Andy,
Giving you my best guess...I would say that they will use the same rack of tournament chips next year. I also do not think they are moving to Caesars, no matter what the rumors are.

And in my opinion, I also think that anyone paying BIG money for the tournament chips now, will never get their money back on them in the future. For those who don't care about the value in the future, will then, bid away! I think we will see the chips on the market sooner or later. There is always the chance that they will come on the market notched though.

We won't have to wait an entire year to find out if they do make a new rack. Since they have moved the WSOP dates back to the April/May timeframe. Andy - Las Vegas