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More about Home Games

Home games are at the heart of poker. Every day, millions of people get together with their friends to play cards, have fun and compete. Of course, it can be tough to meet at one location, but with PokerStars Home Games, you can take your home game online! PokerStars has brought online Home Games to life.

Start your Online Club

You can launch your own Poker Club online with PokerStars Home Games. Up to 100 people can join the club and all of your club’s members can access your private club lobby in the free game software. Launch your club and tell your friends.

» Watch the Video Tutorial

» Start your club!

Join a Poker Club

Have you been invited to join an online Poker Club? Open the PokerStars software, select the ‘Home Games’ tab on the right side, and click on ‘Join a Poker Club’. If you haven’t downloaded the free, easy to use poker software yet, download it now. As soon as it’s set up, just enter the invitation code and start playing!

» Watch the Video Tutorial

» Join a club!

Special Features and Tools

Take a look at some of the exclusive features and tools that are available when you create and manage your Poker Club.

Game Schedules and Tourney Results

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Home Games includes a private club lobby for your online Poker Club, where you can view a full schedule of ring games and tournaments exclusively for club members. To check the details on completed tournaments, such as participating players, finishing order, knockouts and prizes, just click on the ‘Results’ tab.

  • Private games for members only – these games are for you and your friends
  • Lists of player statistics and club standings
  • Tabs for the Full Schedule, Club Options and Tournament Results
  • Automatic notifications for games, results, and any cancellations
  • Joining or creating your online Poker Club is free

Player Stats and Leaderboards for your Club

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A tournament leaderboard will be provided for your online Poker Club, with detailed player statistics for each club member. Find out who’s winning, who’s steaming, and who’s on the rise! The key statistics are automatically tracked during the club season. At the end of the season, every club member gets a full report on how he did. The competition starts again when your club starts a new season.

  • Leaderboard rankings based on points earned in club tournaments
  • Club standings that can be sorted by games, points, and game point averages
  • You select which tournaments are part of the club standings
  • Choose the length of your Club Season (Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly)
  • More statistics:
    Points, Games, Finishes, Wins, Knockouts, In-the-Money

Games and Tournaments are Customizable

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The structure of your club’s games is up you - it’s your Poker Club. Arrange a tournament or cash game; decide the stakes or buy-in; choose the type of poker game to play; set the date and start time; and decide how many seats, the currency, re-buys, game speed, and more. You can save your favourite game set-ups as templates to re-use, and pick which tournaments are eligible for statistics and club standings.

  • You decide the game, the stakes, and the schedule
  • Select Tournament or Ring Game
  • The complete range of poker variants (e.g. Hold’em, Omaha, Stud, HORSE, others). If it’s available in the PokerStars main lobby, it’s available for your club.
  • Play Fixed Limit, Pot Limit and No Limit games
  • Your club name is displayed on the table

Social Features

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We have a set of social features that foster community in your club. Your club members can chat and share information on the club wall, you can post announcements for all club members to see, and there’s a member list so everybody knows who is in the club.

  • Club wall where all members can post messages and comment on others’ posts.
  • Club announcement section where the club manager can post information for the whole club.
  • Member list which lists everybody in the club and if they’re online.

Tools to Manage your Club

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The Poker Club Manager has a comprehensive toolkit to customize the club lobby and manage club memberships. You can invite and accept members as well as remove inactive members. This is your private club lobby - give your club a name, choose a background colour, add a header image, and upload a club avatar.

  • You can appoint a member as an administrator who sets up games
  • Invite new club members using email or Twitter
  • Accept or reject applications from people who wish to join your club
  • You can remove, suspend, and reinstate members
  • Choose and upload images for the lobby header and Club Avatar

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Setting up your Poker Club

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You can set up your Poker Club in just a few easy steps. Start your club, invite your friends to join and start playing.

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Playing for Real Money

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