To be honest with you I spent months
researching poker tables. I went to every
on-line store known to man kind. I researched
felt colors, quality, types, and even
the different style legs. In this article
I will cover a few of the things I spent
countless hours researching to help you
spend less time.
When purchasing a discount poker tables
today, you are faced with a true problem.
You can get a second mortgage on your
house and buy a casino quality table.
Or you can collect some cans and spend
a few dollars and buy one these tables
on a table.(typically called a table topper)
These make your typical living room table
into the hottest poker spot in your neighborhood.
The only problem with these table toppers,
is quality. How can you know you're getting
a quality table at discount you ask? Check
here for starters: http://www.the-poker-outlet.com/burgandy-poker-table-top.htm
Some of these answers depend who you
buy it from. You can look for your tables
at online sites, at your local novelty
store, or even department stores. These
places may or not be relatively safe depending
on their return policy. Other less secure
places include fly by night Web sites
that are here today, gone tomorrow. Buy
from one of these, and you may not be
able to return a lemon table that breaks
on the second deal.
Trusted online sites, though, offer the
best product that you won't even need
to worry about returning. Their selection
of discount poker tables usually includes
those really expensive full-sized tables,
as well as the table over a table types.(table
toppers)
In whatever kind of table you look for,
check out the green (can vary in color)
felt first. This is very important. This
should be smooth to the touch, smoothed
out, and secured on the table. Check for
strange lumps or breaks in the felt that
could interfere with all the chips coming
your way. These lumps could interfere
with dealing. There is nothing worse then
a card being flipped over during a deal!
Good models typically also come with inset
trays for each player to hold drinks (beers!)
and chips, the poker kind and the greasy
kind.
Some fancier table in a table discount
poker tables will also have black vinyl
along the closing surface so it's easy
to place on any table. All of them make
it easy to fold up and store them between
games. This is especially important if
you're wife, or husband, does not allow
you to play very often.
In conclusion, take your time. Believe
me I know your anxious to find a table
and have your buddies over. I was very
happy with my table. I found a professional
casino table with padded cushions to rest
your arms on and it had sturdy folding
legs so I can store it away when done.
It was the best of both worlds. Good luck
and remember you do not have to go all
in!
This article was posted on November
05, 2005
