Also got Negreanu's Power Hold 'Em Strategy (he is my fav pro player so i went for this instead of the Harringtons to start off)

How are you finding this book?. Negreanu is my fav pro player too and i think his new book is great. I think that you made the correct choice in buying it instead of the Harringtons simply because it is more recent. The way that people play poker is constantly developing and therefore the literature has to develop along side, which i think in this case it does.

Planning on starting it soon - not really a book to take to and from work as its so big so i'll need to put aside time to start it!
Finished the Hansen book and thought it was hugely entertaing and easy to read!

With an Amazon gift voucher for my b'day i got the Gus Hansen book which is generating a lot of discussion here - i am on day 4 of the 5 day tournnament (in 2 sessions of reading) and i am loving it - again maybe not an educational book as much as an entertaining read but it def puts a fun spin on a lot of situations.

Also got Negreanu's Power Hold 'Em Strategy (he is my fav pro player so i went for this instead of the Harringtons to start off)

Also half way through Poker Face by Judi James (body language expert, she's done big brother and other psych porgrammes) its not much on poker - more focused on people - reasonable but won't look at it again until ive finished Gus's book - it is well worth buying!

cheers for the tourney new guy last nite

nice chips

n some nice bluffing


allin river bluff indeed

lol

Cheers mate - always a pleasure.

My mate short-stacks is coming back from the US on Sunday night, so hopefully another home game will be scheduled for the next weekend before he jets back out for 4 months!

Loved my All -in push with when Jamie raised to 500 and Kahoon called with    - much fun!

But as I say, it's all down to personal choice, and there is such a thing as chip snobbery.

Just wanted to say thanks for all the comments/opinions.

I did a lot of searching and thinking about how much i'd like to spend and a good few things were said to calm my desire for really expensive chips.

So.....

I think i have found a near perfect solution for the time being.

I sa a Poker Million set on a few sites for £100 (Case & 500 chips) i already have 125 of these chips that i bought in refill packs cos i had a £20 gift voucher for Greaves!

I really like these chips and have used them with my starter set as the "big money" chips lol

I googled for the set just in case i could find a better option than the poker sites and lo and behold on cricketsupplies.com i find the same set for £65 inc p&p

They arrived today and were exactly as i wanted, i'll now wait till i win the lottery or a big tourney and get custumised ceramics at a later date!


Thanks again everyone!

As you can see from my pic <-- i have one. It's one of the best things i've ever done and not once have i regretted it!

I was given my design after a chat with an 'arty' bball chick i used to coach.

I liked the idea of the basketball ribs and i initially wanted the chinese for 'love' inside it. (it is now Japenese after some chat with my tatooist)

I had the design for a year or two before i finally had the guts to get it done (it wasn't that bad!)

I got it done about three years ago (i think) and i have always wanted another one but haven't as yet as i really want to be sure about what i want and where i want it done.

These are things i think you need to consider.
1) the design - are you going to be happy seeing it for the rest of your life
(probably as poker is not something i think we'll grow out of!)

2) where on your body you get it done.
(if it's going to be visable to future employers - you need to be comfortable it will not create a bad impression) - (if you care - lol)

3) what tatooist to use
(i was recommended mine by a heavily tattoo'd friend - he even came down with me and introduced me to my guy - this is mega important as if you go to an unknown place you really don't know how good they are or aren't and the absolute worst thing would be to be inked for life with a dodgy tatoo when you have the perfect idea in your head.)

Cheers Ken,

Rookie mistake - i thought the heavier the better was the answer.

I got samples from http://www.premierpokerchips.com/products/customised-poker-chips.asp?gclid=CJqcuf6-u5QCFQ5THgodmCQGUA and may get some samples of my own made up.

I prefer these of the two options;
8 Stripe Customised Poker Chips
The new 8 stripe custom poker chip features a 31.5mm customisable face both sides, ideal for lots of detail, numbers, names, etc and is finished in a professional EverWear seal to ensure the poker chips look as authentic as possible and last a life time.

Looks like a 500 chip set with case will set me back £240

(these aren't too heavy - i'm guessing 11.5g as it seems most of these sites offer this as the standard weight.)
 
I'll do a bit more research and see how the Paulsons or Chipco's compare.

Out of curiosity what is used in the tournaments that are screened on the likes of the Late Night Poker or European open?
They tend to have 3 colours Yellow 1000 Blue 2000 red 5000 - are these clay or ceramics?

Thanks again for any help/opinions!

Now entertaining the idea of customising a set!!!

(prob with my tat <-- as the design!)

Anyone done that with an on-line site?

Thanks to let me know!

  nice tat

Thanks Claw75

(i'm a huge basketball fan - its Japenese for LOVE inside the ribs of a basketball.)

Best £30 i ever spent!

Thanks for the info so far poker players.

Good night - but keep the links for chips coming!

Cheers
New_Guy9

Thanks for the info so far - keep it coming lol

I hadn't thought of buying the chips and case seperately. Will look into it.

My home games usually consist of 4 up to 7/8 players - what do people think would be the correct amount of chips?

I change it every time - sometimes we have 10,000 each but the chip values are like 5,10,20,50,100,500,1000,2000

I don't really know the best structure - we usually play 3 or 4 S'n'Gs in a night.

Any ideas on this as well?

lol - have you seen the new fivers and tenners up here - haha

they look like fake Euro's or something!

Looking around i see there are decent looking sets for £40/£50 for 500 chips - hitting the old 28 this month so i'd be able to go to maybe around £100-£150

The only sets i've seen so far is a German ebay seller (but those chips are numbered) and also a Poker Million set of 500 which are 6 colours and not numbered (i already bought 5 sets of 25 chips and i like the quality/sound/feel of these ones (13g))

I suppose my ideal budget is around £80 - £100. (inc shipping)

Thanks, i'd rather get some advice from people who know what they are talking about rather than guess from an on-line store!

Hello all,

I've been searching Ebay and Google to try and find a quality poker set for my home games.

I really want to buy a set that will last, but at the same time i'm not looking to spend silly money!

Can anyone advise of a good site or store?

I really want 13.5g or 14g chips - minimum of 500 chips up to 1000

I think id like a non numbered set so i can set denominations to suit the game.
 
Thanks for your help!

New_Guy9