The World Poker Tour or WPT has hit the television and media
like an all in bet and a two ace flop. And of course with all
that popularity there will be products. There are playing cards,
hats, shirts and a never ending list of other trinkets. What I
want to talk about is the WPT poker chips set.
I do a lot of writing about poker chips, sets and the like and
my clients know that. It's a hobby I enjoy. The other day I was
surprised to find out that one of my best clients went online
and ordered me a set of WPT poker chips, the 500 piece set.
These chips are sweet!
I saw the deluxe metal carrying case and got excited right away.
It has the WPT logo embossed right on the front, locks and it
looks incredible. With baited breath I opened it up and was
happy to find that unlike some cheaper poker chip sets, there
were small blind, big blind and dealer buttons included and with
their own black velour holding slot.
Now here is the big thing. Having the WPT on the 500 piece chip
set was one thing but these are a special Bellagio Las Vegas
set. I was to Las Vegas a couple of months ago so this made my
poker chip set feel even more special. Each green, blue, red and
brown poker chip has the WPT logo on one side and a nice
Bellagio logo on the other. The edges were also nicely rounded
so I could blunder through my best attempts at some poker chip
tricks.
Does any of this make you play poker any better? Of course not,
but when my girlfriends Dad and friends came over I couldn't
wait to ask them if they wanted a game. I had to show off my
chips. Childish maybe, so what. There were two Bellagio card
decks that were in there and another neat and helpful thing was
a cheat sheet of card hand rankings so that the newer folks
could tell if they should fold or bet.
We all threw in 20 dollars and had a great time sitting around
the kitchen table laughing, bluffing and the worst of us
blushing. I can't wait for a couple of weeks when we will all be
in Mexico together, having a few drinks and laughing while we
throw a few chips into the center.
About the author:
Ray Burton isn't great at poker but loves to write about the
different styles of
poker
chip sets and other
poker supplies and
accessories that make the game so fun.
