Playing poker on a real life poker table can be very frightening for a new player. Although it can be scary on a virtual table there is the added advantage of it being anonymous. In real life a poker game cannot be played without a poker table. Poker tables are not uniform and can come in varied shapes and sizes. A customized table to suit a poker game specifications is very common at the moment since the size of a player can be restrictive on factory produced tables.
The most common poker tables are mostly oval, kidney or hexagonal. There are some rectangle shaped tables but since the present poker boom that poker tables tend to have curves. A curvy table to play poker is more than ideal as it let players interact naturally.
The size of a table is very important as well. Generally the bigger the better as it will help with the seating of players around the table. The height of the poker table should be generally the same height as a normal dinner table.
A lot of poker tables will have a drink station built into them. This is to protect the poker table cloth and to be helpful if there is an over excited player. Sometimes the drink station are used to hold chips but this is discouraged as seeing how many chips a player has is vital to the game of poker.
Some poker tables are multipurpose which can be flipped to form a roulette table, a craps table, or a six-person blackjack table. These type of tables are great for parties and casino nights as people can get disinterested when it is only poker being played.
The latest design of table tops are a welcome edition to the poker game. Being easy to store and cheap to buy. This type of poker equipment tend to be used by poker players who have families and not a lot of room for storage.