Styles ranged from simple to elaborate, with higher-end card tables featuring inlaid wood or stone, extensive delicate carvings, and expensive veneers.
Those used in professional televised poker feature "pocketcams" which can view a player's pocket, or hole cards.
In amateur poker, tables are often oval, round or octagonal, using a rotating dealer position.
The edge of the table is usually padded and raised slightly for the players to rest their arms, and this section is called the "rail".
There is often a section of wood between the rail and the playing surface; this is called the "race track" and often features cup holders as well.