Pros choices in home chips

oloserian · #1 (**permalink**) 02-21-2006, 11:49 PM

I'm sure that most, if not all, poker pros have their home set of "chips of choice". Anyone have any evidence (anecdotal or otherwise) of what some may be playing "at home"? Just curious what someone might like who has seen and handled more chips than I probably will in lifetime.

ky70 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-21-2006, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by oloserian

I'm sure that most, if not all, poker pros have their home set of "chips of choice". Anyone have any evidence (anecdotal or otherwise) of what some may be playing "at home"? Just curious what someone might like who has seen and handled more chips than I probably will in lifetime.

The rank and file around here probably uses "better" chips for their home games than the the pros (generally speaking).

mtvernonbryan · #3 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 12:10 AM

totally agreed. They play with the best chips all day at work. Why have a nice set at home?

The_Matador · #4 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 12:15 AM

paulsons are the only choice if you ask me

Slagar · #5 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 12:15 AM

Those who win WPT events get a set of WPT chips, what a choice prize.

dad604 · #6 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 12:44 AM

I can tell you that most pros don't care about chips. 11.5g dice will do them. 99% of the members here have better chips than the pros.

I know about half a dozen pros who play poker as their main/only source of income and they couldn't care less about which chips they use. When I tell them about nice chips vs ABS dice, they get that strange glassy look in their eyes. I believe even one of the famous ones said something about the "Official 11.5g chip." They know poker, not chips.

Slagar · #7 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 12:51 AM

When you're winning large sums of money playing poker, I don't think the kind of chips would matter much, just the amount you have in front of you.

King Bass · #8 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 01:02 AM

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Man these guys ain't playing with shet. Look at Flack and Mortenson! They're playing with coins! Haha. These guys don't care.

King Bass

Brewster · #9 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 01:56 AM

Great photos! It cracks me up to see the top players in the world playing a game while sitting around your basic kitchen table using the 11.5g official casino weight chips. It serves as a reminder you don't NEED the best table, chips, and cards to enjoy the game.

GabeManis · #10 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 06:33 AM

I was going to post some smart assey comment on here about how pro's MUST want to come home after a 20 hour session and shuffle poker chips. But, in all seriousness, didn't I read somewhere that Nevada Jack's made Greg Raymer a custom "fossil man" set of chips after he won the WSOPME?