Dealer's Choice
Game Play
Discard / Draw
When it is your turn, select the cards you would like to discard, then click the “Discard” button.
If you want to keep all your cards, click the “Discard” button without selecting any cards.
Player action timeouts
If a player is at their turn but doesn’t select an action (e.g. bet, discard) within 20 seconds, the client will enact a default.
If there has been no bet, the default action is “check”.
If there has been a bet, the default action is “fold”.
The timeout is defined in server.conf.
If a player times out repeatedly, they will be disconnected from the game (‘0’
to disable; see action_timeout_max in server.conf).
Hotkeys
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| c | call/check |
| r | raise/complete |
| f | fold |
| d | discard |
| b | bet |
| x | exchange (wild cards) |
The bet amount hotkeys correspond to the amounts configured in bet_amounts
in server.conf, in order, starting from key 1. Up to 8 amounts are
supported (keys 1–8). With the default configuration:
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 250 |
| 3 | 500 |
| Full Screen / Navigation | |
|---|---|
| F11 or Alt+Enter | toggle full-screen |
| ESC | quit (with confirmation) |
Hotkeys are not implemented for everything yet, but they are planned, as well as making them configurable.
Stud Games (5-card, 6-card, 7-card stud)
Bring-in bet
After the initial cards are dealt, the player with the lowest face-up card is required to post a forced partial bet called the bring-in.
- Face value is compared ace-high (ace is highest, so twos bring in most often).
- Ties are broken by suit rank: clubs < diamonds < hearts < spades (clubs brings in first).
- The bring-in amount is set by
bringin_amountinserver.conf(default: 50).
After the bring-in is placed, the action moves clockwise. Players may:
- Call the bring-in amount
- Complete (raise to the full small bet) or raise further, subject to the normal raise limit
- Fold
The bring-in player acts last. If no one has completed or raised, they may Complete for free (no additional cost beyond the bring-in already posted) or Check. The button is labeled “Complete” rather than “Raise” or “Bet” to make this distinction clear.
Subsequent streets
On each street after the first, the player with the best visible hand acts first. They may check or bet freely — there is no forced bring-in on later streets.
Using Wild Cards
Selecting Deuces Wild will temporarily disable the following games until it is unselected:
- Omaha
- Texas Hold’em
- California Lowball
- 7-card No Peek
Only 2s can be wild, and only if the dealer has enabled wild cards. The server evaluates wild hands automatically at showdown.