Table Design
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| Figure 1 – New Poker Table Design |
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The Previous and Current Hand numbers are displayed. |
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When a Player is seated, available seats are shown with a small brown place holder.
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Before a Player joins a table, available seats are shown with a black arrow.
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A Player’s Alias and cash balance are displayed next to their Avatar.
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A Player can now select and upload an Avatar image. For more information on Avatars, refer to the Upload Avatar Image section. |
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The pot value is displayed in the center of the table. |
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Each Player’s bet amount is displayed next to their chips on the table. |
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The rake for each hand is shown above the frame. |
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A link to a new instant Hand History feature is also displayed above the frame. |
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The new frame includes:
• Chat, Options, Stats, and Casino tabs
• Game Play buttons
• Best Hand information
For more information on the frame features, refer to the New Frame section.
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An arrow moves around the table in the direction of play, indicating the active Player. |
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A pie-clock timer is displayed next to the active Player, indicating how much time they have to make their decision and act. |
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There are three buttons available in the top right corner of the table:
• Menu
• Chips
• Exit |
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New Frame
The new frame consists of three sections:
1. Information
2. Game Buttons
3. Best Hand Display
These sections are shown in Figure 2 – New Frame.
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Players can choose to hide or show the Information and Best Hand Display sections by clicking the arrow buttons.
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| Figure 2 – New Frame |
Information
The Information section consists of four tabs, as shown in Figure 2 – New Frame.
These tabs are described in Table 1 – Information Tabs.
Table 1 – Information Tabs
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Chat
When a Player positions their mouse pointer over the Chat window, it expands upwards. When the mouse pointer is removed from the Chat window, it collapses to fit within the frame.
Colored text is introduced so that Players can easily identify chat strings. For example, Dealing the Flop is displayed in black and if a Player wins, the text is displayed in red.
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The Options tab provides Players with quick and easy access to the following options:
• Sit Out
• Muck Winning Hands
This was previously: Wait for Big Blind.
• Auto Post Blind
• Muck Losing Hands
Note:
• For Stud games, Auto Post Ante replaces the Auto Post Blind option.
• For tournaments, options also include:
- Fold/Check Any
- Auto Rebuy with Cash and Loyalty Points radio buttons, when applicable
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The Stats tab provides a Player with basic information on their game play. When a Player clicks the Stats tab, percentages are displayed, including:
• The percentage of hands that they fold, check, call, bet, raise, and re-raise.
• The percentage of games they have won.
• The percentage of showdowns they have won.
These statistics are cumulative and the time period that they are calculated for is displayed at the bottom of the window.
For more detailed statistics on where a Player folded, a Player can click the More link. The statistics are displayed in percentages and indicate the number of times a Player folded at specific stages of the game, namely:
• Pre-Flop
• Flop
• Turn
• River
The percentage of hands that the Player did not fold is also displayed.
Note:
Statistics are currently displayed for Texas Hold’em only.
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The Casino tab provides Players with links to Casino games directly from the new Poker table. When a Player clicks the Casino tab, the window expands and displays available games.
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| Game Buttons
The Action buttons, Pre-turn buttons and Bet Slider are located in the center of the frame, as shown in Figure 2 - New Frame.
The Action buttons are displayed with the Bet Slider when applicable. The Bet Slider enables a Player to manually select the amount that they want to bet by moving the button on the slider to the left or right to increase or decrease the amount respectively. Alternatively, a Player can select one of the options at the bottom of the slider to bet a fraction of the pot, or go all-in. The Bet Slider is shown in Figure 3 – Bet Slider.
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| Figure 3 – Bet Slider |
The Pre-turn buttons enable a Player to select their next move in advance, as shown in Figure 4 – Pre-turn Game Buttons.
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| Figure 4 – Pre–turn Game Buttons |
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Best Hand Display
The Best Hand display indicates a Player’s best possible Poker hand, as shown in Figure 5 – Best Hand Display. The Community cards are grayed out to distinguish them from the Pocket cards. A Player’s current bet is also displayed.
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| Figure 5 – Best Hand Display |
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| Tiling and Resizing Tables
A Player can now tile and resize tables.
Tiling Tables
With multiple tables, the software now has functionality to determine the number of tables that are tiled at one time, according to a Player’s screen resolution.
Resizing Tables
A Player can now resize all poker tables from a maximum of 800 x 600 pixels to a minimum of 480 by 360 pixels.
Note:
A Player cannot resize large and mini view tables.
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Change Table Size
A Player can select from the following options:
• Tile Windows
For more information, refer to the Tiling Tables section.
• Restore Default Mode
• Large Table View
A large chat view is displayed on the right of the table. A second tab, Tables, is now included. A Player can select and open new tables on the Table tab. A third tab, MTT Info, is displayed for Multi-Table Tournaments. This tab displays information that is usually found in the tournament Lobby. The large table view is shown in Figure 6 – Large Table View.
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| Figure 6 – Large Table View |
Mini View
This is shown in Figure 7-Mini View Table.
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| Figure 7 – Mini View |
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Poker Table Options
When a Player clicks the Menu button and then the Options menu item on the Poker table, the Poker Table Options dialog box is displayed. A number of configurable options are available that are displayed on the following tabs:
• General Options
• Animation Options
• Sound
• Table Appearance
• Seating
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Table Appearance
The Table Appearance tab is shown in Figure 8 – Table Appearance.
A Player can customize the table appearance by selecting from six carpet colors and six felt colors. A preview is displayed in the Preview window.
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| Figure 8 – Table Appearance |
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| Seating Preferences
The Seating tab is shown in Figure 9 – Seating Options.
On the Seating tab, a Player can:
• Disable the seat rotation animation on the table.
• Select their preferred seating position according to the table size.
If the Always stay in selected seat for this table size checkbox is selected, then a Player is always rotated to their preferred seat when joining tables of the same size. If the checkbox is deselected, then the Player is rotated to their preferred seat for the current table, but not for future tables of the same size.
For example, a Player joins a 10-seater table. They want to sit at the top center position, but only for the current table. They select the 10 seat table option from the Select a seating position for drop-down list, and select the top center seat on the table image. They leave the Always stay in selected seat for this table size checkbox deselected. So, the Player is not seated at the same position on other 10-seater tables they join later.
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By default, the seat rotation is on, and a Player is placed in the bottom center seat.
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| Figure 9 – Seating Options |
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| Avatar Menu
When a Player right clicks another Player’s Avatar, a menu is displayed with the following options, as shown in Figure 10 – Player Avatar Menu:
• Player Profile
This opens the Player’s profile, if one is available.
• Edit Notes
This opens an Edit Player Notes dialog box where a Player can rate their opponent using colored pushpins and by making notes.
If a Player has rated and made notes on an opponent, a colored pin and note paper icon is displayed on the respective Avatar on the table.
• Player History
This displays a color-coded history of a Player’s actions for the current hand.
• Add Buddy
This enables a Player to quickly add an opponent as a buddy.
• Block Image
This enables a Player to block an opponent’s Avatar image from their view if they find the Avatar image offensive.
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A Player can hide all Players’ Avatar images by selecting this option on the Poker Table Options dialog box.
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| Figure 10 – Player Avatar Menu |
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| Upload Avatar Image
Personal Avatar images are introduced with the new table design. A Player can upload an Avatar image in two ways:
• They can right-click their Avatar and select Upload Image.
• They can navigate to the My Account page and click the Upload Image link.
Once a Player clicks the Upload Image link, they are taken through a simple three step procedure to upload their Avatar image, as shown in Figures 11 to 13.
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| Figure 11 – Upload Your Image |
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| Figure 12 – Edit Your Image |
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| Figure 13 – Confirm Your Image |
Note:
• A Help link is displayed on all screens. This opens a separate Help dialog box.
• Players can upload .jpg, .png, or .gif images with a maximum file size of 3MB.
• All Players’ uploaded images are reviewed within 48 hours of the submission. If the image is accepted, it is displayed on the table. If the image is rejected, a Player is informed and they can upload another image.
• Images are rejected if these are considered offensive, or contain prohibited content, for example:
- Offensive or pornographic images
- Advertising
- Hyperlinks
- Animations
- Images of celebrities
- Copyrighted images
- Any text that includes or refers to any of the above items.
• A Player can upload a new image two weeks after their previous image is accepted.
• There is no restriction on the number of times that a Player can change their image.
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| Hand History
The Instant Hand History and Game History are updated. The Hand History is recorded in a local folder on a Player’s computer. The Poker software controls this folder.
Note:
The functionality enhancements described in this section refer to the download Poker client.
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| Instant Hand History from the Poker Table
Instant Hand History is available on a per table, per session basis. The Hand History information is available from the first complete hand that a Player observes or participates in, until the table is closed.
Instant Hand History enables a Player to view previous hands for tables that are currently open. They can scroll back and forth through the hands. To view the Instant Hand History, a Player clicks the Hand History link on the table. This opens a second client application window, Instant Hand History, as shown in Figure 14 – Instant Hand History. For multi-tabling, the table names display on tabs on the bottom of the screen. Each tab contains the Hand History for the respective table.
Note:
• The maximum number of hand histories available is equivalent to the default number of tables that a Player can open simultaneously.
• The Instant Hand History screen is not included in the auto-tiler.
• If a Player closes the table the Instant Hand History is still displayed, but is no longer updated.
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| Figure 14 – Hand History |
The Instant Hand History screen contains a standard table graphic, without Avatars or controls. The last screenshot of each hand along with the Winning Hand Display is displayed. A Player can view:
• The hand number
• Their own cards, if they participated
• The community cards
• Any other Player cards that were revealed during the hand
• All mucked cards during a contested showdown
• The value of the pot
• Their contribution to the pot
• The chat from the hand
A Player can use the navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen to scroll back and forth through the recorded hands. The navigation buttons include:
• First
• Previous
• Next
• Last
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