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The Latest (updated
1/7/05):
New World
Series of Poker chips reviewed on the Injection Molded chip page.
Listed under Excalibur Electronics.
Many thanks for all the emails folks...but YES, I am aware of the new Paulsons coming out, and YES, I can assure you that I'll have a review of them up as soon as they become available!!! Thanks for visiting the site, and check back in mid January '05 for a variety of new updates.
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John
Recent Review
Additions:
World Series of Poker -
Injection Molded Chips
Martini Club Chips Photo Added - Compression Molded/Nevada Jacks
Blue Chip Company - Interview with Mike Endy:
Blue Chip Co. produces compression molded, 'clay' chips for both a variety
of casinos as well as the home user. Mike Endy, Blue Chip's Operations
Manager was kind enough to spend a few minutes on the phone with me
discussing numerous topics. Mike's uncle, Paul Endy, founded Paul-Son in
the 1960's. A name that may ring a bell for you. It was Mike's father,
Charles Endy, who was involved in originating the manufacture of clay chips
sold by Paul-Son. After the passing of Charles' brother Paul and the
control of Paul-Son changing hands, Charles and his partners created the
Blue Chip Co. LLC to continue on with their poker-chip manufacturing
heritage. As Mike describes it, the Paul-Son and Blue Chip chips could be
described as 'sisters' with the same heritage but each evolving using its
own proprietary information.
For the home poker chip buyer, Blue Chip currently makes the clay chips for
BuyPokerChips.com and Nevada Jacks, plus numerous other clay chips out there
like James Bond, Viva Las Vegas, and Fan of Cards. Casino wise, a few of
their many customers include the Golden Gate, Riviera, Aladdin, Sahara,
Peppermill Reno, Silver Legacy, and the poker tournament chips for the T.V
shows Poker Superstars and The Plaza.
The only difference between Blue Chip's casino grade chip and those you can
buy for your home is a 'slight' increase in weight for the casinos.
Manufacturing wise, all the chips have the same clay mixture; however, there
are various factors including both the chip color and the chip mold that can
have a great effect on the overall weight/feel of the various chips. Also,
Mike informed me that while many people describe his chips as having a
'shell' mold, the mold is actually 'six flames'. There's some trivia for
you.
I want to thank Mike for taking the time to talk to PokerChipReviews.com.
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Rating System:
Everything is a 1 to 10, with 10 being the best.
FEEL is the overall feel of the chip when you handle it, shuffle it,
splash it, etc etc.....
QUALITY is how well the chip has been manufactured as well as my
guess on how well it will hold up in the long run. Off center graphics
and bleeding colors take points away from QUALITY.
Finally, LOOKS is how attractive the chip design itself is to
my own eyes. This one is the most subjective. Here is where the
pictures help you make your own decision.
Ceramic and Compression Molded
(Includes other ultra high-end chips as well)
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(Clay-Composites and Plastics)
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