[Skip to the pics in the next posts below if you don’t want/need to hear the backstory...]
I decided to build a simple tabletop and topper for a small must-move/overflow table for my cash game. This is needed because I have been getting 12-13 people showing up pretty regularly over the course of the evening—not all at once. (If I was getting more like 14-16, then I would just build a second full table.)
Generally, 6-8 guys show up at on time at 7:30 pm and the game kicks off once there are at least six. By 9:30 the main table is always full—and I don’t like to play more than 9 if I can help it, considering 7-8 handed ideal for a fun, action-y cash game. Over the next hour or two, another 3-4 people show up, and have to wait for someone to leave to get a seat.
So my thought was to build a small table that could fit 2-6 players, so that late arrivals can get some hands in before the main table opens up. Realistically, this will seldom be more than 2-4 people.
But I did not want even more furniture in my poker space, which is also a gallery/workshop for me and my partner, where she builds sculpture and makes paintings, and I do woodworking projects.
I looked around and my eye fell on an antique side table, 24" x 36", which sits between two easy chairs near the entrance. Since I wanted this must-move table to stow away in a storage area without taking up a lot of space, I decided to use this side table as the stand for a slightly larger topper. Pics and build details in the next post...
I decided to build a simple tabletop and topper for a small must-move/overflow table for my cash game. This is needed because I have been getting 12-13 people showing up pretty regularly over the course of the evening—not all at once. (If I was getting more like 14-16, then I would just build a second full table.)
Generally, 6-8 guys show up at on time at 7:30 pm and the game kicks off once there are at least six. By 9:30 the main table is always full—and I don’t like to play more than 9 if I can help it, considering 7-8 handed ideal for a fun, action-y cash game. Over the next hour or two, another 3-4 people show up, and have to wait for someone to leave to get a seat.
So my thought was to build a small table that could fit 2-6 players, so that late arrivals can get some hands in before the main table opens up. Realistically, this will seldom be more than 2-4 people.
But I did not want even more furniture in my poker space, which is also a gallery/workshop for me and my partner, where she builds sculpture and makes paintings, and I do woodworking projects.
I looked around and my eye fell on an antique side table, 24" x 36", which sits between two easy chairs near the entrance. Since I wanted this must-move table to stow away in a storage area without taking up a lot of space, I decided to use this side table as the stand for a slightly larger topper. Pics and build details in the next post...
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