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why is a standard deck of cards only two colors ?
it seems to me a four color deck (different color for each suit)
makes much more sense.
is this a traditional thing or to do with cost ?
why don't online poker rooms use a four color deck
by default, instead of having to change from 2 colors ?
i presume you can buy a 4 color pack of cards, are these
more expensive to make ?
with poker software its easy to have 4 colors with no extra
cost.
is anyone still using a 2 color deck online ?
just curious.
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I agree 100% - I always opt for the 4 color deck. I guess it is just traditional to have 2 colors. My eyes are not good enough - I need 4 lol.
 
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Once upon a time there was only black. Printing costs et al. Huge improvement when they added a second color.

I was a big bridge player, and never saw 4 color decks until I saw online poker. And while I haven't shopped for cards in years, I would imagine 4 color decks can be bought.

Online 4 color decks should be standard IMHO. Then you could opt for the 2 color version, or what the hell, opt for a 1 color version....We don't need no stinking color!:mad:
 
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When Mike Caro introduced 4 color deck to the poker world in 92? it is said that the regs hated them but the beginners at low limits loved them, meaning donkeys like shiny colors.

I like shiny colors :eek: :rolleyes:
 
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I prefer to play the 2 color deck, but that's because I only played one time with the 4 color deck. I guess I thought it was weird because I'm not used.
 
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I started using 4 colors when I started multi tabling. My eyes are not the greatest and it was sometimes necessary to wear my glasses and I dont like to wear them if I dont need to. Now I am so used to it, that I will never go vack to 2 color decks.
 
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I hate the four colour ones, Traditional all the way.

Although I wasn't saying that the other day when I stacked of ace high thinking I had a flush :(
 
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I hated them, but I find them good for mixed games. I still have a problem using them in holdem. And in person I didn't like them either. Guess it just depends on the person.
 
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I love them, makes it easier to identify obvious draws when you're multitabling, and play with them live at my University Poker Society
 
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In the LIVE arena, when you are only playing 1 hand at a time, its easy, buy multi-tabling on-line, 4 colours come in very handy.
 
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just googled 4 colour deck, these look sweet:
[ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Copag-Playing-Cards-4-Colour/dp/B000Y9Q99I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311721225&sr=8-1"]4 Colour Copag Cards: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home[/ame]
 

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They're really nice to play live with
 
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I all ways find myself having to recheck my cards every time I've used a 4 color deck in a live game.
 
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i hate 2 colour deck.... can even amagin i play with 2 colours
only 4 colours
 
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i think comparing a 2 color deck to a 4 color deck
is like comparing windows95 to windows 7.
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I didn't like them at first, tradition and what not. Now though that is one of the first settings I look for when I load a new client/skin. Definitely helps me when multitabling.
 
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I think I'm an odd one out because I still use two-colour decks online.

Mostly it's because I have to work with two-colour decks when I deal live games and I don't want to run the risk of getting my brain wired for four colours and starting to miscall live hands. My boss wouldn't be too pleased if I started awarding people pots just because they had five red cards...

Plus I've never played more than about six or eight tables at a time online so misreading hands in the rush has never been a big issue for me.
 
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4 color Deck always ......

Mistaken Flush

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I think I'm an odd one out because I still use two-colour decks online.

Mostly it's because I have to work with two-colour decks when I deal live games and I don't want to run the risk of getting my brain wired for four colours and starting to miscall live hands. My boss wouldn't be too pleased if I started awarding people pots just because they had five red cards...

^^^Valid exception......
 
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don't they use 4 color decks in casino's ?
seems a bit 'behind the times' to me.
i never play live in casino's but if i did,
i would deffo want a 4 color deck.
 
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don't they use 4 color decks in casino's ?
seems a bit 'behind the times' to me.
i never play live in casino's but if i did,
i would deffo want a 4 color deck.

Not in any casino I've ever played at.
 
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yes,,,I always use a four color deck,,,I'm 65 years old ,,,with multi tables,,,hell I barely see the numbers,,,,lol
 
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don't they use 4 color decks in casino's ?
seems a bit 'behind the times' to me.
i never play live in casino's but if i did,
i would deffo want a 4 color deck.

Not in any casino that I've every seen or heard of either - maybe it's a tradition thing, but miscalling hands because of card colours is a much smaller issue in live games because the pace is slower, you're only playing one table at a time and there are multiple people at the table able to pick up mistakes.
 
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