FYI, for the Copag crowd I saw them in a casino for the first time
 

Was in Vegas yesterday and played in Harrah's day tournament. I was surprised to see that they used Copags, to my knowledge this is the first time I've seen them used by a casino. I asked the dealer about it and he said they'd been using them for about a month and that they were much better than the previous cards (he didn't know the brand, but they were not KEM).

After reading all of the "Copag vs. KEM" threads thought I'd share it with the group.

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cool infor, BTW is that a bubbrubb avatar, sweet

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WoooooooWoooooooo.

Cody

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ya i was at their cardroom on sunday too. a friend was playing in the tournament and i saw the Copags. Harrahs poker room is pretty decent.

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Were they stock Copags or Harrah-branded?

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They are not Harrah's branded but I doubt they are stock cards you could buy off the shelf. I personally did not like them when I was at Harrah's two weaks ago.

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They were using stock Copags when I was at the Aladdin about a month ago as well. Actually one of the exact same sets as I own...

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so what is stopping someone from stacking his sleeves with Aces and going to the casino, cash in a big hand, and leave? i dont understand casino's wont let you touch the cards in BJ but they could care less about poker. can someone enlighten me please?

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so what is stopping someone from stacking his sleeves with Aces and going to the casino, cash in a big hand, and leave? i dont understand casino's wont let you touch the cards in BJ but they could care less about poker. can someone enlighten me please?

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Well at the table I saw them at, there was an automatic shuffler which also counts the cards. The dealer would know immediately if there was suddenly an extra card in the deck, and I doubt you would be able to explain yourself out of the video from which they'd be sure to observe you cheating...

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In blackjack you are stealing from the Casino - in poker you are stealing from someone other than the casino.

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ive had both, and IMO copags are MUCH, MUCH, better.
copags have lasted me maybe 50 home games, kems laster me maybe 5.

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They were using stock Copags when I was at the Aladdin about a month ago as well. Actually one of the exact same sets as I own...

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What style were they using? I have been looking at picking up a setup of Copags but haven't decided on a style yet.

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kems lasted me maybe 5.

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Dude, what do you do to your cards? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Falker used his KEM decks for over two semesters before a joker needed to become the ace of diamonds. (and we still use the deck)

-dB

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Used my kems in a weekly game for three years with no problems, though I must admit to never having purchased copags

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They were using stock Copags when I was at the Aladdin about a month ago as well. Actually one of the exact same sets as I own...

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What style were they using? I have been looking at picking up a setup of Copags but haven't decided on a style yet.

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It was exactly this set (yes, jumbo index...ugh ).