Chip Nicknames
Itsoverjonny’s comment on the post below has me thinkin’bout nicknames for chips used in cash-game poker and as casino currency. I know they exist, and know most a few three of them, but not all. Perhaps some of you who have played more regularly with the different denominations can help me fill in the blanks? Thanks in advance for your assistance.
$1 -
$2 -
$3 -
$5 - Redbirds
$10 -
$20 -
$25 - Greenbirds
$100 - Blackbirds
$500 -
$1,000 -
$5,000 - Flags
$10,000 -
$25,000 - Cranberries / Pancakes
$100,000 -
Ken Says:
September 8th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
I’ve heard “greenbirds” for $25, and “blackbirds” for $100.
Jen Says:
September 8th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
For anyone who knows the color of a $100,000 chip and has actually cashed one of those puppies in, I don’t know what I’d call the chip, but I’d call you my friend.
DanM Says:
September 8th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
I’m actually not so sure the $100k chips exist. I mean surely they do somewhere, right? But I’ve never seen one. $25k chips … that’s a whole’nother story. I mean who hasn’t seen those, right?
itsoverjonny Says:
September 8th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
The Flags and Cranberries nicknames are specific to Bellagio because of the colors. Other casinos use different colors for their higher-denomination chips. For instance, the $5,000 chips at Caesar’s are dark brown and are called “Chocolates”. Other casinos use various flavors of Gray for their $5k chips.
DanM Says:
September 8th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
I should probably seek confirmation before adding names to the official list …
A plausibly deranged doctor called in to tell me that $1,000 chips were called “Ho-makers” — because “whether you’re looking for someone to blow you or do your laundry” they pretty much do the trick. But upon further conversation he acknowledged that he made it up himself and didn’t want credit for coining the term.
Dude,
I like it!totally offensive.DanM Says:
September 8th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
***The Flags and Cranberries nicknames are specific to Bellagio because of the colors.***
Kinda interesting that Bellagio chips are treated more like genuine currency than probably any other casino’s.
I’ve heard “flags,” however, used at the Rio when someone in line for a main event buy-in asked his buddy to “toss me a couple flags, will ya?” I guess technically they coulda been Bellagio chips — didn’t see — but even if that’s where the term started, it seems to have spread.
“Pancakes” probably has something to do with the fact that they are bigger than regular casino chips.
Jimmy Says:
September 9th, 2007 at 1:14 am
I noticed a sign just inside the Venetian indicating it was a crime to use casino chips for any purpose besides wagering inside the casino. So I guess technically paying a debt in casino chips is illegal. Not that it is really enforceable of course…
Ed Says:
September 9th, 2007 at 2:13 am
I say we call the 100k chips “Wish I Had A Bunch Of Thems”
Scott Chaffin Says:
September 9th, 2007 at 8:52 am
$1 = tips for the cocktail gal
One book I read called some casino’s $1000 (or was it $5000?) chips ‘bumblebees’ because of the yellow/black stripes. Needless to say, I’ve
never seenyet to see one.Pat Poels Says:
September 9th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
The $10 chips at Casino Arizona are brown. We affectionately refer to them as Turds. What else do you expect out of the posse?
DanM Says:
September 10th, 2007 at 11:30 am
You guys play with $10 chips? Ha … smalltimers.
DanM Says:
September 10th, 2007 at 11:39 am
By the way, Jimmy … check out this story about Nolan Dalla getting a $5,000 chip confiscated at the MGM, because he didn’t obtain it from one of their tables.
Apparently this is a rule, not a law … unless Nevada law on the exchange of casino chips has changed since 2005.
Alicia Says:
September 11th, 2007 at 12:36 am
i know the 5k’s at the Wynn are also called Chocolates. Boy, I just added a ton to this discussion…
AKQJ10 Says:
May 29th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
$1000 oversize orange chips are often called pumpkins. I’ve heard this at Foxwoods, and also in post #20 here.