Poker Table

A poker table is a table specially made for playing card games, usually poker. It is often covered with baize, speed cloth or a teflon-coated fabric that helps the cards slide easily across the surface.

It is usually either an actual table or a fold-out tabletop surface. The tables used during televised poker tournaments feature small cameras which can view a player's pocket or hole cards. Such tables are usually fairly oval-shaped, with the players sitting around a curve of the table with a dealer facing them in an indented area of the table made specifically for the dealer.

In amateur poker, tables are of two shapes: round or octagonal, with a rotating dealer position. It has a rail which is the edge of the table that is usually padded and raised slightly for the players to rest their arms. There is often a layer of wood between the rail and the playing surface; this is called the "race track" and usually incorporates cup holders.

The center of the table often has the name or logo of the venue where the game is being played.