Learn Poker From Home

Forget expensive poker classes, online websites, and all the other poker learning tips that don't work. The best way to learn poker is through poker software and games that you can take out and play over and over again any time and anywhere. You say you want to be pro? Well, here are some amazing products to help you get there:

WPT The Bad Boys of Poker
This is one Vegas trip you'll never forget as you learn the ins and outs of poker with Antonio Esfandiari, Paul Darden, Phill Laak, David Ulliot, and Mark Richards. These bad boys will leave you at the end of you seet as you view some amazing bluffs and hot shot draws.

Secrets of Texal Limit Hold'Em with Howard Lederer
Yes, you have seen it on tv. The Professor of Poker takes us through a how-to video on No-Limit Hold'Em. Get some amazing strategies as well as a free pre-flop strategy chart.


Wireless WSOP Plug N Play 6 Player Texas Hold 'Em Poker
This cool game takes your practice and poker level to another level. Just turn on yur TV, turn on the game and learn poker or throw a poker party without playing cards or custom poker chips.

How To Throw A Poker Party

Throwing a casino party is probably the highlight of a man's month, even better than a year subscription to www.netflix.com. But when you have all the professional tools right at home, your casino party can become the talk of the town. But how can you throw the perfect casino party? All it takes is a little resourcefulness, a casino table, friends and lots of fun!

1. Call Up Your Friends

Invite about 10 friends over for the night so that everyone will have space around your table and while one group is playing another group can mingle.

2. Buy some Poker Chips
Investing in some custom clay poker chips will not only get the mood going but you will also have an investment that will last party after party. A great option is the PokerChips: Pro Clay Casino 13 Gram from PokerChest:

3. Invest in a Casino Table
This is kind of a no brainer. You can't call it a casino night if you don't have a casino table. A great option is the Poker Table, Craps Table, & Roulette & Blackjack All in 1 from Poker Chest:

4. Print Out The Rules
As much as we all like to brag, many of your guest will not know how to play every game so be sure to print out a few rules from online to have ready at the party.

5. Eat
Food and drink is the staple of a real casino and your casino party. Layout some finger foods like chips and chicken as well as beer and other liquor to get the party going.

6. Enjoy and have fun.

Hello Poker, Goodbye Yacht

What would you loose in a poker game? Tickets to that anime expo you've been waiting for? The first picture of Julia Roberts' tattoo? $500,000?

If you answered yes to $500,000 then you and Russian billionaire and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich have a lot in common. Supposedly he lost his yacht in a game of poker. However, don't feel bad for him... he had more than one! Not surprisingly a Abramovich spokesman denied the whole thing; it is a little embarrassing.

According to Abramovich he was never in Barcelona where other news sources are claiming the poker game was lost. He also claims he never lost the 500,000 dollars yacht and that he will take legal actions.

I guess the poker chips are against the guy who the British call "The Roman Navy" because of the hundreds of million dollar yacht collection. However, as much as he denies it everyone knows that the guy has poker "habit". He’s admitted it himself.

Poker Chip Tricks

Of course, poker chips alone won't make you the Rat Pack of poker, however they are great tool for messing with your opponents head. Here are 2 reasons why poker chip tricks can help your game:

The Art of Seduction
Distracting and seducing your opponents attention to you takes their mind off the game. With the right poker tricks you can have your opponent watching your hands instead his or her cards.

The Art of Peak a Boo
If you are trying to figure out if your opponent is bluffing in a game of poker, you can look them directly in the eye and hope they give away something. But let's say you have on sunglasses and you are paying with your chips and you look over at your opponent. They most likely won't even know you are looking at them and you may be able to pick up a hint to see if he or she is bluffing or not.

Here's a great video form skd1337 on YouTube that takes you step by step through some poker chip tricks. Enjoy!

Intense Poker Buffs

What's the most important thing about Poker? It's not the custom poker chips, its not the poker table, it's not your ESPN poker cards, it's the poker face... the ability to keep a blank face and bluff your way to victory. It's an amazing concept and has won lots of players millions of dollars.

But what's in a great buff? Well, we can show you better than we can tell you. Check out these videos of some great poker buffs:

Poker Tables

At poker.com they have a really cool step by step process on how to build a poker table. However, no matter how much money you can save, or how much fun that could possibly be, for some of us it’s just not a great idea.

Whether you are accident prone, aren’t the building type, or maybe love to build but can't guarantee the final product will be what you started on, it's okay. We know poker tables can be expensive but at Poker Chest we have REAL poker tables and a few of them are under $500. Don't believe us?

JH II Professional Poker Tables

The Award Poker Table



Folding Poker Table





So put down the tools.... you've been promising the guys a poker night for 6 months.

The Origin of Poker Chips

Poker chips have been around since the 1800's, about as the long as the game of poker has been in existence. It all started when players wanted to play with more money than they carried. Yes....even back in those days the same logic existed.

Other smart players had the money but didn't feel safe carrying it around in fear of theft or being robbed on the way to the casino. As a result gambling houses began providing poker chips so that they could continue to bid higher their money would be safe.

Since then poker chips have continued to be used on casino floors today, and some players have a very "personal" attachment to their poker chips... hence the customized poker chip. Some of our favorite custom poker chips are ones that are a little quirky and have a little personality.

Below are some cool options for Custom Casino Ceramic Poker Chips from Poker Chest:



These custom poker chips are made of ceramic polymer and the image isn't a sticker... its actually a part of them chip and cannot be destroyed. Well, unless you destroy the poker chip itself.