Results & Chat Panel
The first thing you'll want to do is to select which functions you want to appear in the Results and Chat Panel. Click on the drop-down arrow on the top far right of the Results and Chat Panel. Five choices will appear:
- Quiet- nothing will appear in the Results and Chat Panel if you select this option.
- Chat- you will see only chat between players and observers at your table.
- Results & Chat- in addition to chat (as described above), you'll see the results of every hand at the end of each hand played at your table.
- Play & Chat- in addition to chat (as described above), you'll see a description of the play by play actions taken during the play of the hand leading up to and including the results.
- Everything- Not only do you see Play & Chat (as described above), but also you see starting chips at the beginning of every hand.
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To Chat
To chat with other players or observers at your table, find the small box beside the word 'Type' at the bottom of the Results and Chat Panel and place your cursor within that box and click. [A shortcut to getting your cursor in position for typing chat messages is to simultaneously press the 'Alt' and 'Y' keys on your keyboard-notice on the word 'Type' that the 'y' is underscored. This tells you to use the 'y' key with the 'Alt' key as a shortcut].
You can now begin typing your message. No one sees your message at this point. When you've finished typing press 'Enter' on your keyboard to post the message so players and observers at your table can see your message and respond. It's in your best interest to keep your messages short, to keep the flow of the conversation(s) going.
To see the latest posted messages, make sure that the scroll bar on the far right of the Results and Chat Panel is dragged down to the bottom of the panel.
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Function Buttons for Playing The Tournament
Below the graphic of the table there are a number of function buttons. You use these buttons to select your actions during the play of a hand, as follows:
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At Time of Play Buttons
- Bet Pot/ Raise Pot If you are first to act and you wish to bet the pot, this button will bet the full amount shown in the pot at that time. If any one has made a bet before it's your turn to act, then this button will change to 'Raise Pot' and will call the prior player's bet and then raise the entire amount in the pot, including your call.
- Bet All In / Raise All In If you are first to act and you wish to bet all in, this button will bet the full amount of your bankroll. If any one has made a bet before it's your turn to act, then this button will change to 'Raise All In' and will call the previous bet and raise the rest of your bankroll.
- Bet $Amount / Raise $Amount When it's your turn to play, if you are first to act, this button will say 'Bet $Amount' where $Amount will be equal to the big blind. You can increase the amount of your bet by either dragging the Slide Bar or typing in the exact amount into the 'Amount' box and then clicking the 'Bet' button.
If there has been action before you, then the Bet button will say 'Raise $Amount' where $Amount equals the amount that has been bet. You'll also notice that the 'Check' button now says 'Call'. You can either raise by the default amount (or increase it using the slide bar or directly typing in the amount in the 'Amount' box), or you can click the 'Call' button.
- Check / Call $Amount If there's been no action before you or you are first to act and you want to check, click on this button. If there has been action before you, then the Bet button will say 'Call $Amount' where $Amount equals the amount that has been previously bet.
- Fold At any time when it's your turn to act, you can fold by clicking this button. The only time you should not use this button is if you are first to act, in which case you should check.
- Time When it's your turn to act, a timer will start and you'll have 20 seconds to act. If you want extra time to make your decision, click the 'Time' button and you'll be given another 20 seconds before you time out.
- Timing Out When you have timed out , a new small screen will appear warning you that you have timed out. You can return to the game by clicking 'return to the game' button.
- Slide Bar You have 2 ways to place a bet. You can use the slide bar to place your bet by dragging the bar to the right or left. This changes the amount of your bet from a low of '0' to a high of your entire bankroll. You can watch the amount changing in the 'Amount' box. When you've reached the amount you want to bet, you need to click on the 'Bet' button. Alternately you can place a bet by typing the exact amount you wish to bet directly into the 'Amount' box, and again clicking on the 'Bet' button.
- Amount Box This sits above the slider bar. Type the exact amount you wish to bet or raise in the 'Amount' box, and then click the 'Bet' or 'Raise' button. Also, see Slide Bar above for an alternate way to place a bet.
Forward Action Buttons: Make the Game go Faster
- Fold - If you know you are going to fold, you can check this box ahead
of time, and it will fold the current hand only when it is your turn to act.
- Check/Fold - You can use this button if you are going to check if
there is no action before it's your turn to act, or you are going to
fold if there is action before you.
- Call Any - If you know you are going to call no matter what anyone
else bets, you can check this box ahead of time. Be careful using this
in no limit games!
- Check/Call $X - This will be modified during each hand to reflect what
the current action is to you. If you check this box and the action
changes then it will be automatically unchecked. For example if you
check the box when it says "Call $10" and another player raises then it
will be unchecked before changing to "Call $20".
- Raise $X - This will allow you to indicate that you would like to
raise the minimum amount possible. If another player bets before your
turn (whether this changes the minimum raise amount or not), this box
will be unchecked.
- Raise Any - In fixed limit games only, this indicates that you would
like to raise regardless of what action any other players may make.
- Raise Pot - In pot limit and no limit games only, this indicates that
you would like to raise the current pot amount. If another player bets
before your turn, this box will be unchecked.
- Raise All-In - Similar to the above, but for no limit games only will
put you all-in.
- Muck Losing Hands - If you check this box, it will remain checked for
the whole game or until you uncheck it, and your losing hands at
show-down will not be shown to the other players.
- Show Winning Hands - Similar to Muck Losing Hands, this will remain
checked for the whole game and will result in all winning hands being
shown whether it is required or not.
- Post and Fold This button is for the times when you want to step away
from the computer. When checked, it will automatically post your blinds
and fold your hand when it's your turn to act.
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These are instructions how to enter and play, or observe tournaments on the No Limit Hold'em software.
For PC Users: Locate the Ace of Spades icon on your desktop (Poker software), and double click on it to launch the program.
For Mac Users: Locate the icon (looks like the one to the right) at the bottom of your screen. Click on it to launch the program.
Once you log in, you'll see the lobby screen. From the lobby you can join tournaments, join side action tables, observe tournaments, or specify criteria for the tournaments you want to see displayed. These features are at different stages of development.
