[ace]

Hi there, my first post, been reading for a while though. I currently use a 500 dice set, and I've put a lot of consideration into a new set of chips, which I've pretty much decided is going to be the Nexgen 8200 Lucky Bees. I've read a lot about them, a lot of people on here and homepokertourney seem to like them. Basically, my question is, will I notice a reasonable difference between them and the dice? I cant find anything else that I like the look of as much as the Bees in this rice range, but please make alternative suggestions if you like! Bear in mind I've never even seen a real clay chip, so I'm not looking to compare them with that. I'm not labelling them just now, but might do later. Also, what is an ideal breakdown for a T1000 tourney?

200 red
200 green
75 black
25 purple

or

200 red
175 green
100 black
25 purple

or something else?
Thanks!

[Vince]

Originally Posted by ace

Basically, my question is, will I notice a reasonable difference between them and the dice? anks!

Not much. They're basicly the same metal slugged chip. They just look better, but they feel and sound almost the same.

[Garyon]

I would have to suggest, having just done so myself, that you scoop up what you can of the remaining White Faux clays and dye the colors you want. They sound and feel SOOOO much better than the dice and quite frankly are still much cheaper (but probably not for too much longer).

Just my 2C ... actually about 6C ea. .


- Gary

[ontheuptick]

Check out the Dunes Commemorative chips. They're probably around .10 more per chip if you find someone selling them (some just went for sale in classifieds), and are probably much better chips (and better looking).

[numerobis]

Go straight to clays man, you are going to waist time and money climbing the "chip ladder" one step at a time. you will always want to have better, and you will be stuck with chips that are hard to get rid off everytime you are up-grading. take the elevator straight to the top. that's my advice!

[LightningStryk17]

Originally Posted by numerobis

Go straight to clays man, you are going to waist time and money climbing the "chip ladder" one step at a time. you will always want to have better, and you will be stuck with chips that are hard to get rid off everytime you are up-grading. take the elevator straight to the top. that's my advice!

Yeah... if you can afford it Lol. I got a set of dunes commems cause they were cheap (like 80$ used cheap). But thats all I can afford right now.

[jdunford]

I was lucky enough to skip the "dice chips" phase. Went straight from interlocking Bicycle chips (the very thin, very light ones) to Nexgen Bees (hot-stamped). That was 2005. Since then, I've sold them (had ~ 1400?) and replaced that "affordable set" (was designed for 30-player tourneys) with a set of custom-labeled PalmImports "Chinese Clay" Solid Walls:





They look and feel 1000% better (hard to tell from a Paulson clay chip), and I was lucky enough to get them as "prototypes" (with some minor defects) for about the same price that my Bees had cost... but of course, I sold the Bees at a pretty significant loss (but had got lots of use out of them). Don't expect a cheap plastic slugged chip to hold its value or anything...

DEFINITELY GET SAMPLES FIRST!
A sample set of Nexgens will only cost you a couple bucks including shipping (or maybe somebody here will send you one for free). Compare it to your dice chips. Then try some of the other options like Desert Palms ("Pure Clay" version) or Dunes Commemoratives, or Casino Royales. And if you want a MUCH better feeling/sounding chip and decide you MUST have a real compression-molded quality clay chip, then consider BCC T-mold solids or ASM solids. For one thing, they feel just like a real casino chip. Second, they'll hold their value much better - you'll be able to sell them a few years down the road (if you decide to upgrade further) for close to the same price you paid.

My original decision to get Bees was based on (a) not knowing all my options (look around ChipTalk and you'll find 100's of options at various price levels), and (b) thinking I "couldn't afford" Paulsons. Well, now I own something like 9 sets of chips... and the only plastic slugged chips I own are "Casino Royales" by Carta Mundi... which imho are much nicer than Nexgens.

[imthatguy]

I'll echo jdunford's comments. The bees were my first chips as well, however, I went with series 1 nexgens. The Dunes commem's are a very good chip for the price if you're not comfortable plunging directly into the deep end.