Buying my first set of poker chips

[Small Fry]

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Need a set of 750-1000. Willing to spend some real money if i get a set that lasts a lifetime and are good quality. I ordered a few chip samples of the holographic glossy ones off Ebay

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I guess we define the above differently.

[Taso]

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These look really good. 14 Gram clay, molded edge. I bought a small sample of them.

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Pretty sure those are not real clay chips. Generally, real clay chips will be 9.5-10 grams. To be 14 grams you need to insert a metal slug into the chip, which is what most 11g's and 14g's have. Also, if they were really clay, the seller would not have them at $50. A 500 chip set of real clay chips costs around $300. I think that was a 900 or so chip set, so it should cost around $600, or there abouts, at the LEAST. Really nice clay chips will cost around $1.10 a chip, so a 500 chip set would be around $530.00 <That's the real money you'll have to spend.

By the way, I paid that much and it is worth it.

[98Suited]

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Need a set of 750-1000. Willing to spend some real money if i get a set that lasts a lifetime and are good quality. I ordered a few chip samples of the holographic glossy ones off Ebay

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Then clay is definitely the way to go. I have a set of 2005 paulson james bond and one set of ASM hot stamped solids. Couldn't be happier with either of them.

[headtrauma]

If you want something nicer than dice chips without making the price jump to real clay or ceramics, I'd say go with Nexgens. They're still composite slugged chips, but they look good and have a pretty decent non-slick texture to them. I got a set of 1k in racks in a birdcage carrier for $150. If you play low stakes(less than 2-5 nl) they'll do just fine.

[XxGeneralxX]

go w/ the unicorns man... they are like one of the cheapest chips out there so u can but as many as u want, plus they are legit because casinos use em.

I bought separate colors for my cash and SNG games and bought a bird cage for all of em. It is a balla set and didnt cost very much at all

http://www.chipco.com/casino_products_unicorn.html

and heres the balla birdcage

http://www.royalpokersupply.com/p857/100...8c06a2f00d1ab7b

[JJT]

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If you want something nicer than dice chips without making the price jump to real clay or ceramics, I'd say go with Nexgens. They're still composite slugged chips, but they look good and have a pretty decent non-slick texture to them. I got a set of 1k in racks in a birdcage carrier for $150. If you play low stakes(less than 2-5 nl) they'll do just fine.

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I don't have Nexgen, but I have a set-up like this including the birdcage case. I used to play National Poker Tour B&amp;M freeroll, and when the bar where we played quit and we did home games, I bought chips like NPT's because that's what everyone was comfortable with. But be aware that this $150 chips and cage set weight something like 40+ pounds. I bought my chips based on a game rack which was 4wX25, 4<font color="red">r</font>X50, 7<font color="blue">b</font>X100, 2<font color="green">g</font>X500, 3<font color="black">b</font>X1000 for 5000, so I bought more blues than anything else.

[Lottery Larry]

I'm surprised so many vets here have forgotten about possibly the premier chip review site:

http://www.pokerchipreviews.com/
(although I see the homepokertourney.com reviews continue to grow and grow)

Mischman, spend some time there. I think it will be well worth your effort and will save you some money, investing in chips that you won't be happy with long-term.

... BTW, I can guarantee that those Ebay chips that you linked are not "clay" chips. You can't find new chips that are real clay (not that real clay is actually "clay" but I digress) for less than $0.50 per chip... and they usually close in on $1 per chip pretty quickly.

[Ro$$]

i bought a set off the ebay link like a year ago, they hold up all right, but my complaint would be the amazing case it comes with, as it kinda, well, is cheap and bends in ways a case should not bend. But they were cheap and serve there purpose well.

[98Suited]

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I'm surprised so many vets here have forgotten about possibly the premier chip review site:

http://www.pokerchipreviews.com /
(although I see the homepokertourney.com reviews continue to grow and grow)

Mischman, spend some time there. I think it will be well worth your effort and will save you some money, investing in chips that you won't be happy with long-term.

... BTW, I can guarantee that those Ebay chips that you linked are not "clay" chips. You can't find new chips that are real clay (not that real clay is actually "clay" but I digress) for less than $0.50 per chip... and they usually close in on $1 per chip pretty quickly.

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Although I like their reviews as well, I do prefer these http://www.chiptalk.net/forum/poker-chip-reviews/

Seems to me that they have a bit more information.

If you're not looking to spend close to $1/chip maybe faux clays could be something for you. Haven't tried them myself, but they're suppose to feel close to clay for a fraction of the price. Consult chiptalk.net for further information on those if you're interested.

[kayaker]

If you're looking for a "mid-range" chip (as they call it), you should consider the Neophyte line from buypokerchips.com. They're injection molded plastic, but have a great feel to them. Far superior to ABS plastic, but a lot cheaper than clay chips.