Welcome to the Poker Top Table Website!

Poker Top Tables, also known as poker table tops, are becoming more and more popular. The amount of home poker games has increased tremendously because of the increased buzz about poker seen on TV. Most poker fans want the best quality items for their home tournaments, not limited to cards, chips, and table tops. Having a real felt table top makes a huge difference in the professional feel of your home poker game.

So do you need a whole new poker table or just a table top with a poker layout? First off, you really don't need a layout with the betting 'racetrack' around it. It helps, but it isn't necessary. "Racetracks" are typically used in casino hosted poker games because it makes it easier to determine bets from the "eyes in the sky".

Some people think that all you need to do is buy some felt at the local fabric store. Sure, it'll look like a poker table, but it won't feel like it. Poker tables have soft plushy surfaces under the felt, so just getting fabric won't give that feel.

So are poker table tops the way to go? For home games, they sure are! Unless you have the money and room for a complete new poker table, then consider getting a poker table top. They are made with quality felt and have that soft feel to them, just like the real poker tables do. It definitely spices up the game!

Straying From the Tables, Lets Talk About Chips!

Poker chips can be found in all different qualities. There are hundreds, if not thousands of different types of poker chips, but what exactly makes them different? Here are some of the top factors that determine the quality of a poker chip.

• Weight
• Material
• Size

 

First off, weight. The weight of a poker chip helps give the chip it's real poker chip 'feel'. Poker players love to be able to handle chips easily and quickly, and weighted chips make that easier. The weight enables a player to stack them easily so they can count them quickly to make a bet. Also, the heavier the chips are, the easier they'll be to stack them up in your bankroll. Plastic light-weight chips are nearly impossible to put in stacks that will not fall over and cause a mess.

Secondly, the material. Original poker and casino style chips were made of real quality clay. However, clay chips had one big problem. They crack easily. However, the sound of chips is music to a poker players ears, so people had to find a way to make a durable yet real sounding poker chip. This was done by using a clay imitation. These chips feel very much like clay, and many players absolutely love them.

These chips are also precision sized and weighted too. They typically will weigh 11.5 grams, and will be the standard 39mm in diameter. This makes it easy for seasoned players to size them up, since they are the same size as most casino chips used today.

Having the quality chips makes a huge difference in a poker game. They add that real poker feel, and there's nothing that can explain it better. So if you're using those plastic, crummy chips, get rid of them and buy yourself some quality 11.5 gram poker chips.