You will find that clay chips stack better than composite poker chips, beacause they are less slippery. The chips with graphics have a label inlay on them. These label inlays are recessed into the face of the chip, unlike ceramic poker chips, which the graphics are part of the chip.

1. Real Clay Poker Chips

When poker players decide to buy a nicer set of poker chips, the decision usually gets reduced to a choice between clay vs. Clay is generally more preferable among serious poker players. Not only are they more popular in casinos, but they are more popular in the home poker chip market. Ceramic chips definitely have a following. Clay poker chips for every style, purpose and game, from classic casino designs to the more modern poker chip imagery. Available in sets of 500 and more. Composite/Clay Chips. At one time, poker chips were made of clay and had a much better feel than cheap plastic chips. However, modern chips are not made of clay, but a composite material meant to mimic the touch and feel of those style of chips. Clay chips were standard in saloons and card rooms in the 1800s but haven’t been used since the 1950s. The best ceramic poker chips for home games are: MRC 500pcs Laurel Crown Ceramic Poker Chips Set with Aluminum Case 500pcs Laurel Crown Ceramic Poker Chips Set Wood CASE Custom Build by MRC.

All clay poker chips have some percentage of composite materials in them. The composite materials give the chip strength. A 100% pure clay chip would be extremely brittle and easy to break. Even our casino grade poker chips which have a higher percentage of clay can be broken in half, if you try to break them.

Generally, the more expensive a clay chip costs, the higher the percentage of clay it is made with. It is more complex to manufacturer chips with a higher clay content.

Weight has nothing to do with quality. Our highest quality chips are the 10 gram chips. The weight of a chip is is purely personal preference. Our most popular chips are the heavier 14 gram clay chips.

All clay chips that weigh more than 11.5 grams have a metal insert in them to give them their weight. The larger the weight the heavier the chip.

All of our clay chips are either 39mm or 40mm in diameter. The thickness of most of the chips are the same too.

Real Clay Poker Chips

Theres something particularly distinguished about playing poker with a set of clay poker chips.Distinguished by the elusive charm of old Vegas, clay chips evoke nostalgia for a simpler time when poker was straightforward and the simplest of materials was used to keep count of a players earnings.