Tips
To Consider Before Buying a Poker Table
by: Oddvar Pettersen
Poker
tables come in all 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 dealer
slot.
A
very important factor to consider when buying a poker table
is to decide if you want cup holders or not.
Some
feel that there will be more problems with players spilling
drinks when they can place their drinks in cup holders on
the table.
Many
poker table owners use the three Cs rule during poker games.
Cash,
chips and cards only. No food or drinks allowed on the table.
Others
believe cup holders will reduce the number of spills on
to the table, because if the player’s drinks are not
in a cup holder, than they probably will be on the table
felt.
If
you decide to go with cup holders, than you should by a
table with cup holders that are 2 3/4” in diameter
and 3” deep.
These
measurements are perfect for both beer bottles and cans.
Any deeper and the players will have a hard time getting
the cans out.(Especially after having consumed a few beers).
Getting
a table with the cup holders underneath the table or in
the armrest of the chairs is also an option.
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