Pocket Aces: Full House

Back room, low lamp, two players, one deck. Pocket Aces is heads-up no-limit Texas hold'em that runs entirely on your phone — no account, no connection, no real money anywhere in the app.

Play the house, or hand the phone across the table. In two-player games the screen covers itself between turns, so nobody sees anybody's cards.

A real hold'em engine

Blinds climb every eight hands. The button posts the small blind and acts last after the flop. Minimum raises, all-ins, uncalled bets returned, split pots split — and the match only ends when one of you has every chip.

An opponent that actually thinks

Before each decision it deals the rest of the deck out hundreds of times to work out how often it's ahead, then weighs that against the price you're offering. Tourist calls far too wide. Regular plays it straight. Shark folds properly, value-bets thin and bluffs you.

Winning is loud

The pot cascades across the felt in chips. Your hand stamps over the table in gold while the count rolls up into your stack. A straight or better brings the confetti and the full jackpot fanfare with it.

Learn it properly

Ten illustrated pages take you from "what beats what" through kickers, pot odds and position — with real cards on every page, not diagrams of cards. Switch on the odds panel and see your live chance of winning plus a suggested line while you play.

Made to be looked at

Every card, chip and pip is drawn as vector art. The lounge soundtrack and every chip click are generated on the device — the app ships without a single audio file. Three table finishes: emerald, oxblood, midnight.

Plays on a plane. Plays in a tunnel. Never asks for your email.