When the game starts all players begin with a starting stack of $500 of play money. Players can rebuy if they lose all their chips or leave the table. The game continues indefinitely as standings are kept on how you are performing against the other players. Ring games can also sometimes referred to as Cash games by players or online sites.

A Ring game is a non-tournament poker game that has no predetermined end. Players can enter and leave as they wish. The term Cash Game can also be used to describe a Ring Game.

The Blinds are $5\$10. They do not increase like they do in a Tournament.

As part of our learning process, after every 100 Hands, users will be guided to review the standings and stats before sitting at a new table for another 100 hands with a new set of players all having new starting stacks.

The Standings will show you how much you won or lost versus the other players. There is no end to the game so there is no winning the game, but players should strive to be number 1 in the standings. But you can choose to continue to build your lifetime backroll for as long as you choose.

Standings are kept to rank your rank versus the other players. Standings are maintained indefinitely until you reset the stats.

At the end of each game, a report of key Hud Stats will be available. These stats are targeted at important areas of the Fundamentals of Online Poker allowing the users to profile their games and improve. Hud, which stands for Heads Up Display, is a tool most serious online players use. The stats on the HUD allow users to analyze their games. We have chosen the most important Hud stats to help players analyze and improve their game.

The Positional Report is one of the most important reports a player can run. This report will allow the player to understand if they are leveraging position to their advantage. Players should ideally be playing the most hands when they are in the best positions.

All Stats are stored in your computer's local browser cache allowing you to close the browser or restart the computer and still maintain a history of all stats. Most, if not all, modern browsers support local cache. Note: If you clear your browser cache the Poker Game historical stats will also be cleared.

Clearing the Stats will clear all stats and any current games from your local browser cache.

The Free Poker Game is designed as a learning tool to help players become better players. Your opponents (bots) have a strategy they follow based on starting hand strength, position, board texture, bet sizing, and pot odds. Based on probability and mathematics the game should mimic an actual game against an opponent playing this style.

The Raise Buttons allow the users to have pre-defined raise sizes such as 1/2 pot and 3/4 pot. The ( + ) and ( - ) buttons add one big blind or remove one big blind from the size. All Texas Holdem bet sizing rules are enforced as per a real game. As per Texas Holdem rules, a raise amount must be at least as much as the previous bet or raise in the same round. As an example, if the first player to act bets $15 then the second player must raise a minimum of $15 (total bet of $30). Also note when using the predefined raise buttons, that the amount populated in the (Raise to) button also includes any call amount. So, when you raise half pot you are calling the previous bet and adding a half pot bet to that call.

HUD which stands for Heads Up Display is a component of Poker Tracking Software which most serious online Players use. By examining your own HUD Stats you can analyze strengths and weaknesses in your game.

VPIP - Voluntarily Put Money in the Pot
This is a percentage of how many times a player puts money into the pot preflop by limping, raising, or calling. The Blinds are not included in this stat because this bet is not voluntary as the player is forced to put money into the pot. VPIP is important because it shows how many hands someone is playing indicating if they are a tight or loose player.

PFR - Preflop Raise
This is a percentage of how often this player raises preflop. This stat should be used in conjunction with the VPIP and can indicate how aggressive a player is. Someone with a very low PFR may only be raising with Aces or Kings where as someone with a very high PFR is raising any playable two cards.

CBET - Continuation Bet
This is a percentage of how often this player continues to bet on the flop after taking the lead preflop.

3BET - Three Bet
This is a percentage of how often this player 3 Bets when facing a single raise. It's considered a 3-bet when a player raises a raise.

C3B - Called Three Bet
This is a percentage of how often a player facing a 3 Bet, calls the 3 Bet.

F3B - Fold to Three Bet
The percentage of how often a player has raised pre-flop, and then folded when another Player 3 Bets them.

WTSD - Went to Showdown
The percentage of how often a player, after seeing the flop, does not fold and goes all the way to showdown.

As you play and learn from the Play Great Poker Ring Game, the Assessment Report compares your key statistics against a large sample of data from the statistics of online winning players at the low stakes.