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Shopping For Clay Poker Chips Made Easy
Shopping for clay poker chips can seem daunting at first. There are seemingly hundreds of choices from the many Ebay listings and several online websites. Some clay poker chips are described and look one way, while other chips are described and look very different. How do you know which poker chips to choose? I've talked with tons of customers who are struggling to understand this market, just like you. So, I decided to take some time and try to separate the myths from reality.
First, and most importantly, you need to realize that there are in fact NO 100% clay poker chips made today. There are a couple of reasons for this: one is that a 100% clay poker chip simply does not last very long with regular use. Clay does not mix well with things like water, soda, or the oil on player's hands. If clay poker chips were actually made of 100% clay, they simply would not last very long. Second, 100% clay poker chips are very, very expensive to produce when compared with a slight resin-mixed clay poker chip.
Second, despite popular rumor, casinos do NOT use 100% clay poker chips for their poker games. Casinos are...
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Poker’s Popularity Ushers in a Wealth of Free Information
The explosion of televised poker tournaments and lipstick cameras has ushered in a new era of poker popularity. Thousands of new players flock to the game every day, mainly the Texas Hold 'em variation, hoping to emulate their TV heroes for fame and fortune. The logical starting place would be the local cardroom, where new players can try to improve their game against real players. Unfortunately, casinos don't exist in many places of the country. Others may feel too intimidated to enter a physical cardroom for the first time.
Enter online poker.
Beginning about four years ago, startup companies began to cash in on poker's new popularity and create online poker rooms. New poker prospects could play online anonymously from anywhere at anytime. Just fund your account, choose your game, and play your cards against thousands of real players from all over the world. But with tens of new online poker rooms popping up and trying to stake their claim on the market, where should new poker players sign up? And how should they play to make their poker experience most profitable?
Enter poker websites.
A simple Google search returns millions of websites relating to online poker. Many will be spam-laden garbage,...
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