Poker is not only made of paper, but also made of many other materials. There are cloisonne gold coated poker, gold foil and silver foil poker, crystal poker, agate poker, ivory poker, elephant bone poker, ox horn and ox bone poker, bamboo poker, plexiglass poker, fiberglass poker... These cards are used for collection, and rarely used for playing. For example, agate poker, ivory elephant bone poker and ox horn and ox bone poker are all made into the shape of mahjong, but they still play poker.

The 52 authentic cards are equally divided into a group of 13 cards, and each group is represented by four decors of spades, hearts, plum blossoms, and diamonds. The cards of each decor include 13 cards marked from 1-10 (1 is usually represented as A) and J, Q, K. The playing methods are ever-changing, and there are many kinds of playing methods, such as the typical playing method of fighting landowners.