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Host or find an open home game

The group chat is full. Time to find some new degens.

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Finding a game near you

Head to the home-games directory and pick your city. You'll see the local players and any open games looking for people — with the stakes (blinds), buy-in and how many seats are left.

See one you like? Tap Request to join. The host gets your request and decides — you're never dropped into a stranger's game automatically, and they're never forced to take you.

Open games are social play, in blinds only — no real-money stakes are shown or handled. It's about finding people to play with, not running a casino.

Hosting an open game

Opening a game? Flip on List publicly and set it up so people know what they're signing up for:

  1. Pick your city — that's where it shows up.
  2. Set the blinds (e.g. 1/2) so people know the stakes.
  3. Set max players so the table can't overfill.
  4. Set a buy-in — a fixed amount, or a min–max range in blinds.

Now requests roll in and you approve or decline each one. Approve someone and they're seated; the table fills up to your cap and no further. You're the bouncer.

Staying in control

You decide who plays, full stop. Requests are yours to approve or reject, the player cap is enforced automatically, and you can stop listing the game any time — it drops off the directory immediately.

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Under-18s are kept off the directory entirely and can't request to join — open games are 18+.

FAQ

Can anyone just join my public game?

No. Public games are approval-only — players send a request and you approve or decline each one. Nobody is seated without your say-so.

Are open games for real money?

They're shown as social play in blinds only — potcount never shows or handles real-money stakes on the public directory. How your table actually plays is between the players.

How do I stop listing my game?

Turn off public listing any time and it drops from the city directory immediately.

Enough reading — deal a hand.

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