I've got a trip planned through Florida in two weeks and plan on adding 10+ casinos to my list. In the meantime, I've reorganized my poker chip collection and figured I'd add some photos of all the chips I've collected throughout my travels. The chips are listed in the same order that they are shown in my "Poker rooms played" list.

Las Vegas, Nevada
1) The Venetian
2) Bill’s Gambling Hall
3) Imperial Palace
4) O’Sheas
5) MGM Grand
6) Mirage
7) Luxor
8) Harrahs
9) Monte Carlo
10) Caesars Palace
11) Treasure Island
12) Bellagio
13) Hard Rock
14) Sahara
15) Stratosphere
16) Mandalay Bay
17) Flamingo
18) Binions
19) Planet Hollywood
20) Bally’s
21) Riviera
22) Rio
23) Excalibur
24) Golden Nugget
25) Wynn
26) Circus Circus
27) Aria
28) The Orleans
29) Palms
30) Tropicana
31) Hooters
32) Terrible's
33) El Cortez
34) The M Resort and Casino
35) South Point
36) Palace Station
37) The Quad
38) Arizona Charlie's Decatur
39) Boulder Station
40) Cannery
41) Eastside Cannery
42) Club Fortune
43) Green Valley Ranch
44) Red Rock
45) Sam's Town
46) Santa Fe Station
47) SunCoast
48) Sunset Station
49) Texas Station
50) Las Vegas Hilton
51) Silver Sevens Casino
52) Plaza Hotel and Casino
53) The Linq

Nevada
1) Atlantis Casino, Reno, NV
2) Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Reno, NV
3) Club Cal Neva, Reno, NV
4) Peppermill, Reno, NV
5) Eldorado, Reno, NV
6) Harveys, Lake Tahoe, NV
7) Avi Resort and Casino, Laughlin, NV
8) Harrahs, Laughlin, NV
9) Riverside Casino, Laughlin, NV
10) Colorado Belle, Laughlin, NV

Ontario, Canada
1) Casino Rama, Rama, ON
2) Casino Niagara, Niagara Falls, ON
3) Fallsview, Niagara Falls, ON
4) Great Blue Heron, Port Perry, ON
5) Thousand Islands Casino, Gananouque, ON
6) CNE, Toronto, ON
7) Rideau Carleton Raceway, Ottawa, ON
8) Ceasars Palace, Windsor, ON
9) Brantford Casino, Brantford, ON
10) Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, ON
11) Georgian Downs & Casino, Innisfil, ON
12) Mohawk Racetrack, Campbellville, ON
13) Western Fair Casino, London, ON

Quebec, Canada
1) Casino du Lac Lemay, Gatineau, QC
2) Casino de Montreal, Montreal, QC
3) Snake’s Poker Club, Kahnawake, QC
4) 4 Aces Poker Club, Kahnawake, QC
5) Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, QC
6) Stardust Poker Mansion, Kahnawake, QC
7) VIP Poker, Kahnawake, QC
8) El Jumelgi, Montreal, QB

British Columbia, Canada
1) River Rock Casino, Vancouver, BC

Atlantic City, New Jersey
1) Harrah’s
2) Tropicana
3) Caesars Palace
4) Taj Mahal
5) Showboat
6) Borgata
7) Bally’s
8) Golden Nugget
9) Revel

New York
1) Akwesasne Casino, Hoganburg, NY
2) Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY
3) Seneca Casino, Niagara Falls, NY
4) Seneca Allegany, Salamanca, NY

Pennsylvania
1) Parx, Bensalem PA
2) Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, PA
3) Harrahs, Chester, PA
4) Sands, Bethlehem, PA
5) Presque Isle, Erie, PA
6) Meadows Casino, Washington, PA
7) Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh, PA

Delaware
1) Delaware Park Casino, Wilmington, DE

Maryland
1) Hollywood Casino, Perryville MD

Ohio
1) Hollywood Casino, Toledo, OH
2) Horseshoe Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
3) Horseshoe Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
4) Hollywood Casino, Columbus, OH
5) Shark Tank Poker Club, Columbus, OH

Michigan
1) MotorCity Casino, Detroit, MI
2) Greektown Casino, Detroit, MI
3) MGM Grand, Detroit, MI
4) Snookers, Uticam MI
5) Cada's Poker Room, Sterling Heights, MI
6) Big Beaver Tavern, Troy MI
7) Sunnybrook Poker Room, Sterling Heights, MI
8) Four Aces, Roseville, MI
9) Northville Racetrack, Northville, MI
10) Momo’s Poker Room, Taylor, MI
11) Queen of Hearts, Woodhaven, MI
12) Sterling Bistro, Sterling Heights, MI
13) Doc’s Poker Room, Livonia, MI
14) Roundtree, Ypsilanti, MI
15) Krazy Kopz, Westland, MI
16) Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant, MI
17) Trippers Card Room, Lansing, MI
18) Firekeepers Casino, Battle Creek, MI

California
1) Commerce Casino, Commerce, CA
2) Bicycle Casino, Bell Gardens, CA
3) Hollywood Park, Inglewood, CA
4) Normandie Casino, Gardena, CA
5) Hawaiian Gardens, Hawaiian Gardens, CA
6) Hustler Casino, Gardena, CA
7) Crystal Casino, Compton, CA
8) Graton Casino, Rohnert Park, CA
9) Bay 101 Casino, San Jose, CA
10) Palace Poker Casino, Hayward, CA
11) Casino M8trix, San Jose, CA
12) Stones Gambling Hall, Citrus Heights, CA
13) Capitol Casino, Sacramento, CA
14) Lucky Chances, Colma, CA
15) Cordova Casino, Rancho Cordova, CA
16) Rancho’s Club Casino, Rancho Cordova, CA
17) Limelight Card Room, Sacramento, CA
18) Thunder Valley, Lincoln, CA
19) Casino Royale, Sacramento, CA
20) Artichoke Joe’s Casino, San Bruno, CA
21) Oak’s Card Club, Emeryville, CA
22) 101 Casino, Petaluma, CA

Indiana
1) Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, IN
2) Blue Chip Casino, Michigan City, IN
3) Horseshoe Hammond, Hammond, IN
4) Majestic Star Casino, Gary, IN

West Virginia
1) Wheeling Island Casino, Wheeling, WV
2) Mountaineer Casino, New Cumberland, WV

Illinois
1) Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin, IL
2) Harrahs, Joliet, IL
3) Hollywood Aurora, Aurora, IL
4) Chicago Charitable Games, McCook, IL

Florida
1) Derby Lane, St. Petersburg, FL
2) Hardrock Tampa, Tampa Bay, FL
3) Silks at Tampa Bay Downs, Tampa Bay, FL
4) Luckys Card Room, Tampa Bay, FL

Arizona
1) Wild Horse Pass, Chandler, AZ
2) Vee Quiva Casino, Laveen, AZ
3) Fort McDowell Casino, Ft. McDowell, AZ
4) Harrahs AK-Chin, Phoenix, AZ
5) Talking Stick Resort, Phoenix, AZ

International
1) Resorts World Casino, Manila, Philippians
2) Solaire Casino, Manila, Philippians
3) Pavilion, Manila, Philippians
4) Let’s All In Poker and Sport Club, Manila, Philippians
5) Starworld Casino, Macau, China
6) Wynn Casino, Macau, China
7) Hardrock - City of Dreams Casino, Macau, China
8) Ocean World Casino, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
9) Dream Casino, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic


Total: 180





This third photo is just chips that I've traded for or had friends pick up for me from around the world. Feel free to PM me if you have any chips to trade, I've got plenty of doubles.

Im at 92, and you're at 180, but outside of Vegas we only have 7 places in common. Fascinating.

Not to many:

Bulgaria:
Inter. Hotel and casino (varna)
Platinum casino (Sunny Beach)

Vienna:
CCC
Montesino

Prague:
Hilton
Ambassador
King casino

Israel:
Underground ,lol..

Peru:
Atlantic City

Argentina:
Puerto Madero Casino

97 total now. New additions in bold italics. I decided to add WSOP room at the Rio as a separate room, since it really has nothing in common with the other Rio poker room other than being in the same building.

Nevada

Sahara
MGM
Paris
Rio WSOP
Rio
Excalibur
Aria
Wynn
Venetian
Bellagio
Caesars
Palms
Red Rock
Ballys
Flamingo
Stratosphere
Golden Nugget
Mirage
Planet Hollywood
Mandalay Bay
Treasure Island
Orleans
Monte Carlo
Circus Circus
The Quad
Boulder Station
South Point
Westgate
Hooters
Binions
Harrahs
Luxor
Hard Rock
Linq
Sante Fe Station
Palace Station
Peppermill (Reno)
Green Valley Ranch (Henderson)
Harrah's (Laughlin)

Oregon

Aces Full (Portland)
Lucky Devil Lounge (Portland)
Final Table (Portland)
Encore (Portland)
Claudias Sports Pub (Portland)
Rialto Poolroom (Portland)
Boom Boom Room (Portland)
High Mountain Poker Palace (Eugene)
Full House Poker (Eugene)
Wildhorse (Pendleton)

Washington

Tulalip
Muckleshoot
Diamond Lil's (Renton)
Last Frontier (La Center)
Hawk's Prairie (Nisqually)

California

Commerce (LA)
Win River (Redding)
Club 500 (Clovis)

Colorado

Ameristar
Isle
Lady Luck
Golden Gates
The Lodge

New Mexico

Route 66
Sandia
Santa Ana Star
Buffalo Thunder
Inn of the Mountain Gods

Kansas

Hollywood Speedway

Maryland

Horseshoe Baltimore
Hollywood Perryvile
Maryland Live!

West Virginia

Hollywood Charles Town

New Jersey

Harrahs
Ballys
Borgata

Florida

Seminole Hard Rock

North Carolina

Harrahs Cherokee

British Columbia, Canada

River Rock (Richmond)
Edgewater (Vancouver)
Grand Villa (Burnaby)
Hard Rock (Coquitlam)
Cascades (Langley)
Lake City (Kelowna)
Treasure Cove (Prince George)

Alberta, Canada

Cowboys (Calgary)
Deerfoot (Calgary)
Grey Eagle (Calgary)
Casino Edmonton (Edmonton)
Palace Casino (Edmonton)
Yellowhead (Edmonton
Century (Edmonton)
River Cree (Enoch)

Yukon

Diamond Tooth Gerties

Chile

Enjoy Casino Del Mar (Vina Del Mar)

Peru

Atlantic City
Fiesta
Majestic

I've played the WSOP cash games before, but never thought (or recorded) them of being different from the RIO ... that makes sense!

Do you remember what chips they use at the WSOP cash room - is RIO chips or WSOP chips? I cannot remember.

Its Rio chips

MN
Canterbury (former home ice, so to speak)
Running Aces
Grand Casino Hinckley

IA
Diamond Jo's
Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Riverside

WI
Potowatami

MI
Soaring Eagle
Greektown

NY
Turning Stone

Canada (eh)
Falls View

MS
Tunica

CA
Oceans 11
Oaks

NV
Venetian
Bellagio

IL
Pair-a-dice (Peoria)

MO
St Louis Harrahs

PA
Parx (current home ice)
Harrah's Chester
Sands Bethleham

NJ
Borgata


OH
Hollywood, Columbus
Hollywood, Toledo

MD
Maryland Live!

LA
Isle Capri Lake Charles

Italy
Casino di Venezia

Spring Poker Trip – Colorado and Oregon

Started with 25 possibles from Poker Atlas and internet searches

Played in Black Hawk –
Isle Casino
Lady Luck
Ameristar
Golden Gates

Went to Central City only to find that poker room in Century Casino had closed 4 or 5 months ago and that the room in The Reserve had closed the previous week -so bad timing for me.

On to Oregon –

Played at

Final Table, The Game, Aces Full, Encore, Claudias, and Rialto (aka Jacks) in Portland
Black Diamond in Albany
High Mountain and Full House in Eugene
Three Rivers in Florence

Side trip to Longview, Washington to play at Cadillac Isle Casino.

Also Visited

Players Club (closed 2 months earlier per next door barman)
Nuts (closed – not sure when)
Central (Brekkes) also closed for good
Lucky Devil – in strip club – got there about 1am on Saturday night and the place was total anarchy. Came back on a Monday and no game going.
Boom Boom Room – also in a strip club – went by on a Monday and no game.
Big Stack – was closed while they were moving

Club House in Sutherlin – arrived at 6:30 on a Saturday and the door was locked.
Poker Lounge in Eugene – arrived about 9:30 on a Saturday and they had one 3 handed game going – since the 3 each had $1,500 or so in front of them and were playing Big O and Domaha(?), I kept moving.

This gets the totals to

Played in 525
Visited 642
Chips from visited poker rooms 590

Am going to try and post the complete current list in the next few days.

Poker rooms in strip clubs? Thats the first time I've heard of that

They both have one table that runs almost every night 9pm-2am.

I've had lots of Oregon adventures the last couple of years, so enjoyed hearing about anytwo hitting up what is a very interesting poker state.

Full list is coming in a moment - in the meantime here is the breakdown by State/Country
BY STATE


AZ 15
CA 87
CO 10
CT 2
DE 3
FL 31
IA 12
IL 7
IN 11
KS 4
LA 13
MD 8
MI 7
MN 7
MO 9
MS 22
MT 4
NH 6
NJ 13
NM 9
NV 122
NY 5
OH 4
OK 20
OR 13
PA 10
SD 3
TX 2
WA 42
WI 6
WV 4

CANADA 12

SPAIN 1


524

It's too late here for me to type up all the names but mainly:

Vegas, the northeast including Canada and the Commerce in CA.

Closing in on my goal of 200 poker rooms by the end of the year. I've got a western Canada trip planned in a couple months which should do it.

I also collect/trade poker chips so if anyone has anyone from rooms not on my list, feel free to PM me as I've got plenty of doubles to trade.

Las Vegas, Nevada
1) The Venetian
2) Bill’s Gambling Hall
3) Imperial Palace
4) O’Sheas
5) MGM Grand
6) Mirage
7) Luxor
8) Harrahs
9) Monte Carlo
10) Caesars Palace
11) Treasure Island
12) Bellagio
13) Hard Rock
14) Sahara
15) Stratosphere
16) Mandalay Bay
17) Flamingo
18) Binions
19) Planet Hollywood
20) Bally’s
21) Riviera
22) Rio
23) Excalibur
24) Golden Nugget
25) Wynn
26) Circus Circus
27) Aria
28) The Orleans
29) Palms
30) Tropicana
31) Hooters
32) Terrible's
33) El Cortez
34) The M Resort and Casino
35) South Point
36) Palace Station
37) The Quad
38) Arizona Charlie's Decatur
39) Boulder Station
40) Cannery
41) Eastside Cannery
42) Club Fortune
43) Green Valley Ranch
44) Red Rock
45) Sam's Town
46) Santa Fe Station
47) SunCoast
48) Sunset Station
49) Texas Station
50) Las Vegas Hilton
51) Silver Sevens Casino
52) Plaza Hotel and Casino
53) The Linq

Nevada
1) Atlantis Casino, Reno, NV
2) Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Reno, NV
3) Club Cal Neva, Reno, NV
4) Peppermill, Reno, NV
5) Eldorado, Reno, NV
6) Harveys, Lake Tahoe, NV
7) Avi Resort and Casino, Laughlin, NV
8) Harrahs, Laughlin, NV
9) Riverside Casino, Laughlin, NV
10) Colorado Belle, Laughlin, NV

Ontario, Canada
1) Casino Rama, Rama, ON
2) Casino Niagara, Niagara Falls, ON
3) Fallsview, Niagara Falls, ON
4) Great Blue Heron, Port Perry, ON
5) Thousand Islands Casino, Gananouque, ON
6) CNE, Toronto, ON
7) Rideau Carleton Raceway, Ottawa, ON
8) Ceasars Palace, Windsor, ON
9) Brantford Casino, Brantford, ON
10) Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, ON
11) Georgian Downs & Casino, Innisfil, ON
12) Mohawk Racetrack, Campbellville, ON
13) Western Fair Casino, London, ON

Quebec, Canada
1) Casino du Lac Lemay, Gatineau, QC
2) Casino de Montreal, Montreal, QC
3) Snake’s Poker Club, Kahnawake, QC
4) 4 Aces Poker Club, Kahnawake, QC
5) Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, QC
6) Stardust Poker Mansion, Kahnawake, QC
7) VIP Poker, Kahnawake, QC
8) El Jumelgi, Montreal, QB

British Columbia, Canada
1) River Rock Casino, Vancouver, BC

Atlantic City, New Jersey
1) Harrah’s
2) Tropicana
3) Caesars Palace
4) Taj Mahal
5) Showboat
6) Borgata
7) Bally’s
8) Golden Nugget
9) Revel

New York
1) Akwesasne Casino, Hoganburg, NY
2) Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY
3) Seneca Casino, Niagara Falls, NY
4) Seneca Allegany, Salamanca, NY

Pennsylvania
1) Parx, Bensalem PA
2) Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, PA
3) Harrahs, Chester, PA
4) Sands, Bethlehem, PA
5) Presque Isle, Erie, PA
6) Meadows Casino, Washington, PA
7) Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh, PA
8) Mount Airy Casino, Mount Pocono, PA

Delaware
1) Delaware Park Casino, Wilmington, DE

Maryland
1) Hollywood Casino, Perryville MD

Ohio
1) Hollywood Casino, Toledo, OH
2) Horseshoe Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
3) Horseshoe Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
4) Hollywood Casino, Columbus, OH
5) Shark Tank Poker Club, Columbus, OH

Michigan
1) MotorCity Casino, Detroit, MI
2) Greektown Casino, Detroit, MI
3) MGM Grand, Detroit, MI
4) Snookers, Uticam MI
5) Cada's Poker Room, Sterling Heights, MI
6) Big Beaver Tavern, Troy MI
7) Sunnybrook Poker Room, Sterling Heights, MI
8) Four Aces, Roseville, MI
9) Northville Racetrack, Northville, MI
10) Momo’s Poker Room, Taylor, MI
11) Queen of Hearts, Woodhaven, MI
12) Sterling Bistro, Sterling Heights, MI
13) Doc’s Poker Room, Livonia, MI
14) Roundtree, Ypsilanti, MI
15) Krazy Kopz, Westland, MI
16) Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant, MI
17) Trippers Card Room, Lansing, MI
18) Firekeepers Casino, Battle Creek, MI

California
1) Commerce Casino, Commerce, CA
2) Bicycle Casino, Bell Gardens, CA
3) Hollywood Park, Inglewood, CA
4) Normandie Casino, Gardena, CA
5) Hawaiian Gardens, Hawaiian Gardens, CA
6) Hustler Casino, Gardena, CA
7) Crystal Casino, Compton, CA
8) Graton Casino, Rohnert Park, CA
9) Bay 101 Casino, San Jose, CA
10) Palace Poker Casino, Hayward, CA
11) Casino M8trix, San Jose, CA
12) Stones Gambling Hall, Citrus Heights, CA
13) Capitol Casino, Sacramento, CA
14) Lucky Chances, Colma, CA
15) Cordova Casino, Rancho Cordova, CA
16) Rancho’s Club Casino, Rancho Cordova, CA
17) Limelight Card Room, Sacramento, CA
18) Thunder Valley, Lincoln, CA
19) Casino Royale, Sacramento, CA
20) Artichoke Joe’s Casino, San Bruno, CA
21) Oak’s Card Club, Emeryville, CA
22) 101 Casino, Petaluma, CA

Indiana
1) Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, IN
2) Blue Chip Casino, Michigan City, IN
3) Horseshoe Hammond, Hammond, IN
4) Majestic Star Casino, Gary, IN

West Virginia
1) Wheeling Island Casino, Wheeling, WV
2) Mountaineer Casino, New Cumberland, WV

Illinois
1) Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin, IL
2) Harrahs, Joliet, IL
3) Hollywood Aurora, Aurora, IL
4) Chicago Charitable Games, McCook, IL

Florida
1) Derby Lane, St. Petersburg, FL
2) Hardrock Tampa, Tampa Bay, FL
3) Silks at Tampa Bay Downs, Tampa Bay, FL
4) Luckys Card Room, Tampa Bay, FL
5) Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, FL
6) Palm Beach Kennel Club, West Palm Beach, FL
7) Dania Beach Casino, Dania Beach, FL
8) Hialeah Park, Hialeah, FL
9) Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Coconut Creek, FL
10) Miccosukee Casino, Miami, FL
11) Magic City Casino, Miami, FL
12) Mardi Gras Casino, Hallandale Beach, FL
13) Isle Casino, Pompano Beach, FL
14) Fort Pierce Jai-Alai, Fort Pierce, FL
15) Seminole Hardrock Casino, Hollywood, FL

Arizona
1) Wild Horse Pass, Chandler, AZ
2) Vee Quiva Casino, Laveen, AZ
3) Fort McDowell Casino, Ft. McDowell, AZ
4) Harrahs AK-Chin, Phoenix, AZ
5) Talking Stick Resort, Phoenix, AZ

International
1) Resorts World Casino, Manila, Philippians
2) Solaire Casino, Manila, Philippians
3) Pavilion, Manila, Philippians
4) Let’s All In Poker and Sport Club, Manila, Philippians
5) Starworld Casino, Macau, China
6) Wynn Casino, Macau, China
7) Hardrock - City of Dreams Casino, Macau, China
8) Ocean World Casino, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
9) Dream Casino, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic


Total: 192

Keeping $1chips from all the casinos you've played in is a classic way to start an extensive chip collection. I was doing this back in the 80's for several years, and eventually when I gathered them together (they were in all different drawers), I had 52 $1 chips. They were all from Vegas and Mississippi, I think. Then a buddy gave me some old Vegas ones and they were worth hundreds of dollars each. I got the collectors bug and eventually had over 700 different $1 chips from Las Vegas. Chip collecting is a blast and there are all kinds of ways to display them that are very cool, or just keep them in coin/chip albums.

Not sure if OP includes private and public poker rooms in his question. I would guess I've played in about 50 public and another 50 private.

That's playing some poker, man. Cool!

What really impresses me is you guys remember them all.

But

California
Hawaiin Garden
BIKE
COMMERCE
HOLLYWOOD

VEGAS
ARIA
VENETIAN
PH
PARIS
BALLY'S
EXCALIBUR
HOOTERS(LOL)
SOUTHPOINT
MGM
BELLAGIO
HARRAH'S
BILL'S
BINION'S
THENUGGET
CAESAR'S
MANDALAY
WYNN
RIO
ORLEANS

OTHER US
HORSESHOE INDIANA, ELIZABETH
HORSESHOE HAMMOND
HORSESHOE CINNCINATI
BORGATTA
FOXWOOD'S
PLAYGROUND, MONTREAL

IRELAND
BREAKS
EMERALD
SILKS

LONDON
ASPERS
GROSVERNORS
WESTFIELD

Too many little Bay Area card rooms, mostly in the seventies, mostly shady as hell. Lowball Draw FTW.

You've got an interesting list yourself, not many Irish rooms in this thread. For me it was easy to remember because I got hooked on this thread back when my total was about 27 or something.

I love when this thread gets bumped. I'm about to do a western Canada trip that should feature 4 or 5 poker rooms. As I'm currently at 97 total I'm excited to hit 100 and hopefully make some money playing in some wild games. I could hit as many as 9 but I'm fine with leaving some experiences for another time.

Didn't see anybody with Landmark chips listed, unless I missed it. They are I think the most valuable Vegas chips without getting back into the 50s. Last I knew, unless a hoard got discovered and circulated, they were going for $300 to 400 a piece, the $1 chip, that is.

I got into it big time when a friend gave me some old Vegas and AC chips. He had several AC Playboy Club 50-cent chips. I sold them for $200 a piece that night on line, and a weak later was offered $400. There's money in them chips, and there are price guides. But mostly they are just for loving. Never collected anything but chips, just loved it.

I also keep a red bird from everywhere I play. sadly I jsut broke into the double digits. I wonder, is there a thread on 2p2 jsut for chip trading n such? or is that mostly a pm kinda deal?

Home poker forum and search chip trading. I've completed a bunch of trades with several people

Chipguide.com and CC&GTCC (Casino Chip and Gaming Token Collectors Club) is the nuts.

So I got the chance to make a poker tour happen, and happen it did. Here's the story...

98) First stop was the Cash Casino, in Red Deer, Alberta. This small 24 hour room had 2 games of 1/2nl running each night I was there, Mon-Wed, and in the wee hours of thursday morning we made the game into a dealers choice game. Fountain drinks and coffee self serve station, a $10 food voucher for 5 hours of play, and pizza every night at about 3am were the perks offered by this small room. Rake was 5+1. The games were good, and I had some swings, but ended with small wins each night, profiting $750 in 28 hours of play. I was an absolute bum, so I kept all my profits. I played all night, then went to a park, put a blanket down, and slept all day for free. The weather was perfect for this.

99) Next stop was Great Northern Casino, in Grand Prairie, Alberta. I was drawn to this game by this online schedule http://www.greatnortherncasino.net/poker-room and was excited to play the DC game and the 5-10 no limit omaha game. It was a shot I wanted to take. But after a decent win my first night, I ran terrible and then tilted my 2nd night. Too bad, the game was fantastic. It was the first time I had tilted in a long time, and broke a streak of 14 consecutive winning sessions I had had. Rake was 10+1 here but the big game was definitely beatable. My plan had been to play here thur-sat, so I could then play in a sunday tournament at the Casino in Whitecourt, AB. But when the time came for the 5-10 game, I decided to leave town instead, down $1400 in 13 hours of play and drive all the way to Calgary where I had a friends place to stay and enjoy life more. I stopped by the Casino in Whitecourt, to see nothing happening at the poker tables at 6pm on a Saturday, so this room is pretty much a no-go unless you hit a specific scheduled tourny.

I wanted a fun Saturday night, so I headed to Cowboys Casino and had a fun night of 1/2. I was up 500 early, then a maniac crushed me, and then I stormed back and stacked the maniac 3 times in about 5 minutes and ended up with a good night. I then rested sunday and monday.

100) A tournament series was being held at the Cash Casino in Calgary, Alberta So on tuesday I played in a $235 buy in PLO event. The starting stack was 500 bbs and blinds were 30 minutes, so the structure was fantastic. I busted out after a play I kick myself for making, and headed to the 1-2-5 dealers choice game. The game was juicy, and players were punting stacks and it got my money in great but lost every time. After $800 lost in this game, I was at my low point for the trip.

101 I headed to the Elbow River Casino, Calgary Alberta, a room that only spreads limit games. I played 15-30 limit/full kill, the largest limit game Ive ever played in. I was winning but the game broke after not too long. So I decided to head over to a Casino I had played in before, enjoyed, and wanted to check out again, the Deerfoot Inn and Casino. I won playing PLO, and then at NL, and my day was salvaged.

I stayed 2 more nights in Calgary, and played at Cowboys Casino both nights, and won big both nights. Definitely one of favorite places out of everywhere I've played. Alberta Casinos are 18+ and Thursday night was "student night" with 75 cent drinks for students at the club right next to the poker room. And wednesday night was "ladies night" so needless to say there was some people watching to enjoy also. The poker room also gives a free buffet to all players at about 3:30am every night.

102 A long drive back to the west coast, but a new poker room now exists on this route. I stopped friday night at Cascades Casino, in Kamloops, BC to check out this new room. Brand new and clean with huge high quality TV's, this small poker room is certainly well set up. Not sure if the local population will be sufficient to keep this place going though. There were 2 games of 1/2 running. The dealers are very new to poker and were slow and error prone unfortunately. The game wasn't particularly good, so after a couple of hours I left, slightly ahead. Finished the trip up $1100 in 71 hours of play, a bit disappointed, but the strong finish to salvage the trip after being down almost $2k had me feeling pretty good in the end.

i have an old $5 chip from Chumash that they said they couldn't change any more when i went there a couple weeks ago. do these sites have people that want them?

Holy! I've only played in (maybe) 20 different rooms compared to you veterans!

Wow... I wonder if there is a Guinness World Record for most chips collected, your set is the most I've ever seen.