Game Interface

The current player is indicated by a blinking glow light behind the avatar image that represent your presence at the card table. To select a card to play just click on it, a selected card will be shifted up slightly.  Once you have selected a card to play select the Play Card button. You may fold your hand when it's your turn (after everyone has turned over their first card) by pressing the Fold button. At the end of the round a bubble will appear over the winner announcing their winning hand.

To instant message other players at the table just start typing! A bubble will appear over your avatar image with your text. When a player chats to the group a bubble will appear over their image with their chat message. If you hover the mouse over anyones chips you will see the amount in their stack in a popup bubble. You can also hover the mouse over a card to see what it is. You can toggle the theme music and game sounds by clicking on the audio buttons located in the lower left of the game window.

Your chips will be shown in front of your hand of cards. Gold chips are worth 100 points, Red chips are worth 10 points, and Blue chips are worth 1 point. Hover the mouse over any players chips to see the amount in their stack. Remember you will pay a number of your chips into the middle when you fold, dependent on the number of your face up cards: 1 chip for 1 card, 2 chips for 2 cards, 3 chips for 3 cards and 5 chips for 4 cards (assuming blue chips).

The Cheat Sheet

You can get a cheat sheet help screen at any time during the game by pressing the ? button in the upper right part of the caption bar. This provides a fast way to remember the rules as well as the ranking value of the different Poker hands.