Note about poker chips - Chip weights may vary from their stated weight. Weights could be slightly lighter or heavier. This is something that will be hardly noticeable and not affect the playability of the chip. Chip colors may also vary from one manufacturing batch to another. If you are wanting to purchase a large quantity of chips, we would recommend purchasing them all at the same time. We do not recommend purchasing chips over time, the colors may not match.

Build Your Own Poker Tables - Supplies Poker Table Supplies. Gathering the right supplies for your poker table will determine the quality of the finished product. For this reason you need to make sure that you get the right supplies the first time. It starts to get expensive if you continually buy the wrong supplies and have to replace them. For all your poker table needs, whether you are building, repairing or upgrading your poker table. We have a wide selection of shufflers, table felts and foam, drop boxes, cup holders, food carts and even our signature line of poker tables legs and table pedestals for you to choose. Poker Chips & Supplies. Poker Chip Mania offers one of the Largest Selections of Poker Chips and Supplies at the Lowest Prices since 2006. All Chip Sets can be Customized by YOU!- You select how many of what colors you want in your set. Don't settle for a poker chip set that you can't customize to fit your needs.

Once you start looking around for poker chips, you will realize that there are many choices. You will find chips with denominations, chips with no denomination, bulk chips, chips in sets and they all come in several colors and are made with different materials.

What chips are right for you? Are you on a budget? Looking for quality? Do you play tournaments, cash games, or both?

Chip Bundles - Bundles are just bulk chips. Most of the chips come in bundles of 25 chips. Some do come in bundles of 50 chips.

Chip Sets - All of our chip styles are available in a variety of set sizes. Getting a set is the more cost effective way of purchasing chips. Most of the sets are available in sizes from 300 to 1000 chips. The cases are aluminum, wood, acrylic and chip carriers. Cases styles are not available in all sizes.

What are poker chips made with?

You will find three types of materials; composite (plastic), clay and ceramic. The composite are usually the most economical, but not always. The clay have a wide range in quality and the ceramic are casino grade.

Composite – They are made from a compressed PVC material. These chips are strong and will last a long time. The edges will not wear down. These chips are a popular choice for poker leagues, were they get a great amount of use. These chips are generally less expensive too, but not always. These chips have a slippery feel.

Clay - Most casinos use clay poker chips. Clay chips come in a wide range of quality and costs. Clay chips have composite materials in them to add strength and durability. Less expensive clay chips generally contain more composite materials in them. Clay chips edges will begin to wear and become rounded, giving them a great feel. Clay chips have a less slippery feel to them. They have a “soapy” feel and tend to stack much better than composite.

Ceramic – a ceramic have the unique feature of having the graphics being part of the chip. Several casinos use ceramic chips. These chips are generally more expensive.

Chip Weight - Most chips sold range between 8 and 15 grams; with the most popular weight being the 14g poker chips. When the poker boom began in the early 2000’s, the 11.5g chips were the first poker chips widely available and there were just a few chip styles to choose from. Then the 13.5g poker chips hit the market and they were made with a clay material. Most recently, the 14 and 15 gram chips have become the heavy weights of the poker chip world.

Many people think that the heavier the chip, the higher the quality of the chip. This is not true, the heavier chips weigh more because there is a metal insert inside of them; the more metal, the heavier they are. 10 grams is the weight of most casino chips.

The weight of a chip is just personal preference. So pick a chip that feels the best to you, has a look you like and one that fits in your budget.

Chip Denominations - About half of our chips have denominations on them and half do not. Whether you have denominations or not is a personal preference.

Denominations – The benefit of denominations is that it eliminates any confusion of the value of the chips. Most chip styles have denominations of $1, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000. Some sets include chip denominations that are under $1 and over $10,000. You will also find some denominational chip styles that have no dollars sign. These chips have the flexibility to be us as dollar or cent chips.

No Denominations – The benefit of non-denominational chips is that it gives you flexibility. Any color can equal any value. For example, if you play both tournaments and cash games, the chip values needed for each game can be different.

How many poker chips do you need?

The most important aspect to take into consideration is how you will be using the chips. If you are going to be using them for cash games, then that is different compared to using them for tournament play. When using chips for cash games, you will only need a couple of chip colors or maybe even just one color of chip. While tournament play will use three, four or maybe five chip colors; depending on the number of players in the tournament.

Tournaments – The number of chips you will need for a tournament is typical about 50 per person. The number of colors you will need depends on how big of tournaments you run. Smaller tournaments up to about 12 people, you could use just three colors. From 12 to 25, you will want to use at least four colors. From 25 to 100, you will want to use at least 5 colors.

Cash Game – When playing a cash game you generally want about 50-80 chips per person. As far as chip colors go, you could do the whole set one color, but you may want one or two other colors too.

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Poker Table Supplies

Gathering the right supplies for your poker table will determine the quality of the finished product. For this reason you need to make sure that you get the right supplies the first time. It starts to get expensive if you continually buy the wrong supplies and have to replace them later on. We recommend that you read through the entire process before you buy anything. That way you will have a better idea of exactly what you are building and you'll be aware of minor adjustments that you may want to make to your poker table.

Wood

You're going to build your poker table primarily out of wood. What you need is 2 sheets of 8x4 1/2 inch particle board or ply wood. This wood is going to be covered by felt and vinyl so the finish is not at all important. You may choose to buy a 3rd sheet of wood of higher quality for a nice base that will show below the rail. Adding this 3rd sheet really makes the poker table look nice but it is in no way required. I use 3 sheets.

Playing Surface

This is a tougher task than the wood. The playing surface can be made of a lot of things and its completely up to you what you use. People use felt, casino cloth, billiard cloth, velvet, velveteen, and even micro suede. I generally use Velveteen or Casino Cloth unless there is a very specific reason to use something else. Whatever you use you will need an 8x4 piece. Make sure not to get it any smaller than 8x4 or it may be hard to stretch over the surface of your poker table. We carry a wide range of pre cut Poker Table Fabric.

Vinyl

The railing of your poker table is generally upholstered in vinyl. This what wraps the railing on all of my poker tables. It has a nice soft feeling, is easy to stretch. Vinyl is also an extremely cheap alternative to real leather, which is rarely used. You will need a piece that is no smaller than 4.5x9 and stretchable. Since its usually sold in 6' width, you would probably be better off getting a piece that is 6x9. This extra foot or so is helpful because the vinyl is tough to stretch tight, and that extra bit to grab ahold of will show in the smoothness of the railing on your poker table. Head to the shop to check out our pre cut Poker Table Rail Vinyl.

Padding

To pad the rail of your poker table you will need a continuous sheet of 1' high density foam. A sheet that is 104 x 54' gives you enough overlay to wrap the padding all the way around the rail. You will also need a sheet of 1/4' foam for the playing surface. Poker Table Padding is available in the shop in those exact dimensions.

Spray Adhesive

You will need at least 2 cans of spray adhesive. You're going to use this to keep the foam in place under the playing surface of your poker table. You'll also use it to keep the railing foam in place. Any brand will do.

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Staples

You're going to use a ton of staples when you upholster your poker table. Since they're cheap I recommend that you buy more than you think you'll need. You'll be surprised at how many staples you actually use.

Other

• 1 box of 7/8' wood screws
• 1 box of 1 1/2' wood screws (Optional if you decide to use 3 sheets of wood)
• Paint (Optional if you decide to use 3 sheets of wood)
• Stain (Optional if you decide to use 3 sheets of wood)
• Decorative Nails (Optional if you decide to use 3 sheets of wood)

There are many extras and add-ons available in the Poker Table Accessories

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Once you've got all of your supplies and tools in order its time for you to build your poker table. You're ready forStep Three - Wood Working.