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World's Most Expensive Poker Set for $7.5 Million

Filed under: Gadgets, Men's Style, Wealth

Talk about high stakes – Geoffrey Parker, London-based maker of the finest games on the globe, is offering the world's most expensive poker set for $7.5 million. The bespoke set comes housed in a genuine alligator skin case finished in any color the client chooses, fitted with 18k white gold combination locks and hardware. The case' suede lining features an 18k gold and diamond frame holding 384 18k white gold chips, each inlaid on both sides in shagreen (stingray skin). The chips can be in any currency and denomination the client desires; the display set features chips marked €100,000 – or about $140,000 at today's rates.

The edge of each chip is set with precious stones – white diamonds for the white chips, sapphires for the blue, rubies for the red, emeralds for the green and black diamonds for the black. The dealer button is be a larger 18 karat white gold chip set with two rows of diamonds to the edge. The set will feature an estimated 22,364 stones in all, totaling 1,012 carats. Finally there are four platinum-plated decks of poker cards. Orders are now being taken with an expected delivery time of six to nine months; the price may go up if the precious stones and metals market fluctuates.

[via JustLuxe]

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Theory 11 Unboxes the World's Finest Deck of Cards for Magic

by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) —

The quest for ultimate luxury reaches everywhere, and in this case that means a set of playing cards unlike any other. The Sentinels, from Theory 11, are used for magic, and their specs might almost qualify them as magical: the box alone gets imported paper stock 40% thicker than normal, embossing in 20 locations, embellishment with metallic accents on all six sides and a coat of matte varnish.

Inside is a set of cards that do their best to match their shelter. The cards feature illustrations developed after thorough research into various branches of the esoteric, and like the dollar bill, every element has some sort of meaning. The illustrations themselves were penned by blue-chip San Francisco design firm Hatch. The cards are printed at the United States Playing Card Company in Kentucky, on the casino web press, making the Sentinels the only cards in magic run exclusively in that manner. And for all that, they'll only cost you $5.95, a neat trick in itself.

Gallery: Sentinels Magic Cards from Theory 11