Hi there, poker enthusiast. You’ve played online and maybe a few times at friends homes and now you are hooked. You have the money AND the room and now you want to buy your own poker table. It’s a serious decision and one not to be taken lightly. You gamble (for fun, of course…wink wink) in your games but you don’t want to gamble when making a big purchase like this one.

Budget

Your pocket book is probably the most important consideration when thinking about buying a new poker table. Poker tables are available for a very wide variety of incomes, from the budget buster to the flimsy poker felt. The first thing you need to decide is if you want a permanent piece of furniture or just a temporary fix.

Style

Here is what I was talking about above. If you have the room and the money to pay for it, a permanent piece of gaming table in your game room or “man cave” is a thing of beauty. That said, it is expensive and there are other options available.

You can buy everything from a cheap poker felt or poker mat to a folding table top to a whole folding table. Frankly the poker felt isn’t worth the money that you are going to have to pay for it. Sure it’s easy to just tape or staple it to your own table, but it’s a really lame option.

The table top is next and I suppose that would do if it is all you can afford, but frankly if you are going to buy anything and you are not ready to go full tilt, go for the folding table. It is probably clear that I prefer the more expensive but permanent poker table for my game room.

Branded or Unbranded?

All this means is do you want your favorite sports team or motor cycle company’s logo on your poker table. I have the New England Patriots (my personal passion) logo on mine. Your mileage may vary and it is obviously a personal choice.

Size and Shape

This is really the most important consideration other than price. You need to look at where you are going to put your poker table (even if you are going to build your own using poker table plans), what sort of space you have available, and how many people you want to sit in the playing area.

Accessories

This covers not only poker chips and playing cards ( I assume I don’t have to mention those since you really can’t play poker without them) but items such as dealer’s shoes, tournament timers, card spinners, side tables for drinks, and, of course, dark shades and poker site ball caps.

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