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New Poker Chips

I bought a set of 300 11.5g plastic chips. I decided to go plastic over clay mostly because of the price. This way I don't have to worry about them getting banged up or broken and they can be easily cleaned.

I also bought an extra 50 red chips so I have 350 in all. 100 white (which I will rarely use), 100 red which is the most common, 50 blue, 50 green, and 50 black (which is also very rare I will ever use).

It was a huge ordeal buying extra chips that match my set because the brand I bought is very inconsistent with their chip colors. They seem to vary in shade from batch to batch. If you are in the market for poker chips stay away from Cardinal poker chips unless you are sure you will never need to expand your chip collection. This is the second time I have not been able to match the same colors in my sets from them.

Ideally I would have 200 red, 100 blue, and 50 green, but those combinations in sets are very rare. I think this is Cardinal’s way of ripping you off by forcing you to buy a bunch of chips you don’t need.

In case you didn’t know: White = 1; Red = 5; Blue = 10; Green = 25; Black = 100. This should help you understand why white and black are not as important. They are too far removed in value from red, blue, and green.