Poker Parties
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Whether you’re planning an event for your college roommates or looking for an alternative to the traditional bachelor party, poker parties provide a fun and relatively inexpensive way to enjoy an evening with your friends.
Planning Your Poker Party
You don’t have to be a card shark to plan a successful poker party. Just remember the following tips:
- If you’re planning to play for money, check your local gambling laws. Nothing spoils a great poker party faster than a visit from the police.
- Most poker parties have between six and 20 guests, although this number is somewhat flexible. Don’t be afraid to mix things up a bit as you’re creating your guest list. Poker parties appeal to both teenagers and adults. Although the game was once more popular among men, an increasing number of women are learning to play as well.
- For poker parties that include several inexperienced players, it’s a good idea to create handouts that contain a brief summary of the rules of the game.
Basic Supplies for Poker Parties
To throw your own poker party, you’ll need the following basic supplies:
- Fresh decks of cards. You should plan on having one or two decks per table.
- Poker chips. Generally, $1 is white, $5 is red, $10 is blue, $25 is green, and $100 is black. However, you can use any denomination you choose or opt to avoid playing for money all together. Plan on between 50-100 chips per person.
- Dealer buttons. If you’re on a tight budget, you can make your own.
Supplies for poker parties can be purchased as individual items or as part of a complete kit. Check your local party supply store or shop online for a more extensive selection.
Poker Party Decorations
The best poker parties have decorations that add to the lively atmosphere. To enhance the theme of your party, consider purchasing decorations from one of the following websites:
- Plumparty.com has coordinating napkins, glasses, paper plates, and tablecloths for your poker party.
- Casinosupply.com has balloons, banners, centerpieces, invitations, tableware, and disco balls.
- Partysuppliesrus.com has party favors, money toilet paper, and monogrammed poker sets.
- Giantpartystore.com has party packs that contain everything you need to throw fun poker parties.
Party Food
Although there are no definite rules regarding what food you should serve at a poker party, the following menu options are among the most popular:
- Pizza
- Sub sandwiches
- Chili
- Beef stew
- Spicy chicken wings
- Chips and dip
- Assorted nuts and snack mixes
If you’re feeling extra clever, use spade, diamond, heart, or club shaped cookie cutters to create a memorable tray of meat, cheese, and crackers. Decorated cakes or cookies are also a possibility if your guests prefer sweets.
If you plan to serve alcoholic beverages at your party, don’t limit yourself to just beer. Here some other possible drink choices:
In the interest of cleanliness, it’s best to make a rule that no food or drink is allowed at the game table.
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Any ideas for invitation wording?
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