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Remember those days before kids when you had time to do things with friends? Like play poker every Friday night? One of my early projects in those days was this DIY poker table.
I did a lot of research online looking at many different styles from octagons to ovals, all wood to felt, basic to fancy, and I ended up with a pretty cool design. I decided to go with a tournament style oval shaped table 7 feet by 4 feet, with a nice dark green felt, a wooden “racetrack” with cupholders, and a felt-padded rail.
My DIY poker table starts with 2 sheets of 3/4″ plywood. I cut 1′ off the end of each leaving me pieces that are 7′ x 4′. I then cut rounded corners using my jig saw using a 2′ radius, since the width of my table is 4′.
This took a little thinking through before I started. There are two pieces of plywood, both starting exactly the same, an upper piece and a lower piece. I cut an outer ring from the upper piece with my jig saw which will end up being the bottom of the rail. I then cut another larger ring which will be the racetrack. Which left me with the inner oval which will be the actual playing surface for my DIY poker table.
Here I have reassemble all the pieces, putting the lower ring on top for the raised padded rail.
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The easiest part to finish was the inner playing surface. I used some volarra as padding underneath the felt, wrapped it around, and used my electric staple gun to secure it.
The rail was a little trickier. I wrapped the entire thing in a solid piece of vinyl with 2″ foam underneath. Once I had that pulled tight and secured, I cut out the middle, wrapped it around the inside and stapled it on the back. It cost a little more money to do it this way but I didn’t want any seams in my rail.
My next step was to add the legs. I found these table legs at Home Depot and they were perfect. They screwed into the bottom of my table and can fold and unfold when I want.
The racetrack took a little more time. Every good DIY poker table needs cup holders so I took some time to cut holes out of both the racetrack and the plywood underneath. I found some nice plastic cup holders I could just drop in. I put a light coat of stain on and many many coats of finish sanding between every single coat with a super fine grit paper. This gave me a nice, shiny, smooth surface for stacking poker chips.
This took a little thinking through before I started. There are two pieces of plywood, both starting exactly the same, an upper piece and a lower piece. I cut an outer ring from the upper piece with my jig saw which will end up being the bottom of the rail. I then cut another larger ring which will be the racetrack. Which left me with the inner oval which will be the actual playing surface for my DIY poker table.
Here I have reassemble all the pieces, putting the lower ring on top for the raised padded rail.
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The easiest part to finish was the inner playing surface. I used some volarra as padding underneath the felt, wrapped it around, and used my electric staple gun to secure it.
The rail was a little trickier. I wrapped the entire thing in a solid piece of vinyl with 2″ foam underneath. Once I had that pulled tight and secured, I cut out the middle, wrapped it around the inside and stapled it on the back. It cost a little more money to do it this way but I didn’t want any seams in my rail.
My next step was to add the legs. I found these table legs at Home Depot and they were perfect. They screwed into the bottom of my table and can fold and unfold when I want.
The racetrack took a little more time. Every good DIY poker table needs cup holders so I took some time to cut holes out of both the racetrack and the plywood underneath. I found some nice plastic cup holders I could just drop in. I put a light coat of stain on and many many coats of finish sanding between every single coat with a super fine grit paper. This gave me a nice, shiny, smooth surface for stacking poker chips.
Finally, I assembled everything and secured them together with screws from the bottom. This table turned out amazing and very professional looking. It really changed the feel of our poker nights
Here are some of the tools and supplies I used in this project. If you are interested in one, take a look. You get a fun product, I get a fun commission. Thanks!
Build Your Own Poker Tables - Supplies
Poker Table Supplies
Gathering the right supplies for your poker table will determine the quality of the finished product. For this reason you need to make sure that you get the right supplies the first time. It starts to get expensive if you continually buy the wrong supplies and have to replace them later on. We recommend that you read through the entire process before you buy anything. That way you will have a better idea of exactly what you are building and you'll be aware of minor adjustments that you may want to make to your poker table.
Wood
You're going to build your poker table primarily out of wood. What you need is 2 sheets of 8x4 1/2 inch particle board or ply wood. This wood is going to be covered by felt and vinyl so the finish is not at all important. You may choose to buy a 3rd sheet of wood of higher quality for a nice base that will show below the rail. Adding this 3rd sheet really makes the poker table look nice but it is in no way required. I use 3 sheets.
Playing Surface
This is a tougher task than the wood. The playing surface can be made of a lot of things and its completely up to you what you use. People use felt, casino cloth, billiard cloth, velvet, velveteen, and even micro suede. I generally use Velveteen or Casino Cloth unless there is a very specific reason to use something else. Whatever you use you will need an 8x4 piece. Make sure not to get it any smaller than 8x4 or it may be hard to stretch over the surface of your poker table. We carry a wide range of pre cut Poker Table Fabric.
Vinyl
The railing of your poker table is generally upholstered in vinyl. This what wraps the railing on all of my poker tables. It has a nice soft feeling, is easy to stretch. Vinyl is also an extremely cheap alternative to real leather, which is rarely used. You will need a piece that is no smaller than 4.5x9 and stretchable. Since its usually sold in 6' width, you would probably be better off getting a piece that is 6x9. This extra foot or so is helpful because the vinyl is tough to stretch tight, and that extra bit to grab ahold of will show in the smoothness of the railing on your poker table. Head to the shop to check out our pre cut Poker Table Rail Vinyl.
Padding
To pad the rail of your poker table you will need a continuous sheet of 1' high density foam. A sheet that is 104 x 54' gives you enough overlay to wrap the padding all the way around the rail. You will also need a sheet of 1/4' foam for the playing surface. Poker Table Padding is available in the shop in those exact dimensions.
Spray Adhesive
You will need at least 2 cans of spray adhesive. You're going to use this to keep the foam in place under the playing surface of your poker table. You'll also use it to keep the railing foam in place. Any brand will do.
Staples
You're going to use a ton of staples when you upholster your poker table. Since they're cheap I recommend that you buy more than you think you'll need. You'll be surprised at how many staples you actually use.
Other
- 1 box of 7/8' wood screws
- 1 box of 1 1/2' wood screws (Optional if you decide to use 3 sheets of wood)
- Paint (Optional if you decide to use 3 sheets of wood)
- Stain (Optional if you decide to use 3 sheets of wood)
- Decorative Nails (Optional if you decide to use 3 sheets of wood)
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Poker Table Accessories section.Once you've got all of your supplies and tools in order its time for you to build your poker table. You're ready forStep Three - Wood Working.
