[Ienick72]

Purchased for bar game
$2.00 per deck

I run a couple bar poker games and like to use nicer equipment than others. I use ceramic chips, padded tables and plastic cards. People enjoy coming to my games because of these things. I get to do my own research on cards buy running them threw many sessions of bar poker to find out how they play and there durability. I bought the Royal cards at the Life Gaming Expo at this years WSOP from a vendor that was close by for cheap money. After feeling the cards I knew that I wouldn't care using them all night in my game but for bar poker they may be just the ticket. The 1st night they were in play I only got a few complaints of the slickness but all in all I got good feed back. I normally deal for the final table and actually like using them. They are easy on the hands because of how thin they are and with experience they are easy to handle. After a number weeks the slickness is going away, I'm sure due to smoke and sweaty hands but they feel better than when new. I have not found any defects or had any broken cards to this point and the cards are holding up very well. At this price I will probably not even wash them when it comes time and just toss them for the price. For the price, even at $3.50 a deck it's tough to beat.

Pros.
-Cost slightly more than paper cards
-Durability seems very good for price
-Color is very nice

Cons.
-Slippery
-Somewhat brittle
-Quality is below other cards