Here's my semi-finished project. Someday I'll build better legs and maybe iron a logo onto the felt in the middle. I had thought about having it screen-printed at a T-shirt shop with a circle in the middle and some kind of logo, but I didn't have the extra $$$ at the time.
Here's a cut-out of my armrests. I built 8 seperate armrests and added them to the table. First I joined a 1X4 and a 1X1 to make to wood part. Then I stapled foam padding I got at the fabric store (Hancock Fabricks) onto the wood. Figuring out how the vinyl (also from the fabric store) would attatch over the foam and designing a template was the hardest part of this. Make sure you stretch the vinyl very tight. I had a friend help me by pressing the vinyl against the foam while I stapled.
Each piece fit right over one side of the table, and I worked my way around, attaching them from the bottom.
For the dimensions, first start with how wide you want each players side to be, then make an octagon from that. For the armrest you will have to do some work calculating the angles and accounnting for the thickness of the vinyl wrapped around the boards. If you get stuck, just ask and i'll help.
atl_jimbo@hotmail.com. Just put "POKER TABLE" as the subject.
Jimmy