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Buyers Guide to Poker Chip Sets
Guide to Poker
Chip Sets
The blowup in
approval of Texas Holdem Poker
has resulted to an outbreak in the different models and designs in Poker Chip Sets
available to obtain today. So where do you start when you want to pay for
your own poker chip set? How much should you drop? Let's see if we
can help you resolve some of those questions.
Kinds of
Chips in Poker Sets
Clay
Poker Chips - Hands down the most
expensive chips for poker available to the player. Clay
Poker Chip Sets feel very similar to casino poker chips, but do not
have the
same security aspects. Today's clay poker chips are not always made of
all clay. In many cases they will have very high clay content combined
with a resin material to make them more durable. The higher the content
of
clay the more expensive the clay poker chip set will be. Often known as
Clay Composite Poker Chip Sets the regular weight for clay chips is between 9
grams and 13.5 grams. Two models of clay chips are the 500pc 11.5 gram
Te
xas
Holdem All Clay Poker Chip Sets and the 500pc 9 gram Pro
Clay Las Vegas Poker Chip Sets.
Composite Poker Chips - A good choice
for
the classic home game. Composite Poker sets are made from a hi-grade resin
with a metal insert to give them the weight and surface of casino
grade chips. The chips encountered in these poker sets will exist a
forever. A keen, frugal choice for the player who does not require
exceptional equipment. These chips are ofttimes available in 9 gram poker
sets and 11.5g Poker
Chip Sets.
Plastic
Poker Chips - If you have a
confined budget and are looking for cheap
poker chip sets plastic poker chips will suit your requirements
best. Plastic
chips for poker more often than not come in weights of 5 grams and 9
grams. It is not uncommon to see these cheap sets of poker chips in your
local emporium or
supermarket.
Number
of Needed Chips in a Poker Chip Set
weigh the total
number of players you will generally have when determining the amount of chips
needed for your poker chip set.
A typically acceptable guideline is to have between 50 and 100 chips per
player. With this guidepost in mind we propose -
Poker
Chip Designs Available
You will find a
vast range of styles and
designs when shopping for poker chip sets. Two-tone and tri-color chips
are the most common, but you can also obtain one colored chips. There are
three standard designs to home poker chip sets - The "Dice"
Poker Chip Set with the face of each side of the dice around the
outside edge of the chip; the "Suits"
Poker Chip Set; and the "Diamonds" Poker Chip Set with
diamonds
around the outside edge of the chip. As you move up the ladder of design
styles you will notice more and more complicated and colorful designs using
cards
and high caliber graphics on the chip face. Usually, the more colorful
the design or the higher quality graphic used makes for a more costly poker chip
set.
How Much
Should the Poker Chip Set cost?
Chip sets can
cost as little as $29 up to
a few hundred dollars. It all depends on the feel of the chip, the
design of the chip, and how many chips you need. In general, you can
expect to pay between $75 and $150 for a choice poker chip set that will last
for years to come.
Poker
Supply Central has a great choice
of Sets of poker
chips for your home
poker game or tournament. Whether you are looking for Clay
Poker Chip Sets to blow away your friends, 500pc
Poker Chip Sets to accomodate a weekly poker game or 11.5g
Hold'em Poker Chip Sets for your next Hold'em
tournament.
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