Re: why do people deride those 11.5 g clay \"dice\" chips?
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I've seen several posts where people are almost apologetic for having these chips...As someone who's completely new to playing live, I'm wondering what the big deal is? is it just a snob thing to have "special" chips, or are there legit reasons why these are no good?
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There's nothing at all wrong with owning them. They are very affordable, and they do the job that the buyer buys them for. And considereing the price level, most are "high quality" for that level.
And you're right about the "snob" part. Once a person is "in the know" regarding chips, it's just so AGGRAVATING when you run into a dice chip owner that thinks they are the best poker chip made. And they REALLY think it! The only reason they think so is that the auction page said so, or the web page, or the Walmart placard, or whatever. Almost everywhere you see them, they are touted as "casino quality (lie)", "clay (lie)", "clay composite (most likely lie)", etc. They have this notion that "11.5g" is some "official" weight put out by the Nevada Gaming Commission or something.
One of my best friends said to me the first time he hefted one of my Egyptians. "Are these the full eleven and a half grams?" He is a proud dice chip owner, hotstamped and everything. Carries those chips everywhere he goes. Trys to bring them into every game, to do the other guy a "favor" by letting him use the Official Casino Dice chips.
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