... Numerous times over the years. 😊 The “Clique” is just a name someone came up with because they felt left out. There is no “Clique”, there ARE groups of people who like each other’s company & hang out together after becoming friends. I have a number of very good friends I have met through this hobby over the last 22 years. Not everyone likes everyone else, that is just the way it is. Not everyone likes me & I don’t like some people. Am I suppose to just hang out with someone I don’t like? Of course not! I hang out with people I like & get along with. If some want to call that a “Clique” then so be it. When I joined the club way back in 1996 I only knew one person & that was Gene Trimble. I did not know him from chip collecting but from playing poker. Over the years I met a lot of people in the hobby. One being Greg Susong who became a very good of mine. There are other friends I made through the hobby like, Steve Bedo, Jay Sands, Marc Shapiro & a number of others. Some can call us a “Clique”
If it makes them feel better, but in reality we are just good friends.

Andy - Las Vegas