Paper or Plastic? Your cards?

Do you use primarily paper of plastic cards in our home games?


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OzExorcist

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Plastic. Harder to mark, bajillion times better to shuffle and pitch, and might just survive if you spill a drink on them.
 
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Mine are semi plastic. They are unmarkable, unbendable, washable and shuffles like butter.
 
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COME ON

Everyone knows that plastic is better, more durable, and effiecient cards to use. I still have to admit their is a classic feel to the paper cards that i like at times aswell. But for the 2000 era you got to go with the plastic!!:deal:
 
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A little while back I bought a couple sets of copaq cards and I love em'. Only got to use them once so far but they are so nice. The only thing I found wierd is that I figured they'd be a little thicker, I mean damn they feel thin.
 
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We use 2 decks on the WPT cards.. perfect feel for poker.
 
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when we play serious we use only plastic, better to handle for the dealer...

but if there are a few id****, nothing knowing about poker ore the quality of good cards and chips, paper is enough :D
 
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Mine are semi plastic. They are unmarkable, unbendable, washable and shuffles like butter.

What is semi plastic? Brand? Do you mean plastic-coated?
 
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The brand is KEM. I believe there are plastic coated now that you mentione dit.

No. KEMs qualify as a plastic card. Plastic-coated cards are your off-the-shelf dimestore decks like Bee and Bicycle. Plastic-coated paper.

Most plastic cards are some kind of PVC. KEM's selling point is that they use cellulose acetate, which is claimed to be a better material. Modiano also sells a premium line called "Platinum Acetate." Quite a bit more money - and KEMs are on the expensive side, too.

Is it worth it? I don't think so. Paper cards might last one or two games. Good plastic cards will last hundreds of games. Acetate ones might last hundreds or thousands of games, but they too will eventually show some wear and you'll want to replace them. I think you'd reach that point with acetate or standard plastic, so i think good quality plastic cards are the best value. Although if somebody wanted to give me a set of Modiano Plastic Acetates, I certainly wouldn't turn it down.

We've been using a set of Modianos for three years now - and the cards are starting to fade. We would have spent hundreds by now with a new set of paper every week.

The best deal around was when Trident was blowing out the Modiano Elements for 2 or 3 dollars a deck. Now I think they are completely gone. Does anybody know if the Tridents are avaialable anywhere?
Gary
 
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paper vs plastic is a question?

plastic all the way

I own various decks by Kem, Copaq and Gemaco...

The Kem's are the best of the 3 imo.

/I am also a certified dealer
 
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Plastic of course, more resistable.
Paper is harder to shuffle.
 
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