Poker is a lot like anything else — it’s cheap to get the basics, but to do it right you’ll have to spend a LOT of money. That’s one of the reasons I play online exclusively unless I’m in a tournament.

I could go on and on about how much better it is to play poker online. So I will.

Cheap poker table? We’re talking about 150 bucks, and that’s about as cheap as they get. You might be able to do better if it’s used, but speaking as a guy who has been through a few poker tables, you’ll be extremely lucky to find one that is still fit to play poker on.