Poker Equipment: Playing Cards

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Rio used casino cards

Rio used casino playing cards

A pack of cards is the most important part of any poker game – make sure you never play with a duff deck again

LOOK

They’re authentic casino cards and the corner’s been nicked off so you can’t take them back in and fleece the house. You can buy decks from most of the major Vegas casinos – these are from the Rio, the home of the World Series. 3/5 SHUFFLEABILITY

They come with what’s called a ‘casino finish’, which could mean anything. In this case it means fairly smooth, slippy and too rigid to do anything but a swirl shuffle. No wonder that’s how they choose to do things in casinos. 2/5 MIDDLE BEND

A pleasant surprise.

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