[Mackie]

yes, a small brass statue of a chinese dragon.

Twice in tournaments and once in a ring game I've seen people's hands mucked by mistake because they used their last chip to go all-in. Twice in ring games I have seen hands fouled by other people mucking theirs, one of those a hand was killed even though the player had a chip on his cards. IMHO it is in your best intrest to use something other than a chip to protect your cards if that chip can be put into play.