What are everyone's favorite cards? (22 Viewers)

[CdnBeerLover]

Aren't those essentially just shitty Royals?

No. In my opinion they are very nice card with the same graphics. But they are not Royals.

 

[Fran]

Desjgn, Faded Spade, Broken Arrow, Fournier, Modiano Platinum, Angel and Cartamundi made in Belgium

 

[Phyffe]

As plastic playing cards are more budget friendly than poker chips, I've grabbed multiple setups already before getting my second set of chips.

So far I've tried:

Faded Spade 3.0
Las Vegas cards (from a vendor on PCF)
Copags
Lot Fancy
and KEMs from the casino

I prefer Faded spade as I think they're the easiest to handle when shuffling, however I enjoy pitching the Las Vegas the most as the different surface texture makes them glide easier on most felts.

Hoping to try Desjn soon and maybe some broken arrows!

What's everyone using for their home games?
What's eevryones favorite cards to deal and play with?

Desjgns are probably at the intersection of value and feel for a good many of us.

Objectively, my favorite is Modiano Platinum but it loses out due to the cost and availability.

 

[Kid_Eastwood]

My top 3 :

1. Fournier Bridge / Jumbo
2. Cartamundi Poker Size / Jumbo (made in BE)
3. Desjgn Bridge / Black Jack

My honorable mentions :

4. Modiano Alpha Bridge / Jumbo
5. Piatnik Bridge / Jumbo
6. Copag Texas Holdem Poker / Jumbo (made in BE)

 

[emerdrew]

(New member here, didn’t realize how easy it is to obtain good cards lol). I’ve been using Bicycles for forever, but the good news is I’ve got a set of Bullets and LotFancys coming in the mail after seeing some positive reviews.

 

[SetToBean]

If there's ever a bridge-size ST1000 variant or other enthusiast-grade shuffler out there I'd probably only be using bridge-size Angels, and I use them as much as possible whenever I'm running multiple tables.

For poker size, Dal Negro and Desgjn , although I haven't had the chance to try Modiano, Fournier, or FS products yet.

 

[Phyffe]

If there's ever a bridge-size ST1000 variant or other enthusiast-grade shuffler out there I'd probably only be using bridge-size Angels, and I use them as much as possible whenever I'm running multiple tables.

For poker size, Dal Negro and Desgjn , although I haven't had the chance to try Modiano, Fournier, or FS products yet.

Hi, SetToBean!

Just curious, if you are running multiple tables what criteria are you looking for in your cards? I imagine durability over most other aspects? I don't know if you can rakes over there but we have a small rake in our single table game so I usually hold off on the acetates in favor of more durable brands like FS or Desjgns.

 

[SetToBean]

Hi, SetToBean!

Just curious, if you are running multiple tables what criteria are you looking for in your cards? I imagine durability over most other aspects? I don't know if you can rakes over there but we have a small rake in our single table game so I usually hold off on the acetates in favor of more durable brands like FS or Desjgns.

Pretty much durability and resistance to creasing/marking first, then unique/memorable designs or features (e.g Desgjn's aces, or 4-colour, or 4-index). I don't rake so when I break out nice brands it's as a gift to the players, and I use the same two trusted friends who know it and appreciate nice cards as dedicated dealers for when we go to 2 or 3 tables.

I've had one incident of finding a card creased and scratched, probably due to improper peeking. Made an announcement reminding everyone to handle them properly and no issues since.

 

[Phyffe]

Pretty much durability and resistance to creasing/marking first, then unique/memorable designs or features (e.g Desgjn's aces, or 4-colour, or 4-index). I don't rake so when I break out nice brands it's as a gift to the players, and I use the same two trusted friends who know it and appreciate nice cards as dedicated dealers for when we go to 2 or 3 tables.

I've had one incident of finding a card creased and scratched, probably due to improper peeking. Made an announcement reminding everyone to handle them properly and no issues since.

I hear you. Had a new player (invited by a friend) who was opening cards like he was playing baccarat (in casinos here they use paper cards and players practically tear them apart opening their hands). Had to kinda jokingly tell him that we weren't playing baccarat.

Some people are just used to using cheap China PVC cards. We were using brand new Desjgns at the time. These are hard for me to bring in as I have to order them online and ship them to a freight forwarder to airship it to me here in Manila.

 

[SwissChip]

Today we played with Guild, Dal Negro and Trefl.
Trefl are incredible good cards.
They slide best of all, and shuffle so nice.
Love the big font and bright colors.

And again they slide like no other cards without being slippery. A joy to deal!

 

[Phyffe]

I wish I could source Trefl. Its probably the one brand I cannot get my hands on. Along with Statesman

 

[GeeOhVee]

I wish I could source Trefl. Its probably the one brand I cannot get my hands on. Along with Statesman

Same, have a wide variety of cards, but no Trefl yet.

 

[buffalojim]

Pretty much durability and resistance to creasing/marking first, then unique/memorable designs or features (e.g Desgjn's aces, or 4-colour, or 4-index). I don't rake so when I break out nice brands it's as a gift to the players, and I use the same two trusted friends who know it and appreciate nice cards as dedicated dealers for when we go to 2 or 3 tables.

I've had one incident of finding a card creased and scratched, probably due to improper peeking. Made an announcement reminding everyone to handle them properly and no issues since.

This is exactly what happens when people peek at cards with the capper on top, on any deck of cards. I think within a couple hours we had to replace 2 or 3 decks. I could spot the flaw across the table. The host was not happy.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/poor-card-capping-technique.93623/