Ross,
We'll have wait to for Paul's reasoning behind why he thinks the $5's are so hard to get. In fact...The $5's are by far the easiest chip to get from my 23 years of playing tournaments. The higher denomination chips you might not even want to take because they are needed for your play. If you have enough of a stack then you might be able to spare a couple. Of course the higher denominations chips are the toughest. Unless of course you win the tournament. Then you have them all in front of you.

Because of all the problems when Pat Fleming was caught cheating at The Orleans a couple of years ago I no longer take any chips off the table. It's not worth it. Very few tournament directors are going to believe you are taking the chips as a collector these days. They will automatically assume you are cheating & you'll get barred. It's not worth it. Andy - Las Vegas