Hell yeah let's go!

The software looks great overall. One small feature that could be improved is that your opponent's cards look extremely small at showdown and might be hard to read.

Hello Dan A,

Thanks for your feedback, we agree with you, and this is a high priority item for our team. We already have a task in with our development team regarding this.

Great work Phil and rest of RIO team.

Another thing I noticed related to Dan A comment, is that the board cards are in a different perspective than other sites which might make it hard to get that "instant information" that you were talking about in the vid. I think it´s oriented to how you see cards on a live scene (the view kind of replicates how we see the board when we are at a live table) but I´m not sure if it´s the best option for online games with lot of people multi-tabling.

Best of luck and keep going!

Wow! The site looks like a poker players dream already and you havent even launched yet. Absolutely amazing job RIO Poker team!!!

I also think it's not a good look when there are several of the same avatars at one table. Make always sure there aren't the same two characters at a table and if one leaves make it that a different face appears when a new player connects. That way it looks more organic.

Is there a need to have the cards on the board slanted like they are? Seems unnecessary to intentionally make it harder to clearly see what the cards are even if it does kinda match what you'd see in a live card room. Also, will there be an option to switch off the avatars? If they're meaningless then, for me, I'd like to really cut down the visual clutter, remove them and just see the stat data. Other than that, very intrigued to see what it's like at launch.

Overall ya A+ for the software. One option that would be cool is to be able to have the cards straight and not slanted to look like they are on a table. Unibet does what you guys have atm and I find it less clear.

Maybe also have an option to speed up the animations? Or at least to be able to turn them off. Not sure why by I find much easier to play with animations turned off on every site I ve ever played on.

Looking forward to the launch! Good job!

Looks very nice :-)
Will there be a general auto-rebuy to 100bb? It looked to me like that because everybody in the video always had at least 100bb stacks but that is probably just the case for this test video.

Looks great so far!

I'll add my +1 to straight cards would look better on the table than slanted ones.

Also, while I love the idea of dynamic avatars, some of the faces aren't particularly pleasant to look at. For example at ~14 mins there are 4 players with the raging tilt face. Playing with a table full of these faces would probably put me on more tilt than whatever caused my avatar to get that face in the first place.

Will it be possible to disable avatars at all?

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Thank you all for the feedback regarding the perspective of the board cards. We hear you loud and clear and have already started discussing the possibility of having an option to play without that perspective.

Not sure if this has been covered elsewhere already, but - will there be the option for hotkeys, customizable or otherwise?

Another vote to change the cards, from a member who has less than perfect vision. The slanted board cards really are disconcerting. I find some dissonance from the fact that the cards, chips and table are drawn in perspective while all the other elements, including avatars, pot size, opponent cards, etc. are represented flat. As alluded to elsewhere we are used to seeing proportional cards on most sites. Keep the 3D look, tho.

Site looks awesome. Think single-click chat is a great idea, maybe you could make it so that ppl could individualise by being able to alter the presets, like with bet slider options? obv not a top priority pre-launch feature :p, but might be something to consider down the line.

geez, this looks great xD

Looks very promising... damn good job Rio-Team!
Stars will soon discover their Kryptonite :D

I saw that you already adressed the tilted cards Nick but i really want you guys to know how many people dislike them, me included. Just head over the twoplustwo forum and take a look in the thread there. Almost everyone is disliking the tilted cards. To be honest i am not sure how you missed this with the current testers. Is there any feature or thought put into the cards being tilted or why did they end up like that?

+1 to changing the board cards.

The software looks great, it's easy to tell you guys put a lot of work into it and I'm sure it wont' be too hard to become a serious competitor on the market. Actually, as ambitioned as it sounds, I think you could even become the #1 site if you keep going like this. Can't wait for the launch! :)

This is future! Great job RIO!

I think the whole thing looks incredible. A butt load of avatars would be great so as to not run into the same boring ones over and over. Maybe a few more chat bubble options WTF lol gg WP grrr (PKR had this down before it tanked) as Poker is a social game as well, especially for those Recs many decisions have been made on to engage. Definitely would like to forego small things for SNG’s sooner. Good work team, look forward to getting onboard hopefully during our rainy season here, aka “winter”. The perfect time to be indoors for a launch.

I guess I'm the only one that actually likes tilted cards :) I got used to them on Unibet where I play and they look great here too, but I totally get why people dislike it.

Just one thing. Besides having a decimal point, make sure software accepts decimal comma as well. This is something that new sites often miss.

Other than that I think it looks good. Looks smooth and responsive which is the most important thing.

Thanks for the overwhelmingly positive response, everyone :)

WCOOP is keeping me pretty busy, but I had a quick chat with the team and we'll be looking into what we can do about the cards. Eventually, we'll just have multiple options, but it remains to be seen how quickly we can get that in (including the untilted version).

I'm excited we've finally got the finish line in sight!

Looks great! Can't await the launch:-)

New site is looking great. This question is probably covered elsewhere so I apologise in advance. Will other game variants other than NLHE and PLO be available? As a PLO8 cash game player I was looking forward to playing this on the new site if possible (traffic permitting of course!).

I would hope that I speak for all of us when I say that I think you’re doing a superb job and if it takes a little longer to get it right, then we know it’s going to be worth the wait.

The software looks excellent so far. I came here to comment upon the showdown at 9:30 when I had to squint to see the cards and the Stetson was obscuring one of them. I instantly see that you’ve beaten me to it, though.

The 3D card faces do look quite neat, and I think I may get used to them after a session, but definitely not as kind to the eyes when flicking between a few tables. Again, I see many have gotten here already on this one. A customisation option here would be very welcome.

I'm so excited about this project. Without wanting to get gushy, I have to say that I’m of the opinion that there isn't anybody in the game today who can come close to matching Phil’s integrity, passion, modesty, and soundness of character. It’s truly wonderful to see a pro who remembers where he came from. A pro who has the desire and wherewithal to give so much back, with this, the noblest of projects. A true rarity in these crazy days of previously respected pros trying to tell us that more rake is actually better and BOT armies.

Thank you so much, to Phil and the entire RIO team. Endless respect.

It looks great, hopefully I get to try it from September 13th! This video is also trending on reddit's /r/poker, people over there are excited as well, the main concern seems to be that of the tilted cards.

Phil, you should encourage your beta testers to download OBS Studio. I am sure you know of it but for those who don't; it is free software that most steamers, speedrunners, etc. use to record and or stream their game play. If they are video recording the session they would be able to send the video or a clip if they see anything unusual that needs to be reported, so you can actually see the bug happening. I don't think anyone would have issues sending these videos to you as your integrity proceeds you.

Like the design overall but there is a couple really bad and useless things:
1) angled community cards - just awful
2) one pocket card overlapping another
3) useless deck of cards on the felt why would you want this??? Card back supposed to be bright so you can instantly see how many players dealt in and this absolutely useless thing in your face 100% of the time
4) white cards as the only option - bad. In fact having only one option is strange to me, is it so difficult to add another card design?
5) dark semicircles above player`s pods? What are these for? Terrible.

nwnw, thanks for your feedback. We will keep it in mind. To your specific points/questions...

1) We've addressed this already. Please see above comments.
2) This allows for large cards without taking up a lot of horizontal space
3) We have gone back and forth on this but generally liked the unique look. We are considering making changes there.
4) This has been addressed in the past. We are working on having multiple options.
5) It is a design/aesthetic to serve as a background element to where the cards will appear.

Congrats to the team it looks beautiful

Really liking the look/feel of the software. There are a lot of little thing I love that add up to make a big difference. 

Few thoughts on animations/look and feel:
Good:
- Dealer button moving slowly to next player after a hand is nice.
- The chips splashing together after each street is cool
- I like the deck on the table, 3 cards dealt face down and then all flipped up on the flop.
- Flashing white surround of avatar when it is the persons turn to act is clear and easy to understand who the action is on at a glance

Bad:
- When the hand is over the pot goes back to $0.00 while the showdown is still happening. I think the pot should only go back to 0 once the showdown has ended and next hand has begun to be dealt
- Tilted cards (I know you know) but seemed difficult to see on a big screen let alone one day on a mobile device…
- The betting buttons should be all similar sizes, the fold button is a lot smaller than the bet button. Seems to have dynamic widths based on the text in the button. Really think they should have standard widths. Maybe Change ‘Raise to” to just ‘Raise’ to help this.
- Did not see an option to view last hands – does this exist and what does it look like and function like.

If I get Beta access I will give better thoughts around avatars ;)

Cheers,
Che

I really appreciate the simplicity in the layout and presentation.

The only thing i would modify is having a 2D card perspective option (as previously mentioned)

Am I the only one who really likes the software how it is now? Lol :-)

Nice! Shuffle and deal:P:)

This will not be in usa?

Hope the next post is gonna be on rake ^^

Hi:) I am just curious, so if it is not a secret I would kindly ask are you (RIO) writing this new poker client application (code) from scratch? How many programmers, developers do you have on this project and what programming languages do you use? I would just like to know how much work, time and ppl is needed for creating such a software? Thank you very much in advance!

@quido it s gonna be rake free

Hi
When you are in a hand will there be text telling what you have i.e. Pair of Aces, Flush Queen high, etc.

Three days to go. Any chance we see somebody streaming on Thursday?

The best thing that will happen to online poker in 2018! Very nice work so far. I didn't find that topic anywhere..will there be heads-up tables in cash games?

What about zoom poker? Will it be available at all?

Excited to see the release is getting closer.
It looks like the games will be in €uro only.
Can we still deposit in USD and if so, will there be a currency exchange fee ?

I really dont see this pokersite taking off, no chat no community more like a slot machine/arcade game.

Betfair had great software and still didn't make it

Phil Galfond The thing I dont understand is these emotional statuses getting involved in the avatar. Angry and Enraged. Nobody likes to be enraged, its a negative emotion. Why not call it "Wild" or "aggro" or whatever. Someone playing a lot of hands aggressively does not have to be angry at all. So I dont quite get that, people play poker for fun, having a good time playing some more hands maybe. But then to go and labeling people as anger or enraged is just unnecessary negativity brought into a fun game imo. Just some thoughts. Good luck Phil!

There will be no HUD that is ok. But is it possible for players to get their Handhistory (Which are anonymous) and look at them in trackers like HEM2 or PT4?
Or will it be like on unibet, where you cant really get your Handhistories...?

Will I be able to play on runitonce poker on a mac?

Would RIO Poker be available in Israel?

I read in an article that RIO won't be available to a good amount of countries, but Israel wan't included in that, is there an actual hope for Israel?

Dear Phil,

Summer is over.

Kind regards,
Zer0

January 1st 2019 sweden will regulate their market. I did not see Run it once on the list of pokersites that applied for a license. Does that mean Sweden (and large potential player base) will be excluded just in time for Run it once poker to launch?

Which stakes (micros) will you offer at PLO and NLHE? Will the site be avaible in Austria?

Hi! Great design, i love it, poker challenges would be nice... Good Luck RIO Team..

Is it expensive for a, site to run/offer a new table/stake?

Oh, and we need more updates!!

Hey Phill, que te parece si haces podes hacer un mercando con la venta de tipos de avatar para tu mesa de distinto tipo: Imagina que alguien quiere comprarse la forma de un personaje de alguna película, anime, les podes agregar efectos como por ejem: después de un enfrentmiento de all-in entre 2 jugadores, uno que tiene el avatar de goku le manda una gemkydama a su adversario que perdió, asi con distintos personajes y poderes de la pantalla grande y chica, tipos de barajas, forma de la mesa, fondos de pantalla, tipos de fichas, mascotas etc, Asi el poker seria algo mas entretenido y muchas personas pagarían por tener un avatar vistoso mas que nada las mujeres , el juego es muy lúgubre y poco decoroso para ellas, y ademas cuando ya inviertes en algo es mas difícil que lo dejes ir etc. Arman el personaje con los gestos , y lo venden, nose asi crean un mercado en vez de estar subiendo los rake innecesariamente.

It's time for an update ;)

Will you develop multiple language options for displaying comments or even for the program as a whole? eg allow a player to see menu options, chat in Chinese / Spanish etc. I would think this would be quite rec friendly.

Update. Please.

Next post is half-complete, guys. I'm hoping to have it up within a week, but there's a lot going on at the moment for the whole team!

We working on scheduling our next beta session as well, which is an update in its own right. If you haven't checked out tweets/articles from our previous beta sessions, pokerfuse has a couple of good ones featuring video taken by beta testers:

An Exclusive First Look at Run It Once Poker Software

Run It Once Poker: Everything You Need to Know

Nick Steiner in case you are able to answer this question:
I´ve read on pokerfuse that RIO Poker will offer ecoPayz as deposit option and im curious if you guys will offer a affiliate or bonus programm with them ?
I searched the web and found that there are are several affiliation sites where you get instant Gold VIP status + Cashback + free credit card when you sign up for ecoPayz through them.
Since I don´t have an ecoPayz account yet, I would rather wait till RIO Poker launch and sign up through you guys in case you will offer a similar bonus.

Will RIO poker client work on Linux?

Hey all,

ICYMI: Phil visited our Malta offices last week and on Friday shared a short video providing an update on his trip and Run It Once Poker.

You can check out the update here.