A short answer for each part of the game. Where a deeper read exists, the block links to it.
Video poker is a single-player game with no opponents. You are dealt five cards: hold the ones you want and draw the rest in one tap. The payout depends only on the hand you end up with, and the pay table is always on screen.
Winnings can be risked in the double-up game by guessing the colour of a card. For a deeper read: video poker strategy and the double-up game.
Texas Hold’em is played at a shared table against live players and bots. You get two hole cards, five community cards are dealt face up in stages, and four betting rounds run between them. The best five-card hand takes the pot.
Tables seat 2, 6 or 9 players, each with its own blinds and buy-in limits. Full rules: poker rules, and on which hands are worth playing — starting hands.
From lowest to highest: pair, two pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house, four of a kind, straight flush and royal flush. A hand is always five cards, and in Hold’em it is built from your two and the community cards.
When two players hold the same combination, the highest side card decides it. With examples: poker hands and what a kicker is.
Cashing out — no. Chips are play money and are worth nothing outside the game; they never turn into real money. Chips are the only currency here, and they are all you can lose.
New players get a starting balance. From there chips come from a few places: winning at the tables, daily wheel-of-fortune tickets — they spin for chips or more tickets, more on that below — achievement rewards, which pay chips for every tier you unlock, the dealer shift — pay for taking a break — and hall shares, which pay out every day. If your balance still hits zero, the Coins section has a "Get Coins" tab: small chip top-ups for correctly answering a poker question, no need to wait for the next bonus.
You don't have to wait. The Coins section has a "Get Coins" tab: answer a few poker questions and get a small top-up of chips. It's built for an empty wallet, not for steady income, so top-ups are capped and paced with a break between windows.
It's a safety net, not a replacement for the other ways: the wheel of fortune, achievements, the dealer shift and hall shares bring chips in gradually, while relief coins help when your wallet is empty right now.
It's a way to take a break from playing and earn coins. Start a shift in the Dealer shift section, and when the time is up, come back and collect your pay. You don't need to stay in the game the whole time: the shift keeps going even if you close it.
While you play hold'em or video poker, the shift is paused — no double income. Pay depends on your level, and you see what you'll get before the shift starts. You can't start a new shift until you collect your pay, so drop by often. Sometimes a bronze letter for your collection drops along with it.
A club is a group of players with its own badge and tag, shown next to your nickname everywhere in the game. Clubs have a private chat and a shared weekly score: the points every member earns add up to the club’s total.
You can join an existing club, or create your own once your level and balance allow it. Details: the guide to clubs.
A hall is a set of tables run by a player. The owner earns a commission from the play at those tables, so a hall keeps paying while people play in it.
As a player, one thing matters: conditions differ from hall to hall, and you choose where to sit. Any player with enough chips can buy a hall of their own, and shares give you a stake in the system halls' income without buying a whole hall.
A tournament is a knockout game with a shared prize pool. Some are system tournaments that run on a schedule; others are private, created by players themselves. You register in the lobby before the start.
In Hold’em tournaments the blinds grow on a timer and tables are rebalanced automatically as players bust out. On tournament play: tournament strategy.
Achievements mark what happens in your games: hands you collect, winning streaks, hands played and tournament results. Each one has several tiers that unlock as you play.
Every tier you unlock pays chips — it's one of the main ways to top up your balance outside of table winnings. They show up in your profile and in any other player's — a display of experience, not an advantage in a hand.
The wheel spins for tickets and pays out chips or more tickets. Tickets come free for visiting the game daily, and the longer your run of days without a gap, the more of them arrive.
Extra tickets can be bought for chips. A missed day does not stack up: the bonus is for showing up, not backdated.
Your level shows time at the tables: it grows with everything you play and never drops. It is a record of experience, not of skill — it says nothing about how well someone plays.
The level is shown next to your nickname and in your profile. It gives no advantage in a hand, though some actions depend on it — creating your own club, for one.