♠ Edgar's Poker
Play money only · No real money

Texas Hold'em

Six-max No-Limit Hold'em — play alone against the computer, or pass the device around for hot-seat games with friends. Play-money chips only — no real money, no prizes, no deposits, ever.

Table size

Computer skill

Loose and splashy — great for learning the ropes.

Starting stack

Blinds 10/20. Everyone starts equal.

Who's playing

How to play Texas Hold'em

Each player gets two private cards. Five community cards are dealt face-up in stages — the flop (3), the turn (1), the river (1). Make the best five-card hand from your two plus the five community cards.

Betting rounds

  1. Preflop — after the two blinds (forced bets of 10 and 20) are posted, action starts left of the big blind. You can fold, call the big blind, or raise.
  2. Flop / Turn / River — action starts left of the dealer button. You can check or bet; facing a bet you can fold, call, or raise.
  3. Showdown — remaining players reveal; the best hand wins the pot. If everyone folds, the last player wins without showing.

Minimum raise: at least the big blind preflop, or the size of the last raise afterwards. Going all-in for less than a full raise doesn't reopen the betting. Side pots split the winnings fairly when players are all-in for different amounts.

Hand rankings strongest first

Play money

Chips here are worthless play money. No real money is accepted, wagered, or paid out — this is a practice table, not a casino.

Strategy school

1 · Play tight, then aggressive

Most beginners play far too many hands. A good baseline: raise strong hands (pairs, high cards), fold the rest preflop. When you do enter a pot, bet with conviction — passive calling bleeds chips.

2 · Position is power

Acting last is a huge edge: you see what everyone does first. Play more hands on the button and in late position, fewer under the gun.

3 · Pot odds

Facing a bet, compare the call to the pot. Calling 100 to win 400 needs 20% equity — fine with a flush draw (~36% from flop to river), terrible with a gutshot (~16%). The AI at Club level and above respects this; Casual doesn't.

4 · Count your outs, then discount them

A flush draw has 9 outs, an open-ended straight draw 8. But if the board pairs or a third suited card could give someone a better flush, some outs are dirty. When in doubt, discount.

5 · Bluff with a story

Good bluffs represent a hand the board allows — betting big on a scary river after showing strength. Random bluffs into three callers are just donations. Watch how Expert balances value bets and bluffs.

6 · Bankroll (even play money)

Treat the 1,000-chip stack like rent money: if you lose it playing loose, that's feedback. Rebuy and tighten up.