The format before you enter
- Six seats: you and five bots.
- Starting stacks: 2,000 play chips each, 12,000 total.
- Starting blinds: 10/20, increasing after every five completed hands.
- No rebuys: a zero stack eliminates a player from this Cup.
- Finish: your run ends when you are eliminated or win the final stack.
Open the Cup lobby to start or resume. Starting a new mode can replace the current table; read the confirmation rather than treating it as a second simultaneous save slot.
Blind levels, by hand number
| Hands | Small blind | Big blind |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 to 10 | 15 | 30 |
| 11 to 15 | 25 | 50 |
| 16 to 20 | 50 | 100 |
| 21 to 25 | 75 | 150 |
| 26 to 30 | 100 | 200 |
| 31 to 35 | 150 | 300 |
| 36 to 40 | 250 | 500 |
| 41 to 45 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 46 onward | 1,000 | 2,000 |
Levels advance by completed hands, not elapsed minutes. Pausing does not run down a blind clock. The final level stays at 1,000/2,000.
What you win, and what you don’t
Finishing first earns 200 cosmetic XP; second earns 120, third 80, and other finishes 40. XP supports the game’s progression and table themes. It is not currency and cannot be redeemed.
There are no cash prizes or merchandise prizes in the current Cup. The separate Club Open registration flow is a simulated preview, not an open prize competition. Public leaderboard entries are unverified prototype scores, not proof of tournament integrity.
You can leave the chair
Use Pause and check the save status before leaving. Return in the same browser to resume the saved Cup; export a backup code if you need to transfer it. Prototype accounts don’t currently sync your game across devices.
If you bust out, the completed Cup records your place. A new Cup gives every seat a fresh stack, but it is a new event, not a rebuy into the one you lost.
A little preparation goes a long way
Start with the practice table if you’re still learning the controls. Review hand rankings and the dealer-button example before trying a rising-blind event.
The same hand-ranking rules apply in both modes. You do not need an account to play either one.