why do people deride those 11.5 g clay "dice" chips?

Rhone · #1 03-01-2005, 09:12 PM

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?

SamIAm · #2 03-01-2005, 09:39 PM

I agree: They're dramatically better than those cheap interlocking chips. They're colorful and cheap, and both those are good adjectives.

On the other hand, they're pretty slippery; they're hard to stack well. When they're in your hand they feel like plastic and when they hit the table they sound like metal.

If you're spending the whole night holding chips (I leave my CARDS on the table. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] ) it's nice to hold nicer chips.
-Sam

PinataUT · #3 03-01-2005, 09:41 PM

Order a stack of Paulsons, a stack of TR King, a stack of thepokerchipcompany.com 1006, a stack of Nexgens, a stack of $5 Egyptians from holdempokerchips.com and standard dice chips from 5Star.

Things I look for: aesthetics, feel, sound. I'm less price sensitive than some and way more price sensitive than some on these boards.

Think car: what's the big deal with a car anyhow?

My tastes changed with age, income and experience. From 440 New Yorker to sport ute to bigger sport ute and a sports sedan. I miss that old '72 New Yorker but not the clunkers in between. They all took me from point A to point B in varying degrees of style, comfort and passenger capacity...

msb · #4 03-01-2005, 09:53 PM

Somtimes, I think some people here don't even play poker... they just collect chips. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

But, having played with the dice chips for a while, I can say that while they play just fine and are tons better than those plastic chips... I'm ready to move up.

And for perspective... when I bought the dice chips and introduced them to our regular game, everyone was blown away... they loved them.

At the time I bought mine, they were the best ones for the money I wanted to spend on chips... so that's what I went with. But now, you have lots of choices at that price level, and if you're just starting and have been using the plastic ones, you can't really go wrong with any of the chips at that price level.

You'll hear lots of reasons why people don't like them, including the "sound" when they hit the pot and the fact that they are too slippery to stack very high. I enjoyed mine, but I'm ready for something a little more like the real casino chips and that are more unique.

toots · #5 03-01-2005, 10:39 PM

Guilty as charged.

But what's your point?

msb · #6 03-01-2005, 11:13 PM

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Guilty as charged.

But what's your point?

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Not sure what you mean, but I guess I was trying to point out that some folks, in a poker forum seem to be more obsessed with the type of chips they use than poker.

Sorry if I offended you.

toots · #7 03-01-2005, 11:16 PM

You didn't offend me at all.

I am obsessed with chips. Half the reason I play poker is to play with the chips. Really.

The dice chips suck. I have a set of them. They suck most vociferously.

I like the chips.

No offense taken at all, but what was your point again?

msb · #8 03-01-2005, 11:24 PM

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No offense taken at all, but what was your point again?

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I don't think I have the ability to explain it to your satsfaction, so I won't try.

Enjoy your chips.

dakine · #9 03-02-2005, 03:19 AM

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You didn't offend me at all.

I am obsessed with chips. Half the reason I play poker is to play with the chips. Really.

The dice chips suck. I have a set of them. They suck most vociferously.

I like the chips.

No offense taken at all, but what was your point again? [/quote

You wanna get rid of your Dice chips? send them to me. I'll take them off you hands. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

lighterjobs · #10 03-02-2005, 01:17 AM

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Somtimes, I think some people here don't even play poker... they just collect chips. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

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some people like to talk about how to bet with a small pair on 4th street and some people like to talk about how 11.5 gram chips aren't "official" casino weight.

i have the "crappy dice chips" but i'm not ashamed. i would have rather spent my money on a nice casino style table than casino chips. but the dice chips definately get the job done. nothing wrong with them.