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TIPS TO PONDER BEFORE BUYING A POKER TABLE
Poker tables come in al shapes, sizes and prices.
Folding poker tables are reasonable priced and can easily be stored away or brought with you to the cottage or a friend's house
Racetrack poker tables are probably the most popular tables on the market.
They are a great choice if you are buying a permanent piece of furniture for your gaming room, and the cloth/felt can easily be replaced.
Octagonal poker tables made out of oak or birch looks nice as a furniture and can also be used as a dining room table.
The draw back with the octagonal all wood tables is that they scratch easily and the cards are harder to pick up than on felt tables.
Standard all felt poker tables gives you more playing surface and are in most cases cheaper and more poker friendly than both the octagon and racetrack table.
The felt on your new poker table should be of sturdy quality.
There are several types of felt to choose from and the most expensive is speed felt.
Many poker table owners swear to velveteen and will never get anything else, but wool felt should also be taken in to consideration.
Moneyboxes are very practical and they have to be placed near the...
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Shopping For Clay Poker Chips Made Easy
Shopping for clay poker chips can seem daunting at first. There are seemingly hundreds of choices from the many Ebay listings and several online websites. Some clay poker chips are described and look one way, while other chips are described and look very different. How do you know which poker chips to choose? I've talked with tons of customers who are struggling to understand this market, just like you. So, I decided to take some time and try to separate the myths from reality.
First, and most importantly, you need to realize that there are in fact NO 100% clay poker chips made today. There are a couple of reasons for this: one is that a 100% clay poker chip simply does not last very long with regular use. Clay does not mix well with things like water, soda, or the oil on player's hands. If clay poker chips were actually made of 100% clay, they simply would not last very long. Second, 100% clay poker chips are very, very expensive to produce when compared with a slight resin-mixed clay poker chip.
Second, despite popular rumor, casinos do NOT use 100% clay poker chips for their poker games. Casinos are...
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