Adam Savage's Rounders Poker Chips and Case Replica! 

Complete the circle! Watch Adam build a poker table top here! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SgCJeoDNmYU.html

You should talk to Brian Koppleman, one of the guys who wrote rounders. He is a super cool dude and if he thinks of something then it would actually *be* canon.

"медведь" / "Медве́дев" (Medved / Medvedev) means "bear" and is also a Slavic surname. Could appear as the case manufacturer's name while really being a reference to the bears on the chips. "медвежья клетка" (medvezhya kletka) would mean "bear cage", also a good name for the case full of "bears".

when you locked it and said it was secure i was thinking "hello, this is the lock picking lawyer, and today we will be picking adams teddy kgb replica lock with this blade of grass i found in the parking lot."

The homage to each of his favorite movies is the kind of stuff I love. I always love Adam's detailed story telling in how a prop or replica came to be. His enthusiasm is contagious! Keep up the great work Adam and Tested crew. I always enjoy your videos.

I literally paused this video, right when you mentioned these chips were based off of Rounders. I hadn't seen it before. So I went on Netflix and watched it, and now I'm back on this video lol. Thank you for uploading this video, otherwise I wouldn't have ever watched that amazing movie. I don't know how I have never seen it until now.

As someone who worked in the casino as a dealer and from what I remember there would be some kind of stencil that would say, "(Name of Casino) Property". They would also mark the equipment, cards, dice, etc. as decommissioned when finished using or it became damaged. There was also a serial number carved or molded into the inside of the lid and bottom of the shelf. Hope this helps, have fun.

As the guy who designed and produced those Snake Pit matches, it's so cool to see them in your collection, Adam. Thanks for giving them a special home.

A russian made lock and not a US Yale lock would be cool

You should put a larger copy of the bear on the outside to indicate it's Teddy KGB's game

You'll need another chip tray that says 'DON'T TOUCH X' with Oreos.

Love the chips but if you’re gonna get that detailed, u gotta get the cards right too. Teddys place used Kem red and blue arrows. Narrow standard. Copags didn’t even exist in 1998!

Whatever else you do, include the bear on the case. I love the case and chips!

It’s amazing how many people love Rounders and how far its influence has spread. Hope to see you at the tables, sometimes again soon Adam!

Adding a East Germany/West Berlin customs stamp might make sense with the timeline

Before the reveal when Adam said you wouldn't need to go far afield to guess his design I honestly thought it would be Oreo themed

I can't help, but I sure hope there is an updated show-and-tell after the case is finished.

The fact that you love this movie definitely seals the deal on you being the coolest guy ever.

Wow this is pretty awesome replica prop!

First of all. If you haven’t seen the movie, go see it one of the best over the last 25 years or so. The replica, on point Adam

These are Classic Poker Chips. CPC. You can also get them on 2 other molds. Circle square and scroll.

I love the story Adam gives for each build, it really shows the drive and the process of how things come to be.

Any chance you'll do a video on the build of this carrier? I'm 👀 no to build something similar and a standard box just seems so plain.

Adam's level of constant and unparalleled stoke is amazing and inspiring

It needs a little drawer for Oreos ;)

And with that video, I'm off to watch Rounders again.

Hi Adam. Im from Belarus and speak Russian. Didn’t watched move tho. One tip if you want to put word “Custom” in russian it will be «Сделан под заказ» which more spasificly mean “made by commission” but I imagine it will be hidden somewhere more like a maker trademark than big letters in front of the case.) If you would have questions on how something be on Russian, will be happy to tell. Good luck with project. Box and set looks amazing.)

My dream is to one day find something that makes me as enthused and excited as Adams’s projects does for him

Hi Adam, we met at Wired 25-talked about our hearing aids. I can send you some stuff from a trip I took to Russia in the 90s, but I'm not on social media.... Where should I send it?

Oh, yea, you could totally go with cyrillic! I do not posses much gambling knowledge, unfortunately, but: АБВГДЕЖЗ These 8 letters are first letters of the alphabet (excluding one which is by canon is not used in counting: "Ё"). I can imagine a big letter "Б" on the front (which is the analog of English "B" and the second letter of the alphabet) Could certainly happen!

Adam, I can offer you no help on this. I don’t know Russian, I haven’t seen that movie but I watched this in it’s entirety. You are a national treasure and it makes me happy to watch you share your excitement about things like this on RU-vid. Good luck! I look forward to a follow up in the future.

I have been collecting casino chips for a substantial chunk of my life...and of course not just "casino" chips. I have many "not so law abiding" (illegal/underground card room) chips, custom/one offs chips, manufacturers sample chips, Christy & Jones, Paulsons, Blue Chip Co., Bud Jones, BG, ASM, Matsui, Abbiati, Chip Co., Gemaco, etc......you name it, I've got it. What Adam Savage has for his home games and just the simplicity of having is down right .....Out of this World....surreal ....highly, highly respected in the chipping community . There are a multitude of sets trying to replicate KGB's chips and some are very well done. The ultimate maker of Adams set is the fact that just the bear is reversed ..... everything else is literally spot on, including most important part....the mold. When looked at up close, one can see the imprinted design going around the chip. That particular mold pattern has been since retired. This alone would make Adams set nearly as valuable as the chips made for the production -Rounders-. Remember the value that Adam says at the beginning on actual films produced chips.....I would say he's pretty darn close per chip in past sales on Ebay...perhaps even a little short depending on the denomination of chip. Adams chip set is 1,200 chips total with all of the denominations that KGB had .... Mind blowing up....Adam could probably sell his set for an average of $40-$50 per chip x 1,200= duuuuhhhhhhh uhhhh......now what y'all think of dem chippies. Hey Adam, thanks a trillion times x infinite thanks for sharing your insanely collectable and very beautiful chips with all of us. Cheers

Great video. The original company no longer uses the roman mold you have on those chips but does still make replicas. Thanks for the show and tell!

i doubt adam reads all these comments, but if he does... i want him to know that he is awesome, the amount of entertainment value i get from him is awesome. keep making videos you da bomb diggity!

Why not have the bear logo in a spray painted stencil style? Can't help with the Russian, but the bear would fit with the idea.

I wonder if you have a former colleague with a degree in Russian Linguistics?

"Savage Casino" is Cyrillic script with the Russian double headed eagle in silhouette above, all in gold leaf

Playing poker with Adam Savage using Rounders chips would be a dream come true

I would LOVE to see Adam taking a shot at making his own poker chips from scratch.

I never would have even heard of Rounders if not for this video! And the chips themselves are really cool, Adam! Also, to everyone who is sad that the chip company didn’t want their name revealed and haven’t watched Adam’s follow up video to this one all the way through: He misheard the company representative. The DO want their name out there! They are Classic Poker Chips, and they have both this video and Adam’s follow up poker chip video on their website as advertising. They are a REALLY good chip manufacturer, and even do custom designs!

Native russiаn speaker here. Yes, we categorize things with letters as well as numbers. Letter G is "Г". "Box G" - "Ящик Г". Or you can use letters "Ё" (like e with umlauts). Or maybe "Д" if you like it more. I think is is better to write "Не влезай, убьет" which literally translates as "do not enter, it will kill you" You can find such a sign on substations and other high voltage electric equipment all around Russia. I think that is exactly what russian mobster would write on his box as joke or a as funny reminder to people not to touch it. Another option is to write "'Книги" which translates as "Books". Since you don't want to write a name of a valuable thing on a box, better to use this simple disguise. So he can casually walk around with a case of books. Maybe that is how he passed the customs? No one checked the books case :) Regards Dmitry

How did you make it?!? Make a video explaining how you built the chip carrier!!! I would love a video like that. And it would help me make my own 😅

BTW: "Cold War Russian Money" is a good image search for inspiration and will answer your question about Cyrillic numerals

Hey Adam ! You can use cyrillic letters as numbers but it’s quite rare in Russia . As for the signing on the box you can go with «кто не рискует тот не пьет шампанское» which is a Russian proverb literally meaning the one who doesn’t take risks never drinks champagne” или « не везёт в любви» which is “bad luck in love” because there is another saying : “if you are not lucky with gambling you are lucky with love affairs” or «фартовый» which is jargon for “lucky one” (this one is probably less safe cause it’s prison related slang ) Anyway I will be happy to help)

An interesting problem. Maybe having Savage 'дикарь' written on there would be a good idea.

I really appreciate watching Adam talking about what he's excited for at the moment. I wish I could better understand his mind so I could replicate this level of involvement and passion for everything in my life. Thanks Tested!

You should have a letter on the case that says “don’t touch” in his hand writing just like he has on his Oreos

Do you have a video on making this case? If not, I would love to see one!

"I'll splash the pot, whenever the f*** I want" Still my favourite movie ever

I love so much your energy and optimism :) It is a joy to watch your videos !

Whatever you do I would love to see the next stage.

I've watched Rounders so frequently I could respond perfectly to virtually any line of conversational dialog you could throw at me LOL. You have no idea how happy watching this makes me haha. Cheers, Adam. Best of the New Year to you and yours.

Adam’s got alligator blood...can’t get rid of him.

I can't say I've ever heard of this movie, but it's always great to see Adam's collection of props

Hello from Russia! If you just need a Cyrillic letter numeral, 8 first Cyrillic letters are А Б В Г Д Е Ё Ж , but(!) "Ё" is almost always skipped in numeration (maybe it's to similar to E? IDK), so it will better to use А Б В Г Д Е Ж З. If you wanna use the numbers in Russian, they should be: ОДИН (one) ДВА (two) ТРИ (three) ЧЕТЫРЕ (four) ПЯТЬ (five) ШЕСТЬ (six) СЕМЬ (seven) ВОСЕМЬ (eight) Good luck and happy Holydays!

Adam is into everything i love?!?! Drones, Poker, and VR jeez, he's the man

The chip carriers are called birdcages.

For something that important to Teddy, there would probably be a seal put on the box every time it left a location. A simple paper seal. And while it would be removed every time, some residue of previous seals would remain. Obviously the color of the seal would change. And there would be a spot for a set of initials and probably the date and time.

Love rounders. Why didn’t you play those kings mike? “Lot of action. Lot. Of. Action.”

I had never seen this movie until you mentioned it. What a fantastic movie!

How about an Oreo with “Oreo” spelled in Russian in the center of the cookie? I think Oreos say Nabisco I’m the middle.

Its been a year since I saw this... I wish you could show us how you made the case!

Made by ASM chips. Its nice that they let the groupbuy for those use the roman mold (edit oops ASM is now classic poker chips)

Only Adam would be able to find the exact company that made the chips, and get them to make more. I have a feeling that if anyone, literally anyone else, called up they would have just sent them packing. That is so cool. And here I thought this was going to be a video about making the chips AND the case!

I’d put a fake Oreo cookie in the case Adam!

The wide variety of your interests keeps me coming back. Great episode as well.

If only he knew someone that studied Russian.

7:35 is such a good shot it looks like a composite image

Imagine airport security playing a few rounds in the back room while Adam waits anxiously by the metal detectors.

How about a poker chip with the bear on it but it looks like an Oreo cookie. True fans of this movie will definitely get this

When you have to intentionally make your movie props worse to avoid the KGB.

There is a lock on the hard shell carrying case, but the exposed hinges are attached with Phillips head screws - which are also exposed. A wrinkle in the box security, but let’s cut some slack, it’s only a prop; and I love the look of that Yale padlock! Adam, keep doing what you do!

Hi! I’m from Russia and I can help with a stamp. In Russia we can number thing like : 10А/10Б/10В or 10-А etc. as an idea I recommend you to make a KGB logo stamp on it or some Russian prison quotes like : Жизнь ворам. A lot of things in mind!

I want a set! Rounders is my all time favorite movie. I used to watch it every day after school. I had almost every line memorized. It was the biggest reason I got into poker. Couldn’t last 5 minutes in my old home game without a “sitting the apple” or “you should have played those kings, Mike” reference.

"Сделано в СССР" - Made in USSR

Your video inspired me to buy and re-watch Rounders for the first time in probably almost 20 years.

I think it would look nice to stencil spray one card suit, and then underneath to write the suit name in russian cyrillic. Пики (♠), червы (♥), бубны (♦) и трефы (♣).

Adam's case is the ultimate crossover

Cool box but I think it needs a Russian padlock. I don't think Teddy KGB would trust a Connecticut, Yankee's lock.

Love Rounders. I live in Jersey and used to play a ton of poker at the Taj where they shot parts of the movie. It never got old walking into that place or going down the escalator they did in the movie. Good times... great movie.

Haven't you asked Jamie? He has a Russian degree, doesn't he?

Put an Oreo on it! This, and your energy around it, is SO cool!

Maby a worn spraypainted logo of the bear on the side.

Much love from South Africa

Don't splash the pot, Adam :)

I think if you play poker it's fairly obvious who makes these chips, but I'm geeking out so bad right now. Love that movie- love the chips.

The early 2000's poker boom was mostly because of Chris Moneymaker winning the WSOP Main Event in 2003,

Awesome prop of Poker Chips from the Movie Rounders !!!!!!!!!! I love that movie too , Adam

Doesn't Jamie Hyneman speak russian?

My god. I want these so badly. Watched this movie over 100x

"pay him..... pay the man his money!"

If anyone is curious, the company that made the origiranl Rounders set was called ASM, which is now CPC.

teddy got Adidas stripes, Russians like Adidas.

This is so effing cool. Chips are only thing I collect too

What about an oreo cookie

"Don't splash the pot"....plastered across the side!....hahaha, great job Adam, love your passion man..

Isn’t The Hyneman fluent in Russian?

Never heard of the movie but the trailer looks good! I’m going to watch it tonight!

Id say Chris Moneymaker was responsibe for the poker boom but those chips are amazing..

Love the concept, and the film Adam. You can tell by the jogging bottoms and the freshness of the biscuits that he never leaves. If he did, you would want an old small, faded and understated russian mob logo in the side bottom corner, like maybe the sickle and the skull. : )