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Justacardpro
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Hey im new here and i want to build a texas hold em Poker Table. I have been to many pages looking at different tables to see what i can make mine look like. The one thing that i have no clue what to use is the fabric for the table top. Is there anyone here who knows what type of material I should get and maybe a price.
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:21 am |
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Keebs
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the fabric you want is felt, its used for gambling tables (poker, blackjack, etc.) and like pool tables, you can but it at alomst all fabric stores (jo ann fabric) or if you have astore that specializes in gambling.
....or you could do what i did, i allready had a pool table, so i use that when i play poker, its big enough for 10 and its felt, oh yeah 
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:48 am |
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PAFisher
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What ever you do, don't use the "Craft Felt" it won't hold up. I put "Craft Felt" on mine from JoAnns and it lasted maybe 5 games before it started beading up. We had to use a lint shaver to make it smooth again.
I am looking at either "Velveteen" or a "Cotton Twill" that I have seen at JoAnn's that I like the color of. When I put it on, I'll let you know which one I use and how well it works for cards.
JoAnn's sells a true "Wool Felt" but it isn't wide enough for my table. It might fit yours. I think it comes in 30" or maybe 36" widths. I need it to be like 38" wide to fit my table and be wide enough to be able to attach it around the edge.
If you have a Pool Table seller in your area, they probably either sell Pool Table felt, or know who does and that should hold up much better and should come in big enough pieces to work.
"Im In"
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pokerfanatic
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 9:10 am |
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Deucebigalow
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velveteen, cotton twill, or whole felt are good ways to prevent the lint. I actually used a cotton/polyester on mine. It works good and feels good and it was inexpensive.
Pictures of my build: 
the pictures show the cheap felt, I later had to refelt it with the cotton/polyester blend which works great.
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 9:38 am |
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Da-Sh
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Do your buddies give you a lot of tips? Or is that the rake box... 
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 9:58 am |
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Deucebigalow
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 Funny you should ask. Thats actually where we put the buy in money. THe money drops into a volcro attached money bag I got from a bank, which my wife cut down to a smaller size. But yes, sometimes i take a rake when people request my table at their house. Plus every time I hold poker games, I have a girlfriend of mine deal the game. She makes money on tip and sometimes i also give her a % of the rake.
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:35 pm |
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Da-Sh
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Funny you should ask. Thats actually where we put the buy in money. THe money drops into a volcro attached money bag I got from a bank, which my wife cut down to a smaller size. But yes, sometimes i take a rake when people request my table at their house. Plus every time I hold poker games, I have a girlfriend of mine deal the game. She makes money on tip and sometimes i also give her a % of the rake. |
Wife and Girlfriend two sentences away?
Interesting...
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:48 pm |
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Deucebigalow
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:53 pm |
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Jim
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Hahahahaha. Damn, nothing gets by you Da-Sh. But you are going to want to use velveteen (like other people already said), suade, or billard felt. Standard felt starts to ball up like crazy and just makes playing a hassle.
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:29 pm |
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Toe Jam
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:12 pm |
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Keebs
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see i would also charge my friends a rake, the only problem is there all poor, and most can barly aford the buy in, or would have nothing to play with if there was a rake.
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:20 pm |
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Da-Sh
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Why would anyone charge their friends a rake? It's a home game, you're not supposed to have to worry about things like a rake! Sure, if you're paying for "extra" amenities like a dedicated dealer (she's cute, I presume?  ) or providing cigars and beer, then getting some money to account for that is always good. But why not just ask the guys for five bucks at the start, and call it even?
Ahh well. Everyone plays differently I guess.
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:47 pm |
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Keebs
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 well i whouldn't charge my friends a rake even if they had money, but my point is, i have no choice to begin with. yeah.
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:51 pm |
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Buckett
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I used designer suede from walmart. Less than $4/yd. Also got my vinyl for the rail there for less than $4/yd. Both look and feel great.
Pardon the cheesy picture. It is used for selling dealer buttons on Ebay.
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:23 pm |
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rlk7
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Nice flop. What were you playin against 7/2 offsuit? lol, just kiddin. Anyways nice picture.
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:25 pm |
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well i whouldn't charge my friends a rake even if they had money, but my point is, i have no choice to begin with. yeah. |
Screw my friends. It becomes a hastle when I have to drive 25 miles with my Poker Table in the back of my truck and bring all the supplies and a dealer (yes she's cute) . Anyway, the rake shouldn't hurt the "poor" guys much. Its taken from the guy who wins a pot. If you do a 10% rake and cap it at $4, its not going to kill anybody. The pot would have to be $40 to get your $4. The guy who wins $40 isn't going to complain about $4 to the house.
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| Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:31 pm |
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TuTone
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actually $4 is quite a high rake......your way is the same as the casino i deal at.....i think $2 is good....you're still getting quite a bit out of it
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| Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:00 am |
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Justacardpro
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I like the suggestions on what type of fabric to use. It will be a hard decsion but when my table is done i will post the picture of it.
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Keebs
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well i whouldn't charge my friends a rake even if they had money, but my point is, i have no choice to begin with. yeah. |
Screw my friends. It becomes a hastle when I have to drive 25 miles with my Poker Table in the back of my truck and bring all the supplies and a dealer (yes she's cute) . Anyway, the rake shouldn't hurt the "poor" guys much. Its taken from the guy who wins a pot. If you do a 10% rake and cap it at $4, its not going to kill anybody. The pot would have to be $40 to get your $4. The guy who wins $40 isn't going to complain about $4 to the house. |
well then if i charged a rake, my friends whould be like "F*** this" and then i dont get to play poker, b/c they leave. (i censered myself so i dont afend someone) oh well i dont mind not getting a rake, but i can see why your charging a rake, realy nice table, the 25 miles, hot dealer, hell i pay rake for that
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| Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:17 am |
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PAFisher
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I went by the local billiard store this morning and they want like $125 for enough felt to cover a standard 4 x 8 pook table. A little higher than I wanted to pay, but that would be enough for two coverings of my table.
I think I might try the Suede or Velveteen. Just not sure how easy the cards slide accross the table with those fabrics.
If you use one of these two fabrics, please post your ideas of how the cards handle on the material and how the chips being dragged accross the table works out.
Thanks,
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| Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:48 am |
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EriCKY
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I have suede on my table. It's really nice, but the cards actually seem to stick almost. They will slide for a short distance then grab ahold of the fabric and come to a dead stop quite quickly.
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| Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:48 pm |
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Justacardpro
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A friend of mine is gettin me billiard felt for $10 bucks 3 yrds of it so i think that shouldbe enough what do u guys think
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| Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:39 pm |
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TuTone
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should be enough.....unless your table is longer than 8' you should be ok
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| Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:51 pm |
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Justacardpro
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I dont know ill get 4 yrds of it just to be safe
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| Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:54 pm |
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Toe Jam
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| Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:03 pm |
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Big Jay
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I have velveteen and most of the time my pals get upset because the cards slide to far =D
Its the best and only fabric id recommend
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| Sat Jul 31, 2004 5:48 pm |
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nolimitcoach
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I just finished making my table and used it tonight for a family tournament. The material i used is synthetic suade you can get at JOAnn's
fabrics for $6.99 a yard. great stuff and looks/feels plush! Much better than any speed cloth or wool felt or even velveteen. Worked great for me and pretty cheap.
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