Wholesale playing cards
Although most of the emphasis in a poker set gets put on the poker chips, the playing cards play the single greatest role in the game. After all, you can't play poker without playing cards.
Because there are so many different types of playing cards, choosing what deck or decks can be a difficult task. The first, and most important, choice is what material to get.
Playing cards, like grocery bags, come in two major materials: paper and plastic. Most playing cards are the paper variety. They are cheap, easy to print, and readily available.
But paper playing cards have several inadequacies that make them a short-lived product at best. Paper playing cards bend and warp over time, so they only lay flat when they are brand new.
Next, paper playing cards are succeptible to creases, dents, marks, tears, and stains. And if you get paper playing cards wet (think spilled drinks) they are ruined.
Some popular brands of paper playing cards are Bee playing cards and Bicycle playing cards.
For about three times the cost of paper playing cards, you can purchase plastic playing cards. Plastic playing cards are a much better investment.
Plastic playing cards, not to be confused with plastic coated playing cards, which are simply paper playing cards with a plastic coating, are virtually immune to all the problems that plague traditional paper playing cards.
Plastic playing cards will not warp, crease, tear, dent, or mark, and because they are fully washable, getting them wet is not a problem. Plastic playing cards even shuffle and slide across the table better.
If you are thinking about purchasing plastic playing cards, we recommend Da Vinci Playing Cards. Da Vinci Cards are top quality 100% plastic playing cards manufactured in Italy.
They are higher quality than either Copag or Kem for a fraction of the price.
Jumbo index playing cards
Another factor to consider when purchasing playing cards is whether you want jumbo numbers or standard size numbers. The size of the numbers are referred to as the "index" on playing cards.
Jumbo index playing cards are most useful for poker tournaments, where you might have onlookers. The jumbo index numbers make the cards easier to read from far away.
The last thing to consider when choosing a deck of playing cards is the size of the cards themselves. Playing cards come in two sizes: bridge size and poker size.
The difference between bridge size playing cards and poker size playing cards is a mere 1/4". Bridge size playing cards are 3 1/2" x 2 1/4", while poker size playing cards are 3 1/2" x 2 1/2".
Most playing cards are poker size, but some people prefer bridge size playing cards because their narrow layout makes them easier to hold.
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