We're bringing new features to the site!

March 28th, 2012

Now On MAC

We know its been a long time coming but Virgin Poker is happy to inform players that they can now enough play in our poker rooms on their Apple devices.

Keyboard shortcuts for PC's have been adpated to Apple Mac's with (Ctrl) being replaced by (Cmd)

What are you waiting for, get playing now!

Final Table Deal

Our new "Tournament Deal" feature allows players who are at the final table to accept a proposed deal to end the tournament early.

A "Tournament Deal" ballout box appears in the lower left area of the game screen when a deal is available. (see image below).

To accept the deal all you need to do is tick the ballot box at any point. As long as all remaining players have not ticked the ballout box, a player can change their mind (untick and retick). However, the moment all remaining players have ticked the box, the current hand will be played out and a deal will be proposed to each player in a pop-up window. (see image below)

The deal amount offered to each player reflects their remaining chip stack and what is remaining in the prize pot.  The above pop-up will display for a default of 45 seconds, Players then have this time to accept the deal or reject it.

If the time runs out before all players have accepted it or a player has rejected it the pop-up will expire and the next hand on the table will begin. with the ballot box unticked for all players again. 

Know Thy Opponent

 We know that you don't always want to play against players of the same level, some times you want a challenge. The problem is how do you remember the playing styles and levels of a former opponent.

Well know you can allocate opponents a catergory, and even write notes regarding what you've learnt about them. (see image below)

This will then give the chosen player a colour coded background on their nickname. the categories range from Shark-Fish. Red=Shark, Medium=Blue, Fish=Green None=White.(see image below)

Hand Replay

We're also adding a replay feature, allowing you to replay previous hands. simply by clicking the REPLAY button in the menu from any open table to view a replay of a hand complete at that table during the current game session.

After selecting REPLAY a greyscale window will appear (like the image below), where all hands completed during the game session are listed, starting with the most recent.

You can also view a replay of any completed hand from any game session by clicking on the HAND HISTORY buttion under the "Support" tab in the lobby. You can locate a hand of particular interest to reply by choosing the Yeat, month and Date of the game session as well as the table (GameType/Game) at which the hand was played.

Changes to Cash Tables

It has been a long time coming, but as you maybe aware we have beening running a combination of 5/6 and 9/10 seat cash tables. However we have phased out the 5/10 seat cash tables in order to make room for more 6/9 seat cash tables.

This means that there will be more tables being played, less tables breaking and an increase in the number of flops seen. So in short more players for you to play against and more chances of winning.

December 7th, 2011

Auto Rebuy in Cash Games.

A sufficient table balance gives each player more flexibility to play according to set strategies or to follow hunches.
Most seasoned no limit and pot limit poker players prefer to have the maximum amount of money available to play with at the table.

The new Auto Rebuy function will allow players to quickly and conveniently reload their chip stack. Under the settings tab within personal settings players will be able to either enable or disable the "Auto Rebuy" function for no-limit and pot-limit games.

When enabled the auto rebuy will automatically top-up a players table balance from their account whenever his/her balance drops below the sum of three big blinds.

It can be set to reload with the maximum buy-in, the minimum buy-in or the players initial buy-in amount.

Although enabled in the lobby, players will still need to enable the auto rebuy function at each table. However if responsible gaming limits are exceeded or a player has insufficient funds in their account the rebuy will not happen.

Auto Rebuy and Add-On in MTT's

The Auto Rebuy and Add-On features can be used in multi table tournaments (MTT's) which permit Rebuys and Add-On's.  When the rebuy feature is enabled, eligible players are automatically asked if they want to re-buy if they are running low on chips and still within the re-buy period.  The player will need to click to confirm.  The same applies at the end of the period for the auto add-on.

Exclusive "1 Only" Tables

As a courtesy to novice and less-skilful poker players who may wish to congregate to play with each other, rather than risk becoming prey to more advanced players who normally play at multiple tables simultaneously.

Certain cash game tables can be reserved and tagged so as to only allow players that are not currently seated at any other cash game tables. If a player who is simultaneously seated at one or more other cash tables tries to join a table that has been tagged as "1 Only" the player will be denied a seat until he or she has left all other cash game tables.

Cashout your chips

Our new cashout feature can be permitted in MTTs that do not allow late registration, rebuy or add-on. This new feature will allow players in a tournament to drop out early and exchange any remaining chips for money. This will allow players to new players to test the tournament waters!

The Cashout payment will be calculated as follows: Cash-out payment= No. of remaining chips x (buy-in amount ÷ No. of initial chips)
For example if a player starts a tournament with 1500 chips, and the buy-in amount is $10 (+$2 rake), the value of each chip is 10 ÷ 1500= 0.667 cent. If the cashes out 1000 chips, a total of $6.67 is credited to the player's account immediately or at the end of the tournament.

When the player clicks the Cashout button, they receive a pop up confirmation message.

When the tournament starts, the maximum amount of Cashout money available is shown as a percentage of the prize pot in the "Tournament info Screen"

Preferred Layout of Tables

From now on players can determine the layout of tables according to their prefernces in the "Personal Settings" area of the lobby. Once a preference regarding the display of multiple tables has been selected (tile, cascade or none), all tables that the player is active in and any new tables they open will display with that layout.

Deposit on Tournament Registration

The "REGISTER" button for single and multi-table tournaments now remains active, even when the player's account balance is too low to cover the cost of the buy-in. When a player with insufficient funds clicks the "REGISTER" button, a pop-up will appear informing the player and a button to direct them to the cashier application.

October 25th, 2011

The first of which is Late Registrations.

The rules on late registrations have changed. Apart from heads-up and shootout tournaments, late registrations will be permitted in all MTT's. Tournaments that have started but are still permitting late registrations will be indicated by the status "Late Reg" in the lobby.

There are some restrictions to late registrations. Later registrations will only be permitted until:

• A time limited is reached
• The first player is eliminated
• A blind level is reached
• The maximum tournament capacity is reached
• The first-place winner and next 10 runners-up have been determined.

After which no more players can enter the tournament. The system will always attempt to distribute late registrations evenly among existing table, before opening new tables. If new tables are opened to accommodate late registrations, some players may be moved to even out numbers across all tables.

Synchronised Breaks in Cash Games

Before only tournament players were able to sync their breaks, allowing them to take a breather, but now cash game players will also be able to step away from their computers. Synchronised breaks make playing in two or more games a lot easier.

Scheduled breaks will be set to begin at an approximate specified time. But there's no problem if you're in the middle of a hand. The break will officially begin when the hands are finished on all tables that are in the same break. For example if the break is scheduled for 11.00-11.05 the break will start once the last round on the synchronised schedule has been played out, ensuring all players get a minimum of 5 minutes.

The approximate starting time and duration of the next break is displayed to players in the top right corner of the game screen:

A clock icon is also visible at all cash tables with synchronized breaks.

How About a Rematch

From now on players that complete a Sit & Go heads up tournament will immediately be given the opportunity to have a rematch in another tournament of the same type.

A pop-up message similar the ones below will display:

If both players click YES, a tournament will be created and another message confirming the tournament and the deduction of the buy-in and registration fee.

However if only one player clicks YES, they recieve a message similar to the one below:

Players only have ten seconds to respond before the message is dismissed.

Tournament Info Display

Tournament information will now be displayed directly on the tables, as well as the lobby, in both single-table and multi-table tournaments. Allowing players to stay updated without having to visit the lobby each time.

New Menu Button

Another useful addition to the Virgin Poker play is the new 'Ranking' button to be added to the main menu available to tournament players.

The button will only be active during the tournament. When a player clicks on it, a new window will open and show the chip count and positions for the fifty highest-ranking participants. The player's own position will be highlighted in bold.