About the Neophyte Poker Chip Line

Our Neophyte poker chip line represents an attractive mid-range poker chip that is ideally suited towards value-conscious consumers. Neophyte, by definition, means beginner or novice, so it’s appropriate that this line was added to our offerings as a starter set for customers that weren’t quite ready to drop $500-$600 on a set of true casino-quality chips such as our Modern Clay or Archetype lines.

The foundation for the Neophyte poker chip is currently what we’ve found to be the best mid-range poker chip available on the market, which we’ve substantially enhanced with our classically designed 4-color Laurel wreath and dice silkscreen inlay that comes in 8 denominations. The combination of the economical base and the 4-color inlay (reminiscent of what you’d find on our true casino lines) makes for good quality, denominated chips that can be offered at a value-conscious price.

These chips are not clay or “clay composite”, as no inexpensive poker chips are, no matter what anyone tells you. All inexpensive poker chips are injection molded and it’s physically impossible to injection mold clay. They’re all some kind of plastic composite, and are typically made in China. Whatever you do when buying inexpensive poker chips elsewhere, make sure you get a sample first as there are two predominant types, one that feels a bit like a hockey puck, and one that is unmistakably hard cheap plastic (sometimes called ABS). We strongly recommend staying away from ABS. The Neophyte poker chip line contains a somewhat rubbery substance, which makes it approximate a clay chip far better than any other inexpensive poker chip out there.

Biggest bang for your buck - We have these chips manufactured in China to our exact specifications and then direct import them so there is no middle-man. The result is a solid mid-range chip at a price that's comparable to most low-end chips on the market.

Clay-like feel - This chip line is made out of a rubbery-like plastic composite material that is intended to emulate clay poker chips. It's not clay by any means, but it has a feel close to hockey puck material, which is leaps and bounds better than virtually all chips in this price range.

Good sound when splashing the pot - The biggest complaint poker players have with virtually all low-end chips is the cheap metallic "pling" sound they hear when rifling thru chips or splashing the pot. The unique material we used on these chips eliminates this problem and the chips sound very close to a real casino chip.

Highly stackable - The second biggest complaint poker players have with virtually all low-end chips is that they are too slippery to stack. Poker chips that don't stack are more trouble than they are worth in our opinion, which is why created these chips with an eye towards stackability. The result is a chip that stacks as well as any authentic casino chip out there.

Water/Soda/Beer Friendly - These chips are 100% liquid friendly because the inlays are not stickers like most other low-end chips. You can even throw them in a glass of water for an hour and they come out unscathed, which is a far different story than other chips in this price range.

Classic inlay design - Enduring Laurel wreath and dice design.

Pioneering 24-Month Trade-up Program - Since this will be a starter set for many and to ensure an easy path to ownership of a real clay poker chip set, all customers who buy a Neophyte set of 300 chips or more can participate in our Trade-up Program and get a trade-up option worth up to $100 off one of our real clay poker chip sets (see details).

Chip Weight - 12.4 Grams

Chip Diameter - 40mm. This is slightly non-standard as all low-end chips are. Standard casino chip diameter is 39mm. Nonetheless, these will fit in all our racks and casino cases just fine.

Chip Construction - Injection-molded rubbery-like plastic composite. Similar feel to hockey puck material.

Inlay Construction - 4-colored graphics heat-transferred directly onto the chip. This means they don't get ruined if they get wet, which is a big problem for the vast majority of low-end chips that use cheap stickers for inlays.