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submitted: Aug 26th 2008 | by: ThomRiemersma | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 397 | |

A time comes in every poker players life when he or she gets tired of playing poker on the kitchen table. Kitchen tables are hard. They scratch and dent chips and it's next to impossible to shuffle your chips on a hard table. For these poker elite, the time has come to invest in a high quality poker table. But what should you look for in a poker table? What kind of wood should it be made out of? What should the dimensions of the table be? How much are can you expect to spend? All very good questions. Let's see if we can ferret out a couple of answers.

When it comes to the dimensions of your poker table, your choices are round, octagon, and oval. I've never been much of a fan of round tables, so I'm going to skip straight to octagon. Octagon tables are great if you play a hodge podge of different poker variation and if you like to be closer to your fellow poker players so you can talk about general poker room BS. You can fit 8 players comfortably at an octagon-shaped table and everyone has their own little area to place their poker chips and their drink of choice.

The next style of poker table we should discuss is the oval one. This is well suited for Texas Hold'em poker. They are big enough for 10 people and give the dealer room to use the special Texas Hold'em poker dealing style. Tournaments are fun to play at these types of tables but it is not so good for home style poker games.

The type of wood you want your table made out of can be strongly influenced by your current decor and your budget. Generally you're looking for a good hard wood. Soft woods like pine will chip and scratch easily whereas a hard wood like mahogany and ebony will generally withstand the antics of the average home game with little problem.

The cost of your table will depend on a variety of facets such as what kind of wood you have and the quality of craftsmanship. Generally a table can cost anywhere from $75 for one you build yourself to $7500+ for a handmade masterpiece. So look around and find something that will fit your needs and your budget.

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