Six formats at a glance
| Profile | Seats and stakes | Stack or buy-in | Table cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner Heads-Up | 2 · SB 0.5 / BB 1 | 100 BB · stacks carry | No rake |
| Practice 6-Max | 6 · SB 0.5 / BB 1 | 100 BB reset each hand | No rake |
| Online Standard 6-Max | 6 · SB 0.5 / BB 1 | 40–100 BB | 5% · cap 1.5 or 4 BB · No Flop, No Drop |
| Vegas-Style Live 1/3 | 9 · SB 1 / BB 3 | 100–1,000 credits | 10% · cap 2 BB · optional 2 BB straddle |
| Continental Live 1/3 | 8 · SB 1 / BB 3 | 100–600 credits | 5% · cap 5 BB · No Flop, No Drop |
| Macau-Inspired 10-Max | 10 · SB 1 / BB 2 | 40–300 BB | 5% · cap 5 BB |
Start with decision density, not realism
Beginner Heads-Up
With one opponent, there are fewer positions, fewer hidden ranges, and no multiway side pots. That makes it the clearest place to learn the action sequence and see one piece of factual feedback at a time. The session begins at 100 BB, stacks carry between hands, and there is no rake, ante, or straddle.
Practice 6-Max
This introduces the standard six positions—UTG, HJ, CO, BTN, SB, and BB—but resets stacks to 100 BB for every hand. Because there is no rake and no bankroll continuity, the profile isolates decisions from cash-session bookkeeping.
The key distinction: Beginner Heads-Up reduces the number of opponents. Practice 6-Max keeps the fuller table but removes the economic carry-over between hands.
Move to cash profiles when the table cost matters
The four cash profiles carry stacks between hands, separate the table stack from the wallet, and settle a house ledger. Top-ups, rebuys, and cash-out happen between hands rather than rewriting a live pot.
Online Standard 6-Max
This is the smallest step from Practice 6-Max: the seat count and blinds remain familiar, but buy-ins can range from 40 to 100 BB and a representative 5% low-stakes rake schedule is applied. The cap depends on the number of dealt players.
Vegas-Style Live
Nine seats and a 100–1,000-credit buy-in produce a deeper, slower-moving environment. An optional UTG or Button straddle is locked for the session and changes both the forced money and the opening action order.
Continental Live and Macau-Inspired
The Continental profile uses eight seats, a 1/3 structure, and a larger 5 BB cap. The Macau-inspired profile uses ten seats and 1/2 blinds with a 40–300 BB buy-in. They are useful comparisons for fuller live tables without claiming to clone a particular room.
A simple progression
- Play Beginner Heads-Up until the order of blinds, streets, and actions feels natural.
- Use Practice 6-Max to add position and multiple opponents without rake or wallet management.
- Move to Online Standard to learn cash-session continuity and see rake deducted explicitly.
- Choose a live-style profile when you want more seats, deeper buy-ins, a different cap, or a straddle.
Choose from the actual table catalog
Every Poker card shows its seat count, stack or buy-in, cost, and the difference between sourced inputs and simulation defaults before you join.
Online Standard is anchored to published PokerStars ring-game buy-in and rake pages. The live-style inputs use published MGM Grand, WSOP, Casino Barcelona, and Macao DICJ materials. Where those sources do not establish a rule, DeciDojo labels the chosen value as a simulation default.