Hey..... I'm not done with this marathon yet.
Pokah Wonkah
OK, yes, the name is goofy. No argument there. But, if you can get past that, I think I might have found another PVC card that has won me over besides Angel.... well.... OK, let's make that 2 hurdles you need to get over.... here's the 2nd one...
But first, let's get something out of the way...
DO NOT READ THIS NEXT PART STANDING UP!!!! If you do and end up falling down & hitting your head it's not my fault.... you were warned. So.... sitting down?.... OK, good, here we go.....
These are indeed PVC cards, not Cellulose-Acetate. & no, they are not bathed in gold dust, or been produced by, and only touched by, the delicate hands of naked virginal angels .... in fact, they're produced on
Copag's Texas Hold'Em stock. Now, as good as that may be compared to Copag's other usual suspects, you may have a hard time justifying a price of the equivalent (as I write this) of
$18.25 USD per deck....
BEFORE shipping across the Atlantic.
I'll give you a minute to digest that & recompose yourself........
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Have you regained your composure yet?..... OK.... let's continue.....
So, what do I like so much about 'em? Well, they are on Copag's Texas Hold'Em stock. Which has a much nicer finish than everything else they churn out. It's an actual true Linen finish. They
are also a tad thicker which makes 'em a bit stiffer as well (17 vs 19) which pushes 'em up into medium-soft territory. But, I can live with that for this next reason.
As a rule, I
HATE "peek index" cards. With a passion. What always happens with peek index cards is the addition of the peek index means the regular index gets pushed further down the side of the cards. So, if you're too old to use the peek index you have to look halfway down the side of the cards to tell what the h*ll you're holding. If you're not familiar with this particular crime.... here's an example of the worst peek index offenders....
With no suit pips below the rank, if you get dealt the 9 of spades & a black ace never mind needing to look halfway down the side, you have to basically look at the whole d*mn card to see if you're suited or not. Apologies to those of you with eagle-vision, but, what a cluster-f*ck trying to play with these would be for me & most others in the "knocking on the door of 60" set.
Well, these guys came up with what I consider an awesome solution. In a bit of thinking "outside the box", why not put the peek indexes on the opposite corners of the standard index?
If you're askin' me, that's an ingeniously simple solution to an annoying problem. I love it. I don't care if you're 19 or 99, you have a choice that you can read.
Also, they've used Cartamundi's awesome "Casino" font.... & with bright red ink even.
The back design comes in your choice of 4 colors (left to right) Warm Black, Bronzetone, Mulberry Wood, or Thatch Green.
Normal price would cost you just shy of a Bennie to get 4 decks across the pond. I got a "Black Friday" deal of 4 decks for the price of 3, but that still ended up costing me nearly $80 USD shipped.
If you can get past the price & the name doesn't put you on tilt, I think these are the best PVC cards on the planet at the moment. & for the price, they certainly ought to be.
Website:
https://www.pokahnights.com/collections/pokah-cards
As always, specs in the database:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/resources/the-redneck-poker-card-database-2-0.76/