Done. Sold.

I host a poker game here at home once per week. We generally play for about 4 or 5 hours every Friday night. With all that play, I only use and recommend high quality 100% plastic playing cards. We play poker with cards by Modiano, KEM, Fournier and Copag. The going rate for a set is anywhere from $25 to $75 (a set is two decks, different colours backs).

If you play any type of card game regularly, I absolutely recommend you should play with 100% plastic playing cards. They feel better and last a lot longer. With a deck of good plastic cards you should be able to bend it from pip to pip and it should spring back to a flat perfect condition.

“What are the best plastic playing cards?” I hear you asking. Well that’s an interesting question, I’m glad you asked. My favourite cards are the Fournier 2818, however I believe they are only sold to casinos these days. So if you want Fournier cards for home game you will need to get the Fournier 2800 series. They are pretty much the same card, they have the same face design but a different back design (quite boring actually) but they are by far the best cards we’ve used. Second favourite goes to the Modiano playing cards. The Modiano has a great front and back design, they are available in an awesome range of colours, 2 or 4 pips and the option of standard or jumbo index. The Modiano are followed closely by KEM, which clearly have the best back design (we love the KEM “Arrow” cards) but they are the 3rd on the list based on feel. The Copag were junk, maybe I got a bad batch but I would never buy them again or refer anyone to buy them, just as I am doing with you now, AVOID them.

So back to the original question, when will the best 100% plastic cards not do? When there are 24-carat gold-plated playing cards available over at the Perth Mint. They come as a single deck of 52 cards, in luxurious gold with black face print. The pictures on the site do not show us what the card backs look like, but it definitely seems as though there are no red pips for the hearts and diamonds.

I am definitely going to order some or have someone buy me them for Christmas, they definitely make a great gift for anyone in to poker or other card game. I don’t intend on playing with the cards, so I don’t care what the backs look like. I want to frame them, which might seem like a waste of the luxurious presentation case they ship in, but it seems like such a waste to put them in a box out of sight.

By the same rationale, I am sure its a waste to lock them away and not to play with them, but as I said, play with the plastic, and admire the gold. Then again, in an emergency you can always break the glass if you need to impress some super rich people when you have them around for a high stakes poker game.

Visit the Perth Mint and check out the Gift section to find the Gold-Plated Playing Cards.

Posted by: tron

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