Quick Tour of the Software

Take our Flash Software Tour

Main Lobby
Buy Chips
Join an Event
Play Poker
Your Next Step- Download the Software

Here's a Quick Tour to help you get familiar with playing Poker at BugsysClub.

After you Launch the software and Login, you will see the Main Lobby:

Main Lobby.

There are 3 tabs at the top of the Lobby; so you can easily move between any of the following areas:

· BugsysClub: Open to everyone for Real-Money Tournaments, Single Table Satellites, Ring Games, Leagues & Heads-Up.

· PokerSchoolOnline: By Membership. To improve your Poker Play through tutorials, articles, tests (on website) and Play-Money Tournaments, Single Table Satellites, Ring Games, Leagues & Heads-Up (on software). Rankings track your progress. Read more at www.pokerschoolonline.com.

· PokerPages: Open to everyone for Free Play-Money Tournaments, Ring Games and Satellites. Poker Dollar events award free memberships into PokerSchoolOnline

There are 2 main information panels on the Lobby Screen:

· Main Panel displays Events that are within the next 24 hours of being started, ready for sign-up, or already started. If you click on/highlight a single game on the Main Panel, you can see more information about the Event by looking on the Side Panel to the right of the Main Panel:

· Side Panel tells when sign up for the Game begins, the Game's start time and number, the type of Game being played, buy-in and prize pool (if any) and the amount of starting chips (for tournaments). Click on 'View Structure' button to see what the structure of the game is and how frequently the rounds will change.

If you highlight a Tournament, you can also click on the 'Tournament Info' button at the bottom of the Lobby screen. If the game has already started, this will display detailed information about the status of the tables and players at each table as well as their chip count. You can also click on the 'Observe Table' button within the Tournament Info Screen if you want to watch, but not play in, the tournament.

If you highlight a Satellite or Ring Game in progress, you can observe the game by clicking on the 'Observe Table' button just below the Lobby's Main Panel.

Buy Chips.

To play for Real Money, you must first fund your account. So, click on the "Cashier" button at the bottom center of the Lobby Screen. Click the "Deposit" icon (in the upper left of the next screen).

The following screen shows a variety of funding methods, including, but not limited to (since we are continually adding more for your convenience):

· Credit Cards (Visa & MasterCard)
· PrePaid ATM
· BACs & Swift
· Neteller e-Cash
· BankWire
· BankDraft

For up to date information on these options see our Poker Banking Page.

Any information you submit is communicated using SSL-encryption, which is the same technology used by banks. As an extra security precaution we do not store credit card or account numbers on our server; instead we directly pass information along to the corresponding certified secure processor at the time of the transaction.

After you select which method of funding you prefer and the amount you wish to deposit, you will be notified that your transaction is complete. Then return to the Lobby and join an Event (next section).

Join an Event

Now that you've funded your account you are Ready to Play and have some Fun!

To join an Event, highlight any Event on the Main Panel of the Lobby that says 'Sign Up', then click the 'Join Event' button located at the bottom center of the Lobby screen. Notice that the Side Panel (to right) now shows details about the game you selected.

Let's look at the action at a Poker Table.

Play Poker

Cards are dealt to all players. You will see only the cards you've been dealt. A button passes in front of each player indicating when it is their turn to act. A timer indicates how much time is left.

Now the excitement begins!

When it is your turn to act, you have a number of Poker Betting options to choose from, the same way you would in a live game. The buttons at bottom of the screen are your action buttons, including:

· "Sit out next hand," means exactly that; if you want to take a break from the action, click this box and you will not be dealt in the next hand.

· "Auto-post blinds" (or antes in stud games) automatically posts the forced bets for players. This speeds up the game considerably and we recommend all players use the auto-post box wherever possible.

· Bet Pot/ Raise Pot ; Bet All In / Raise All In ; Bet $Amount / Raise $Amount ; Check / Call $Amount

· Slide Bar or Amount field to place your bet.

· Fold ; Check/Fold ; Call

· Muck Losing Hands; Post and Fold

Get Chips- Clicking on 'Get Chips' on the lower right of the screen allows you to convert money you have deposited into chips you can use at your table.

Chat- At the bottom right of the screen is your interface for Typing in Chat so you can talk to your fellow players as well as anyone currently watching your game.

For more details on Poker Action options on BugsysClub Poker, read Getting Started, especially the section on General Instructions on How to Play Poker using the Software.

Did you know you've only seen a small percentage of the many features of BugsysClub Software!!?

Your Next Step - Download the Software

Click here to Download your free BugsysClub client, and start playing with the Gang at BugsysClub!!

Read the Top 10 Reasons why more players choose to play at BugsysClub.