It takes a moment to learn, but a lifetime to master.ĭiscovering how to play Texas hold'em poker is not difficult and the simplicity of its rules, gameplay, and hand-ranking all contribute to the popularity of the game. Texas hold'em is so popular that is the only poker game many players will ever learn. The lighted rail table is admittedly more complicated, but shows that anyone can build a basic table.Texas Hold'em is the most popular of all poker variations.Īll of the marquee tournaments around the world (including those played at the World Series of Poker, the World Poker Tour, the and the European Poker Tour) feature the no-limit variation of this game.

The first (done with folding legs) could be done for around $300-350 in materials and looks like a $1400 table. There are lots of how-to's, and it's not overly complicated, even though I thought t it might be (when I built my first table), and here's one of my first and one of my latest builds. You can see one of them in the uppermost photo below.Īs for a table, you can get a very nice built table (with good materials) doing it yourself. Upholstered, they're more (probably $25-30 into them).

Stainless cupholders for $5 each, puts the cost at $17 ea cart. You can get 4 oak drink carts for $20-30 (~$7 ea). I've even upholstered them w/ poker felt (but you don't have to). I've had success trolling craigslist for TV trays, cutting two 3-5/8' holes in them, and inserting two jumbo drink holders. If you have the room/money, the best option is drink carts. Cupholders in the rail (or in slide-under cup holders) are much preferred. They are chip magnets, and simply take up chip/card real estate. Secondly, cupholders in the play surface are to be avoided if at all possible.

In other words, you try to go onto Craigslist and you'll find a ton of hex tables for next to nothing (can't give them away), and fewer ovals (which I think are more desirable). An oval allows more room, and is more standard (current) on the poker table front. You can barely fit 8 people at a hex table comfortably, and certainly not 10. OK, for starters, I think a oval is the way to go.

Fold up poker table