise when one means to call.

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You say this like it's a BAD thing! /images/graemlins/grin.gif