Excalibur Electronics
WSOP Poker Chip Review

These chips were sent to me as a preview of chips that will be available in February or March 2005. They feature the World Series of Poker logo on the inlay. They are heavy at 14 grams and have the same sound to them as most other 13 gram chips. They do have a bit of a metallic ring to them but not as much as an 11.5 gram composite. The chips are softer than an 11.5 gram composite chip.

I could not peel the label off with my fingernail. When I took a knife to the chip I discovered why ... there is no label. The graphics are printed directly into the plastic of the chip, there is nothing to peel off. The white was very deep, all the way to the metal insert. The black and red printing was not as deep. I could not scratch the printing with my fingernail but I could scratch it with a knife.

I was sent 20 sample chips for review. The diameters were 40.08, 40.04, 40.09, 40.00, 40.01, 40.06mm, etc.. Three chips stacked together were 9.82mm thick.

There are six white edge spots on each chip. They do a very effective job. There are no edge ridges on this chip. There is no injection mold spot that I could see. The chip does have a very small seam that runs along one rolling edge (much like one Chipco chip edge). I did not notice the seam until I viewed it with a magnifying glass. I could not feel the seam with my fingers. These chips are fairly slippery but they stack well.

This chipset is very good looking. They are a bit heavy at 14 grams but they do have a nice thud to them. They feel softer than most other composites and stack well. You can also buy a deck of World Series of Poker playing cards to compliment your WSOP chips. My cards Reviews page has an image of the WSOP playing cards. As of Jan. 7th, there is no webpage available to view these chips and I do not know the price. For further info about this chip, please contact Excalibur Electronics.com through their website.

These chips were sent to me as a preview of chips that will be available this summer. They feature the 2005 World Series of Poker logo on a metal inlay. Even with the metal inlay, they only weigh 12.5 grams, less than the chip shown above. They have a definite metallic ring to them but feel nice overall.

It was almost impossible to scratch the metal with a knife. The inlay is one solid piece that is embedded into the plastic molding and cannot be removed without intentionally ruining the chip. The plastic on the chip was similar to that of a typical Real Clay type 11.5 gram composite chip. The white and coloring was very deep, even on the suits.

There are four edge spots on each chip. There is a diamond and two small bars on the rolling edge of each edge spot. This looks better than it does on most chips with this feature. The overall effect of the edge spots with suits on them is nice. There are no edge ridges on this chip. There is no injection mold spot that I could see. The chip does have the same small edge seam as the chip described above but it is even smaller and nearly impossible to detect. I could not feel the seam with my fingers. These chips are fairly slippery, as are all metal inlay chips.

I was sent 4 sample chips. They measured 39.66, 39.66, 39.71 and 39.72mm in diameter. Three chips stacked together were 9.53mm thick.

This is a very nice chip. The metal inlay gives it a bit of that old-time western slug appearance. The WSOP logo stamping is extremely nice. The year (2005) is stamped on these chips but is not printed on the chips described above. As of Jan. 22nd, there is no webpage available to view these chips and I do not know the price. For further info about this chip, please contact Excalibur Electronics.com through their website.