Barrington + topper? (1 Viewer)

[Jankster]

I want to step up my home poker game from the folding plastic table and padded table cloth. I'm looking at a Barrington 10-seat table with a topper from a vendor on this site. The pictures the vendor has posted look great. Is the upgrade going to blow my mind or do most feel like they want more? Custom chips?? Didn't know it was a thing until I found this site.

Thanks for reading,
Jankster

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

Barrington + the topper are fantastic pieces! But we really cant answer the wanting more part. if you've got the money and know you want a nicer table, go straight for that instead of working up incrementally. If a folding table works better, barringtons are fine and a good product.

I would highly advise custom chips, whether cheap ceramics or CPCs. It feels incredible to own something custom

 

[aurumity]

The upgrade from a plastic table to the barrington is one that should make you very happy with the purchase you just made. Unless you've never played in a decent casino/card room, it won't blow your mind. Not too sure if this is a regional thing, but the table doesn't appear to be on stock on amazon anymore. However, you can still get one on walmart for $200. I'm not too sure if the Barrington on the walmart website has the new rail. Sometime within the last year or two they upgraded that.

Here's a picture of mine if you needed a picture of it in use. Can't speak on a topper but it's definitely my next major purchase. The felt & the size of the table are the only things keeping it back.

Conversely you could also keep your eye out on the Facebook marketplace to see if anyone else is selling a better table for a good price.

 

[MrBoosh]

Here on PCF, we love and pay attention to really nice and expensive chips. Out in the real world, most of your players will not pay much attention to your chips. They will notice a nice looking table with a comfortable rail. The Barrington's are a great, budget friendly table and also allow for easy storage since they fold in half. A topper is a perfect way to make your Barrington look custom and high end without spending all the money on something custom and high end. @rjdev7 's toppers play so much better than a regular Barrington felt. The cards glide across like an air hockey table.

The next thing I would purchase (before nice chips) would be comfortable chairs. I don't have storage for non folding tables and anything other than padded folding chairs in my home. So that is what works best for me. If you have more storage then you can find nicer stacking chairs on FB marketplace or order some from somewhere else. It all depends on your budget and your storage.

Picking up some nice plastic cards will help your game as well and won't break the bank too much.

 

[exodus]

The table won’t blow your mind but if you don’t have a table it’s nice. The topper is a definite must because the cards don’t glide well on the default felt. You have to stand up and deal or really pitch the cards with some force. I’d say a topper makes much more of a difference than the Barrington table.

 

[Teach42]

Replace that felt and it's amazing just how nice a table it is. When your cards are flying across the table and stopping right where you want them, you'll realize it was definitely worth the effort. That and deeper cupholders and you've got those $400 tables you see on Craigslist with a fraction of the budget.

 

[Jankster]

Here on PCF, we love and pay attention to really nice and expensive chips. Out in the real world, most of your players will not pay much attention to your chips. They will notice a nice looking table with a comfortable rail. The Barrington's are a great, budget friendly table and also allow for easy storage since they fold in half. A topper is a perfect way to make your Barrington look custom and high end without spending all the money on something custom and high end. @rjdev7 's toppers play so much better than a regular Barrington felt. The cards glide across like an air hockey table.

The next thing I would purchase (before nice chips) would be comfortable chairs. I don't have storage for non folding tables and anything other than padded folding chairs in my home. So that is what works best for me. If you have more storage then you can find nicer stacking chairs on FB marketplace or order some from somewhere else. It all depends on your budget and your storage.

Picking up some nice plastic cards will help your game as well and won't break the bank too much.

Chips are next. Thank you for the thoughtful response.