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I had originally planned to make end tables for my basement man cave. I was tired of not having a good place to put drinks and all my remotes. I had some extra cupholders lying around from past poker table builds and added them to help eliminate drink spills. At the end of...

This was a modification of my Big Red Poker table. I removed the Big Red Poker cloth and replaced it with a red-suited speed cloth so I could sell the table. ...

This is a simple black table that I made a for a friend out of leftover materials from previous poker table builds. It features a black padded rail and a black poker cloth. The legs fold up for easy storage....

This was my first poker table and first ever woodworking project. I wanted to build a poker table because I couldn't find what I wanted anywhere. I found some plans online and borrowed some tools from my uncle (and his garage) and the rest is history. This table featured a...

This was the second poker table I made for myself. At the time, we were watching a lot of World Poker Tour on TV and I thought having a raised rail would be really cool. ...

I built these 8 poker tabletops for Midwest Poker Series, a local poker series that sets up tournaments in bars, restaurants, and other establishments. I met MPS' founder at a social media event I was speaking at. Each of the tabletops features a vinyl padded rail, custom printed cloth (supplied by...

I made this poker table light to hang over my Big Red poker table because I couldn't find a light that I liked. It's basically a wooden shell that hangs over a shop light. I cut out "Big Red Poker" on each side to give it a glowing look. It was...

A few years ago, someone found my website and asked me to build these two poker table tops. The client chose all black for his tables including a black padded rail, black cupholders, black poker cloth, and black racetrack. Originally, I had planned to build a raised rail similar to my...

I am a graduate of Western Kentucky University (WKU) and our mascot is Big Red. You may have seen him on ESPN commercials in the past. Several years ago when I finished my basement, I went with a WKU theme. As part of that, I thought it would be great to...