But by the 1990s, both were feeling professionally unfulfilled. Koppelman thrived as a record-company A&R man Levien gradually worked his way up in the film industry. After graduation, their career paths diverged. The two became best friends and while attending separate colleges, spent countless hours on the phone trading movie, book, and music recommendations. When the summer ended, he asked his father Charles, who kept a wheel of clay chips in his Long Island home office, to teach him how to play cards.īy the time Koppelman met David Levien on a teen tour of the North American West, the seeds of the former’s poker obsession had long since been planted. “I lost, and I was like, ‘I want to learn to get good at this game,’” Koppelman, 52, said recently. That day, he parted ways with his entire canteen stash: a cool $30. When Brian Koppelman was an 8-year-old playing in his first five-card draw game, his sleepaway camp bunkmates cleaned him out.

If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker.” I attached a pic of my current setup.“Listen, here’s the thing. So, from those who have clays, is it worth biting the bullet and jumping up to the Rounders? Do the CPC chips have the authentic feel of casino chips? I did order a sample that should be here next week but would still love to hear from some folks who have the Rounders chips or others from CPC. They are great chips but, I do like change and have always wanted something more authentic. I currently have a 1400 chip set of Venerati's that can support any cash game or tournament I'd be hosting, so I'm not desperate.

The question I have is, are the Rounders chips worth the money? I've always wanted a casino quality clay set and, since I love the movie, having some Teddy KGB replicas seems way cooler to me than any custom version I can come up with. I'm already refreshing my table so now I'm thinking about my chip situation. The kids are finally at the age where I can get back into it a bit. I played a lot of poker about 10 years ago but not all that much in the last few years.

Hi all, new to the forum but love what I've seen so far.

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