Side by Side Comparison of: Cardinal vs Trademark Poker

The feel of these chips is perfect and the case is well constructed. There is sufficient quantity for 6 players; but can accommodate more if you don't mind "buying" others as the night goes on.

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I bought this for my nephew so he will quit asking me for mine. Great quality, although he doesn't use for poker, but for building things which goes to show the good quality.

Just what i was looking for ! and the price is amazing for the wonderful quality of the chips, you really feel the weight, and the sound when tossed or stacked...... the aluminimum box is very sturdy. the interior is made of some kind of a soft black card board. put a sticker on the right side of the case to know wish way to open it, otherwise all chips will scramble, just need to be cautious, i marked mine with nail polish. Definitely recommend !!!

The poker chips are ceramic and play well for the set. Although the packaging is less than perfect. You need to be careful with the box it comes in because the chips can spill all over the place. Also this set is extremely heavy to carry. Although overall a nice addition to any poker set.

I bought this a long time ago, and have used it many times since then. The chips are heavy and high quality. There has been no chipping and the paint has stayed on them. The carrying case is nice, and it is also durable.I use this poker set at least once a week with my sisters. We all love playing Texas Hold'em, thanks to this easy to carry high quality set, playing at one of my sisters houses or my house is super easy.The playing cards it comes with are not great, but I did not buy it for the cards, I bought it for the chips and the convince, and it is VERY convent.If you are looking for a great poker set, that is easy to transport for a great price, this is a good one. This gets 5 stars for being a great all around poker set that is easy to carry, and holds up well under weekly use.

Looks great. Good Price.

Phenomenal deal on a foldable Poker/Blackjack table top. Well constructed with sturdy wood and felt with a nice thick feel. Has survived 4 very active poker nights since I received it, with no visible signs of wear afterwards. On a side note, if you're going to flip the table to use the Blackjack side, be sure to remove the chip/drink holders prior to doing so rather than after flipping, as some may fall out.

Great addition to our game room table. The top is heavy enough to stay in place fairly well but as it has felt on both sides, has a "slide" tendency wen bumped. I'm going to add "hook and loop" fastener and elastic hold down that would not damage to top and keep in in place. I still gave it 5 stars as the product is a very good bang for the buck.

Really nice table top considering the cost. Sturdy and nice that it came with the case. We put it over a small 4 person round card table and it does fit 8 people around it Only downfall is that it has a strange odor, probably the glue used. We let it air outside for 2 days and febreeze'd it a little and that seemed to work

Put 6 people at each table and, although I thought it would be tight, it worked well. I wouldn't put more! Even straddling the table legs wasn't uncomfortable. The topper is heavy enough that you can lean on it without tipping it. Worked well!

This item is as pictured and works fantastically.

Great poker table for the price and easily stored away.

This poker table top is awesome. Very good price for product. Fast delivery, no hassle. Very good condition when opened. Looks surprisingly classy and is perfect for a poker night with the friends or family. Highly recommend.

excelent...super good thank you

Decent quality poker tabletop. Well made, and perfect for those poker night get togethers.

Bought this for my mom. She absolutely loves it. She sets it on her card table and says it works great!!

Worked well for our poker night. It's durable!

Best shoe you can get without stealing one from a casino.

Hold 6 decks with enough space to get the cards in and out. Cards feed well, it is pretty much what you see is what you get.

Dealer approved, great quality for practice!

This thing does the job. The roller is great and has a nice heft on it. The build is nice and strong with very thick acrylic. It is very sturdy.I never dealt from a shoe before, let alone deal fast, but after a few hands, it's a breeze.The one thing to remember is after the game is over, you'll need a ziplock bag for your cards because it's open on top (if you are taking it somewhere). But I like the open top. Buy a card discarder, a chip tray, the green felt and you're all set to deal like a pro.

We're huge card game players. We keep this loaded with 6 decks so that the cards don't have to be shuffled as often. We take it camping too and it keeps the card nice and neat. The front broke loose once and we super glued it back. It's still in great shape and we use it all the time. When this one breaks beyond repair, I'll replace it with the same one if it's available.

Good poker set to play with your friends and family. Case is not the greatest but as long as you don't throw the case around it should last awhile. There is a lock for the case I can not seem to get it to lock at all, it just spins in a circle with the keys. Over all It comes with Chips (good quality) two decks, with a dealer, big and small blind coin. It works and looks great for small poker get together events. I'm happy with the purchase.

This is a great buy. The chips are high quality.The aluminum case is good. (not the greatest, but works.However the inside of the case is pretty crappy. The plastic that holds the chips together is cracked. I may have to fix it at some point with some tape.You also get a big blind, little blind, and dealer chip, which also seem good quality. And you get a deck of "OK" cards.I bought this for the chips so i am not too mad about the cracked and broken plastic in the case. But that is the only reason i did not give it 5 stars.NOTE: The plastic Hoyle cards and casino dice in the case do not come with this. I bought this in addition to this set and use this case to hold them too.

The chips in this set arestandard, and much like all the other chips that my friends have purchased.When new, the chips are a little gritty/grippy, but I expect that to go away once people use it more and oils naturally seep in.Car is nice, set is compact.One star off for cheaper quality cards in the set. I bought a Bicycle pack after their first use, since it was very flimsy. Functional though!

The chips are fantastic, but the inside of the case is junk. The exterior of the case is fine but the inside is made of the cheapest and thinnest plastic available. When it arrived, it was already broken during shipment. Since I knew from previous reviews that this was a common issue, I went ahead and kept it instead of going through the hassle of returning it.

This is a great buy. The chips are high quality.The aluminum case is good. (not the greatest, but works.However the inside of the case is pretty crappy. The plastic that holds the chips together is cracked. I may have to fix it at some point with some tape.You also get a big blind, little blind, and dealer chip, which also seem good quality. And you get a deck of "OK" cards.I bought this for the chips so i am not too mad about the cracked and broken plastic in the case. But that is the only reason i did not give it 5 stars.NOTE: The plastic Hoyle cards and casino dice in the case do not come with this. I bought this in addition to this set and use this case to hold them too.

I bought this for my dad's birthday; he loves poker! He has never had a complete set of poker chips, and he loves these! When I received the package, I didn't think it would be so heavy! Great, Great, Great product! It also comes with directions on how to play Texas hold 'em.

great but had to glue cup holder down other than that i would give it a 5 star

As others have said, the chip holders do not stay in place. I wound up glueing them in to use for playing poker

Great table top that we keep in our guest house and took to a friend's lake house recently. seems durable, folded up nicely in travel bag. All as expected and looks good. Dont like the cup holders right in front of you as reach around to get chips, cards, i see a spill coming....

Overall decent value, but the trays for poker chips and drinks could be designed better (springs that hold them in place ard finicky and pop out easy when transporting and opening table)

Exactly what I was looking for. Although the little spring pieces that help hold the chip/drink holder in place are very easy to break and have already broken. This came smelling like manure and took a couple of weeks to air out. Overall happy with my purchase.

Great for the money, but the cups that hold the money chips do not stay into the cutouts securely due to a louse locking pin design that is made of plastic. After one week, half of the pins are broken. Otherwise, a nice solid tabletop.

Good looking

Nice table top poker table. Easily folds away for storage. The only real downfall is that you cannot just open it up and lay it down to play right away. You definitely have to lay it open and give it some time to settle otherwise the ends of it bow up from being tucked away. For the price it definitely does its job.

This is HUGE!!! That is the only real drawback as I had to ship and it cost alot. I have a similar one, and I should have looked at the dimensions, because mine is about the same size when open but also about half the size of this one when closed...Not sure how, but it is!

Great table top that we keep in our guest house and took to a friend's lake house recently. seems durable, folded up nicely in travel bag. All as expected and looks good. Dont like the cup holders right in front of you as reach around to get chips, cards, i see a spill coming....

Pros-Nice table - appears to be sturdy - Great! semi pro appearanceCons- arrived seperately, bummer - requested grouping- one of table trays came unglued causing the felt to lift. My husband fixed it, however it was disappointing for me . This was a gift for him.Overall the table is nice and reasonably priced. Reviewed by an authentic custmer purchase .Thank you

It does not have a wood back as advertised. seems ok just hope it lasts.

Mine came undamaged and it works. I purchased it for almost nothing.I have not used it because I can do easily without it. It is in a closet already.

Works great, only reason i gave 4 instead of 5 stars was because the weighted roller under the black slide was not in place, after about 3 minutes i managed to force it back into place without breaking it. Now it works perfectly and i highly recommend this for anyone who regularly plays cards! I use for Poker nights with the boys.

Four star only because it needed an adjustment before it would work. Had to do an adjustment on the roller because it would not rotate freely and would not ride down the ramp. Reading other reviews, thought I would have to physically modify something via removing some material from the roller. I found that on removing the roller from the assembly by sliding the plastic "bearing assemblies" up and out, the plastic silver cover on the heavier internal roller was not fully pressed together. This made the roller assembly wider than it needed to be and it caused the fit to be too tight, preventing free motion of the roller. I pressed the covering together, aligned the o-rings (rubber tires for traction), put a drop of lubricant in the bearing for good measure, and reassembled. Works as advertised now.

just to big for me

It seems to work as intended, but I need to practice loading it. There weren't any good, clear instructions either.The draw is sometimes difficult, not like you see in the movies with a quick pull and flip

I ordered 3 and one of the fronts slid right out, I had to super glue it to keep it on. As far as the rollers go some had latches that slid up to make it easier to lock it in place and others didn't. They all were the same brand came all at the same time....

The price is good, but the quality is so bad.. The poker is really bad print, the case looks cheap and already have some damage on it. Overall is an okay product for this low price.

ok

Okay the cards and the inside of the case are crap but the chips and the outside of the case are really nice. Since it is a SET, half of the SET is not good, hence 3 stars for "it's okay". If the inside of the case wasn't cheap busted-up plastic and the cards didn't look like children would play with them then this would easily be 5 stars.

I like the chips and the case! However the chips holder is very well CHEAP!!! Yes I mean the black plastic that keeps chips in place also for the price I would include better cards! The stock are horrible and low quality! However, does the job

The inside of the case was broken when it got here and some of the chips were loose (I hadn't opened anything when I took this picture), so I won't be using the case. Even if it hadn't been broken, it's pretty cheaply made and smells like sharpies. I'm keeping the set because I like the chips and don't want to go through the hassle of returning it, but I'll need to find something else to store the chips in.

The "aluminum" case is quite flimsy and it's alignment is slightly off when closing the case. The interior plastic molds for the chips and cards are likewise flimsy. The chips themselves are pretty good - solid, weighty, and a good variety of colors. I can't tell what they're made of however. Overall you get what you pay for, as the price is lower than most other full sets.

does the job

The table is nice enough, but it is not as pictured. My table arrived with blackjack markings on it, in the picture it is a plain green felt. Again, Nice enough table, but I bought it specifically for poker.

really bad smell (maybe from glue), took 4 days of airing out and air freshers to be able to play on it.

The quality is ok for the price, but the Cary bag is a joke. Both zippers broke first time we unzipped it. And they weren't stuck and we didn't pull hard - they just broke with a light pull. As this was a gift, it was really embarassing. Why even include a carry bag if it's such plastic junk with cheap zippers?

The table is compact and easy to store and set up. It does make the basement poker game look more professional, but the trays fall out quite a bit and that is annoying. I realize the trays are supposed be removable since the table is two-sided, but it would be better if they could snap in more securely.

Heavy-duty and high-quality, but the little black trays won't stay in. The little spring-loaded pins that are intended to hold them into their slots aren't substantial enough, so the trays pop out when cleaning or even when just folding the table up to stow.

The paint on the table faded after the first game played on it, and the bag straps & zipper both ripped off while I was carrying it. The table serves it's purpose, but the quality it disappointing

Works for intended purpose but slightly shoddy workmanship when it comes to the paint. It was clearly stacked on other, drying boards because there are small paint stains on the back. Overall it works for what I need though. Maybe try a competitor's product as long as the price is comparable.

The table top itself is quite sturdy. Fits perfectly on my round dining table. The chip and cup holders are great. The felt and paint on the felt isn't the best quality and may be prone to peel or flake somewhat easily and the bag feels somewhat weak and like it might rip but for $40 it's not a bad deal at all.

Got this to bring to an annual retreat. Main problem is that it does not include a holder or case of any kind for the 300 chips and 2 decks of cards that it includes. So you are left hanging when time comes to clean up. Going back to amazon for this reason, and I will look for something that includes a case for the chips and cards. But does it have a fair price point considering that it's a complete table top for 8, plus cards and chip all for under $50? Yes it does. I am aware that technically there is a puch attached ot the outside of the included carrying back for the table-top. However, this pouch is not large enough to hold all the chips, let alone the cards and the chips.

not bad for the money, but the adhesive that was supposed to secure the chip/cup holders failed out of the box...lame. looks ok, and i like the fact that it comes with a bag.

cheaply made but gets job done 55% of the time

fair quality, but lacking over all. Joints are not held together well and the weight in the shoe is some "recycled" metal (had to graphite after the first 10 uses and found the plastic jacket cracked exposing the rusted metal weight)

The plastic parts are ok and work fine. The problem was the roller under the black wedge would not roll down at all. It appears that there is not enough room for the roller to move freely. The plastic tabs holding the roller was putting too much pressure on the roller. What I had to do was to pull the roller out of the wedge with some force and sand down the tabs holding the roller to allow room for it to roll downward and hold the cards in place. Its still does not roll downward perfectly but now acceptable with a slight tap of the whole unit to get the wedge to roll down. Another option after grinding away some of the plastic on the wedge is to raise the rear of the dealing shoe 1/2" to 1" higher and gravity will help the modified roller slide down.

Pros:1. Low price2. Standard sizeCons:1. Cheap plastic2. Transparent shoe that may let players cheat easily. It's okay for home leisure. If game security is your concern this shoe should not be considered.

It holds card nicely but I would prefer if the width was wider than it is. When you're holding 8 decks of cards in your hands, it's difficult to get them aligned perfectly so you can put in to this shoe. Few cards will be little bit off from aligned and the dealing shoe will refuse to take them as width is nearly perfect match for the card width.

I ordered two of these, they arrived quickly and well packaged. Opened them up and one worked great and the other did not roll. I returned it and purchased a replacement.mMy replacement arrived and the roller was popped out of the card pusher and did not work. After smashing my finger and hurting my wrist I was able to pop it back in and make it work. Another note the third one I recieved with the popped out roller came all scratched up and has air bubbles in the plastic, looks weren't important for playing the games we used it for but it might be to you.

The box was heavily damaged, corners were dented. Looked like someone dropped the cardboard box it's in 20 feet. Hopefully I can exchange this.

Bought this for my brother. Great Price and got it quickly.

Ordered 2 and both came broken. Chip tray was cracked and broken.

Aluminium case is not that good. Chips were dirty and finishing quality is poor. Internal packing is not same as show in picture, gaps can be easily seen. Overall not a good experience.

I bought a set for my father a few years back. They were good. Nicely weighted. Good color. No problem. We recently needed chips for a party. We got these chips. Nicely weighted. Good feel and sound. But our product seems to have come from the B-grade inventory of quality control inspection rejects. The seller should say that.Two serious problems: (1) the case insert and (2) dull color.The case insert is made from paper thin plastic. The plastic insert I'm talking about is the plastic molding that organizes rows of chips neatly in the case. Ours was shattered when we first opened the case. I went to the trouble of getting heavy duty packing tape to reinforce the tray from the underside. It works for now, but when that tray fails we will have a complete mess of chips inside the case. That's not good.The second problem is the color. The set we got my father (same company I believe) was better. The whites were whiter. The chips that we received are dull looking. The whites are bluish-grey. The blues and blacks are dull and "ashy" to the point that players get confused between black and blue chips under normal lighting.Like I said, we needed the chips and had to use them. The chips do feel good in terms of texture and weight. But I cannot recommend this product.

Very disappointments with the quality of this ser. The felt liner in the case was coming apart and plastic under the felt was cracked. That is what happens when things are made in China.

Arrived ripped but my husband didn't want to bother returning it. It's cheap :(

too heavy and the money holding slots keep popping out

Nice table but no matter what I do I can't get rid of the fishy smell...definitly a deal breaker

Packaging was damaged on delivery. A complaint made by many. Also the first time I tried to run the zipper it broke, also shared by many. The table top itself seems fine. We will see over time.

There are stains and a rip on the felt making it appear used! I guess you get what you pay for. It will serve the purpose I need but I'm grossed out to think that it is used. My party is in 2 days so I'll have to live with it. Shame on you, Trademark Deluxe!

The cup & chip holders were mounted upside down and there's a nasty looking stain on it. It's close to being a quality topper but not quite.

The item was defective. The bottom cover was not put on correctly so the tabletop would not lay flat. I needed it for a gathering so I cut the lining and fixed it myself. It also had a few spots on the felt. I would have definitely returned it had I had the time but I needed it right away. Buyer beware.

Table top was heavy so I thought oh this is going to be nice. I opened it up and it looked nice aside from the felt that was torn in the crease. Upon reviewing further I see it was not made very well. Alot of glue on the chip holders and disappointed with the felt aready ripped in the crease

This says it's solid wood well it's not exactly solid wood it does have Wood in it but it will still flex if you have it on a standard card table so. I take a peice of 1/2 plywood and cut it out to match the bottom as a backer and it works great it's just not as portable anymore.

first day, the black plastic pocket card holders started coming apart

I'm not a big fan of this table top. First the cup and chip holders fall out really easily. Second I cannot for the life of my to get it to lat flat with a bump or bulge. I would rather spend a little more money on a more quality product.

The roller keeps getting stuck and won't push cards.

The little rolling pin arrived broken. The second one I bought, so I didn't bother to return it. I just will never reorder.

Pretty dang cheap. Broke upon pulling it out of the box. Literally opened the boxed reached in to pull it out and bam it broke. It's not like it was even packaged tightly just went to pull it out and it broke. Cheap product. Will probably try to fix it with super glue like I read another reviewer did

Mine arrived cracked and broken. I was able to super-glue it mostly back together, but the build quality is really poor. I am not impressed at all.

The card follower does not 'follow' properly. Could have a better quality follower that actually will follow and push the cards forward.

The problem I have had, has been with the roller under the black wedge. After using the shoe for just a few days, the roller got stuck and wouldn't turn. I tried to free it up, but couldn't get it loose. I sent it back and promptly received a replacement but the roller on this one had fallen out of the wedge and was so loose after putting it back in, it kept falling out. I'm sending this one back for a refund, no more replacements. Very poor quality!

I'm very disappointed with this company. They don't have any contact information listed, my poker set came, the case that holds the chips was damaged when I received it, although the chips seem decent quality, although i have yet to use them because the case is damaged and I cannot travel with it

Bad product at around. The chips are different sizes and the inside case is all broken. The dealer chips are very poor quality.

It came in mail and the inside was all damaged !!! Not happy at all

Inside of case was falling apart when it arrived. I ordered this product for a party and it came the same week of so I had to improvise and line the inside since the felt was stuck to the chip plastic and pulled apart when I went to retrieve the chips. This item was described as the picture looks however it didn't arrive that way.

Terrible condition upon arrival - I understand that I didn't pay for the top of the line; but cracked and falling apart shouldn't be the standard!!! Also bought one for a gift - not sure how to give a gift that looks like this; but shipping to return is too expensive to bother with.... What a waste of money!

I was really disappointed when I opened this case. This is a very low quality product and in no way "professional". The whole inside of the box was dirty and dusty. The very first chip I happened to look at was cracked. All the other chips have signs of low quality production. I will be returning this product.

This has bad smell that never goes away.

This table, the box it came in and the carrying case have a very offensive odor. We tried airing it out in the sun and it still smells. Plan to return it because the smell is just not right - to us it smells like manure.

table reeked of formaldehyde, and chip slots and holes for drinks were in useless places. Very poor thought.

Trays that hold chips are of poor quality one of the clips snapped right off when I assembled for the first time!!

I ordered this to host poker gatherings at the house. The box came looking like it came through a war zone. the delivery driver even commented on the condition. Hoping the table top was still in tact I opened the remains of the box and removed the table top. The zipper pulls of the nylon carrying case were both broken, the table appeared to me to have been used. The felt had black stains about 6 inches around in several places. I am a frequent buyer on amazon and am grateful for their ease of return in case of experiences like this.

This arrived with half dozen or more 12"+ folds on left side of table top and 3 on the other, think curtain cutains or pleats. Table was not flat either and had a washed out faded look throughout the entire top to include lettering- that did not mirror ad. The NOT birthday gift item. Serious defect? Used? Will try replacement for decision.* update on replacement.2nd table arrived after delivery delays with bag unzipped and 5" rip in seam. At this point I'm already disggusted. Table TOP is nice but BACK one quarter has a diagonal crease that creates a ridge for that quarter to not sit flat. So. Send back again? Refund and give up? Go back to a walk- in store shopping for things you NEED on time and to work properly because you can't trust Amazon? Too much work on big ticket/heavy items you need now.

would not fold out completely get raising upRuined my party had to keep pushing it down to lay flat what a mess

Where do I begin. The package was banged up and destroyed. The UPS driver had to warn me that I would fall out of the box due to the tape and box falling apart. The table doesn't sit flat, I can't get it to. The cup holder and chip holder fell out. I'm going to have to fix it and straighten it out in order to even have it sit on a table.

I was told the item was LIKE NEE.. WITH NO DEFECTS... however the product that arrived to me says other wise

Table came in nice package. Opened it up and had white markings on the felt near the seem. Disappointed that I now have to live with it or repack and send back.

The quality of this item is poor. On the back of the table there are tears in the covering. The green felt is also tearing on the top at the seam. The table is not level. I would not recommend purchasing, I am disappointed that we gave this item as a gift.

The roller on the shuttle came broken. It's just not as nice as the ones I used working at the casino and those were pretty bad so....to me that says a lot.

Do not purchase this product. The black shoe doesn't even slide and there's nothing you can do to fix it. It's absolutely worthless. We thought maybe the rolling wheel just needed to be worked in so it could slide but after trying to roll it up and down, the plastic even got scratched and cracked. I read other people had the same problem but was hoping mine would be in good shape. I didn't bother returning it b/c I had thrown out the box and it was too much of a hassle.

The roller was out when I received it and when I put it back in it just falls back out. The posts aren't long enough to stay in the holes to allow it to roll. I mean, I know it's a $10 piece of plastic from China but how do you screw up something so simple?

Not happy with the wheel assembly or the durability of the product. Difficult to put together not as simple as it looks.

Tough to get the cards to come out

do not buy. it had all scratches and this product has toxic chemiclas in it. plus the wheel was popped out and i had to put it back together. and i had to throw it away. i will not buy from this company again