What poker cards do you use?
I am looking to buy some quality 100% plastic cards. I was going to get the EPT cards which are nhfournier cards but when i went on their website i found nowhere to order.
What cards do you use and how good are they to use?
Thanks
NHFOURNIER cards used on EPT but unable to order them looking for similar ones?

Copag

I prefer bridge sized and jumbo index.

i found that Copags scratched easily and were extremely slidey that they kept sliding off the table.. but they are nice cards i will admit that

I recently had the same issue and bought 3 types of cards, all Jumbo index. Prices include shipping.

KEM - about $25 for 2 decks
COPAG - about $15 for 2 decks
MODIANO - about $10 for 2 decks

The KEMs really are the best, but if you don't want to spedn the $$, the MODIANOs are better than the COPAGs, and cheaper.

could you put pics into the best cards you think there are...
thanks

these are the PokerStars cards... i dont really like these

Google KEM crds, Copag cards, or Modiano cards. Their sites have good pics.

I got a setup of those Fournier cards from Pstars and thought they were ok, until we played with them. Both decks were off the table in less than two hours with marked cards in them...fingernail indentations or something similar (no suspected cheats, I think they are just shiney and ding easy). In retrospect, I have been using the same setup of KEM's for over two years. Copags are good too, except they fade...no effect on play, just slightly annoying.

I prefer regular index. The jumbo's work well (especially for elders that refuse to wear glasses), but I have had some complaints that you have to lift up too much of the card to see the suite on my KEM jumbos.

sooooo.....KEM bridge sized regular index has been my go-to card.

cheers for help!!

Not mentioned yet is Dal Negro. I have Kem and Copags, and I prefer the Dal Negro cards.

I've had mixed results with all brands.

If you're having problems with sliding, are you even using felt? If not, it doesn't matter what you get, the cards will be trash after not much use anyway.

One older set of KEM has lasted forever, is still relatively easy to handle, and has no marks. A newer set is mark-free, but is impossible to shuffle. My older Copags still shuffle and deal fairly well, but the ink fades and they seem easy to mark. I dig the Modiano 4-pip cards, but it's a lousy case and they got unmanagable in a hurry.

I recently got a new Copag and a new Del Negro setup. We'll see how they do. Out of the box, Copag is easier to shuffle, but both are nice so far.

My comments about marking are because I found a lot of fingernail indentations a couple of months back. Thankfully the culprits seem to have stopped or moved on, as more recent setups are clean (so far). I check much more often now, sadly.

Copag bridge in all my games. I'd almost prefer Dal Negro bridge, but Stars only has them in poker size and I can't find a local source for the bridge size ones.

Does Modiano make a bridge size 4 color deck? That'd definitely be good for my games.

I have a stupid question ... May I ask your perception of "the advantages of plastic cards" ????

I personally favor paper cards such as Bees, Bicycles, Tally-Hos, Aviators, etc.

Sure plastic cards last longer....But, I find them either too slippery or too sticky.

In addition, since people tend to play with plastic cards for longer periods of time a marked deck will also tend to stay in play longer.

For security purposes, you should consider paper cards and change them frequently. At least each time you play.

If you're not on felt, don't use plastic cards. They'll get dirty way too quickly and become unusable.

Plastic cards are far easier and faster to shuffle and deal. If you find them too slippery to handle, you're not handling them properly. The marking isn't too much of a concern unless somebody is doing it deliberately.

Just got some 4 Colour Copags. Regular index, not the 4 Pip Jumbo ones ive seen.
Great Cards

I have Copags. The blue deck started bleeding blue ink on to the white faces of the cards. I contacted Copag, then sent them 3 defective cards with the guarantee card. They shipped me a brand new 2 deck set within 3 days.

I was impressed with the service. I also like the cards...can't really stand paper cards anymore.

Other than the backs, these Fourniers are probably the same:

http://www.caragails.com/fournier.htm

I have this setup and really like them, but I still prefer KEM bridge size standard index over all.

http://www.tridentcards.com/100%25+P...9c689af5781c10
Lots of Fournier cards there.

Dal Negro! You can thank me later.

Yes, vote for DN from me also. Best cards on the market right now. Fourniers are not bad at all either though.

im in UK so my choice is even more limited.. is shipping cheap?

I recently bought Copaq. They are really slippery. A friend uses Modiano, and I really prefer them. That's the next one I'll buy, unless I see the DN and like them better.

My DNs are quite a bit more slippery than either my Copags or my Mondianos (the least slippery). Everything I read said "DN!", but when I began to bring setups from various vendors to my home games, the Mondiano was the overwhelming favorite.

Stick with KEMs or COPAGs... You can get them at a good value on eBay, brand new...

Personally, I generally like the look of the COPAGs over the Kems, but the Kems seem to have a slightly nicer "feel" to them... YMMV...

You can't go wrong with either.

As far as the decks, I think the jumbo indexes work well at home games... Easier for people to read the board...

I have Copags and Modianos. I like them both equally, but I think the copags have a breaking in period with the slipperyness. After about three games the slipping in the shuffle/deal process is gone, but they can still glide a mile on the vinyl material of my tables.

Dal Negros are the best IMO (Disclaimer: I haven't used Modiano)