Poker tables?

Anyone have a poker table in the basement/gaming room? I am looking to put a poker table in a spare room in my house, and turn it into a gaming room. TV, old PS3, cheap tunes, bar, dartboard, etc.
Looking at poker tables online, the variety in both options and price has me flustered. Does anyone have personal experience with a particular brand or style they'd like to share? I want something that looks at least decent, as this room connects to/is visible from my kitchen. I'm torn between a fold up oval table, and something more permanent. I could probably use either round or oval, but I suspect oval would give me a little more wiggle room. Pricing ranges from a couple hundred bucks to a couple thousand or more, but I'd like to keep it at about 1k or less (if possible.)
Any and all thoughts are appreciated.
Looking at poker tables online, the variety in both options and price has me flustered. Does anyone have personal experience with a particular brand or style they'd like to share? I want something that looks at least decent, as this room connects to/is visible from my kitchen. I'm torn between a fold up oval table, and something more permanent. I could probably use either round or oval, but I suspect oval would give me a little more wiggle room. Pricing ranges from a couple hundred bucks to a couple thousand or more, but I'd like to keep it at about 1k or less (if possible.)
Any and all thoughts are appreciated.
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2010 Club Polk Fantasy Football Champ
2011 Club Polk Football Pool Champ
"It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!"
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2010 Club Polk Fantasy Football Champ
2011 Club Polk Football Pool Champ
"It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!"
It turns out that the well is exactly 10 chips deep, and the barrier separating each well is 5 chips high. This is very convenient using standard clay poker chips for counting. All in all, I have used this for about 20 years with no problems, and everybody likes it. The one rule I enforce is no drinks on the table, and that has prevented many accidents over the years.
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Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
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Since you both went the table top route instead of a dedicated table, did either of you have any issues with the top moving around at all when someone bumped it/ pushed on it?
Since I won't ever need to move the table in/out of the room, I'm pondering a more permanent setup like I linked above. But if you guys haven't had any issues with just tops, I need to check that out as well I guess.
I've also seen some pretty nice fold up tables, but I think I'd rather have something a bit more..........pretty in regards to the base.
2010 Club Polk Fantasy Football Champ
2011 Club Polk Football Pool Champ
"It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!"
Here is a picture of a similar real table, but my top is a bit nicer. I will take a picture tonight when it is setup.
Sony XA-5400ES SACD
Pass XP-22 pre, X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers, SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits.
No issue with movement as long as the pad fits properly. the table is solid.
Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
https://imgur.com/a/1CSY1#30
Or this:
https://imgur.com/a/Q54gK?gallery
Oh my................This may very well be my first ambitious woodworking project.
2010 Club Polk Fantasy Football Champ
2011 Club Polk Football Pool Champ
"It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!"
For occasional use I recommend the round/octagonal multi use tables. They can at least be used as a dining table and converted by the flip of the top.
We also built others that had fold up legs, but, you still have to find a place to store the padded rail, and, they still don't feel as solid as the more "permanent" build tables.
With the oval tables you have to consider where you're going to store the base, the rail and the top itself.
Find a good octagonal table that looks like a good piece of furniture with matching chairs. It'll save lots of headache and hassle down the road.