The white elephant

I am now the proud owner of an official 10-seat poker table. Only thing is it takes up all kinds of space and is about as inconspicuous as a white elephant in my apartment.

Plus it needs Green Zone-style security to prevent the poker cats from attacking it when there are no cards to attack. The legs fold up, so it can be pushed against the wall.

But still, it's pretty awesome. It cost $140, much cheaper than the online prices ($179 was the best I could find) and I didn't have to pay shipping costs of about $60 by getting it at Dick's Sporting Goods.

In a casino, the table's size would accurately be described as a 7-Stud table. But there's no dealer's box and so you can fit about 10 people around it.

I guess in some ways, it's a little silly to have for a $5 buy-in game, but it's awesome to have now to provide authenticity to this more-than-a-hobby kind of hobby.