Casino Standard Gemaco is used by many casinos and considered by many to be the best cards you can get for the home game. I like the flex on these cards and they had good travel on the felt. The Read more…
Whenever possible, all rules are the same as those that apply to live games. Initial seating is determined by random draw or assignment. (For a one-table satellite event, cards to determine seating may be left face-up so the earlier entrants Read more…
The lowest hand wins the pot. The format is similar to seven-card stud high, except the high card (aces are low) is required to make the forced bet on the first round, and the low hand acts first on all Read more…
Seven-card stud is played with two downcards and one upcard dealt before the first betting round, followed by three more upcards (with a betting round after each card) and one more downcard. After the last downcard is dealt, there is Read more…
Omaha is similar to hold’em in using a three-card flop on the board, a fourth board card, and then a fifth board card. Each player is dealt four hole cards (instead of two) at the start. To make a hand, Read more…
In Hold’em, players receive two down cards as their personal hand (holecards), after which there is a round of betting. Three board cards are turned simultaneously (called the flop) and another round of betting occurs. The next two board cards Read more…
Too Smooth These cards feel very thin and there is virtually zero texture to them. I like the design and they are available at many stores in the US but overall there are better cards such as the Bicycle Prestige Read more…
Good Value While not quite as smooth as the Ace cards by Cartamundi, these still have a smooth feel to them. The flex and thickness is also better than the Ace’s but the feel is still a little soft. Travel Read more…
Great cards for the money I’ve used the poker size Prestige cards for years and like them very much. The bridge size have good control by not being too slippery and glide well on suited speed cloth. The poker size Read more…
Paper or Plastic? Describe the difference between paper and plastic cards. Anatomy of a card Size between poker and bride with pros and cons Pip size and quantity Care and feeding of your cards Toss paper when dead, clean plastic Read more…