Holdem Royale

Holdem Royale is Texas Hold'em poker played against real people, live in your browser. Pull up a chair in a Wild West saloon, buy in and try to outplay the table. Every player at a table buys in for the same amount, so everyone starts on equal footing, and quiet tables are topped up with house players so there is always a game to join.

You choose your own stakes. Regular tables run from 200 to 2,500 chips, and High Stakes tables from 5,000 to 40,000 chips become available once your stack is big enough. If you would like to practise before risking anything, Solo tables put you against five house players using practice chips that never touch your real balance, which makes them a good way to learn the rhythm of betting rounds and hand rankings.

The controls are simple and work with a mouse or a touch screen. Fold gives up your hand, Check or Call keeps you in for free or matches the current bet, and Bet or Raise puts more chips in. Set the amount with the plus and minus buttons. On phones, tap Raise and then choose an amount such as half pot, full pot or All In, and tap it again to place the bet. Holdem Royale is a card game for players who enjoy reading opponents and weighing risk, and it needs nothing more than a browser tab.