Jun
14
2008
by Thom Riemersma
So what is the point of investing so much money on poker chips? After all you can just as easily put piles of money on the table. So why use these expensive little tokens?
Of course this is something that every prospective buyer for a poker chips set considers. Poker chips sets are expensive but the real truth about a poker chip set is its convenience and of course it is somewhat of a status symbol.
In the early days of poker, it was simply more convenient to have some sort of chip instead of carrying around a stack of cash. It was also a heck of a lot safer not to have a ton of money in front of you. At first people used objects of intrinsic value like gold but these items were quickly replaced with chips of bone or ivory among other materials.
A strange thing was discovered by the casinos. With the advent of the chips people started betting higher and much more often. This called for a little research.
It is true that poker chips only represented money. This meant that the gamblers felt it was easier to disassociate themselves from their money. The chips represented money that was already spent.
It makes sense when you think about it. It’s pretty easy to casually toss a little chip into a pot that represents a hundred dollars. It’s not quite that easy to pull out your wallet and have Benjamin Franklin stare you in the face as you place him in the pot.
Some psychologists think that this phenomenon is the reason online games tend to be looser than live games. Poker chips separate the gambler from their money and make it to spend and online poker rooms separate the gambler from the poker chips. The poker player ends up playing with virtual poker chips which are representations of real poker chips which are representations of real money. The result, a looser game.
So what’s the real reason we use poker chips? To get action! Let’s face it. Tight games aren’t any fun. Who wants to sit at a table with a bunch of rocks who fold everything but a top ten hand? Poker chips help people forget that they’re playing with money and ultimately make the game more enjoyable.
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