Getting started
How it works
PokerNights is one link for the season: winner and loser boards, live cash tables with seats and buy ins, player stats from real cash outs, and tournaments if your plan includes them. The group chat stays a group chat, not a spreadsheet.
First the setup flow, then three views people use most: game home, live tables, and player stats.
Four steps to your first night
- On Create your game, name the room and pick the short segment that sits after
/g/in the URL. If you choosefridaypoker, the room ispokernights.app/g/fridaypoker. - Sign in with your host account and open that link once to claim the room. After that, only you can change settings, seat people, and edit session history.
- Share the same link every week. Players keep one bookmark for boards, tables, stats, and tournaments for your game.
- Players pick a display name and a password for this room only (separate from the host login). You add them in Settings, or they register if you allow it. Then they can sit, see stats, and join tournaments when your plan supports it.
Game home
The first screen is your optional logo or room name, then Top Winners and Top Losers for the season. From there, people jump to live tables, tournaments, and the full stats list.
- When you are signed in as the host, controls for the boards show up for you only.
- Anyone can read the boards and use the links without a host login.
Live tables
Each table shows who is seated, avatars, display names, and running buy ins. You tap a seat to sit someone, add a rebuy, or cash them out. Session history groups nights by the calendar day players sat down, so a night that runs past midnight stays on one day.
- Open or closed status and total money in play are visible at a glance.
- Fullscreen works well on a TV in the corner of the room.
Player stats and roster
Stats list everyone on the roster with sessions, buy ins, cash outs, and net profit or loss from table cash outs. Hosts can open a player to edit or remove them. Players signed into the room can edit their own row.
- Roster changes live in Settings so there is a clear trail of who changed what.
- Export CSV when you want a backup or to work in a spreadsheet.
Ready when you are
Reserve a link in a few seconds. After you claim the room you can still rename it and adjust colors, timezone, and table layout in Settings.