High-end

Ceramic 10g ‘Casino Club’ Chips (numbered)

£7.50 for 25 (£150 for 500)

Seven different colours (although the 10 and 500 chips are too close for our liking) with denominations from 5 up to 1000, and, as you’d expect, a classy feel and smooth riffle. Worth pushing the boat out for, if you’ve got a boat to push.

www.poker-chips.co.uk

KEM Arrow Playing Cards

£10.95

The best playing cards in the world, and the most expensive we looked at. They’ll last, won’t mark up, won’t bend – in fact they’ll do anything but guarantee you against bad beats.

www.poker-chips.co.uk

Mid-range

Tri-Gen 13g Tournament Chips (numbered)

£5.45 for 25 (£109 for 500)

Seven different colours with denominations from 1 up to 500. They’re weighty and textured but not quite as ‘money’ as the ceramics.

www.poker-chips.co.uk

400-chip Union Jack Chipset with wooden case £85

Some people have to buy British, so what better than chips with the Union Jack on and Sterling denominations from 25p to £50?

www.poker-chips.co.uk

Copag 100% Plastic Playing Cards £4.50

Some players prefer these to the KEMs, and at the price they offer pretty much everything but the plastic storage case. You can also get a four-colour deck for an extra 50p.

www.poker-shop-europe.com

Budget

Las Vegas Chips £3.99 for 50

Do you spit in the face of RSI? These 15g chips are the heaviest and chunkiest we’ve riffled with (a bit too heavy, truth be told) and come in five colours with no denominations.

www.pokershopuk.com

300 Dice 11.5g Poker Chips £10.00 plus £6.99 delivery

Bog-standard chips (no numbers, five different colours) that aren’t great to look at but are completely functional.

www.amazon.co.uk (supplied by The Sports HQ)

Tournament Super Index Playing Cards £2.99

Even if you’re a bit tight you don’t have to put up with crumpled, sub-standard playing cards – these plastic super index cards are the best we’ve used at this price.

www.poker-chips.co.uk