The CHIPSTACK Thread - Page 53 - Poker Card Room

why do they have 2 different color chips for $1?

also, where is there a casino in Houston? i lived there about 10 years ago for a few months and could only find a shady underground game in a strip mall to play in

I'm going to go out on a limb and say one of those two $1 chips is a toke chip that doesn't play in the game. It has to be that way in Texas to abide by the weird grey area we've mapped out for legal poker in this state.

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11-14-2020 , 10:56 AM

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Garick

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Originally Posted by johnny_on_the_spot

JOTS, have you really not heard about the semi-legal "members only" poker clubs in Texas? There's a thread about them here.

As mentioned above, the extra ones are prob tip chips. When I was there you could only tip in cash to keep the dealer from directly benefiting from the game and thus keeping the game "legal." It wouldn't surprise me if some places are now selling tip chips to be more convenient than having a few ones behind your stack.

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12-20-2020 , 04:46 PM

#1303

hearseguy

newbie

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1/3 in for $300 out for $1560.

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12-20-2020 , 04:51 PM

#1304

jtm1208

adept

Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 780

Another fun one. In for $1,000, about $20,000 in this pic

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12-21-2020 , 07:32 PM

#1305

browni3141

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Originally Posted by jtm1208

Another fun one. In for $1,000, about $20,000 in this pic

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GG

What game/limit were you playing?

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12-21-2020 , 08:11 PM

#1306

jtm1208

adept

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Originally Posted by browni3141

GG

What game/limit were you playing?

5/5 PLO mand button straddle 10-25

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04-30-2021 , 09:19 PM

#1307

brianr

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1/2 PLO - $500 to $5,000

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05-01-2021 , 05:41 AM

#1308

Bighurt52235

I was born to eat hamburgers

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That'll work!

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05-02-2021 , 02:54 AM

#1309

Carnivore

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Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 8,192

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Originally Posted by jtm1208

Another fun one. In for $1,000, about $20,000 in this pic

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This looks fun, where's this?

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05-02-2021 , 03:35 PM

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dinesh

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Majestic is a home chip brand by Apache, so presumably a home game.

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06-30-2021 , 11:16 AM

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dinesh

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Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 4,406

In for 10, out for 49 at 15-30 big dumb limit. About 2-3 hours total.

This was a magical evening where I got lots of big pairs that held up, AK always flopped an A or K and held up, small pairs became sets, bottom pairs turned 2 pair, and gutshots got checked around to turn the straight. A better player would probably have won more.

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06-30-2021 , 11:38 AM

#1312

brianr

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That is sexy

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06-30-2021 , 08:59 PM

#1313

Motobaka

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Originally Posted by Garick

How does it work? You just buy chips to tip with? Let's say I tip a sb per hand won, so I just calculate and buy a stack of tipping chips?

Might want to implement something like this at our local game.

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06-30-2021 , 11:31 PM

#1314

NLOmahaHL

grinder

Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 614

6/22/21 Prime Social - Houston, TX

1-2-(5) PLO

Bought in for 360.

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06-30-2021 , 11:39 PM

#1315

RDonovan

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Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 548

Great 2/2 PLO session, in for 3 out with 16

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11-28-2021 , 08:36 PM

#1316

brianr

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Bumping the funniest things you’ve seen in a card room thread has worked great - how about this one? @wsop final table it’s been a while.

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12-19-2021 , 06:32 PM

#1317

RDonovan

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Parx Casino - 1/3
In for 3 out with 1555

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12-29-2021 , 02:47 AM

#1318

dinesh

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In for 7, out for 40 (eventually, I didn't get a picture of the final amount) at 15-30 big dumb limit.

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12-29-2021 , 11:31 AM

#1319

marknfw

Gaming Commissioner

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Man, I miss 15-30.

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12-29-2021 , 02:55 PM

#1320

that_pope

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 33,226

sexy

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12-29-2021 , 08:03 PM

#1321

King Fish

A Big Deal Around Here

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 15,065

I remember when the Mirage 20/40 would become 40/80 on Thursdays (maybe Friday?) after the kitchen staff got paid.

God that was a good game. Nothing but racks and racks of blues. 4 bets on virtually every street. (At least I think the $20 chips were dark blue and $10 chips yellow…it’s been awhile).

Dinesh makes me want to find a good limit game. I just assumed everyone who played it was dead now.

Last edited by King Fish; 12-29-2021 at 08:09 PM.

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12-31-2021 , 09:04 PM

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Ol'Gil

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Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 101

"Big dumb limit" makes for some of the best chip porn. I do not know of anything more beautiful than a good 15/30-20/40 game with multiple players sitting with 3-4 racks in front and every pot with at least 100 chips in it.