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View Poll Results: Which poker sites are the top 3 poker sites (out of the top 10) in terms of customer service?
PartyPoker 50 21.01%
PokerStars 83 34.87%
ParadisePoker 50 21.01%
PrimaPoker 6 2.52%
UltimateBet 19 7.98%
PokerRoom 7 2.94%
PacificPoker 7 2.94%
Cryptologic 5 2.10%
LadBrokes 7 2.94%
ApexPokerNetwork 4 1.68%
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Old 12-22-2004, 03:05 PM
warewulf warewulf is offline
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Default Poll - Kem, Copaq, or other

I'm breaking in a new set of Copaqs, haven't made up my mind yet. Just wondering who will only use Kem, who has switched to Copaq or other.
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Old 12-22-2004, 03:11 PM
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Default Re: Poll - Kem, Copaq, or other

I have KEM’s and Copag's (not Copaq).
I think that KEM's are a much better card.
The Copag's seem more flimsy to me.
Don't get me wrong though. If they will last in play then they are definitely an alternative to KEM.
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Old 12-22-2004, 03:15 PM
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Default Re: Poll - Kem, Copaq, or other

If price was not a factor I would say KEM. The Copag's would be excellent cards at $20+ a set, but at under $15 shipped they are incredible. For our last tournament we used Copag's exclusively and several players liked them better than the KEM's.
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Old 12-22-2004, 03:55 PM
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Default Re: Poll - Kem, Copaq, or other

I went for Kem because I prefer the matt feel of the California Club Kems over the gloss of the Copags.I do own 2 sets of Copag but only use them for multi table tourneys,Kem is the only cards we use in our home games.
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Old 12-22-2004, 04:13 PM
warewulf warewulf is offline
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Default Re: Poll - Kem, Copaq, or other

At my first game using the Copaqs two people had the deck slip out of their hands and fall on the floor when they were riffleing it. One person had this happen 3 times, said it never happens with Kem. Any others have this happen?
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Old 12-22-2004, 04:25 PM
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Default Re: Poll - Kem, Copaq, or other

KEM is definitely a softer and more textured card than COPAG, and you won't have those shuffling slip ups that you mentioned. You could also argue that KEM can be too "sandpaper"-y and a little harder to push two riffled piles back together before dealing.

I think other smooth plastic card brands like Gemaco and A-Plus have just a hint of static cling to them so they don't fly around as much as COPAG. Both of these brands in addition to KEM are actually used in real casino cardrooms, whereas COPAG as of date is not.
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Old 12-22-2004, 08:32 PM
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Default Re: Poll - Kem, Copaq, or other

I like Copags the best, they don't seem as slick to me as KEM. I riffle on the table like a casino dealer, not like grandma playing bridge. If the table isn't level the KEMs seem to "fall over" more than Copags after you box them back up.

edit: oh yeah, my defective KEMs and the deck that got marked that I can't get a replacement card for has definitely tainted my opinion of $11/deck KEM cards.
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Old 12-23-2004, 01:28 AM
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Default Re: Poll - Kem, Copaq, or other

Gemaco.
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Old 12-28-2004, 05:58 PM
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Default Re: Poll - Kem, Copaq, or other

I've been using my Copag's for a few games now. So far they seem just at good as Kem to me. If there is a difference, it doesn't seem like a $10+ difference. They do seem to be more slippery than Kem though, but maybe that's a good thing. I have noticed that as Kem's get older they get very gritty and hard to shuffle.

Any others with comments on aging decks of Copaq's vs. Kem?
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Old 12-28-2004, 07:07 PM
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Default Re: Poll - Kem, Copaq, or other

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<snip>I have noticed that as Kem's get older they get very gritty and hard to shuffle.

Any others with comments on aging decks of Copaq's vs. Kem?

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I have two old decks of Kems and as far as feel & stiffness they are perfect certainly not gritty?? They shuffle great! The only problem is they've faded over the years and a few of cards have been replaced (2 on one deck & 1 on the other) which are noticeably whiter [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I'd guess they are 10+ years old.

About to order so copags so I'll let you know in a year or so how they hold up [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

- Fins
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