Getting Started: Main Lobby
The main lobby is the screen you see when you first start Poker
Academy. It is a launching screen to take you deeper into
the program.
You can perform any of the following options.
Select a game lobby so you can launch a game
- Ring Games — Practice playing cash
games against the bots. These games are played with fixed stakes and with
any bankroll you wish. The object is simply to make money.
- Tournaments — In a tournament each
player starts with the same number of chips, and the blinds increase
periodically. As players lose all their chips they are removed.
The object is to be the last one standing. Poker Academy
supports a variety of tournaments from single tables to large multi-table
events with thousands of computer players.
- Poker Academy Online — Play against other Poker
Academy users over the Internet (requires an Internet connection). From
this lobby you can connect to our game servers and play against other
users. Ring games and single table tournaments are supported. All games are for play money
and there is no fee to use this service.
Launch a poker tool
- Tournament Clock — Launch a tournament
clock to help you manage your home poker tournaments.
- Showdown Calculator — Analyze a set of
up to 10 hands and board cards and determine the probability of each
holding winning, losing, or tieing assuming that all players see the showdown.
This is often called all-in equity. Some or all of the hole cards or
board can be left unspecified.
- Player Statistics — Analyze all of the
hands you have played against the bots and display statistics.
Other options
- Get assistance from this help system, and the
built-in Hold'em tutorial, or read our About screen to get
some general information and to see the build number. (This can be useful for
technical support).
- If you have a game in progress and come back to the lobby screen
there will be a "Resume Game" button at the bottom of the screen which will
take you back into the game.