Generally, the security of a poker game is not the most important thing when people start hosting poker games. They just want to host a game as soon as possible. This means that the poker chips being used are most likely the standard plastic chips that can be found at the local retail store. Many problems can occur because of this, all of which can be alleviated by using custom poker chips.
Driving down to the local retail store and picking up the basic set of poker chips they have in the gaming section is a mistake that many new hosts make. The security of the poker game is decreased because now any player can purchase the same set of chips and sneak extra poker chips into the game. This can’t be stopped. The integrity of the poker game has now been ruined. Even if no one attempts this, many players will realize that it can happen so they start feeling insecure in the game. The good news is that with custom poker chips this will not happen.
You may think that buying your poker chips through an online retail site will be safer. Yes, you may be safe for a game or two, but the other players will soon learn where those chips can be purchased. If you are using any type of standard chips they can easily be exploited. Whereas custom poker chips can not be compromised.
Custom poker chips are great for any poker game, but they are not all equal. With a quick search online, it is clear that there are many types of custom poker chips. The problem is that most of these options involve a sticker, label, or inlay that is put on top of a standard design chip. While this is a step in the right direction, these chips can be copied by anyone with a inkjet or color laser printer. Do not get these types of custom poker chips. Only custom clay poker chips or custom ceramic poker chips should be used. These two types of poker chips can not be copied easily.
Of these two types of chips, custom ceramic poker chips are more secure because the image becomes a part of the chips. It is not a sticker, label, inlay, ink, or anything else on top of the chip. Therefore, to remove the image the chip has to be destroyed. Besides that, the entire ceramic chip can be customized. This includes the edge of the chip. With a custom edge it will be easy to see counterfeit chips in a stack of poker chips.
Don’t let extra poker chips be introduced into your poker game. The worst feeling at the end of a night of poker is finding out that there are extra chips. Using custom poker chips is the only way to maintain the security and integrity of your poker game.
Sean Pratch is a skilled poker player and designer of custom ceramic poker chips. Sean has assisted with the design of dozens and dozens of chips for games held throughout the world. View a free gallery of custom poker chips
Posted in 
Tags: 
