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As I'm sure you have found out by now - there are LOTS of differrent kinds of poker chips available.  Here is some info you should consider when selecting poker chips.

Quantity:

Unless you don't have many friends and are certain that you will always have 6 or less poker players at your games - you should get at least 500 poker chips with 4 colors in the set.  This will give you sufficient chips during cash games or tournaments with 1 table (10 players).  If you are going to have more than 10 players you should consider getting a set with 650 chips , 750 chips or 1000 chips.  Just remember - it is impossible to have too many chips !!

Poker Chip Materials: Plastic

Plastic chips are very inexpensive and usually weigh 9 grams or less.  They are fine for kids.  Even if you have an absolute minimum amount of money to spend, I would still recommend waiting until you can buy something better than plastic poker chips.

Poker Chip Materials: ABS Composite Resin

While many suppliers call their chip material "clay" poker chips - they are quite different from real, full clay poker chips (that cost around $1. per poker chip).  The poker chips should correctly be called ABS composite chips that are made of a plastic resin (with some clay in them) and a weight buried in the middle of the poker chip to give them the desired weight. These chips weigh 11.5 - 14 grams.  ABS composite poker chips economical, are good for every day use and are quite durable.

Poker Chip Materials: Ceramic

These poker chips are made of a ceramic material as the name indicates.  They are extremely durable and can have very detailed graphics on them.  They do have a different sound when they are shuffled - a higher pitched "plink" sound.  I would suggest you try these out to be sure they are what you are interested in before buying them.  Since the graphics are usually "built in" to the chip and the ceramic chip itself is very durable - these chips will last a long time. 

Poker Chip Materials: Clay

Clay chips are the poker chips used in most of the big casinos.  They have a nice feel to them, aren't as slippery as other types and the sound they make is a quieter/duller sound than any other kind of chips.  These chips are the most expensive - generally around $1.00 per chip.  Clay poker chips are the original chip of choice at casinos so they are considered the traditional high end poker chip.  The classic top of the line clay poker chips are Paulson poker chips. They have several different series’ of chips (Top Hat & Cane, National Poker Tour or World styles). If you are accustomed to having the very best - you definitely want Paulson real clay poker chips.

Poker Chip Types

Basic poker chips have no designs in the middle but come in different colors.  In general, chips are defined by the various imprints or features that are unique to the chip style. Some have a design imprinted around the outside edges of the chip (such as diamonds).  There are chips that have various items painted around the outside edges of the chips (dice, suits, Ace/King, etc.).  Some chips also incorporate a stripe painted in between the defining item (dice striped chips). You can get a set of 500 poker chips for $60. to $100. A set of 500 or 650 composite resin 11.5 gram chips is a good choice for beginners to moderately serious players.

Mid-Level Poker Chips

The next price level of chips are stylized with unique prints and patterns around the outside of the rim of the chip for aesthetic and security reasons. These patterns and prints are more detailed than the lower price level of chips and are more interesting than the plain looking lower priced poker chips.  Some examples are A/K suited, Holdem Poker, 13 gram Pro, 14 gram Tri Color and NEXGEN chips.  There are a lot of designs available on the market now.  The NEXGEN have a softer feel and duller sound while shuffling the chips when compared to the ABS composite chips.  There are a wide variety in poker chips such that there is something for everyone's taste and style.

Higher End Poker Chips

Most of the high end poker chips are the types used in casinos.  There are several types of ceramic poker chips that are somewhat less expensive than the high end clay poker chips such as: Desert Sands, Grand Royale, Fan of Cards, Coconut Tree.  They have excelelnt graphics, are distinctive and unique.  Nevada Jack's and Paulson chips are at the upper end of the range for high end chips.  Paulson chips are real clay and have several different styles (see clay chips above).  Who uses Paulson chips ?  These casinos: Aladdin, Bally's, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Excalibar, Foxwoods, Harrah's, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, MGM, etc., etc.  You get the idea, if you want the best - Paulson chips are your choice !!

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Denominations - If you play cash games then you may want to have chips with denominations pre-printed on them such as 4 Aces, High Roller or Lucky Crowns.  If you play low stakes games (with blinds under $1.00)  the High Roller chips are perfect since the 25 and 50 chips and do not have $ signs on them so they can easily be used for 25/50 cent games or for tournaments.  The chips that are pre-printed are less expensive than getting chips custom printed.  So, if you play cash games, you should definately look into this variety of chips

Specialty - Poker chips are available that feature our various military services.  We offer custom chips that have logos from the various military branches (army, navy, air force, coast guard and marines).  The cases have nice graphics for each military branch too.  These will make great gifts for our military soldiers serving today.  For those serving overseas shipping costs can be minimized by shipping via an APO address.

Custom - Custom poker chips are very interesting.  They can be used to commemorate any event (wedding, anniversary, graduation, re-union, birthday, large party, etc.).  They also make nice attendants' gifts for groomsmen or bridesmaids at a wedding.  They are also used at weddings as a momento instead of packs of matches since fewer people smoke these days.  Another use of custom chips is for security reasons at casinos, charity tournaments, poker rooms or home games.  You don't want the possibility of someone sneaking in chips of the same design into your cash game !!  Quantities of 50 or more custom chips are practical and relatively inexpensive.  Hot stamped chips are the least expensive.  You can choose from 3-4 letters or numbers on each side.  If you want a special design, message or logo you can have a die made to produce these.  Another option is to have lables created.  These labels can be full color and of any configuration/message you want.  Most chips allow a 1" lable but others are designed for a larger 1.25" label, The top of the line in custom chips are pad printed.  They can be full color and the graphics will last much longer than hot stamping will.  Custom ceramic chips are an option but they can be a little more expensive and the printing times can be quite long.

Cases – There are several popular types of cases available. The most common is an aluminum case. It is economical and very durable. Various types of wood cases are available – oak is a popular type – it is nice looking but costs a few dollars extra. There are some leather cases available – you have to be careful not to get these wet. Mahogany cases are very nice and are only slightly more expensive than oak cases. Mahogany cases are very common with 750 chip sets . Acrylic (clear plastic) cases are popular for 1000 chip sets . The acrylic cases are nice to display your chips and usually come with (10) 100 chip racks that can be used during your poker games.

Sets - A typical poker set includes the chips with your choice of quantities of color(s), a case, 2 decks of cards, some dice and a dealer button.  The sets usually cost about as much as the chips would if they were purchased by themselves - so the sets are a great deal !!

Packages - If you are just getting into poker OR are getting more serious about poker OR starting a poker room OR are buying a nice gift - a package is worth considering since they will save you money.  We offer some standard poker packages.  The best thing to do is to send us an e-mail with your ideas and questions so we can suggest the poker items that would be best for your particular situation.  We will quote the lowest package price that we can.

Delivery Times - most of the poker chips are in stock and will be delivered to you within a week.  Custom made chips can be 2-4 weeks longer or for a nominal fee can be expedited to as short as 2-3 days for printing.  Poker tables take 3 - 10 days for delivery depending where you live in comparison to where the tables are located.