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Notes on running a home game online.

Practical write-ups on formats, blinds, tools, etiquette — from the people building pokr.

· 5 min read

Table studio: make your club feel like home.

Your club logo, your own felt, a different look for every table. See the editor in action, preview desktop and mobile, and learn what one $4.99 purchase unlocks for the whole club.

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· 6 min read

Club seasons: give your poker nights a story.

Six rounds, eight weeks and a friendly rivalry. Plan the dates, see who is coming and follow the standings. How best-five scoring works, how to start a season, and what one purchase unlocks for the whole club.

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· 5 min read

Make the poker table yours: card backs, win effects and victory sounds

Upload your own card back, celebrate a win with confetti, or give a big pot its own soundtrack. A guide to the cosmetics your friends can see and hear, and the collection that follows you across clubs.

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· 6 min read

All-in and side pots. Who wins what?

Three friends, different stacks, one best hand. See who can win each pot, why uncalled chips come back, and what changes when someone folds. Move the chips yourself in an interactive example.

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Cash or tournament? Pick your poker night.

One friend is running late. Another needs to leave early. Compare cash and Sit & Go by the people at your table: flexible arrivals, a shared finish, and a comfortable first game for beginners.

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· 7 min read

What happens to your chips when something goes wrong

Someone's wifi dies holding the second-best hand. Someone leaves mid-pot. The server restarts while four of you are all-in. Exactly what pokr does with your stack in each case, why a tournament plays by different rules, and how every session is reconciled to make sure the count is right.

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Bots at the home poker table: when, why, how

Friends not online yet? Fill the empty seats with bots that can bluff and respond to your recent betting. What they observe, how club managers add them, and why they still need an occasional poker lesson.

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· 8 min read

How to host a home poker night online (free, no app)

A practical guide to running a private home game online — pick a format, set blinds, invite the group, deal the first hand in under a minute. Cash vs SNG, what blinds to use, which tools fit a casual night.

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