Poker Chips/Sets. Where to buy?

StickyMcGinty

lads, girlfriends birthday coming up and i'm lookin to get her a top notch poker set to throw on top of another prezzie (i know i'm an old romantic). Any tips where i can get a good set in Dublin? I was trying ebay and the 500 X 11.5g sets look alright should i just go with them?

Any other advice on how to find a good set? whats the best weight chips to get & best cards?

Much appreciated lads if you can help

Mellor

Looks like a bit of a Homer present. When he gets Marge a bowling ball.

how much are the sets on Ebay? A friend got a very good 500 set on ebay. good weight and quaility. But it was a once off sale, not from one of the "shops" that use it.

StickyMcGinty

ha ha yea i know, shes got mad into it though lately, so i'll throw it on top of what i'm already gettin her!

eh its about 50 quid for 500 X 11.5g ones...

i found this site too... http://www.specialdays.ie/

any better stuff on offer there than on ebay do ye reckon?

brianmc

VinnyL wrote:

ha ha yea i know, shes got mad into it though lately, so i'll throw it on top of what i'm already gettin her!

eh its about 50 quid for 500 X 11.5g ones...

i found this site too... http://www.specialdays.ie/

any better stuff on offer there than on ebay do ye reckon?

Mention boards.ie at special days and you may get a discount.

StickyMcGinty

might just do that alright brian shes costin me enough!

Mellor

The postage cost on ebay will bulk it up alot.
Try the special days shop out in liffey valley.
Try do a wide range from cheap to expensive. Good to bad.
What weights do people prefere.
I find my set a little light. It said it was 10g, but it was cheap and might not be that at all.

ollyk1

Pay for her buy in into a casino tournie if she hasn't been before. For someone whos getting hooked by poker this will seal the deal!

Also the Fitz used to sell dicounted (reasonable) poker chips sets to members.

bops

ollyk1 wrote:

Pay for her buy in into a casino tournie if she hasn't been before.QUOTE]


That's more like it!!

I'm goin to the jackpot on wednesday night to play in the EPT sat. I have a couple of spare sets of good 500x12.5g. I'll throw one in the boot of the car if your around - you can buy me a pint!

Does anyone know what sorta numbers do the EPT qualfiers get / are any of ye playin??

rgrg

check out http://www.thesportshq.com . Even with delivery and conversion it works out cheaper than an equivalent set here.

El Stuntman

feck the chips, buy that woman an engagement ring - she sounds ideal

kincsem

There is a UK site called drinkstuff.com that sell all sorts of poker gear. They have some nice looking ceramic chips in / or on the way. I bought four packs of KEM cards last week. The shipping charges are reasonable (less than an arm and a leg, say half an arm).

And for yourself you can get a Vicky Pollard outfit.

The KEM cards should last longer than most relationships - cellulose acetate or somthing like that. Big index numbers, although the pictures on the court cards are a bit plain.

Paulson James Bond chips are reputed to be the best, but I have never seen them for sale on this side of the pond.

sendic

ollyk1 wrote:

Pay for her buy in into a casino tournie if she hasn't been before and make sure you have a slice of her winnings. For someone whos getting hooked by poker this will seal the deal!

Also the Fitz used to sell dicounted (reasonable) poker chips sets to members.

fyp

Lafortezza

This sounds like a thinly veiled brag post that the OP has a girlfriend!
specialdays.ie has always been good to the poker forum.

I'm off for dinner now with someone who is not a male..

Mr. Flibble

Paulson chips are ment to be the nicest available. They're pretty expensive tho.
http://www.nextag.com/PAULSON-All--zzpaulson+poker+chipszPAULSONzByz5---html


Another option would be get customised chips. Here's a page of how to go about this: http://www.homepokertourney.com/chips-hpt.htm

StickyMcGinty

lafortezza wrote:

This sounds like a thinly veiled brag post that the OP has a girlfriend!
specialdays.ie has always been good to the poker forum.

I'm off for dinner now with someone who is not a male..

ha ha i keep it quiet at the table now she beat me at the weekend... hmm maybe i should be discouraging her after all!

cheers for all the help and banter lads, i've been on boards for years and this is prob the soundest forum i've posted on! cheers again lads!

Dub13

lafortezza wrote:

This sounds like a thinly veiled brag post that the OP has a girlfriend!

LOL.....


I agree with Olly,Pay for her buy in into a casino tournie.