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Old 05-14-2007, 03:32 PM
NatasNJ NatasNJ is offline
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Default Re: anyone else colourblind?

I am color blind. I used to have SUCH problems in Atlantic City at the Tropicana since their tournament chips did not have denominations on them and the $25/$100 chips looked identical to me. (Red/Green) I believe they finally upgraded their chips and it was no longer a problem. Most cash games aren't an issue either since the chips are clearly marked. Taj tournaments had easy to tell chips for me as well. And I would always just ask what a bet was if I couldn't tell from the chips.

Sucked but not a deal breaker...
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Old 05-14-2007, 05:29 PM
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Default Re: anyone else colourblind?

I to am color blind. Depending on the color of the chips combined with the lighting can make things simply crazy for me and I'm constantly asking "How much?". And I've had numerous players tell me "Hey, you have a green stuck in that chip stack".

I hate it, but it only happens sometimes for me, and yes it's very embarassing but I can't do anything but tell everyone I'm having trouble discerning the colors.

It's the hardest thing in the world to try and tell someone you're color blind and then have to go through the quick test of "What color is my shirt?", or "What color pants does she have on?"...When I'm really feeling frisky I always answer "grey" or "light-black"...Talk about strange looks!

<font color="orange"> It looks green to me. </font>

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Old 05-14-2007, 06:16 PM
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Default Re: anyone else colourblind?

Grabbed the pix of the chips from the wiki, but most clubs use a similar sort of edge coding:





Grayscale:

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Old 05-14-2007, 07:40 PM
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Default Re: anyone else colourblind?

I mean this with no disrespect but I find people that are color blind kind of amazing. For instance, I install audio equptment in cars for years and came across a color blind installer one time. He was one of the best installers and wasn't able to really tell the difference between lt.blue/green and blue/orange. Some cars have many wire colors very similar right next to each other. I found it amazing when he did stuff. But don't most casinos have the amount printed on chips. All the casinos around me do.
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Old 05-14-2007, 07:47 PM
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Default Re: anyone else colourblind?

i am colorblind as well. In the venetian tournament this weekend i accidentally bet 1100 instead of the 700 i meant to bet when i had 2 500s and a 100 and thought i had 1 500 and 2 100s. I should have said the bet amount. lesson learned.
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Old 05-16-2007, 02:14 PM
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Default Re: anyone else colourblind?

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i am colorblind as well. In the venetian tournament this weekend i accidentally bet 1100 instead of the 700 i meant to bet when i had 2 500s and a 100 and thought i had 1 500 and 2 100s. I should have said the bet amount. lesson learned.

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Which tournament at the Venetian? Was it the 8pm on Sunday and how did you go out?
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Old 05-20-2007, 04:34 PM
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Default Re: anyone else colourblind?

Casino chips are designated by edge markings, but TOURNAMENT chips usually are not. OP probably realizes this, but many of the respondants do not.

Limit poker is the correct answer. There will be no worries about missing colors there.
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Old 05-14-2007, 07:49 PM
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But don't most casinos have the amount printed on chips. All the casinos around me do.

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Opponent sitting across the table, with stacks of chips in front of him. Can you see the denomination printed on the top chip of each stack?
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Old 05-14-2007, 08:13 PM
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Default Re: anyone else colourblind?

I know the casinos around me have the exact same edge pattern on each chip. It seems like this would make it extremely difficult to tell how deep all of your opponents are. A friend of mine can't tell the difference between green and blue, and we always used to make fun of him for it... The good ole' days..
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Old 05-20-2007, 05:31 PM
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Default Re: anyone else colourblind?

Im colorblind as well. (colorblind to red, and shade blind all together).

i have the most ammount of trouble with tourny chips. and also dark green 25's and black 100s get mixxed together. other than that...im generally ok.

but i also announce that im colorblind up front...ppl are generally helpful, and i also announce my bets so there is no confusion if i accidently throw in a wrong colored chip.
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