Ruote, Italian 100% Plastic Playing Cards, 2-Deck Poker Size Set, Regular Index, w/2 Cut Cards

Together with Modiano Old Trophy and Da Vinci Classico (which are actually the same with only a different finish of the back), these cards are the best on the market. Absolutely perfect playing cards! If you want the best deck on the market with no drawback at all, stop wasting your time and money on other products. These cards are:- Solid. Whatever you do with them, they keep straight - unlike KEM's, which warp like crazy and cannot be fixed.- Perfectly flexible. Their elasticity is perfeclty balanced - the cards are not hard at all, but perfectly fast at flexing back to their straight position. Great for riffle-shuffle bridge, which is very lazy and sluggish with KEM's.- Odorless. Unlike KEM's, which stink like a chemical factory, these cards have no odor at all.- Water resistant. Unlike KEM's, which warp irreversibly once in touch with water, these cards are just like new after washing.- With excellent friction factor. The friction between cards is perfectly adjusted and balanced: these cards fan beatifully and spread perfectly even. This is a great advantage contrary to my second favorite deck Bicycle Prestige, the cards of which are also great but feel too slippery and dry.- Pleasant to touch. Although these cards, naturally, don't feel like paper, they are very, very pleasant to touch. The feel is certainly "not so plastic" as that of, for instance, Piatnik 100% plastic or Bicycle Prestige.- Beautiful. Although the design is that of the classical index, the colors are very pleasant and bright. The ace of spades and the jokers are just beautiful.- With two colors of Jokers. Each deck contains one black joker and one red joker. Great for various game modifications.- With lifetime warranty.As I have already written, these cards are absolutely perfect. I really regret having wasted my time and money on other decks. If I had to chose one deck for the rest of my life, it'd be this Da Vinci Ruote.

I just bought a half dozen 2-Deck Poker Size Sets to give to the members of my poker group. I still have a dozen packs of classic Bicycle card decks, but may never break the seal on them. One host served up the Da Vinci cards at a game a couple of years ago and I've been hooked ever since.They shuffle sweetly, cards don't get nicked or bent (unless you really abuse them), seem to last forever, and can be cleaned if they become soiled. These are a true joy to use and in the long term are economical to use. A half dozen games is all I want to use a fresh pack of Bicycle or Bee cards. They get nicked or bent, swell up a bit with moisture from players hands and get dirty. I've been using one pair of the Da Vinci cards for nearly 6 months and they feel as good as new.I'm a bit of a germaphobe, so to be able to clean these cards (spray cleaner and paper towels, not tossed into a washing machine and dryer) is a big plus for me. (One player I know licks his finger tips every time he starts dealing - ugh! I used to toss the Bicycle decks after games he played in. Now I just wipe the Da Vinci's down and keep the decks in play.)Try a little test. Next time you're playing cards, alternate between a deck regular cards and one of the Da Vincis. I guarantee you that after a few deals, every player at the table will be asking if you have another Da Vinci deck.Highly recommended.

I lost my decks of Kem and Copag cards in a recent move to a new house.I was reluctant to buy new decks of those premium cards just in case my old ones manifested themselves.So I bought one deck of Bicycle Prestige plastic cards at my local dept. store. They were OK but I wasn't veryimpressed and also the cards just had a bad acetate smell.Then before my big hold em tournament I bought two decks of these Da Vinci cards (and some Da Vinci chips, too)I have to say that these are nice cards. they stood up to 7 hours of play in texas hold em, and also with little kids playing with one of the decks for a couple of hours.The cards are durable and flexible, and are easy to clean. We got some cheet-o stains on a few of the cards, but they cleaned right up with a damp paper towel. They have a nice snap to them and are not too stiff.The designs are very plain and not impressive and the cards are very slippery to hold. so in that respectI do like my KEM cards slightly better than these Da Vincis.However with one deck of Bicycle Prestige cards at one table and these Da Vinci's at another (in about the same amount of play) these cards kept their shape and ability to shuffle them well far better than the bikes.I think these are good cards at a good value, but if you want some that are not too slippery or have bolder colors, then get the KEMs for a few bucks more.100% Plastic Bicycle Prestige Dura-Flex Cards Blue - RareKEM Arrow Red and Blue Poker Size Standard Index Playing CardsCopag Poker Size Regular Index 1546 Playing Cards (Blue Red Setup)

Great value in plastic cards. Shuffle and play very well. Much more durable than paper and bargain plastic cards. Durable over many hands. Pips gradually wear, fading after playing many hands, particularly in the center of the cards, rendering the cards visually unplayable while they remain mechanically playable.

Best cards on the market!

Look, youre going to lose a lot more playing poker this weekend than the price difference compared to Bicycles. Just buy them.Cards like these are worth paying the extra few dollars for. Quite honestly, they just don't wear out, fray, bend, etc. They'll last a long time and feel nice. And you don't have to worry about the tiny nicks guys (rightfully) complain about.Came in good condition, no issues. Very happy.