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Foxwoods on Memorial Day

grandgnu — Sat, 25 May 2013 12:34:34 GMT

Wife and I are planning to hit Foxwoods on Monday (Memorial Day). I'll most likely be playing the 5/10 Omaha hi/lo with a full kill. If that's not running probably hopping into a 1/2 NL game.

Anyone else heading up?

Also, what's the deal with the Foxwoods Reward Kiosks? Last time I recall, they make it cumbersome for you to go through it to obtain everything. There's tons of menus, and oftentimes you wind up clicking on stuff you're not even eligible for.

I guess you could argue they made it this way to discourage people from obtaining the special offers, but it would be so much simpler to just present a user with the offers they're eligible for, which then gets them off the kiosk and back to spending money at the casino quicker. Foxwoods Marketing, Y U NO?

Got them today... YEAH!

chipshippie — Sat, 25 May 2013 10:33:40 GMT

Hehaw... After opening the box from PI (THX Joe) i've found some nice chipes among the YAK chipes.

Does anyone have information on this? The $1000 and $5000 Regency are 44mm! The $5000 has the number 222 on the edge. Limited?

Thanks in advance...

My new ride!!!

Trihonda — Sat, 25 May 2013 04:12:21 GMT

I am sure the wife thinks this new bike will cure me of my poker addiction, lol ;)

Ya, right....

home cash game - rebuys?

james_olsen — Sat, 25 May 2013 03:16:04 GMT

My group wants to start a recurring cash game that is mostly for fun and doesn't risk too much money (we don't want to lose more than about $40 in a night). We tried limit, but the lack of "all-in" made it kind of dull. We're thinking about a pot-limit game with a $10 buy-in. What are good blinds for this? .05/.10? We would allow a $10 rebuy anytime someone goes bust, but should we allow an add-on if someone gets low on funds? If someone gets a very large pile of chips, should there be a max, to keep them from rolling over the other players? If so, would they just pocket those chips, removing them from play?
I've seen some people state that they have cash games with blinds of .25/.25 - what is the idea behind having the small blind be the same amount as the big blind?
Thanks for any advice!

eBay (mine): Lot of 59 Copag Brand Poker Cards + Cut Card and Extras

es02609 — Sat, 25 May 2013 02:09:37 GMT

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Starting bid is ~$2.50 per deck.

WTB WTB: Empress Chips in the $100 & $500 denominations

FlyYellow — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:33:30 GMT

Looking to purchase Empress Chips in the $100 primary and $500 secondary denominations. Please let me know if you have any for sale and how much you want. Looking for the following volumes and I'm open to smaller volumes if you have them and wish to part with them:

$100 (Primary Empress Chip) - Qty ~ 40 chips
$500 (Secondary Empress Chip) - Qty -60 chips

Thanks...

WTB Protege

lars3159 — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:30:18 GMT

I'm interested in buying some protege chips. I'm looking for both a cash set and and tourney set.

Collective Art Project Decks

Collector — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:04 GMT

Transformation Playing Cards

Collector — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:46:08 GMT

A transformation playing card (sometimes referred to as a transformation deck when assembled into a complete set) is a type of playing card where an artist incorporates the pips of the non-face cards into an artistic design. In a classical transformation playing card, the pips retain their standard position and coloration on the card. In some variations, the pips may be different in size, location or color. There is some debate as to whether these cards, often referred to as semi-transformed, should be considered true transformation playing cards.

HOPC: Curator Deck by Emmanuel Jos�
HOPC: Curator Deck by Emmanuel Jos� | PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING

Playing Card Art: Clipped Wings Transformation Playing Cards by Emmanuel Jos�
Playing Card Art: Clipped Wings Transformation Playing Cards by Emmanuel Jos� | PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING

Playing Card Art: Sawdust Transformation Playing Cards by Emmanuel Jos�
Playing Card Art: Sawdust Transformation Playing Cards by Emmanuel Jos� | PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING

Cartamundi: Circus Transformation Playing Cards by Frank Robert Schick
Cartamundi: Circus Transformation Playing Cards by Frank Robert Schick | PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING

Kickstarter: EclecDeck Transformation Playing Cards by Dave Ufford
Kickstarter: EclecDeck Transformation Playing Cards by Dave Ufford | PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING

DeviantART: Playing Card Projects

Collector — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:40 GMT

Behance: Playing Card Projects

Collector — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:36:11 GMT

American heritage dealer button

palmimports — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:36 GMT

Chipco quality- made in USA
7.95 ea shipped ( USA)
paypal: palmimports@aol.com

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How to deal with a loss

redneckpkrplr — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:08 GMT

Well to start this post the best way I know how poker chips are awesome!

Now to my question how to deal with a loss
As a note this is not a looking for sympathy post more of an outlet and somewhere to share experience.

I am old enough to know that sometimes it is best to be short and the pain be over and this is probably the case here but that doesn't seem to comfort at this point. About five years ago I lost my grandfather who was 80 plus and had beat colon and lung cancer and lived ten years to secum to cancer of the throat. He was like a father to me (as mine left when I was young. Since then we have reunited) and I came to terms with his passing easily.
About a year ago I found out my mother had cancer in her stomach and that it was terminal but they thought it could be prolonged and possibly stop it from spreading. At one point they had shrunk the tumers. She went into the hospital to get a few tests done and because her electrolights were out of wack a bit one week later she seemed to be feeling incredibly better and was talking about going home and that they were going to do a test in the morn and if it was ok back home. I got a phone call the next day the doctor called a family meeting and told us that her kidneys had failed and her liver was about to stop. Two days later she passed in her sleep at the age of 57.
So I'm not to sure weather it is the fact I thought she was going home and was getting a bit better. I have spent a good part of the last two months trying to come to terms with this but can't seem to I have tryed everything I can think of besides more time
So again I ask how have you come to terms

Thanks

New MD-50 for hotstamping - color choices

posnera — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:54:25 GMT

Here's what I've been playing with (final budget may end up playing a significant role in the decision).
4 denom cash set $1,$5,$25,$100
I like blue, red, green, black as the base colors. I also prefer simple design for the edgespots, which will help avoid breaking the bank.
The stamp will be a large "P" with the denomination (not done yet)

Thoughts?

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Raised with junk, flopped monster: how to extract max value?

JBRedState — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:09:00 GMT

The scene: $.25/.50 NLH, about 2 hours or so in. Action has been steady but not crazy - "normal" so to speak. Relevant characters to this hand are:

SB - brand new player to the game. In the short amount of time he has been here he has shown himself to be rather loose, rather aggressive, (neither to an insane degree though,) and rather random. Hero has not been able to nail down a rhyme or reason to his game yet, most likely because there is none. He is gregarious and entertaining, and from statements made it is obvious that he has a lot of money, and not a lot of poker savvy. He currently has $40 on an $80 buy in.

UTG+1, in contrast, is a VERY well-known quantity. He is quite loose/passive preflop and loves to get in there with very speculative hands, but becomes much more TAG-ish postflop. He understands basic to intermediate poker concepts and is capable of making good moves and good laydowns, but sometimes makes calls that he knows are not 100% optimal because he likes to gamble. Tends to be a little too sticky with draws, and a little too tight/bluffable with made hands. He currently has about $100 on a $40 buy-in.

CO (Hero) also has about $100 on a $40 buy-in. Hero has had a couple of draws come in in opportune spots, including a hand a while ago where Hero double-barreled with an OESD and hit it against SB's unlikely turned set. As a result, SB has made it known that he is gunning for Hero. :)

Action: 7-handed. UTG folds. UTG+1 limps. Folds to CO (Hero) who raises to $3 with K:heart:8:heart:. SB and UTG+1 call, everyone else folds. $9.50 in the pot to the flop.

Flop comes down T:heart:9:heart:6:heart:. SB bets $5. UTG+1 calls. Hero?

AJ, once more into the valley of doom

DrStrange — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:38:12 GMT

Playing 1-2 live, seven handed. Its later in the session, though hours before we give up for the night. The session is a little more aggressive and oddly less volatile given the action players at the table.

Cast of characters:

Hero is UTG with $325 on a $200 buy-in. Hero isn't playing many hands tonight but when he raises, he gets callers. At one point Hero raises to $31 sitting UTG and gets four callers. Hero has been selectively abusing this by making bigger raises with better hands. {BAD BAD habit to learn. I wouldn't do this for very long, someone will notice. But so far everyone is calling the bigger raises.}

The remaining six players are four LAGish players, a passive calling station and a semiloose TAG want-to-be. More specifics if the hand progresses. Two big ~$1,000 stacks (LAG and semiTAG) and one shorter $200 stack held by our Crazy LAGtard. Other stacks are $300 to $500.

The hand:

Hero is first to act and looks down at A:diamond: J:club:.

Keeping in mind that it is seven handed and somewhat deep stacked, what is Hero's action? What plans does Hero have for the hand, if he doesn't fold.

Oh brother, here we are again -=- DrStrange

PS Hero's raising ranges have been as little as $6 as much as $31 mostly in the $10 to $15 range.

WTS Original Version Private Cardroom Hotstamp Tourney set - 475 chips

JM — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:09:21 GMT

Here's a set of the original configuration Paulson Private Cardroom hotstamps! You can't get this set anymore, everything but the metallic grey chip has been changed since I got these. These have gotten pretty scarce now. Used once or twice at most so they are all like new, sharp edges and full crosshatching, etc.

Breakdown is:
20 - $1
20 - $5
100 - $25
115 - $100
100 - $500
100 - $1000
20 - Non-denom

Trays not included!

Price is $600 + $12 for priority mail shipping anywhere in the US. International buyers are welcome but PM me for shipping costs to your country. The post office raised the international rates recently so be warned!

Payment via Paypal friends and family option or you'll need to cover the fees.

I will break up the set if all chips are accounted for.

Saving sets in Chip Factory

pug_in_chip — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:33 GMT

I am still so confuzed why I am not be able to save (and especially load) my sets in Chip Factory.

Using Mozilla Firefox 21.0 and I am saving cookies and stuff, but delete browsing history when I close my browser.

It is so annoying to remake chips every time I want to mock them up.

Any help folks? Just how to save them?

Laser @ work... Pt.II

chipshippie — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:27:55 GMT

More pics of my laser at work and the results!

WTT BCC Grand Cardroom RED T25,000 For your GREEN T25,000

QuickSilver75 — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:02:25 GMT

Hello.
I have 10 -15 extra of the new spotted Red T25,000 chips. I would like to have the equal amount of Green T25,000 chips in good condition for trade. If interested let me know!:)
Chip on the top of the pile is oiled!
Stack on the left in bottom pic is unoiled. I can oil or you can....

eBay (mine): Casino Miami, Terrible's Mark Twain

djriley — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:32:11 GMT

These have been in the classifieds for about a week, but I thought I would try ebay as well.

1 000 Paulson Casino Miami Poker Chips | eBay

500 Paulson Terrible's Mark Twain Casino Poker Chips | eBay

CHIPCO 66.7mm chip tray group buy

palmimports — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:42 GMT

if theres enough interest in a group buy we will need someone to handle both the GB AND the shipping

this GB will be for probably the lowest price you'll ever see for a genuine chipco tray- 1.40 ea

let me know if theres interest

these trays are BRAND NEW and carry the factory Chipco embossing in the tray

we will need commitment for 500+ trays for this price as our manufacturing cost is fairly close to this price

also- for ANY resellers out there- we are modifying the mold to accept CUSTOM name logos so if you resell trays and want a custom badged tray we will be able to accomodate you

eBay (not mine): SAHARA DUNES 25 ct CHIPS 62 CHIPS IN OLD BOX PAULSON HAT & CANE CHIPS

daschuck77 — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:33:45 GMT

Sahara Dunes 25 Ct Chips 62 Chips in Old Box Paulson Hat Cane Chips | eBay

Paulson Home Sets

Poker316 — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:10 GMT

I know its been asked before, but just looking for fresh opinions.
Which Paulson home sets do Chip Talkers prefer the most?
National, Classic, James Bond, or Top Hat Cane?

Trivia #4 : Made vs drawing

fish72 — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:10:42 GMT

This should be an easy one....
Everyone knows that medium suited-connecters are a small favorite over a small pair pre flop and can be a bigger favorite on some flops. But what if that big draw misses on the turn?

Is it possible for an unmade hand to be a mathematical favorite over a made hand on the turn?