Used my "Private Cardroom" chips last night

99%evil · #1 (**permalink**) 12-30-2006, 05:49 PM

Well, we used the my new chips last night, the infamous "warped" new Paulsons. Everyone loved them and we play with chip snobs. Matthew's house, I brought the new chips to try. I busted out second in the tourney...oh well, took $20 in the .25/.50 cash game to just over $150...

Anyways, the chips did not "wobble" enough for anyone to notice...they actually behave just like the Starbursts we play with. People liked the mold, the concentric circles, the weight and feel. Have no fear buying these chips folks, they are a great set.

On a side note, after getting drawn out on a ton last week, I found myself quite gunshy this week... I don't like acting like that, I had pocket kings one hand and pumped it to $5 preflop, and got 3 or 4 callers... I won the hand, but was gunshy when someone called my all-in with a lower pair. I was dominating, but man it was nice for the percentages to work out for once. Last week seemed I was drawn out on quite a bit, but I was getting my money in good. This week, the poker gods seemed to smile upon me again. One hand in PLO, I get dealt AQxx in dealer position, everyone pretty much limps in as there's not a lot of PF action in our omaha games. Flop comes AQQ, first guy bets $3, a caller, a raise to $10, a caller, then to me. What can you think in that position? I have second nuts, but with everyone positioning to call the $10 raise, I just flat call as do the two folks benind me. Turn brings a J (suits never made a flush on the hand) and there's another $10 bet and two folds , call and I call, river is junk and there's another decent bet which we all call, me included. I was under the impression, someone in that group had to to have AAXX with the action at the table. Come to find out, one guy had Q,J for Q's full J's and the guy doing all the betting had pocket J's for J's full. I won the pot with Q's full of A's. I guess if I had gone over the top early on the pot would never have grown with all those involved. It was a nice takedown, just crazy action, from a table that doesn't usually get so many big bet callers.

Anyone else get in that mode after they've been drawn out on hand after hand that they almost feel paralyzed when they've got a good hand?

I did use some decent judgement to lay some hands down, got 77xx to a board of 7h,8x, 10h and didn't call a rather large reraised bet, There was a flush draw a made straight and two overcards. I folded my set, the other two guys went all in, one had pocket 10's (crushing my set) and the other had the flush/straight. I think the board paired to give the guy 10's full...I would have lost a bit there. Omaha is a fickle game...

MetalSlug3 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-30-2006, 06:05 PM

Mine were put into action just a few days after I got them. Several members of my group, normally aloof to the quality of the chips we are using, seemed genuinely impressed by them. A chiptalker, Warewulf, who plays in my game and has very high standards when it comes to chips, thought the "warble" effect was marginal and really liked them. As for me, I can't seem to put them down.

Matthew · #3 (**permalink**) 12-30-2006, 08:05 PM

As 99 said, chips were great. Wobble = nothing to worry about. The only (repeat only) negative thing I have to say are the edges are busy on the 500s and 1000s when stacked together, but the colors really pop and the weight, feel everything is awesome on these chips.

His night was great - mine sucked. I called all-ins with the best hand all night and got out drawn. One of the 2 biggies was in the tourney. Down to 3 players. I got A4 suited. After the turn there's AA and 2 clubs on the board. It gets pushed all in to me heads up. I'm thinking flush draw or A better kicker. Decide on flush draw and call. F-ing river is the 2c. Crippled me and finished 3rd turning $20 into $40.

Cash game PL Omaha - into the game for $50 got $70 or so in front of me. I flop the nut straight - have QTxx. Flop is 89J, no flushes. Bet pot, raise pot, re-raise pot -finally pushed all in to me. I insta-call, he has a set of nines. F-ing river pairs the board with an 8. Loose to a boat.

Good night - down $30.

This was probably one of the better session I've had play wise, very few mistakes, but got outdrawn all night.

99%evil · #4 (**permalink**) 12-30-2006, 08:14 PM

You're night last night was my last week, you played good, just got drawn out on...like you said at the table, you got your money in good.

I was a bit shocked at how the money moved around the table so quickly, My hand with KK and I raise $5 preflop and get 3 or 4 callers...that was a higher than typical raise and got called...bizarre.

noelsarchs · #5 (**permalink**) 12-30-2006, 08:32 PM

Hey, next time you have a game, let us Old Boston people know about it too.

It's only 66.5 miles from my house to yours.

tomb1 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-30-2006, 10:34 PM

Good stuff 99. We also broke out the new Paulsons for a big family tourney Xmas eve eve. Everybody loved 'em, especially my wife who said, "I'm really sold on clay chips now . . . they feel great . . . don't buy anything else!"