Holdempokerchips.com ----- can't return Copags after opening.

[AngryCola]

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Maybe it's because they are cheaper.

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That might be part of it, but I hear the dealers like them better, because they are easier to handle.

[dirty moose]

best seller for cards around

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQgotopage...sortpropertyZ1

[playersare]

i checked kardwell and the cardsbykem guy on ebay and they both charge the same price for narrow and wide size decks on all brands. so it could very well be a dealer preference thing.

[Raydain]

What's the difference between different card decks? Why would you want to pay $15 for a deck of cards. I just get used decks from the casino near me for free.

[KungFuSandwich]

Copag's are lucky because they are made by pygmys in the brazilian rainforest, and blessed by a water shamen so that the owner will have good luck. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] They are also made of plastic so they last longer, shuffle easier, and are harder for drunk people to damage. Search for KEMs for more information

[playersare]

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What's the difference between different card decks? Why would you want to pay $15 for a deck of cards. I just get used decks from the casino near me for free.

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True, there is nothing wrong with paying no more than $2-3 for a good paper deck brand like Bee for personal use and light family games. But for a weekly poker game with drunk, rowdy friends and transient strangers at the table, you might opt for a plastic brand like KEM, Copag or A-Plus which will outlast many paper decks over its lifetime.

plastic cards are:
waterproof (beerproof)
washable
able to be bent from end to end and still return to its original flat state
hard to mark or crease
resistant to layering or wearing out on the edges
resistant to sticking together

[AgentJack]

Try shuffling Kems or Copags for awhile and then try and shuffle normal paper cards. Feels like you are trying to shuffle cardboard.