Deciding on Chips, feedback wanted
 

OK,

Just about to pull the trigger on a $600 budget for nice chips for my home game (6-8 players). Decided on all non-denomination, so variety of limit, nolimit, & tourneys can be supported. Four colors should do it:

280 White (most often $1)
160 Red (most often $5)
80 other color (value flexes with game)
80 other color (value flexes with game)
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600

Have ordered plenty of samples, and have narrowed choices to:

1) Custom ASM clays ($1 ea, several months to ship)
http://www.pokerchips.com/custom.html

Custom composite nevadajacks ($.95 ea, color lots need to be in 100 increments, offers chip design svcs for fee)
http://www.nevadajacks.net/custom_poker_chips.htm

Non-custom Archetypes ($1 ea, ship fast, could always resell)
http://www.buypokerchips.com/clay-po...ips-2.htm#arch

I would appreciate feedback on forum and through poll.

Thanks!

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I have a set of ASM Home Poker Chips and love them. I still voted for NJ because the wait was just silly long.

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ASM's are well worth the wait. Here are mine: www.homepokerclub.net/graphics/asm_chips.jpg

steve
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Other.

http://www.holdempokerchips.com/prodimages/pha1.jpg

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Don't buy the Archetypes expecting to resell them down the road. Used (and even some new) Chipco's are only going in the .60-.70 range.

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Paulsons are indeed nice, but don't see the non-denomination, and/or custom option. Buying sufficient chips for .25 - $25 value ranges would blow my $600 big time. The alternative would be to making change all the time, or using a chip for other than its marked value, neither of which sound good to me.

If I had just NL, or narrow range of limit games, then Paulsons would be at/near top of list.

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Go with the ASM's. I don't like Archetype much.

If you want to save a few bucks, checkout the group buy section on Chiptalk.net

There are two TR King buys going on, one with edge spots, one w/o. Great chips!

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I chose the Paulson's Pharaoh's over custom ASM's. They are available in non denom. My second choice would be ASM.

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great info, thanks. Will explore nondenom Paulsons. Got a website??

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www.holdempokerchips.com for non-denom.