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How to Play Poker Online with Friends for Free

You can play Texas Hold'em with your friends in the browser, for free: one of you opens a room, sends the link, everyone sits down and the host deals. There is nothing to download and no real money involved.

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A private room: four friends and a computer player in the empty seat.

Five steps to your first game

  1. Everyone creates a free account. Pick a table name, add an email and a password. Each new player gets 10,000 chips. Players must be 18 or older.
  2. Open a room. Give it a name and choose the game:
    • the blinds, from 10/20 up to 500/1,000;
    • the starting stack: 50, 100 or 150 big blinds, the same for everyone;
    • whether the blinds go up every 5, 10 or 15 hands, or never;
    • chips from your bankroll, or free chips just for this room;
    • 0 to 5 computer players, and 20, 30 or 45 seconds per move;
    • private, so the room stays out of the lobby list.
  3. Send the link. Press "Invite" to copy the room's link and send it in any chat. Anyone with the link can open the room, even a private one, and friends without an account can sign up from there.
  4. Sit down and get ready. Friends pick an open seat and press "I'm ready". The host can add or remove computer players while everyone waits.
  5. Deal. Once everyone is ready and at least two players are seated, the host starts the match. The last player with chips wins, and then the room is ready for a rematch.

Bankroll chips or free chips

At a bankroll room, each player's starting stack comes out of their chips when the match starts, and whatever they have left goes back when it ends. Win, and your bankroll grows. At a free chips room everyone gets the stack for free and the bankroll is never touched: good for a friendly game where nobody wants to lose their chips.

At the table

  • Table chat: messages appear in speech bubbles beside each player. Drag the chat window anywhere, or pin it open.
  • Emotes: send an animated reaction from your own seat.
  • Looking at a player: click someone and everyone sees who you are looking at. Rest the mouse on a player to see their card, with your notes and labels.
  • Badges: each seat shows how the player is doing, such as on fire, on tilt, chip leader or comeback.
  • Standings and awards: when the match ends, everyone sees the places and awards such as biggest pot and most knockouts.

Not enough friends? Add computer players

The host can fill empty seats with computer players from a cast of 40, each with a style of their own, from careful to wild. They read how each person plays and adjust, so they make real opponents. You can also warm up alone in a practice match against them first.

Common questions

Is it really free?
Yes. Every player gets 10,000 play chips on sign-up. Chips have no cash value: you cannot buy them, cash them out or send them to anyone.
How many friends can play?
Two to six players per room. Fill empty seats with computer players if you are fewer.
Can someone join halfway through?
Not during a match: the seats are fixed once it starts, so it stays fair. Late friends can watch, then sit down for the next match.
What if a friend leaves or loses their connection?
When their time runs out, the table checks or folds for them; after two timeouts they are marked away until they come back. A player who leaves during a match forfeits it.
Do we need to download anything?
No. It runs in the browser on computers, tablets and phones. On a phone you can add it to your home screen to play full screen.

New to the game? Send your friends how to play Texas Hold'em before the first deal.

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