I watch deck reviews because you can see the decks better than in pictures, they provide you with better feedback and overall feeling of the deck, and I just love seeing decks being unboxed.
I enjoy watching deck reviews because decks are becoming more like art. New designs come out every week and I think that is pretty cool. I would never have thought of collecting decks 10 or 15 years ago, but I am now collecting. This is art that I can actually afford to own and can actually use if I want.
I watch deck reviews to preview a deck in its entirety to see if I want to add it to my collection. That being said, what my wife and I really enjoy about your reviews is that you help us to *experience* a deck of cards. The quality of your videos just bring a richness we don't get from other deck reviews. Please keep them coming!
well. I began to like magic and cardistry not so long ago and I just got fascinated by how many kinds of decks and stocks and companies there are and for me, learning about them is always something I enjoy doing. One of my favourite things about deck reviews (specialy yours) is the energy and enthusiasm that you feel from the reviewer and THAT is soemthing that just fires me up and makes me love cardistry and magic more and MORE! Thanks for the great reviews Mr. Wake they are really cool.
Its nice to keep up with new or old decks that I may have missed. Also I like to hear and read everyone else opinion of decks since I dont know anyone else who even knows that there is a whole wonderful world of custom playing cards out there!
I Love watching these because I like looking at all the mysterious and creative designs people come up with. There is something mysterious about cards and also your style of reviewing is the cherry on top.
I watch deck reviews primarily to see the cards in action and to get a good look at the courts and backs, as most companies produce stylized photos that sell the sizzle but don't give me enough information to decide to purchase. Secondarily, I watch your videos in particular for the entertainment value and insight. Thanks!
One of the reasons I like to watch deck reviews is because as a collector I have a lot of sealed decks so I get to see what the cards look like and also I trust your opinion and often buy decks based on your recommendations, there is one deck that is coming in the near future that will definitely be finding a home in my collection and I will be getting 2 one to open and enjoy the classy gentleman like cards and one to keep sealed.
What I enjoy most about deck reviews is seeing decks I might not ever see in person. Plus, being disabled, I don't get out to even look at anything better than Border's or Walmart's decks. More often than not, I shop online and these reviews help me avoid cards that might not have the feel that I like. Another great video, never owned chips probably won't..
Good morning Gentleman Wake, very nice including the chips, I like the idea of every now and thing including a card deck "peripheral" and this was a very nice choice ... after many years of working as a performer I have 2 basic interest left in magic 1) methods (effects no longer interest me) as I have (in one way or another) seen or performed some version of it all over the years, but methods interest me because they open the doors to creative possibilities ... 2) decks of cards, not because I can afford to have a "unique" collection but because personally they are a bank vault of memories, they can be unique in style and possibilities ... some are even quite beautiful to look at ... LOL, i keep promising myself that I wont get long winded in your comments, but I just can't control the rambling (huge apologies) ... as always a wonderful review ... thanks for sharing
I always watch a review of a deck before I purchase. It's nice to not only see what I will be getting but to get your opinion as well. I totally trust your taste in cards
Really like everything about that chip set, sadly $60 is quite steep (not to say it isn't worth it for that kind of quality). The D&D decks look great, but I've never been a fan of plaid personally. As for watching deck reviews, they are just much more informative than try to look up pictures to answer questions about the deck. A deck review is the only place to get feedback on the feel of a deck and the description of the colors is helpful since pictures don't always show the true color. As always your honesty about decks in respect to their quality and usability is always greatly appreciated. Sorry for the paragraph response.
I watch your deck reviews because you give a lot of great information about the decks but also it gives me a great look at a deck so I can decide if I want to add it to my collection or not.
I watch the reviews for a few different reasons. It's nice to hear someone else's perspective on a deck before I buy one myself, especially if I am buying from Ebay and the price has been hiked. Another reason I like to watch is because I like seeing cardistry in general and the way GentlemenWake makes his videos just catches my eye. I'd love to get myself a set of Poker chips from Art of Play, I wish they made one that contained a bigger amount of chips. As always, great video! Keep em coming!
I don't know I have this fascination for playing cards. I wanna have one of each kind, I guess this is the feeling card collectors might have, watching these deck reviews is the next best thing to collecting cards
I enjoy deck reviews because it gives me an idea on how the cards look like. Also, having someone talk about the quality of the cards can help me in choosing which deck is a must or not
I watch Your reviews because the camera work is fantastic, the cards are wonderful and most importantly your HONEST! Keep up the fantastic and outstanding work my friend!
Serious reply: deck reviews are like ASMR, when the details are revealed and displayed as some kind of art, it's just attention-grabbing. However, getting more and more into card collecting, the simple act of love towards card designs are sophisticated by the appetite to know more about how the card handles, from which printing company, what stock is it, and how the tuck box feels and looks. Simply put, deck reviews are an expansion of the senses hahahaha
I watch deck review videos to find out about new decks: info about the designer & studio, a visual & detailed description of the deck(tuck case, card back, extras, pips, indices, and courts, etc), as well as a description of how they handle & maybe a comparison to other well-known decks, to get a better idea of how they will feel. I also enjoy seeing how that information is conveyed through camera work, editing, writing, humor, etc. Information is good, but if it's just presented like reading off a laundry list, it can be very boring.
I love watching deck review because I want to know how are the cards look, feel, is the card great for magic, cardistry, or both? Or maybe just for a private collection. As a playing cards lover, I don't need drugs to have fun! Another great video from you! Thank you so much for being awesome!
I like knowing what is available. I am always on the look out for different types of finish, especially those with linen finishes, which is surprisingly left out of deck descriptions on most sites. Also, seeing the different interpretations of deck design is fun.The Gentlemen Wake reviews all have purposeful classification for every aspect of the cards delivered in a concise and entertaining way. I gravitate to these productions, otherwise I am stuck with PigCake reviews...
I am a collector and play a lot of Klondike solitaire. I bought a deck of the Arizona Red deck about a year ago and while it looks nice I have noticed that, even though I have handled it very minimally, it clumps very badly into thick packets.
I watch deck reviews so I can physically see what is out there. Sometimes I catalogue my favorites so if I see it out somewhere I can pick them up and know what I am getting. Your content is always amazing. I don't understand how you are not more popular. But you and magic orthodoxy are the top 2. He has more views, but I prefer your style to his. I love to see card flourishes so I can get the complete visual experience, i do like his measurements. It's the only true way to judge a cards stock against every other. I hope your viewership grows in the new year and not as a result of giveaways necessarily. Good luck and great content as always.
It's one of the things i like, but i would maybe do a poll on the new community tab maybe. How a deck handles is important to collectors and cardist. Their thickness and stock is often tricky to define by just words or even the descriptors the manufacturer provides. The thickness more so than weight likely, unless a deck is notably heavier.such as a double deck, or plastics.
Well there are many deck review channels but..... how should i put it..... Yours are more chill i guess it feels like you are telling me a story and its kinda cool
i have a confession to make: after discovering your channel, yours are the only deck reviews that I watch now. what do I like about deck reviews? i seriously don't know, but i can tell you why I watch them - to know if I should purchase the deck or not. btw, you seem to be reading my mind all the time. when I was thinking about the Reno Red Cherry Casino, you reviewed it. now i've been thinking about the D&D Plaid deck and voila! what the --
I just love to look at the decks and learn about new potential favorites, although, I think reviews should be done after the cards have been handled a bit in order to test the actual quality of the cards, because even cheap cards can handle well right out of the box, but after a couple shuffles, maybe a day or two of use, there clumping and sticking. Just my thoughts.
Deck reviews give me an idea of just what to expect from a deck before I buy them. At the current exchange rate of USD1 to RM4.2, I want to know for sure what I'm buying before I drop almost RM50-RM75 per deck including shipping! Since you started going into poker chips, it would be cool it you also covered other common custom playing card accessories like dealer/ collector coins and uncut sheets. Who knows, you may start something! Haha.
Hey Gentleman Wake, I hope you and Lady Wake had a wonderful Thanksgiving, + more of the same this holiday season.☺☃️ Well, I really like seeing and hearing about a deck I might be interested in owning. To see if it gives me that wow! Factor when I look at the back design, Ace of Spades, jokers & court cards. I love a custom deck, so when the pips one the number cards are different I really like that too. Oh yeah, sometimes I'm Just sold on the tuck box. Not all the time, though.😁
I watch deck reviews too get a good luck at cards because I can’t afford them all. Also I am looking forward to your and Lorenzo’s deck. It’s looking great
I am a magician and a beginner cardist. I watch videos like this as i like to see cards that arent in my collection, and basically all these cards aren't in my collection!
I watch the review because my love to playingcard... not all the card i have or buy so... watching the review is satisfiying my interest, of course if the review is high quality film like gentlemen wake.
Actually I don't like deck reviews 😏 I watch only yours because you make them very passionate AND professional, I could listen to you for hours, every review is a high end TV show 👍
Deck reviews to try to get a “feel” for what the cards look and feel like. But also to be amazed and sold on buying them, without someone overhyping/overselling. I don’t like the denomination amounts they used for the chips. Nor that they’re thinner than “standard” chips. The fact that there’s a very limited amount of them for such a high price makes them overpriced to actually buy them to play poker with imho. That box does look suuuuupercool though. So maybe as a collectors item only. I missed the outro music (repeat of the intro music). I loved the patreon animation (disappearing bubble).
I watch deck reviews because its very useful for me (as a poor magician) to know what i should really buy because i dont have infinite money, i buy what i really really like and suit me 😅
I can't buy every deck I see and I love to think of cards as art/design so want to see the ones I can't afford and through reviews, enjoy the art provided by the cards.
i watch deck reviews to preview the decks i want to buy/collect. i collect playing cards because they are works of ART, however, i don't open nor use any of my collection. 😅
first to like.. please i you give it to me.. i enjoy watching deck review because since i've learn some card trick i also wanted to have many cards but can't afford, so for now i am enjoying watching.
I watch deck reviews to see what cards I should spend my money on. There are decks where the tuck looks amazing, but are hideous and handle terribly, or vice versa.
As someone not really playing poker, the reason to get these is their aesthetics. They have a generic not flashy money look. Ordinary Poker chips are ugly for anything other than Poker.
A very nice "gift", but you must know that this isn't a real playing set:) You need 600-1000 chips to properly spread a full table game. The colours are completely off all the standards. They're not Vegas or California. A navy 20? A light lavender $5? Oh, and these are ceramics. No clay anywhere to be found.
Thanks for commenting Aaron. I used to play a weekly tournament that started out 100 players with 20 green chips, and 5 black ones. 25 chips a player for a table of 8. That's 200 chips. As the game progressed and the tables collasped down the chips would eventually get 'colored up' So yes, 100 chips is not enough for a full table game. But 600-1000? I don't think that's necessary either. You could manage with 300 to be honest. Which is why I mention in my review that 100 chips would be ok for a table of 4-5 players. The 100 denomination chips allows a lot of flexibility. There is roughly 15,240 'units' worth in the set. Divided by 5 leaves 3084 units per player. That's enough. Most tournaments I've played at start players at 1000-1500 units. Additionally, chip coloration varies not just from state to state but from casino to casino in some cases.The Roxley game co is in the UK Who's to say that the chips in the UK don't represent a similar coloration? And finally, you are right that the chips do not have clay. Clay hasn't been used in poker chips for a very long time. Not even the chips at the most posh casinos use it. They are a composite that includes mostly plastic. The heft,durability and feel of the chips was nice regardless of there actual makeup I do appreciate you watching and commenting. I'm a big fan of discourse and discussion. Thanks again Aaron.
TheGentlemanWake I understand. Tournaments use less chips. Cash games can play with 300 but good spreads need more chips. They do still use clay in casinos. Although many have moved to ceramics like Matsuis and Chipcos, and plastic composites like Bud Jones, Paulson is still in business to casinos and they are absolutely in play. Also CPC Classic Chip Company, is very busy making true clay for the retail consumer. But at $2 plus per chip, they are for the truly dedicated and “single”. Lol
Haha, yes, I'd definitely be newly single if @lizaquin found out I spent $2 a chip on a 1000 chip set! :P Thanks again for watching Aaron. How'd you come across the video, if you don't mind me asking?
I love watching deck review because I want to know how are the cards look, feel, is the card great for magic, cardistry, or both? Or maybe just for a private collection. As a playing cards lover, I don't need drugs to have fun! Another great video from you! Thank you so much for being awesome!
I watch deck reviews because you can see the decks better than in pictures, they provide you with better feedback and overall feeling of the deck, and I just love seeing decks being unboxed.
I enjoy watching deck reviews because decks are becoming more like art. New designs come out every week and I think that is pretty cool. I would never have thought of collecting decks 10 or 15 years ago, but I am now collecting. This is art that I can actually afford to own and can actually use if I want.
I love the way you talk about the history of playing cards and how flexible it is for cardists, magicians ,and collectors to watch.
I watch deck reviews to preview a deck in its entirety to see if I want to add it to my collection. That being said, what my wife and I really enjoy about your reviews is that you help us to *experience* a deck of cards. The quality of your videos just bring a richness we don't get from other deck reviews. Please keep them coming!
I like how you bring life to the decks. They're not just cards when you review them. They are works of art.
well. I began to like magic and cardistry not so long ago and I just got fascinated by how many kinds of decks and stocks and companies there are and for me, learning about them is always something I enjoy doing.
One of my favourite things about deck reviews (specialy yours) is the energy and enthusiasm that you feel from the reviewer and THAT is soemthing that just fires me up and makes me love cardistry and magic more and MORE!
Thanks for the great reviews Mr. Wake they are really cool.
Its nice to keep up with new or old decks that I may have missed. Also I like to hear and read everyone else opinion of decks since I dont know anyone else who even knows that there is a whole wonderful world of custom playing cards out there!
I enjoy watching your deck reviews you show on utube. I get to see new deck of cards every week. I learn a lot by watching your deck reviews.
Thank you for using the metric system.
I Love watching these because I like looking at all the mysterious and creative designs people come up with.
There is something mysterious about cards and also your style of reviewing is the cherry on top.
I watch deck reviews primarily to see the cards in action and to get a good look at the courts and backs, as most companies produce stylized photos that sell the sizzle but don't give me enough information to decide to purchase. Secondarily, I watch your videos in particular for the entertainment value and insight. Thanks!
One of the reasons I like to watch deck reviews is because as a collector I have a lot of sealed decks so I get to see what the cards look like and also I trust your opinion and often buy decks based on your recommendations, there is one deck that is coming in the near future that will definitely be finding a home in my collection and I will be getting 2 one to open and enjoy the classy gentleman like cards and one to keep sealed.
What I enjoy most about deck reviews is seeing decks I might not ever see in person. Plus, being disabled, I don't get out to even look at anything better than Border's or Walmart's decks. More often than not, I shop online and these reviews help me avoid cards that might not have the feel that I like. Another great video, never owned chips probably won't..
Good morning Gentleman Wake, very nice including the chips, I like the idea of every now and thing including a card deck "peripheral" and this was a very nice choice ... after many years of working as a performer I have 2 basic interest left in magic 1) methods (effects no longer interest me) as I have (in one way or another) seen or performed some version of it all over the years, but methods interest me because they open the doors to creative possibilities ... 2) decks of cards, not because I can afford to have a "unique" collection but because personally they are a bank vault of memories, they can be unique in style and possibilities ... some are even quite beautiful to look at ... LOL, i keep promising myself that I wont get long winded in your comments, but I just can't control the rambling (huge apologies) ... as always a wonderful review ... thanks for sharing
I always watch a review of a deck before I purchase. It's nice to not only see what I will be getting but to get your opinion as well. I totally trust your taste in cards
Really like everything about that chip set, sadly $60 is quite steep (not to say it isn't worth it for that kind of quality). The D&D decks look great, but I've never been a fan of plaid personally. As for watching deck reviews, they are just much more informative than try to look up pictures to answer questions about the deck. A deck review is the only place to get feedback on the feel of a deck and the description of the colors is helpful since pictures don't always show the true color. As always your honesty about decks in respect to their quality and usability is always greatly appreciated. Sorry for the paragraph response.
The deck reviews are awesome because they tell me if decks are good quality and nice and also they give me an idea of what to purchase or dream of.
That plaid deck is so dad. Such a perfectly classic Christmas Day Card Game deck.
This is why I enjoy deck reviews.
Just got the Arizona Reds Vintage Plaid deck over Black Friday, an awesome deck and I'm glad to see it reviewed on my favourite playing cards channel!
I like deck reviews because i can discover a lot of new and rare decks
Your intros are awesome. As a magician,cardist and collector I just love looking at decks.
Watching deck reviews satisfies that craving of wanting to get decks and its good to know whats out there on the market
I watch your deck reviews because you give a lot of great information about the decks but also it gives me a great look at a deck so I can decide if I want to add it to my collection or not.
I watch the reviews for a few different reasons. It's nice to hear someone else's perspective on a deck before I buy one myself, especially if I am buying from Ebay and the price has been hiked. Another reason I like to watch is because I like seeing cardistry in general and the way GentlemenWake makes his videos just catches my eye. I'd love to get myself a set of Poker chips from Art of Play, I wish they made one that contained a bigger amount of chips. As always, great video! Keep em coming!
I don't know I have this fascination for playing cards. I wanna have one of each kind, I guess this is the feeling card collectors might have, watching these deck reviews is the next best thing to collecting cards
I enjoy deck reviews because it gives me an idea on how the cards look like. Also, having someone talk about the quality of the cards can help me in choosing which deck is a must or not
I watch Your reviews because the camera work is fantastic, the cards are wonderful and most importantly your HONEST! Keep up the fantastic and outstanding work my friend!
It is nice to hear someone else tell how they feel about the deck and my learn a few things as well.
Serious reply: deck reviews are like ASMR, when the details are revealed and displayed as some kind of art, it's just attention-grabbing. However, getting more and more into card collecting, the simple act of love towards card designs are sophisticated by the appetite to know more about how the card handles, from which printing company, what stock is it, and how the tuck box feels and looks. Simply put, deck reviews are an expansion of the senses hahahaha
I watch deck review videos to find out about new decks: info about the designer & studio, a visual & detailed description of the deck(tuck case, card back, extras, pips, indices, and courts, etc), as well as a description of how they handle & maybe a comparison to other well-known decks, to get a better idea of how they will feel.
I also enjoy seeing how that information is conveyed through camera work, editing, writing, humor, etc. Information is good, but if it's just presented like reading off a laundry list, it can be very boring.
Your videos are very interesting and help me buying my playing cards. Your deck reviews are extraordinary and I really enjoy your originality
I love watching deck review because I want to know how are the cards look, feel, is the card great for magic, cardistry, or both? Or maybe just for a private collection. As a playing cards lover, I don't need drugs to have fun!
Another great video from you! Thank you so much for being awesome!
I like knowing what is available. I am always on the look out for different types of finish, especially those with linen finishes, which is surprisingly left out of deck descriptions on most sites. Also, seeing the different interpretations of deck design is fun.The Gentlemen Wake reviews all have purposeful classification for every aspect of the cards delivered in a concise and entertaining way. I gravitate to these productions, otherwise I am stuck with PigCake reviews...
I am a collector and play a lot of Klondike solitaire. I bought a deck of the Arizona Red deck about a year ago and while it looks nice I have noticed that, even though I have handled it very minimally, it clumps very badly into thick packets.
I love deck reviews to know what I'm getting into before I buy a deck, because I love cards, and because I like tuck boxes.
I am a magician and a magician always loves deck of playing cards moreover I like your style which is why I watch your review. 👍👌
Watching these videos give a more classic and storyteller vibes which is cool😎
I watch deck reviews so I can physically see what is out there. Sometimes I catalogue my favorites so if I see it out somewhere I can pick them up and know what I am getting. Your content is always amazing. I don't understand how you are not more popular. But you and magic orthodoxy are the top 2. He has more views, but I prefer your style to his. I love to see card flourishes so I can get the complete visual experience, i do like his measurements. It's the only true way to judge a cards stock against every other. I hope your viewership grows in the new year and not as a result of giveaways necessarily. Good luck and great content as always.
Do you think adding the measurements (thickness and weight) is something that the audience would like to see?
Oh and of course thank you for the kind words and for watchin!
It's one of the things i like, but i would maybe do a poll on the new community tab maybe. How a deck handles is important to collectors and cardist. Their thickness and stock is often tricky to define by just words or even the descriptors the manufacturer provides. The thickness more so than weight likely, unless a deck is notably heavier.such as a double deck, or plastics.
Well there are many deck review channels but..... how should i put it.....
Yours are more chill i guess it feels like you are telling me a story and its kinda cool
Love the art and design of the cards and most importantly the uniqueness of the design
I like that plaid deck. Also deck reviews are good since I get a look at how they handle
i have a confession to make: after discovering your channel, yours are the only deck reviews that I watch now.
what do I like about deck reviews? i seriously don't know, but i can tell you why I watch them - to know if I should purchase the deck or not.
btw, you seem to be reading my mind all the time. when I was thinking about the Reno Red Cherry Casino, you reviewed it. now i've been thinking about the D&D Plaid deck and voila! what the --
I just love to look at the decks and learn about new potential favorites, although, I think reviews should be done after the cards have been handled a bit in order to test the actual quality of the cards, because even cheap cards can handle well right out of the box, but after a couple shuffles, maybe a day or two of use, there clumping and sticking. Just my thoughts.
Deck reviews give me an idea of just what to expect from a deck before I buy them. At the current exchange rate of USD1 to RM4.2, I want to know for sure what I'm buying before I drop almost RM50-RM75 per deck including shipping! Since you started going into poker chips, it would be cool it you also covered other common custom playing card accessories like dealer/ collector coins and uncut sheets. Who knows, you may start something! Haha.
Hey Gentleman Wake, I hope you and Lady Wake had a wonderful Thanksgiving, + more of the same this holiday season.☺☃️ Well, I really like seeing and hearing about a deck I might be interested in owning. To see if it gives me that wow! Factor when I look at the back design, Ace of Spades, jokers & court cards. I love a custom deck, so when the pips one the number cards are different I really like that too. Oh yeah, sometimes I'm Just sold on the tuck box. Not all the time, though.😁
You're videos are very nice, love the quality and the finesse of the content.
I watch deck reviews too get a good luck at cards because I can’t afford them all. Also I am looking forward to your and Lorenzo’s deck. It’s looking great
I am a magician and a beginner cardist. I watch videos like this as i like to see cards that arent in my collection, and basically all these cards aren't in my collection!
I watch the review because my love to playingcard... not all the card i have or buy so... watching the review is satisfiying my interest, of course if the review is high quality film like gentlemen wake.
Actually I don't like deck reviews 😏 I watch only yours because you make them very passionate AND professional, I could listen to you for hours, every review is a high end TV show 👍
Deck reviews to try to get a “feel” for what the cards look and feel like. But also to be amazed and sold on buying them, without someone overhyping/overselling.
I don’t like the denomination amounts they used for the chips. Nor that they’re thinner than “standard” chips. The fact that there’s a very limited amount of them for such a high price makes them overpriced to actually buy them to play poker with imho. That box does look suuuuupercool though. So maybe as a collectors item only.
I missed the outro music (repeat of the intro music). I loved the patreon animation (disappearing bubble).
I watch deck reviews because its very useful for me (as a poor magician) to know what i should really buy because i dont have infinite money, i buy what i really really like and suit me 😅
I love wachin reviews. Its so entertaining.
love your 10 PM content
Like for real man, the quality of your videos is like chris ramsey's level of card review, with a few minor tricks reduction here and there.
i am a magician and magicians love cards also your reviews are thorough and honest
Also, aren't "regulation" chips around 11grams?
I can't buy every deck I see and I love to think of cards as art/design so want to see the ones I can't afford and through reviews, enjoy the art provided by the cards.
I love cards. It is simple as that.
I watch reviews to help decide which decks to buy next
Watching deck review makes me feel the card that I don't have. 😁
"I'm right here, you know."
Gentleman's Lady, 2018
I watch reviews mostly to see the cards in movement and also to see a wide variety of cardd for I can't buy everything .
i watch deck reviews to preview the decks i want to buy/collect. i collect playing cards because they are works of ART, however, i don't open nor use any of my collection. 😅
You eat a lot of bread and ketchup soup that year? Also, thanks for reviewing a poker set, most magicians overlook the utility of a poker chip.
No scratch test?
can visually enjoy varies kind of deck, coz can't afford to own the some nice decks yet😅
I watch deck reviews because cards are beautiful. I collect them but I'm not a big fan of strange designs. I prefer more or less classic design.
I am back again.
first to like.. please i you give it to me.. i enjoy watching deck review because since i've learn some card trick i also wanted to have many cards but can't afford, so for now i am enjoying watching.
Wow nice
I watch deck reviews to see what cards I should spend my money on. There are decks where the tuck looks amazing, but are hideous and handle terribly, or vice versa.
Cool
Chips #madeinchina Would be way cooler if they weren't.
As someone not really playing poker, the reason to get these is their aesthetics. They have a generic not flashy money look. Ordinary Poker chips are ugly for anything other than Poker.
If you want real/high end poker chips check out poker chip forum
A very nice "gift", but you must know that this isn't a real playing set:)
You need 600-1000 chips to properly spread a full table game. The colours are completely off all the standards. They're not Vegas or California. A navy 20? A light lavender $5? Oh, and these are ceramics. No clay anywhere to be found.
Thanks for commenting Aaron. I used to play a weekly tournament that started out 100 players with 20 green chips, and 5 black ones. 25 chips a player for a table of 8. That's 200 chips. As the game progressed and the tables collasped down the chips would eventually get 'colored up' So yes, 100 chips is not enough for a full table game. But 600-1000? I don't think that's necessary either. You could manage with 300 to be honest. Which is why I mention in my review that 100 chips would be ok for a table of 4-5 players. The 100 denomination chips allows a lot of flexibility. There is roughly 15,240 'units' worth in the set. Divided by 5 leaves 3084 units per player. That's enough. Most tournaments I've played at start players at 1000-1500 units.
Additionally, chip coloration varies not just from state to state but from casino to casino in some cases.The Roxley game co is in the UK Who's to say that the chips in the UK don't represent a similar coloration?
And finally, you are right that the chips do not have clay. Clay hasn't been used in poker chips for a very long time. Not even the chips at the most posh casinos use it. They are a composite that includes mostly plastic. The heft,durability and feel of the chips was nice regardless of there actual makeup
I do appreciate you watching and commenting. I'm a big fan of discourse and discussion. Thanks again Aaron.
TheGentlemanWake I understand. Tournaments use less chips. Cash games can play with 300 but good spreads need more chips. They do still use clay in casinos. Although many have moved to ceramics like Matsuis and Chipcos, and plastic composites like Bud Jones, Paulson is still in business to casinos and they are absolutely in play. Also CPC Classic Chip Company, is very busy making true clay for the retail consumer. But at $2 plus per chip, they are for the truly dedicated and “single”. Lol
Haha, yes, I'd definitely be newly single if @lizaquin found out I spent $2 a chip on a 1000 chip set! :P
Thanks again for watching Aaron. How'd you come across the video, if you don't mind me asking?
TheGentlemanWake It popped up on my feed. Probably because I watch a lot of poker videos, poker chip reviews by Hobbyphillic, etc.
I love watching deck review because I want to know how are the cards look, feel, is the card great for magic, cardistry, or both? Or maybe just for a private collection. As a playing cards lover, I don't need drugs to have fun!
Another great video from you! Thank you so much for being awesome!