Poker Party Centerpieces

It is easy to make centerpieces with playing cards. Simply bend old cards slightly then glue them to the outside of recycled cans and containers. Add ribbons and trims to the edges for interest. Make a banner with cards or purchase inexpensive party decorations, favors, and supplies in a local discount store or online. Then you can tie some poker themed balloons to all of the centerpieces and hang a Poker night banner over the doorway. Do not forget to hand out some exquisite beads and necklaces to all of your guests. This will really get them into the gambling mood. In addition you could purchase some poker night hats and visors, or maybe even a playing card tiara. It’s easy to find a home poker kit that includes cards, nice chips and a good playing surface. But if you don’t have one of these fancy kits, take a trip to a fabric store and get a big swatch of green felt to put over your tabletop. It’s important to make sure you have enough poker chips for all of your guests.

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Since poker’s invention in the early 1800’s people have loved to gather around a deck of cards for a fun night of friendly competition. Almost everyone plays poker, and throwing a poker night birthday party is a great reason to invite friends to your home. Setting the scene for a festive event requires some planning that includes food and poker theme party supplies. Outfit your dealer with Card Suit Suspenders and a Dealer’s Visor in red or green for a work event or wear one yourself to get in the mood for fun.

Once you set up an amazing atomosphere with poker party decorations, you can sit back and enjoy the game with friends. Providing Royal Flush Card Suit Beads for every player adds to the fun as guests find a seat at a table. Set up your texas hold em party décor with our Texas Hold ‘em Scene Setter and throw fun poker parties year round. With two giant decorations that you can use indoors or outside, everyone is a winner at your next event.

Poker night? We’re all in. Check out our pointers for planning one.

Invitations

Get started by sending an Evite invitation, like the free “Who’s In?” cards-themed invitation below or a premium “Ante Up” poker night invitation. Check out our game night invitation gallery for more designs.

Decorations

It’s easy to find a home poker kit that includes cards, nice chips and a good playing surface. But if you don’t have one of these fancy kits, take a trip to a fabric store and get a big swatch of green felt to put over your tabletop.

It’s important to make sure you have enough poker chips for all of your guests. You probably can’t get by with less than 35 chips per person — most experts suggest more like 50 to 100 per head. If you don’t mind a mish-mash, ask your guests to bring some extra chips of their own. If you’re playing Texas Hold ‘Em, make sure you have a special chip set aside for the button.

To round out the theme, pick up some casino-themed napkins and plates decorated with images of dice, cards or dollar signs from a party store.

Attire

Even if you’re not playing for high stakes, you can still dress the part. Asking guests to come in suits and ties or cocktail dresses makes a simple get-together seem like an event.

You can also go casual and ironic by getting cheap costume armbands and green plastic dealer visors — poker doesn’t have to be super serious.

Playing with some card sharks? If they arrive wearing shirts with billowy sleeves, make sure they roll them up when you play so they can’t hide cards in them.

Variants

Texas Hold ‘Em is all the rage, but you can have a great card party with other poker variations: five-card draw, seven-card stud, hi/lo, baseball poker and other make-up-your-own-rules games.

Poker Party Decor

The most important thing when playing poker is to be familiar with the winning hands. Here they are from high to low:

Royal flush
Straight flush
Four of a kind
Full house
Flush
Straight
Three of a kind
Two pair
One pair

Too confusing? Just remember that a full house flushes a straight.

Poker Party Centerpieces

Food

Get a pizza delivered for quick sustenance that minimizes card-playing down time. Or put together a simple spread of appetizers. Make your own or get a big box of warm-in-the-oven hors d’oeurves at a warehouse club store. Just keep the food away from the playing table.

Drinks

If you’re playing poker, you might be thinking martinis are in order. Martinis will make your party upscale for sure (but they do call to mind James Bond, and his game was baccarat). If you’re going to go for some straight liquor, grab a bottle of single-malt scotch. Or, to mix cards and cocktails, consider the classy, old-fashioned cocktail called the Sidecar.

Sidecar

2 parts Cognac
1 part triple sec
1 part freshly squeezed lemon juice

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Add ice. Shake, then strain into a chilled highball glass.

There are many who say that serious cards need to be played without the hazy influence of booze. So for a non-alcoholic alternative, grab some carbonated soda water and mix it up with some Italian syrup.

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