Cards
Poker score tracker, approved by everyone who played.
Texas Hold’em, the most common poker. Make the best five card hand. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.
Scoring
How log8 scores Poker
Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them.
- Record who won, or the full order people went out in.
- Up to 8 people fit in one match.
- No draws.
The basics
How to play Poker
The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.
- Players2 to 10 players. Each plays alone.
- How to winWin all the chips, or have the most chips when you stop.
- How groups differSome groups play Omaha, with 4 cards each. Pick one before you start.
- Everyone gets 2 cards face down. Two players put in small forced bets, called blinds.
- Take turns: fold, call to match the bet, or raise it.
- Three shared cards go face up, called the flop. Bet again.
- A fourth shared card comes, then a fifth. Bet after each one.
- Make your best 5 card hand from your 2 cards and the 5 shared ones.
- Hands from best: straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, pair, high card.
Play better
Poker tips
- Play fewer hands, but play them firmly.
- Acting last tells you the most, so your seat matters.
- Don’t chase a card that probably won’t come.
In the app
Logging a game in log8
- Pick the game and the playersChoose Poker, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
- Enter the resultRecord the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them.
- The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
- Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.
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Questions
Poker in log8: questions
Can I keep Poker scores with friends in log8?
Yes. Poker is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them. The other players approve it, then it counts.
How do you win at Poker?
Win all the chips, or have the most chips when you stop.
How many people play Poker?
2 to 10 players. Each plays alone.
Do people play Poker differently?
Some groups play Omaha, with 4 cards each. Pick one before you start.
Does log8 track money or bets for Poker?
No. Play with chips or points. log8 records who won. It never tracks money or bets.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.
Settle your Poker rivalry.
log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.
Updated by the log8 team