The Rail — Notes on What Poker Players Actually Wear

Ten poker clothing brands ranked by how clearly each one knows who it dresses. Two of them are mine, and I say which before you read them.

In most rooms there is no dress code at all. In a handful there is one, and it is enforced to the jacket. What Las Vegas, the WSOP and Monte-Carlo actually require — and what to wear for an eight-hour session.

431 women out of 9,208 entrants at the 2026 WSOP Main Event. The share is rising and it is still under five percent. What holds up as an explanation, and what does not.

Most poker gifts exist because the word is easy to print on things. Here is the test that works, sorted by the kind of player you are buying for.

Twenty-franc buy-ins, one fixed evening, and a cloth for the kitchen table. What eighteen years at the same Friday game taught me about running a home poker night that survives.