The Most Important Thing to get for a poker game is the playing cards

Spending a ton of money is not the answer for most poker game equipment and gear, in actuality the most important are the cards. Bicycle cards are great for about one or two games but the cards begin to bend and crease even after 100 hands of poker which really is not much playing time at all if you must purchase 2 decks of Bicycle for about 72 hours of play, after that the bends make it harder to deal plus when you deal because of the bend cards will begin to flip over.

My suggestion is to go with a good pair of Copag Poker Playing Cards or KemCo Poker Playing Cards they are heavier in weight and silky smooth so after long days and nights of shuffling they keep flat and you can deal them quickly and smoothly across a table. GEMACO is also very good and the same ones used in Binions Casino and other high end Vegas Casinos plus they are a little cheaper. Most people will argue which is better between Copag playing cards and KemCo playing cards so if you must find out buy a pack of each and find out which are best for you I suggest the Poker Jumbo Sized card, mostly because the graphics on each are larger so its easier to read on a large 10 man table.

Playing cards are definatly the essential so if your on a tight budget use a regular table with a table cloth, purchase cheap plastic chips and get teh cards first, and after every home tournament see if you can get a 1 or 2 dollar help from each player and save up for each other poker items you need.