Upon my first visit, must say the place is much more convenient than going to one of the Indian Casinos. I was however disappointed at the chips for tournament play. 11.5 G with the plastic inserts are never any fun to handle. Other than that the tables were pretty nice, and I enjoyed myself.

Any chance the chips will get changed to some ceramics or clays?


The people for the most part were very respectful and I enjoyed the conversation.


All in all ill give the place a 7/10, deduction for the chip quality and cleanliness.

We have gone around and around about replacing the tournament chips, but have yet to find a solution that seems to appeal to everyone.

Clay chips, ceramic chips, composite chips, plastic inserts, metal inserts, custom labels, hot stamped, 11.5g, 13g, 14g... It seems our guests are just as widely spread on the debate as we have been!

We love input about improvements that can be made and if you have a thought on what chips you would like to see us use, please let us know. We will definitely be replacing them this year, so our guest's input is essential.

Thanks for supporting us and helping to make our business better for everyone!

PPC Mgmt

After alot of reaserch for pricing I think your best bet would be a set of Nevada Jacks ceramics. They are the absolute best chip that you can get for your money. Chipco's and clays are very expensive. Nevada jacks by far is the best chip for the money (50-65 cents ea). Compare to chipco or clays its half the price.

You can read alot of about chips at chiptalk forums


You can also order samples as well.


Will you be doing a custom design?

Real nice poker experience. Good solid play, players with respect for the game and a good environment. Nothing really negative to say except that the whole way the money math works out doesn't seem to be completely honest but definitely not a rip off. Keep up the good work PPC and I'll be back!

I spent a nice Monday evening playing at the PPC a few weeks back. Had a great time. The venue was nice, clean, and overall hospitality was very good. The tourney went very well for a Monday night, with some solid play seen.

One constructive critique I did have was the pay-out structure. For this tournament, there were approximately 45 players ($20 + $5 bonus). The payout was the top 9 people.

In my opinion, as well as many of the other players, the payout could have been restructured to payout the top 5-6 players. While this would have made the tournament a bit more top-heavy, it would have given you better return if you were to finish in the top 5-6. Giving the 6/7-9 spots there money back (give or take a few dollars) seems unneccessary when the 3rd place pays a little less than 5:1 in a tourney of almost 50 people. Maybe even posting the payout structure prior to the first deal would help answer a lot of questions moving through the tournament.
Something to perhaps consider in the future (as I see some others inquiring about it as well).

I do look forward to playing there again. Thanks!!

We are always interested in learning about products that could enhance our facility and our guest's tournament experience. Please email information to portlandplayersclub@comcast.net

Thanks!
PPC Mgmt

Email sent.

I've always thought this was one of the cleanest places to play poker in the Portland area. Including the larger casinos. Definitely cleaner than casinos.