Poll - Poker or bridge size cards? (2 Viewers)
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Here's a hint: The pips don't show up until you look at them. Think of them as quantum locked.not really, I just want magic cards that morph
mrfridays
Sitting Out
Poker, Jumbo, 4-color.
God... You are very specific...
mrfridays
Sitting Out
Big O, my favorite game...def requires bridge sized cards. I prefer the jumbo index as well.
Phyffe
Pair
We mostly use Poker w/ Jumbo index, primarily because most Jumbo index decks come in that size.
I personally would prefer to use Bride size with Jumbo index since I do all the shuffling for the dealer....
I personally would prefer to use Bride size with Jumbo index since I do all the shuffling for the dealer....
Leaky_Freak
Sitting Out
Copaq makes a "Magnum index"
Davy21
Pair
1/ Poker size / regular index
2/ Poker size / jumbo
2/ Poker size / jumbo
I’m pretty sure the correct answer is Bridge size, because every card room and casino I’ve ever played in uses bridge size cards for poker.
of those, the majority use standard index. Personally I prefer jumbo, but I’m fine with either.
of those, the majority use standard index. Personally I prefer jumbo, but I’m fine with either.
DeeVee8
Straight
I used a set of those once. Epileptic seizures followed.
davethesave
3 of a Kind
Bridge/Standard
but I'm not picky... just not too much of a fan of jumbo
but I'm not picky... just not too much of a fan of jumbo
I do remember my friend at poker table. He aressed one of his long time friends. They played poker before my time in 90s. He stated that they played with Piatnik standard index cards. He said "do you remember when we could berly see number cards?"
Jumbo for full ring, poker size for hołdem, bridge for PLO.
Standard index for 6 max
Jumbo for full ring, poker size for hołdem, bridge for PLO.
Standard index for 6 max
Klobberer
Full House
Big hands, bad eyes and I don't play bridge, so...poker.
I do what the casinos do -- poker-size for blackjack, and bridge-size for poker.
I used to be a standard index guy, but as I've gotten older (and eyesight has deteriorated), I find the jumbo index cards much easier to see at the poker table.
I used to be a standard index guy, but as I've gotten older (and eyesight has deteriorated), I find the jumbo index cards much easier to see at the poker table.
Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
I have yet to find a poker room anywhere in the world that uses "poker" size for poker. "Poker size" is the card equivalent to "official casino weight" chips.
Personally, I have a strong preference for Bridge Jumbo, but will occasionally use Poker size just as to avoid getting tilted if I wind up in some amateur's house using poker size.
Go to Warsaw, POLAND... No problem
I realize poker rooms don’t use poker size cards. But I have no idea why. Even playing Omaha, you only hold four cards. And most of the time they are on the table, anyway. It’s not like they take up a lot of room in your hands. As opposed to playing a card game like, you know, bridge, where you hold 1/4 of the deck. That’s a good use for bridge size cards.
The only thing I can think of is maybe they are easier to shuffle? Less likely to get jammed in the shuffler?
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tabletalker7
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When I visited my sister in Frankfurt the card room we went to there used poker sized cards - they also machine shuffled. I never see poker rooms around me using poker size cards, but they are all hand shuffled. Might be a correlation there.
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They don’t use poker sized cars because they are fatiguing to shuffle and deal. Automatic card shufflers have only been in widespread use for around 10 years...at least from what I’ve noticed in AC. The ones used in casinos are design for bridge cards. Dealers used to shuffle every hand and still do in many cases. They have also been using bridge cards for a very long time. If you look at pics from the first WSOP you can see they are using bridge cards (Kems I think)
We started using bridge cards originally because that is what casinos used. I did that, built a table, and bought custom clay chips to recreate the casino experience at home. That said I would never go back to wide cards and in my experience once most people play with bridge sized cars for a while they prefer them.
Tons easier to shuffle and deal. The wear/tear on the dealer is one of the biggest reasons I use them. They take up a lot less table real estate in stud games, too.
Poker if I have to deal myself.
If I’m sitting in a game with a dealer, it doesn’t matter to me. I have always played poker with poker sized cards. I’m not a bridge player so I’ve never gotten used to handling the smaller cards.
Doesn't really matter, I’ll take down pots with either.
If I’m sitting in a game with a dealer, it doesn’t matter to me. I have always played poker with poker sized cards. I’m not a bridge player so I’ve never gotten used to handling the smaller cards.
Doesn't really matter, I’ll take down pots with either.
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I doubt many bridge card users actually play bridgePoker if I have to deal myself.
If I’m sitting in a game with a dealer, it doesn’t matter to me. I have always played poker with poker sized cards. I’m not a bridge player so I’ve never gotten used to handling the smaller cards.
Doesn't really matter, I’ll take down pots with either.
Wear and tear on the dealer? I guess I’ll have to take your word for it. Seems to me, the act of shuffling cards for hours would affect you the same whether it’s a poker sized deck or bridge.
The extra hand strain caused by larger cards is very real.
Put in an 8 (or 10) hour shift dealing poker sized cards. Repeat for 40 hour weeks.
Do that again with bridge sized cards.
After your first shift, you’ll know why poker rooms use bridge sized cards.
As a side note, I wonder if the people stating the poker size preference hold the stub correctly? Fingers curled at the end of the deck, and index finger covering the top of the deck, so as not to flash anything? Also using a correct pitch, without turning the wrist?
And the amount of people saying “I use poker size cards because I play poker not bridge” amazes me. To the extent that I wonder if they are also using official casino weight chips.
Do that again with bridge sized cards.
After your first shift, you’ll know why poker rooms use bridge sized cards.
As a side note, I wonder if the people stating the poker size preference hold the stub correctly? Fingers curled at the end of the deck, and index finger covering the top of the deck, so as not to flash anything? Also using a correct pitch, without turning the wrist?
And the amount of people saying “I use poker size cards because I play poker not bridge” amazes me. To the extent that I wonder if they are also using official casino weight chips.
Oh, by the way, I was a dealer in a casino. Dealt poker, baccarat, ez bacc, craps, blackjack, double deck bj (sometimes called pitch blackjack in the us), and all the carney games. I also supervised all those games (or pit boss as a generic term)
In our poker room, we used plastic bridge size cards. Everywhere else on the casino floor used poker sized cards. Including BJ pitch. Holding 2 poker sized decks in one hand and pitching them really sucks ass. You don’t even get to pitch them, as you’re sitting at a little blackjack table.
In our poker room, we used plastic bridge size cards. Everywhere else on the casino floor used poker sized cards. Including BJ pitch. Holding 2 poker sized decks in one hand and pitching them really sucks ass. You don’t even get to pitch them, as you’re sitting at a little blackjack table.
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