Does Wooden racetrack damage Clay chips? (1 Viewer)

[Eightninesuited]

I’m debating on whether or not buy a table with a wooden racetrack. They are more commonly available locally and costs a lot less than the all-felt casino style tables.

However, just wondering what damage a wooden racetrack would do to clay chips long term if you shuffle, or tip over a stack, or push multiple stacks from the racetrack to the felt..etc?

 

[rjdev7]

I’m debating on whether or not buy a table with a wooden racetrack. They are more commonly available locally and costs a lot less than the all-felt casino style tables.

However, just wondering what damage a wooden racetrack would do to clay chips long term if you shuffle, or tip over a stack, or push multiple stacks from the racetrack to the felt..etc?

I had a wooden race track for years. Damage to chips was never really a concern, or an outcome, however it is way more difficult to shuffle chips on a race track than on a cushioned, felted, surface. There's just nothing for the chips to grip onto. I like the look of race tracks, but have found them not as practical. Once I created a table with the cup holders in the rails, I realized I'll never go back.

 

[ovo]

no damage

 

[Coyote]

The looks are pretty nice.
The noise of chips on wood can be excruciating.

 

[moose]

racetracks suck

 

[TheDuke]

You'll regret getting a racetrack.

Looks okay but it's pretty annoying to play on.

Get a felt with a betting line.

 

[ekricket]

If you like cleaning spills up off of your felt and chips/cards then by all means go for a racetrack.
It’s a nice flat surface to hold my 1st drink, sunglasses, car keys, wallet, second drink for later, bottle of water that I don’t want to throw away, two snacks, iPad, and my day planner.

That’s typically what I see on racetracks in front of each person.
Adding charging ports let’s them put even more shit on the table if that’s your goal.

 

[upNdown]

No. If anything, I’d worry about the clay chips damaging the wood racetrack.

But racetracks serve no purpose (aside from looking nice) and really get in the way, in a lot of important ways. When I see somebody with a table with a racetrack, I assume they don’t actually play much poker. Or at least they didn’t when they bought the table.

 

[upNdown]

They are more commonly available locally and costs a lot less than the all-felt casino style tables.

Also, that makes no sense.
An all felt table is much simpler to build and requires fewer materials.

 

[ekricket]

Also, that makes no sense.
An all felt table is much simpler to build and requires fewer materials.

The people that owned them are selling them at a loss to get all felt tables.