About THETA Poker

“Theta Poker is the best Texas Hold’em game available for the iPhone OS, hands down.” — 148Apps

“This poker program on the iPhone is really good.” “Gameplay, two thumbs up!” — Rob Walch, Today in iPhone Podcast

“[Takes] computerised poker to new levels of artificial intelligence” — Spanner Spencer, Pocket Gamer UK

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Play No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em and improve your skills with the strongest artificial intelligence engine on your iPhone or iPod touch, a uniquely efficient betting mechanism, a sharp interface, and lots of configurable options.

Tap the deck to fold. Tap your cards to check or call. Tap your chips then tap to select one of the preconfigured standard bets. If only defeating THETA’s computer opponents were this easy. But you can shake off that bad beat by shaking your device to start a new game!

While other poker games focus on eye candy, THETA Poker was built from the ground up specifically for the iPhone and iPod touch with an emphasis on playability, playing ability, and customizability. If you prefer to spend your time watching fancy animation, you have better choices. But if you want to get better at playing Texas Hold ‘Em, THETA Poker is the game for you.

Please visit the App Store to check out THETA Poker.

Highly recommended by the TODAY in iPhone podcast (October 1, 2008)!  Read a transcript of the review.

Main Screen

Raise Landscape

Features:

  • Save your eyes with large, readable cards and your choice of playing card designs.
  • Pick your preferences: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert AI; Landscape or Portrait; 2 to 10 players per table; Tournament or Ring Game, and many other configurable settings.
  • Enjoy your own music, real gaming sounds, both, or neither.
  • Improve your game against computer opponents who evaluate hand strength, position, and opponent styles to execute blind steals, slowplays, checkraises, continuation bets, short-stack handling, and bluffs.

News:

  • Thursday, January 21, 2010: Version 1.9.2 is now available in the App Store.
  • Sunday, January 17, 2010: Version 1.9.2, which fixes the Custom Stack Amount option (broken in 1.9.1) and a couple of very minor issues, has been submitted to Apple.
  • Tuesday, January 12, 2009: Version 1.9.1 is now available in the App Store. (Yes, it was approved in only two days!)
  • Sunday, January 10, 2010: Version 1.9.1, which fixes a few issues regarding the maximum number of reraises and adjusts the largest, non-all-in first preflop raise by the AI to match the Bet/Raise screen, has been submitted to Apple.
  • Tuesday, December 22, 2009: iWorth It app reviews interview.
  • Friday, December 11, 2009: Version 1.9.0 is now available in the App Store.
  • Monday, November 30, 2009: Version 1.9.0, which adds a user-rank display option, enables landscape settings, and fixes several small problems, has been submitted to Apple.
  • Wednesday, November  4, 2009: “Hottest” award from iPhoneAppsPlus.com (Top 20 Grossing in Sri Lanka, of all places; not that I’m complaining).
  • Tuesday, October 27, 2009: Version 1.8.0 is now available in the App Store.
  • Tuesday, October 13, 2009: Version 1.8.0, which adds options for increased visibility and faster speed after folding and fixes a crashing problem under iPhone OS 2.x, has been submitted to Apple.
  • Thursday, September 30, 2009: Version 1.7.1 is now available. Apologies for the delay (Apple correctly but belatedly rejected the Hand History search icon, which I replaced with a number sign because it’s really a hand number selector).
  • Sunday, August 30, 2009: Version 1.7.1, which adds a Tutorial help section and fixes a few minor problems, has been submitted to Apple.
  • Tuesday, August 25, 2009: Version 1.7.0 is now available in the App Store.
  • Thursday, August 13, 2009: Version 1.7.0, which adds a Game Statistics screen, strengthens Expert play, and fixes a potential low-memory crash, has been submitted to Apple.
  • Thursday, August 6, 2009: Version 1.6.0 is now available in the App Store.
  • Monday, July 27, 2009: Version 1.6.0, which adds an Expert skill level, Hand Histories (tap on the Pot info), and more, has been submitted to Apple.
  • Monday, July 27, 2009: Version 1.5.1 is now available in the App Store.
  • Monday, July 20, 2009: Version 1.5.1, which fixes a major problem regarding phone calls, has been submitted to Apple. If you answer a phone call when playing a game in version 1.5.0, you may not be able to continue the game afterward (you’ll have to start a new one). Sincere apologies!
  • Wednesday, July 8, 2009: THETA Poker 1.5.0 is finally in the App Store! Enjoy!
  • Wednesday, June 17, 2009: Still waiting for Version 1.5.0 to be approved, but a small change for better compatibility with iPhone OS 3.0 has been added (change made by Apple, but apparently not a real problem).
  • Monday, June 1, 2009: Version 1.5.0, which adds Timed Blinds and numerous minor enhancements and bug fixes, has been submitted to Apple. See the details in the Release Notes.
  • Sunday, May 3, 2009: Version 1.4.0 is now available in the App Store.
  • Friday, April 24, 2009: Version 1.4.0, which adds Shootout tournaments and numerous minor enhancements and bug fixes, has been submitted to Apple. Complete details are in the Release Notes.
  • Thursday, April 16, 2009: Version 1.3.0 is now available in the App Store.
  • Wednesday, April 1, 2009: Version 1.3.0, which increases the Maximum Tournament Size to 300, adds Custom Tournament Size and Starting Stack options, and much more, has been submitted to Apple. Complete details are in the Release Notes.
  • Tuesday, March 16, 2009: Version 1.2.0 is now available in the App Store. My apologies for the delay (illness in the family).
  • Wednesday, March 11, 2009: Version 1.2.0, which fixes a few bugs and adds several settings options, has been submitted to Apple. See the Release Notes for details.
  • Thursday, January 29, 2009: Version 1.1.3, is now available in the App Store. My apologies for the delay. Apple rejected something (handling an already selected menu option) that’s been in the app since the initial release, and it took me a couple of tries to fix it right.
  • Wednesday, January 14, 2009: Version 1.1.3, which fixes two bugs (smallest chip size incorrectly set to $1 in version 1.1.2 and a split side pot problem that was only partially fixed in 1.1.1), has been submitted to Apple.
  • Saturday, January 3, 2009: THETA Poker 1.1.2 is now available in the App Store. This free update also fixes a problem where the blinds would stop escalating too soon and a problem where a player who does not have enough chips to post the ante would be handled incorrectly.
  • Monday, December 15, 2008: Version 1.1.2, which allows you to hide the drag rectangle in the center of the table until it’s highlighted and fixes a bug preventing winning a tournament by knocking out two opponents on the final hand, has just been submitted to Apple.
  • Friday, November 28, 2008: THETA Poker 1.1.1 is now available in the App Store. This is a free update (as always) for all users.
  • Monday, November 24, 2008: App Store Apps review gives THETA Poker 1.1 four stars for usability, graphics, and functionality.
  • Monday, November 24, 2008: Version 1.1.1, which fixes a crashing problem or “Unknown error” message when using antes, has just been submitted to Apple.
  • Sunday, November 9, 2008: Version 1.1.0 is now available in the App Store! The images in the App Store do *not* appear to have been modified yet, but if you download the update, you will get the new graphics.
  • Friday, November 7, 2008: Version 1.1.0, with new, professionally drawn graphics, has just been submitted to Apple (see screenshots above). Hopefully, they will approve the release quickly, so stay tuned!
  • Sunday, October 12, 2008: iFones review.
  • Saturday, October 11, 2008: Four stars on 148 Apps.
  • Friday, October 3, 2008: Three minute THETA Poker review in the October 1 episode of the TODAY in iPhone podcast. Review runs from 13:18 to 16:15 and highly recommends the game.
  • Friday, October 3, 2008: AppCraver interview.
  • Wednesday, October 1, 2008: Pocket Gamer review.
  • Wednesday, October 1, 2008: Recommended by iPhone Application List.
  • Monday, September 29, 2008: THETA Poker 1.0.0 is now available in the App Store!