NEW CARDS ordered. Excited!

Got any pictures of these cards? I dont think Ive ever used plastic cards before.........

You can find pictures at any vendor site such as caragails.com. There are some review threads here on CardsChat, and detailed reviews and pictures at
http://www.homepokertourney.com/cards_review.htm

The first time I saw KEM cards online, I thought people were crazy to be paying $15 or $20 for a set when I could get Bicycles at the drugstore for $2. But if you play much, you'll definitely find the plastics worthwhile. If you chose just one set, I'd say try Modianos.

I'd venture to say that over 90% of experienced players in this forum use plastic. Should do a poll.
Gary

Our last order was for 34 setups (68 decks) of the Modiano Elemnets when Trident was blowing them out at $3/deck. It's a shame they're not making them anymore because they are really nice and were available in a rainbow of colors.

Anyway I hope you enjoy your cards.

I did the same thing. These cards were a steal for their 2.50 closeout price.

Interesting theory. I realise that I don't qualify as "experienced", but I have played poker online and at my local casino. I do use plastic to pay when I go shopping at the supermarket, but I don't own any playing cards. I would be surprised if it's as high as 90%.

I'd venture that close to 90% who play in/host a semi-regular home game do use plastic cards. It ends up being much cheaper over the long run than replacing a $1 deck of paper cards every time you play.

Hillbilly Replied:
"1. One two-deck set of Modiano Poker Index. My group did not like these cards. 6/9 confusion due to there being no indices on the cards."

Here's a link to a video review of Modiano, Copag and KEM dual index cards.

http://www.homepokertourney.com/reviews/cards-review-dual-index.htm

This reviewer rated the Modianos the best, one of the reasons because the six/nine confusion is diminished compared with the other two brands. The large indices in the margin have the suit under the number, making it easier to ascertain the difference between 6 and 9. The video shows that the Copags and KEMs are more confusing. In fact, the KEMS were the official 2007 World Series cards. They were yanked in part because of the 6/9 confusion. (There were also misspellings on the backs).

All of the cards have small corner indices, thus the term dual index (large in the margin, small in the corners). The Modianos and Copags are indexed in four corners, the KEMs in two.

I hope we like them, but maybe we'll get confused too. Thanks for the warning.

I've added a couple polls to see just which cards are favored.
Paper or Plastic? Your cards?
What is your favorite brand of plastic playing cards?

In this poll, there are only 20 votes so far but it's 85:15 plasticaper. But I think a couple people are confused - one calling KEMs plastic-coated for example.

Paper or Plastic? Your cards?

I've started a proper poll, in order to see whether your earlier assertion is accurate or not; and your poll doesn't give enough options!

Plastic or paper cards, or no cards at all?

At the moment only 50% have cards at home...

Plastic, Plastic, Plastic!!!

You will never go back to paper after using good plastic cards. Personally I am a Copag man but I have used KEM others as well. I get all my poker stuff form www.bluffboutique.com They are the cheapest for Copag cards I have found on the net.

Paper cards are great for go fish and rummy!! One bent or split corner on paper cards and the deck is trash.

I got a few set's off e.bay of Pokerstars cards. No idea what brand they are, but my card shuffler chews them up! lol.
Guess that'll teach me for being lazy and not shuffling myself.
Paper cards are terrible value though. After a night playing at my house we'll go through 2 decks easy, because the corners get bent and mangled and you end up knowing what everyone's holding!
Plastic please.

Dont ever use a cheap card shuffling machine. They dont shuffle properly and destroy your cards. Total junk

I wish there was somewhere I could buy decent cards here in Manila, can only get crappy paper cards or really floppy plastic cards and don't have a credit card so ordering online is a problem.... probably wouldn't even get the damn package anyway some customs bastard would probably swipe them.

I have Kem Arrow cards. Very impressed with them. They hold up well and supposedly unmarkable, unbendable and washable.

My Poker League uses Mordiano Index cards. They are good but it takes some time to adjust to their overall design.

You must have some super duper cards if they are unbendable. Are they made out of titanium??

lol i play mostly online to really appreciate plastic cards i suppose.

No, they are flexible you you can't bend them if they bounce back to its original form.

but you bend them before they bounce back...

card thread w/ my reviews:
Please note that poker is typically played (in all casinos) with 'bridge' sized cards, not 'poker' (standard) sized cards...

Been a long time since I've been here, but I'll say the only Desjgn cards available from http://www.caragails.com are the bridge size. The first cards he produced were poker-sized and had an even more radical pip layout than the bridge-sized. They'll take a bit of getting used to.

The poker-sized Desjgns are available in six different back colors from http://www.playingcardsandmore.com . I've dealt extensively with both of these companies and have received nothing but great service.

Desjgns have bright white faces and black, rather than blue, ink on the court cards. Great contrast, no mistaking what they are. They're a bit slippery compared to the others, though.

The actual designer and owner of Desjgn is Jason Hawley, and he also is a good and fair person which with to deal.

Copag replacement cards are available only from the original suppliers, and only if that supplier has "Copag" in the website name. Otherwise you're probably out of luck.

I've shied away from Kems for a while - I've had trouble with splitting, even with the pre-USPC cards. The only Kems I have left now are unopened sets as collector's items.

Modianos (as well as Dal Negros) are stiff and a little harder to shuffle.

I have very little experience with the other brands of plastic cards, but the first reports of the Zero cards are good.

I've bought a set of two decks of KEM playing cards and I've used them many times and they are still in excellent condition and no marks or anything the texture the same as well very slick. I love kem playing cards and being able to bend them so that the 4 corners are touching each other. I think KEM playing cards are the best cards out there.

ive used to be a magician before turning to poker and ive never heard of any of these was never a plastic card fan. I love the skorpion bicycle cards check them out

Wow, I never knew there was much beyond the $2 paper cards I've been buying for years. I play with a small group occasionally so I'm going to look into the world of plastic cards. Thanks for the info.

I recommend KEM playing cards they aren't made from plastic but from something better. I've had them for about half a year and they are still like brand new they dont have any marks or creases. plus you can wash these cards with water and you can bend them and they never crease they are about 20-30 a pack of two decks but they are worth it probably never going to buy cards for the rest of my life lol.

I would usually close an old thread like this, but imo it has some merit.

I used to own a poker store, we seen the advantages and disadvantages to every type of cards.

Really the bottom line is that cheap decent quality cards were what ppl wanted. Things like bicycles were outselling kem/delnegro 10-1, mainly because poker players are a little supersitious and likes deck changes lots.

I love new cards. They just have that smell and snap for the first couple games.

I just bought me a stocking stuffer....Copag multi-color deck. Thanks for the site and the info it brought.

I agree, plastic is the way to go if you play on a regular basis, even though I have yet to play with plastic cards that are as nice feeling as Bicycles.

We play at my house about 4 - 5 times a week and we go through about 2 - 3 decks of regular Bicycles a week. We had a plastic deck but eventually it wore out (with bends, cracks, etc.) after about 3 months.

But yes, plastic will save you a TON of $$ over the long run.

Kem,Modiano or Copag IMO dont go with cheap plastic cards. I bought a deck of royals and the were good for about 100 hands then they started getting sticky even after washing them.