There are a lot of different types of poker chips to choose from these days. When it comes time to purchase your chips your decision on the quality of chip will depend on what you want to spend. Some other things to keep in mind are the durability, the quality of the manufacture (especially around the edges) and the graphics design.

The three main types of poker chips on the market today are clay/ceramic, composite and plastic.

Plastic chips are cheapest and are the kind you would find in many games like mahjong. Plastic poker chips are not of the highest quality and most experienced players won’t use them because they don’t sound or feel like real chips.

Composite chips are made from mixing plastic and clay and usually will have a metal insert. These type of poker chips are extremely durable and have the weight and feel of authentic clay chips. The standard chips used in most households would have to be the 11.5g composite poker chips as they are readily available in the retail market.

Clay poker chips are the most preferred and are used by most professionals and casinos but are quite a bit more expensive. The difference between a clay chip and a ceramic chip is that the clay chips have an inlay and the ceramic chips don’t. Clay and Ceramic chips are both customizable.

You can purchase poker chips in one color or you may choose from two or three colors on one chip. The single colored chip may seem a little pale while the three colored chip may just be too much for the eyes of many. Generally the preferred choice is a two colored chip. Many styles of poker chips come with the faces of dice or card suits printed on them.

Most casinos customize their poker chips for branding purposes and also to keep people from pocketing them. They have been quite successful in their endeavors.

People like you and I have a completely different reason to have our chips customized. Personalized poker chips add great appeal to our game and a one-of-a-kind design will make the game more attractive and interesting.

If you want an inexpensive solution for customizing your clay or ceramic poker chips you can simply use stickers on the top of your chips.

If you have a graphics program on your computer you can print your design on sticker paper and stick them onto your poker chips.

Although, they won’t last as long as a professional label they will provide a nice look and is a very cheap alternative for customizing your poker chips.