Picture courtesy of PaddyPowerPoker blog. PokerNews: Why are you enthusiastic about card guards? Gerald ‘SKULLMAN’ David. Enter Gerald 'SKULLMAN' David, who has taken it upon himself to establish a collection of card guards that he shares with the world on PokerNews recently sat down with Gerald, who resides in the United Kingdom, to talk about his enthusiasm for card guards, his extensive collection and which are the most prized in his assemblage.
While you might see a card guard or two every time you sit down at a poker table, you might not realize the sheer variety that exists in the world today. Some of the more famous card guards throughout the years have been Greg Raymer’s trademark fossil, Steven Dannenmann’s globe and Doyle Brunson’s Casper the Ghost (which was actually the Ghostbusters logo) lighter. That is when players began to get creative by using pretty much anything under the sun to protect their cards. While the former group tend to frown upon the latter, card guards can be found at almost every poker table.Ĭard guards have been around for about as long as the game has existed, but they really took off after the poker boom in 2003. To accomplish this, players either use a chip off their stack or bring their own card guard. Protecting your hand in poker is of the utmost importance- just ask Estelle Denis-and the best way to do so is to cap your cards.
