Do you use a card protector?

[Bigblindal]

I use a silver morgan dollar, but no plactic cover.

[Milo]

I see no relationship in my play at Canterbury between quality of player and whether they use a card protector or not. The quality of said protector also seems unimportant.

Personally, I hate using a chip from my stack, so I usually use a chip from another casino. At times I've used other stuff, depending on mood. These have included: Legos, a small toy Sesame Street car (with Burt at the wheel), a little airplane, a large die, a silver dollar, part of a clip of nails from my nail gun, a skeleton key from the old Victorian I remodeled a few years back, a saloon token (good for "one free lay") and some other [censored] I can't remember right now.

[DayTripping]

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a small toy Sesame Street car (with Burt at the wheel)

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wtf

[rageotones]

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a small toy Sesame Street car (with Burt at the wheel)

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wtf

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what, we all know he's not letting his bitch (i.e. ernie) drive.

[Doc7]

the paperweight.

[cardsharkk04]

Hmmmm, I guess card protectors have more value than I originally thought.

[DeadManJay]

I'm about to order one from these guys.
http://www.premierpokerbuttons.com/c...rotectors.html

Going to get SUP BRO? lettered on the top and have an image of a brown trout.

[mosch]

I use a silver peace dollar. Dealer mucks happen, and so do fouled hands.

I don't mind losing, but I prefer to lose of my own volition.

[PokerBob]

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I see no relationship in my play at Canterbury between quality of player and whether they use a card protector or not. The quality of said protector also seems unimportant.

Personally, I hate using a chip from my stack, so I usually use a chip from another casino. At times I've used other stuff, depending on mood. These have included: Legos, a small toy Sesame Street car (with Burt at the wheel), a little airplane, a large die, a silver dollar, part of a clip of nails from my nail gun, a skeleton key from the old Victorian I remodeled a few years back, a saloon token (good for "one free lay") and some other [censored] I can't remember right now.

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when i decide that i don't care about getting kicked out of canterbury, my protector will be a big, black dildo.

[bernie]

Maybe it's just me, but I rarely use a chip or any object to protect my cards. I hold my cards in my hand. If I'm using both hands to stack chips during a hand I will, but other than that, nope. Even then, once I'm done, my cards are back in my hand. Basically, I literally don't let go of my hand until I fold or win the pot. I rarely see anyone literally hold their cards.

That way there is absolutely no way for any cards to mix with them. I've seen people with a chip on their cards actually get cards flown into them landing underneath the chip. Took a bit to decifer which hands was what, especially when the folder 'forgot', but eventually the floor got it straightened out.

Now, leaving your hand unprotected is a noob move.

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Do people use them because they are worried the dealer is actually going to reach over to their cards and muck them? I have never seen anything like that before in my casino experience.

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Played much in a casino? Seats 1 and 9 are very prone to it happening. Usually a dealer will warn them.

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Or do you use them because they have some sort of meaning to you, or do you think they look cool? Also are they some sort of recent fad or have people always used card protectors. I think they are pointless and kind of annoying. What's your opinion?

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Certain card protectors have meaning to the players. So what? That's what annoys you? Geez. Some of 'em do look kinda cool. As another poster mentioned, they can be a good conversation piece.

Recent fad? Maybe you haven't really been playing that long. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] The recent fad is the WPT wannabes who are know-it-alls because they watch TV and know how to play. Not people using card protectors.

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