On March 2, CoinPoker switched to new software.
Users were promised not just a redesign, but a completely new client: with new game formats and features many had been waiting for years. We got access to the client before the official launch, played in tournaments and cash games, got hands-on with everything, and are ready to share our impressions.
Main Lobby: News, Tips, and Stats
The client has a classic layout with a horizontal menu at the top. Now, the room opens to a home page that introduces the game and provides news. Here, there's a Games Stats tile with the latest results: number of hands and sessions, play time, favorite limit, and largest pot. Next to it, you'll see recent transactions, your global tournament ranking, and game variants. Here you can also view slides about the new client's features.
After logging in, music plays – yes, CoinPoker now has it too. Look for the button to turn it off at the bottom right.
The formats are divided into their own tabs: Cash Games, All-In or Fold, Tournaments, Freerolls, and Practice Games. The World Poker Masters tab is particularly interesting. While it doesn't provide any information, it's clearly an announcement of something global and prestigious. We have heard reports that it's a tournament series with the largest guarantee that CoinPoker has had to date.
The nickname and balance are displayed in the top right corner. The panel expands upon clicking, revealing links to the cashier, account settings, and personal game reports.
Many languages use machine translation, but if you're an English speaker, that won't be a concern.
New Poker Formats and Features
Along with the old features that have migrated to the new software, many new features have also appeared. Here are the new formats and changes affecting the game:
- All-In or Fold: Hold'em and classic 4-card Omaha with a 5bb buy-in.
- Six-Card Omaha: Played at limits up to 1K/2K, including bomb pots and double boards, as well as heads-up tables.
- Multi-flight MTTs: Tournaments with multiple first days (1A, 1B, 1C, etc.) will appear.
Here are the new features and tools:
- Built-in HUD
- Splash the Pot — cash drops at cash and tournament tables
- Built-in PokerIntel tracker
- Running once, twice, or 3 times in cash game all-ins (only if one player wins the first two boards)
- EV insurance in all-ins
- Transfer to balance the balance that is in the stack at the cash table
- Choosing to reveal cards
- Bubble protection (buy-in compensation in case of elimination on the bubble for those who registered before the start of the tournament)
- Rolling back blinds at final tables to allow for deeper play
- New replayer
- Sorting pocket cards by suit or rank
- Each player is included in the global tournament ranking (the best players may be awarded bonus prizes, tickets, or travel packages)
Let's look at all this in more detail.
The New Table Designs
The new table layout has made CoinPoker more friendly to both casual and regular players. Fun-loving players will see a modern design, largely reminiscent of GGPoker, with customizable backgrounds, action-packed animations, and a selection of memorable stickers. The grinders and serious players will appreciate the button sizes, the new bet slider, and the large, high-contrast chip symbols. The lack of visual appeal of these symbols was one of the biggest inconveniences for the previous client, but here, literally every element has a magnifying glass.
But the new layout has its drawbacks, too. The buttons in the top bar—for resizing the table, accessing settings, and entering the lobby—are too small. Some players in our test group also found the animations to be slow and sluggish.
What can be changed in the settings:
- Switch to a 4-color deck
- Convert stacks to big blinds (this can also be done by clicking on the numbers)
- Simplify animation
- Turn on the backlight and push the active window to the top of all tables
- Run the board multiple times
- Disable throwable objects (you can even deprive everyone except yourself of this ability)
- Enable sorting of pocket cards by suit or rank
An important new feature for those who prefer to buy off variance: you can now take EV insurance when betting in cash games.
The hand history is now displayed like in GG Network rooms—the hand result and action bars for each street. However, you can also replay the hand the old-fashioned way by clicking Replay Hand.
There's also Dealer Chat—a separate window that displays the current hand's history. Useful in concept, but inconvenient in practice. To remember how you ended up in a spot, you have to double-click at the table and then wait for another window to load.
This isn't a critical issue, but we'll note a couple of weaknesses in the sound design. The turn notification is loud and clanking, which can quickly become annoying. And the all-in sound is accompanied by a low drum hit – it sounds as if the bet has already been lost and it's time to go to the cashier. Also, if you are waiting to be seated at a table, you hear all the noises from that table, such as bomb pots beginning.
An unusual option that can be useful for multi-tablers: by default, sounds are only played when you're participating in a hand. You can optionally disable sounds for specific game events.
Built-In HUD
Here's some major news for professional players: the new CoinPoker software features an internal HUD. We've noted both its strengths and weaknesses.
Pros:
— 10 classic stats familiar to anyone who has ever used trackers: VPIP, PFR, 3-bet, Fold to 3-bet, C-BET, Fold to C-Bet, Steal, Check/Raise, WTSD and WSD.
— The selection is not limited to the current session: you can view stats for 15, 30, 90 days, or for the entire period.
Cons:
— The only stat displayed next to a player's badge is VPIP. The others are displayed when you hover over a player and when you expand their profile.
— It's highly likely that third-party trackers and HUDs will be banned (this is being actively discussed on social media).
Playing in Tournaments
A dashboard with basic information has been added to tournament tables. This feature isn't new; it's available in all major poker sites' clients, and CoinPoker has also catered to MTT players. Clicking on the dashboard expands it to reveal detailed information about levels, stacks, and payouts.
To access the tournament lobby for the first time, you'll need to complete a quest. The button is very small, located in the top right corner, and its icon looks more like a seal. Keeping an eye on the situation from the lobby is also very convenient: click on a participant's nickname, and a thumbnail of the table they're sitting at appears. This can be minimized.
The new MTT software has one really unfortunate feature: you can't register directly from the client's main window. You scroll through the list, select a tournament, click "Details," and then the Buy-in button appears in the tournament lobby. It's inconvenient, depending on how rushed you are to enter tournaments.
Built-in PokerIntel Tracker
CoinPoker becomes the second major player in the market with a built-in tracker after GGPoker, and it seems such things are becoming a trend. The PokerIntel main screen displays results for the current and previous week, separately for cash games and tournaments.
For more information, visit the Insights and Study Zone sections. These tabs include:
- Opponents: How many hands and with what results were played against specific users.
- Performance Analysis: Performance graphs for different gameplay conditions: against X number of opponents, at specific times of day, in sessions of varying lengths, and on a phone or computer.
- Search Opponents: Search for an opponent from the database for comparison.
- EV Chart: Comparison of actual results with expected value.
- Preflop Guide: Basic display for playing with specific starting hands (Hold'em only).
- Analyze Tagged Hands: A list of tagged hands for analysis.
- Odds Calculator: Equity calculator for Hold'em.
Unfortunately, PokerIntel doesn't yet look even close to being an alternative to an external tracker and mimics a database more than it actually is. While it visualizes results inventively and in a variety of ways, it doesn't allow for deeper insight into the reasons behind these results. It doesn't allow you to create reports or graphs for a custom period, and it's impossible to download hand histories.
Conclusion on the New CoinPoker Software
The new version and the previous one are simply worlds apart in terms of navigation ease, interface clarity, and responsiveness. The graphics are pleasing, the information is plentiful, the built-in HUD is the best among top-tier platforms, and there are settings controls essential for regulars.
The traffic of the room has also shot up, and over 4,000 players were at the cash game tables in the first day of the new software.
But when compared to other industry leaders, some flaws emerge. Essential buttons are missing in some places, some controls are placed in unobvious places, and the tracker's data detail is unimpressive. In some places, the software feels unpolished: sometimes buttons take a second press, and animations aren't smooth enough.
In our opinion, the new CoinPoker client deserves a "good" rating and has excellent potential. Users have received a user-friendly product with many new features, but there are still plenty of areas that require improvement.
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