Everyone has that one member of their family who loves to play poker. They are consumed by the game and sometimes don’t think about anything else. They are hard to buy for gifts because they only care about one thing.

It’s also hard to spend time with them because they will always play the game. Some people may think they are addicted to gambling, but that would only be the case if they were winning or losing all the time.

However, some people play on websites and only play for points. Websites like Facebook have poker games where you can play with thousands of players and earn points. Some other sites allow you to convert points into prizes.

Since it’s so hard to buy, it’s important to do your research and get something that’s relevant to the game you love. Read on for some great ideas to keep poker players happy at Christmas and birthdays.

Gift cards

You could buy them a gift card. This would not be a normal gift card where they go to the store and buy whatever they want. This would be a gift card to a website where they can exchange the money for poker chips and then have more credit to play with.

Some of the free sites will exchange the money for points and the relative will be able to play in higher stakes games. If they love poker that much, you could give them a gift card to a casino and they could go play a real game of poker with other people and make some friends along the way.

poker chips

If they play at home or with their friends, you can buy them some poker chips. They are quite cheap and you can even get them in supermarkets now. If you want to go the extra mile, you can buy poker chips that have actually been used in Las Vegas casinos. They might appreciate this a bit more, especially if they’ve never been to Las Vegas before.

Some brands like Jack Daniels make their own poker games and if the person likes the drink, they might love this type of poker game even more. It will all match up if you buy a game like this because they will have chips, cards, dealer buttons and banker buttons.

Playing cards

Playing cards is the Holy Grail for some poker players. There will be poker players collecting the cards and having a game from all over the world. Other players will have packages from all the casinos they have played at.

So it might be a good idea to get them a pack of cards that no one else would have. This would be a personalized package with something that is personal to them printed on the back of each card. This could be their name, or a logo that is dear to them, or some companies may print an image on the back.

When you buy personalized cards, you can change anything. From the packaging, to the font style, going through the numbers. It will be a pack that no one else in the world has and they will love it.

poker tables

Some supermarkets now have poker tables at quite reasonable prices. They are not complete tables, yes, they are just table decorations made of felt. They have spaces for your cards, the flop and all your chips. They even have a cup holder installed so you don’t spill your drink on the cards.