ohio3302016
Flush
I have a 60in round. My game is mainly 7 handed but 8 people fit just fine. We have no reach issues with raking pots and I'm only 5'8.
Round vs oval vs octagon tables for 8 player self dealt games? (1 Viewer)
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Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
Octagon. 24" per player.
56" across. Pedestal base.
No issue raking pots, and nearly 50% of my players are female. Most of them are D-cups or larger, for additional reach obstructions.
Cannot even recall a card being flipped because of dealing distance.
You never need to deal "around" obstacles.
You never need to pitch to the "weak" side.
You can see every player's face from every position.
That 24" of player space grows exponentially as you slide back from the table, so getting up/sitting down is much, much easier, turning to reach a drink or food cars is much easier, and elbow room is a whopping 34" per player!
slisk250
Straight Flush
Unnecessary for us to move seats for our cash games. We have 4+ players every night who like to deal and/or shuffle cards and we all hate having the dealer move around the table.
slisk250
Straight Flush
lol - a few of the guys I play with are probably D cups too.
ohio3302016
Flush
Umm...how do I get in your game. You know, just curious.
Actually, your octo looks more efficient than the circle. Your table is 4 inches smaller, but offers the same inches for 8 players. I guess the downside is you cant go to 10 players, but on a 60 circle, that would be squishy anyway.
60 inch round = 23.56 inches for 8 players
60 inch round = 18.85 inches for 10 players
Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
I have the 56" octo, an 8 player "oval" (or elongated octagon), and a standard 10 player oval. Two 8 player tables was not efficient, as tournaments ran 4 at one table and 5 at the other before breaking down to one table. When the game first expanded from 8 players to 9 or 10 players, there were a lot of short-handed orbits in the early rounds making the game less fun and less social. Building the 10 allowed a final table with expansion possibilities.
Whenever possible, we put the 56" table into play. It is the table preferred by the majority of my players. Those that prefer the 10 player oval are the players that have grown accustomed to the downsides of dealing from all positions of an oval, and thus prefer it for other reasons (padded rail, speed-cloth, under-rail cupholders).
I dont know. 56" is still a lot to lean over for pot rakes no?
Just made this my wallpaper. At least until Mrs Zombie gets home...
Chad
Sitting Out
She seems oblivious to her attire, but she knows exactly what she's doing.I dont know. 56" is still a lot to lean over for pot rakes no?
Mental Nomad
Full House
They're actually the same in terms of "player space" - if both tables are 60" across, the players are in the exact same locations and have the same amount of elbow room.
The difference is that the octagon adds a little bit of extra table space by extended the corners out. This can be useful to the players who like to have a little more rail to spread out their chip stacks, but doesn't actually add any space between players.
Mental Nomad
Full House
1. I like to be able to seat ten. To me, that requires ovals or elipses.
2. Some of my players don't deal; we seat them on the ends, others volunteer to deal.
3. If I end up on an end, I can still pitch cards the just fine. In fact, I have fun with it.
4. Oval has always worked better in the rooms I had available. Having a narrow dimension on the table seems to work in most rooms, and often makes it easier to set up the table & chairs so that people can walk behind. Even a room that doesn't have a "narrow dimension" because of the walls often has one because of other furniture or counters, etc., so the available space can still be "off" for a circle. If you have a lot of space, the circle is fine, but if not, you end up with the person closest to each wall having to stand up every time someone tries to walk by.
That all depends on how you are measuring the octagon table. If measuring 60" point-to-point across, then the table is actually smaller than a 60" round (because it will fit entirely within a 60" diameter circle). If measuring 60" flat-to-flat across, the octagon is larger than a 60" round, and will correspondingly have more room (elbow and otherwise).
Mental Nomad
Full House
Measuring 60" flat to flat for an octagon, and 60" across a round table, the players' bellies will be 60" apart, and they'll be in the exact same spots. All eight players will be in the exact same spots. If you lifted out the table, it wouldn't matter whether it's round or octagon, the players would be in identical spots. So the distance between them and their elbows will be exactly the same.
Mental Nomad
Full House
True. She gets a lot of elbow room... but she can't scoop the pot.
Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
That's how I erase it.
Not exactly true. Since the octagon players are 'squared-up', they actually have more user space available to them than the players that are 'rounded-forward' on the round table. In essence, the octagon players are quite literally forced outwards, preventing them from taking up body space closer to the circumference of the 60" diameter round -- and creating more personal space in the process.
bivey
Full House
I have one of each, round, oval and octagon. For cash and all self dealt games, I prefer the round> octagon> oval. For aesthetics, the oval rules.
This should be a big plus for octos but they are not popular according to the poll.
Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
The poll, which do you prefer..., is a fallacious poll. Truth is, tables are just tools in a successful poker game.
If you typically seat 3-7 players, round gives you more space, so round is preferred.
If you seat 8 on a regular basis, the octo rules the roost.
Occasionally 9 or more? The oval is the right tool for the job.
Of course room space considerations also need to be considered. Sometimes the oval will fit a room better, and sometimes the round or oval will be the best fit.
You may as well ask which tool do you like better; Hammer, Screwdriver, or Drill? Obv, Hammer is the best tool, but I wouldn't recommend it for fixing eyeglasses.
If you typically seat 3-7 players, round gives you more space, so round is preferred.
If you seat 8 on a regular basis, the octo rules the roost.
Occasionally 9 or more? The oval is the right tool for the job.
Of course room space considerations also need to be considered. Sometimes the oval will fit a room better, and sometimes the round or oval will be the best fit.
You may as well ask which tool do you like better; Hammer, Screwdriver, or Drill? Obv, Hammer is the best tool, but I wouldn't recommend it for fixing eyeglasses.
Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
Sometimes right, always fun!
Wils
Flush
Having just swapped my old non-racetrack round table for a racetracked oval table, I'd have to say round (and no racetrack) if you have the room (the oval will obviously be longer in one direction than the round one, but less wide along its length).
I liked the racetrack pre-purchase, because I thought it would be safer if the guys put their beers on their rather than on the floor (don't like cupholders). In practice, people put their beers on the racetrack and I crap myself every time someone moves in case they spill their drink all over the table.
I liked the racetrack pre-purchase, because I thought it would be safer if the guys put their beers on their rather than on the floor (don't like cupholders). In practice, people put their beers on the racetrack and I crap myself every time someone moves in case they spill their drink all over the table.
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