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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Choosing the right Clay Poker Chips

By Matthew Sagehouse

From super expensive high end chips to quite economical low end chips, there is a clay poker chip available for any budget. With the huge variety of available styles and design the task of choosing can be tough. Read on for some tips on how to make the choice less of a burden.

If you are not in a hurry to purchase poker chips and can take some time researching, then you will have no problem making a good choice. Assuming you have plenty of time, you should search the web for poker chip reviews and even order samples of clay poker chips for your own personal testing.

While many online vendors will not sell just a few poker chips at a time, there are plenty who will. Keep in mind that you will pay a higher shipping cost per chip, but this is simply due to minimum shipping charges from carriers. Purchase several styles and price ranges of sample chips and get the high end samples even if they are not in your budget for the final purchase. Covering all ranges will make the decision better and easier.

Even though full clay chips probably do not exist, there are some brands which are accepted as such. These brands, including Paulson poker chips, are among the finest and most expensive in the market and are found in many casinos worldwide.

Clay composite poker chips are often a step or two down the scale in from clay poker chips in terms of price. This could be interpreted as lesser quality, but it is a matter of taste. If durability is important to you, then the clay composite chips that include a metal insert may interest you. These more economical chips offer more unique designs and often the ability for customization.

The addition of metal inserts into poker chips is generally the factor which allows the chips to be hot stamped. While clay is brittle by nature, there are some clay composite poker chips which are blended in such a way to allow customization.

After all of the research (however long or short it may be), if you determine that full clay chips are the choice for you, please be sure to get samples of all the varieties. When the bulk purchase is made, it will be expensive and you will have to keep the chips a long time. It is best to be certain of what you are buying.

During the process the objective is to become educated about clay poker chips and a minor expert of sorts. However, no matter what reviews, friends, and experts say about a particular style or brand of chips, remember to listen to yourself and your tastes. You will be the one laying out the cash. Make it count for you.

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