Kem Playing Cards Arrow Red and Blue, Poker Size-Standard Index Playing Cards (Pack of 2),1007268

THE BEST CARDS OF ALL TIME!! I absolutely love Kem cards! they're the thickest heaviest and best shuffling cards I've come across and they hold up great! I'm the amount of time my single setup has lasted I've gone through several other sets of cards and these have never faded. Some dealers have said they're too bendy but personally I like the amount of flexibility when dealing. They're not cheap but definitely worth the quality of you need a workhorse deck that will see lots of play. These have been old faithful at my local game.

Yes, these are expensive playing cards. They are, however, the very best money can buy, and in the time it takes you to wear out a pack of these, you will have gone through eight or ten packs of Bees or Bikes. Cellulose acetate is an incredibly hard-wearing material, and yet still generous in flex and rebound, creating a pleasant shuffle while maintaining a new feel for far longer than traditional plastic-coated cardstock.

I've owned both KEM and Copag Cards (and played with other top end cards) and these are the best I've used. They have a great hand feel, shuffle beautifully and easily, deal without sticking together, slide across the felt beautifully, and they hold up to use exceptionally well. We've got one player in our home game who is so hard on cards that we use his last name as a verb when cards are damaged through misuse - even he has yet to take one of these KEMs out of commission. The price might be a turn off for people used to paper Bicycles, but there's no comparison. The difference in feel alone would be worth the price, the fact that a deck will last years of weekly poker games without losing their crisp feel makes them a bargain.

The best playing cards.They do feel slightly flimsier than the plastic-coated paper ones, which makes them feel a little weird shuffling, but I've played many-a-game of Hold'em and Gin Rummy, and they're like new. These are really easy to clean, and have a beautiful face to them. It would be nice if they came in individual cases though. I get the idea with the set, but the top few cards of the deck sort of jostle back and fourth and it's not easy to carry these in a backpack/pocket etc. I like to cary a deck of cards with me just in case, and because of the storage method, these are the ones for that.

I have owned several sets of Kem cards. I received a fake set. I verified with Kem themselves. I hadn’t purchased a new set of cards in a couple years which is why I called when I received this new set. How can you tell? - Cards are in a cardboard box. Real Kem cards come in a hard plastic case - Cards received are textured or “spawled”. Real Kem cards are smooth to touch and feel high quality. - Joker cards have a pixelated image. Real Kem cards have attention to detail on cards even the joker cards. Should not be fuzzy or pixelated images on cards. Hope this helps fellow Amazon buyers. First time receiving a fake set from Amazon. Unfortunately I will be buying direct from Kem from now on. Love these cards for my weekly poker games, there are other good plastic card alternatives but Kem is the best in business (when you get a genuine/authentic set), that is why I am rating 5 stars despite bad experience with fakes.

The description and the box made it a point that these cards are washable. We were playing with them at the park and it started raining; we put the cards away, thinking 'they're washproof, it will be ok' but when we got them back out in the evening the cards were completely ruined. Complete waste of money. Used them only once and would like a refund due to misleading advertising. ** EDIT: One year later, I stumbled across this old review of mine and had to laugh that I gave some playing cards a 1 star review for not being washproof! I guess you could say I was a little annoyed after the 'incident'. Actually after a few months the wrinkles in the cards slowly disappeared and now they're good for playing again. So, revising the review, these are definitely five-star cards -- but they lose a point for the dubious 'washproof' claim ;)

I'm a college student who enjoys playing hold-em with my friends. These are the easiest cards to use. My friend has had a hard time shuffling but after a few tries he has been able to hold his own when its his turn to deal. Definitely not what i had expected at all, but these far exceed my expectations. The cards are a lot more flexible than i would have imagined. they weigh a lot more than i had expected but the cards seem thin and spring back when you leave it be. They are very smooth sliding across each-other but are easy to grip. Unfortunately for KEM i won't probably buy another deck from them, i will probably be using this setup for many games to come. This is probably the reason for the expensive price, they are a company and need to survive. Bicycle cards wear out easily and there will always be another poor sap who buys many decks often, bicycle cards will always have repeat buyers because their cards don't hold up, but KEM expects the decks to last for a while and therefore they don't have as much of a repeat buyer. Everybody has to make their money somehow and they provide a great product so i support them.

This is a reorder of cards I bought several years ago. Not because I had to, but my grandchildren lost half of them for me :) My retired neighbor and I play on average 1200 GAMES of cribbage every year (probably 10,000+ actual hands per year). We estimate that we easily have played at least 50,000 hands over the past 5 years and I can honestly say that these KEM cards are just as enjoyable today as the day we bought them 5+ years ago. It is truly a marvel that they continue to hold up beyond belief. AND, we have never washed them as many people do. You absolutely will be beyond happy with these cards.

Son super resistentes, flexibles, fáciles de barajar, no se atoran entre si, hemos usado de muchas marcas y ninguna como las KEM, el precio lo vale... el único detalle es que los números son pequeños, pero definitivamente las seguiremos comprando.

J'adore, les meilleurs carte plastifiées du monde pour jouer au poker. J'ai un paquet qui n'a pas bougé depuis 5 ans. Impeccable.

Like very good

Very fast delivery!!! As a novice card player, this is my first set of professional playing cards. Opening the package, i can see the cards are in perfect condition. The seems sturdy and well built and from other reviews, they should last me a long time.

Arrived in a timely manner, great quality