Folding Poker Table - Features & Options Selection Guide

This guide will help you choose the right folding poker table for your situation and budget. There are always a lot of retailers online selling several versions of these products due to the large number of people searching for them. Which one you pick depends on what you need with regards to your space available, what you can spend, and your guests.

Essentially poker table fall into 4 types. Poker table tops, fold up poker tables, folding legs poker tables, and furniture poker tables. 3 of these are able to be folded, while the furniture tables are permanent like a billiard table, and cost much more.

Poker Table Tops are the least expensive of all since they do not have legs or a frame to add weight, shipping size, and cost. If you lack a large space for setting up a table, you can unfold one of these and use it right on top your kitchen or dining room table. Your current chairs will work fine. There are a wide variation in the size, shape, and quality of these tops depending on price. The best, or premium models, are made of solid wood with padding under a relatively high quality felt, giving them a more authentic "muffled" sound when the poker chips hit the pot. They usually also have padded armrests for player comfort during those long tournament games. While the premium table tops generally run in the low 100 dollar range with shipping, the lowest priced tops start in the 40 to 50 dollar range. Usually they consist of a type of foam, and no armrests. They do tend to have very colorful casino type designs including blackjack, craps, or roulette, in addition to poker. Their light weight also makes them ideal for bringing them to a traveling game. Trays for your poker chips with built in cupholders for your favorite beverage are also commonly seen on these.

The next price range are the Fold Up Poker Tables. These can be delivered for about the 160 to 250 dollars ranges. With the same top of the line features like padding under the felt, arm rests, and cupholders, and the wooden base, the top bi-folds to store them easily. The primary advantage of the bi-folding top is the reduced shipping cost since it folds into about half the size of the folding leg tables. Shipping dramatically increases with size and weight. They can also be shipped using UPS or Fedex eliminating the expense of using a trucking company. Another benefit is the storage space required is much less. The primary disadvantage is the place where the 2 halves come together when unfolded. When you deal you have to take care that the cards don't trip over the fold and flip up. While personally this does not bother me, some players have told me they do not like the fold and would rather pay the extra for a solid top.

Tables with folding legs resolve the issue. The wood top is one solid piece for a long, smooth playing surface with no obstructions. Since this causes the delivery cost to increase, they can price as much as 400 dollars. While the legs do fold up for storage, they are way to big to put in a closet.

Folding poker tables come in a variety of shapes and sizes depending on your need. An octagon table is great for people living in apartments or house where you don't have a very large area to play. Comfort can be factor though, since the players will be sitting knee to knee if trying to fit eight people. Six players would be about the most I would have. With room comfortably for 8 or 10 players, The oval tables are 6 to 7 feet long. Since they are about seven to eight feet, choose if you have the space to set one up. Also a chair is needed for each person.

Hopefully you now have the information you need for finding a folding poker table that fits your needs, space, and price. There is really nothing that compares to playing your hold'em game on one of these, except maybe going to the casino.