Boot52 instant play poker, no downloads or registration! - page 2.

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Quote from: Dabs on August 20, 2013, 09:27:14 AM

So, assuming 45 people = 1%, then 10% = 450 people? Or about 50 tables? Or, you simply haven't been able to test that many? Could you theoretically accommodate 4500 simultaneous connections on your current hardware, or would that kill it?

I haven't tested that many, so I don't know. I'll consider myself lucky to get just one full table of regulars at this stage, so I'm not going to worry about it. I'll consider the project a success if I make enough to cover hosting costs and whatnot.

Quote from: Dabs on August 20, 2013, 09:27:14 AM

I want to do something similar, but I'm hesitant because 1. I'm not really a good coder, 2. I don't know all the different rules of poker.

It's a big project. I've been pecking at the boot52 code for five months now and there's still a lot more to do. It's time and effort, just like everything else. The 'mental poker' concepts y'all have been talking about look interesting. I might take a stab at it one of these days if see enough interest among players.

Quote from: Dabs on August 20, 2013, 09:27:14 AM

But I've been winning against FoldBot. Kinda boring since it was on the play money tables though.

The bitcoin version of FoldBot got raked over the coals pretty bad on Sunday. I lost about .7 bitcoins on that promotion. The 'play money' version isn't nearly as fun! I'll be doing another bitcoin FoldBot promotion this Sunday between 12 noon and 6pm EST, so be sure to check that out!

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Quote from: boot52 on August 19, 2013, 10:48:03 AM

Quote from: Dabs on August 19, 2013, 05:52:00 AM

Hey boot52, what kind of server do you have to run 8 tables? That means 9 players per table = 72 maximum players? Bots included.

Nothing special server side. Boot52 runs CentOS 64 bit on a single box with 4GB RAM. The software was tested with 5 full tables (9 x 5 = 45 simultaneous connections) and it passed with flying colors, using less than 1 percent of system resources in terms of CPU and RAM.
HTML5 WebSockets are incredibly efficient to begin with, so you shouldn't need any beefy hardware if your code is tight.

So, assuming 45 people = 1%, then 10% = 450 people? Or about 50 tables? Or, you simply haven't been able to test that many? Could you theoretically accommodate 4500 simultaneous connections on your current hardware, or would that kill it?

I want to do something similar, but I'm hesitant because 1. I'm not really a good coder, 2. I don't know all the different rules of poker.

But I've been winning against FoldBot. Kinda boring since it was on the play money tables though.

boot52

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Quote from: Dabs on August 19, 2013, 05:52:00 AM

Hey boot52, what kind of server do you have to run 8 tables? That means 9 players per table = 72 maximum players? Bots included.

Nothing special server side. Boot52 runs CentOS 64 bit on a single box with 4GB RAM. The software was tested with 5 full tables (9 x 5 = 45 simultaneous connections) and it passed with flying colors, using less than 1 percent of system resources in terms of CPU and RAM.
HTML5 WebSockets are incredibly efficient to begin with, so you shouldn't need any beefy hardware if your code is tight.

Quote from: montana on August 18, 2013, 07:50:05 AM

Just had time for a quick pass with it this morning. um... please make handy a sound-kill switch!
Looks fun... but no players except one in the freechips area

A volume control slider is on my todo list. Thanks!

Dabs

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Hey boot52, what kind of server do you have to run 8 tables? That means 9 players per table = 72 maximum players? Bots included.

boot52

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FoldBot just went live on Table 5! https://boot52.nl/id/5
This is free money, folks. Come n get it!!

The 'play money' version of FoldBot is running on Table 4 --> https://boot52.nl/id/4

boot52

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Quote from: FanEagle on August 17, 2013, 04:40:42 PM

maybe you should do something like:
Every user of bitcointalk that writes here his nickname receive x chips, if caught in multi account you will not receive any more money, something like that.

Good point! Anyone who wants to take a whack at FoldBot this afternoon, just post your boot52 handle right here and I'll credit your account with a few chips. To qualify, you must be a forum member in good standing and you can't be a newbie.

montana

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Hello...

Just had time for a quick pass with it this morning. um... please make handy a sound-kill switch!

Looks fun... but no players except one in the freechips area

HS

added later: No player chat interface makes quite a difference. Sometimes when I have the other player all in, and te next card is dealt, it offers me the chance to bet check or fold, instead of just finishing the game out. It did not do that on at least one occassion though.

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Good Job but still you need a lot of work + a lot of promotions to make it happen. Wink

FanEagle

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maybe you should do something like:
Every user of bitcointalk that writes here his nickname receive x chips, if caught in multi account you will not receive any more money, something like that.

boot52

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Hey! Boot52 here with a mind-blowing promotion fer y'all. This one is good, so perk up your ears on this. This Sunday (tomorrow) from 12 noon to midnight EST, FoldBot will be playing on table 5! (http://boot52.nl/id/5)

What's FoldBot? FoldBot is a poker robot I designed with one very simple instruction: fold. That's all FoldBot does and it does it well. You bet, FoldBot folds. Every time. I guarantee it.

Heads-up against FoldBot is basically just free money. More than one player and things get interesting. Here's how it works. If nobody raises preflop, FoldBot is programmed to lose exactly one big blind per hand. It just puts dead money in the pot. However, if somebody does raise preflop and FoldBot isn't in the hand yet, then FoldBot will fold without putting anything in the pot. Makes it interesting, no?

Why are we giving away coins like this? Let's just call this what it is: a bribe.
Boot52 needs players and deals like this are a lot cheaper than buying banner ads and props. A lot more interesting too, no?

So git the hitch out of your get-along and mosey on over to Boot52!
The site link again is http://boot52.nl

boot52

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Whoops! Site back now, sorry for the inconvenience. Anyone with coins on the site just got a little bonus added to their account.
What happened was that I 'fixed' a few minor bugs dealing with WebSocket disconnects yesterday, causing unexpected problems.

Sound effects have also been added per your suggestion, which should make the user experience a lot more fun. As always, I'm interested hearing feedback on how the site could be improved, especially from mobile device users .. since I don't always take the time to test things out properly on the iThings and Androids.

Boot52 Poker is back!

vlees

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Site offline and my account with a balance on it was removed?

boot52

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Adobe Flash: it may be slow, but it sure is hard to use.

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Quote from: boot52 on August 06, 2013, 11:22:21 AM

and not very well supported by Apple.

And Android, and Linux, and Windows (Phone), and Tizen, and Symbian, and ....
Well, where does it actually work properly?

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Quote from: vlees on August 06, 2013, 10:47:54 AM

Currently getting 7 free chips per round (once a minute) on table 5.

You must be playing vs. 'LuckyLiz'. That's my girlfriend. She's not much of a poker player, but she's doing her part to make sure there's always someone on the site to play against. Note to sharks: you should have a pretty easy time picking up chips vs 'LuckyLiz' (small stakes, though). The connection will timeout after 300 seconds of inactivity, but I may decrease that if I see too many relatives "blinding out" on the real money tables.

Quote from: Hfleer on August 06, 2013, 07:32:20 AM

Another poker game site. I might check this out, but I haven't been a player for a long time. That's pretty good if it works with mobile devices, not sure how many others have that yet. Good luck with this.

Thanks. HTML5 WebSockets was an obvious technology choice since it works on almost every mobile device out there. I'm not sure why so many sites still insist on using Adobe Flash. It's buggy and not very well supported by Apple.

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Also people tend to forget they are on the site.

Maybe auto leave the table after doing nothing for a round and play sounds.
Currently getting 7 free chips per round (once a minute) on table 5.

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Quote from: vlees on August 05, 2013, 06:33:18 PM

Nice. This site needs players though. So some sealsofclubs people should come here and play, without a registration (definitely the one thing I always hated at poker sites).

Yeah, traffic is always a big issue with new poker sites. It's not much fun with no one to play against. Sad

One thing I learned from doing market research is that the 'play money' market alone is pretty big. Zynga gets more traffic than every other poker site out there with the exception of Pokerstars. It would be a huge win for this site and bitcoin in general if we could get just a tiny fraction of that. So my strategy right now is to mainly go after the 'play money' market, but I'd be delighted to get a few seasoned bitcoiners as well! What I see in the bitcoin community right now is just the same people swapping coins back and forth over and over again. So I think it is imperative to bring in a little "fresh blood." That's my goal with boot52.

Quote from: vlees on August 05, 2013, 06:33:18 PM

EDIT: Had a nice for-money game today. What I noticed: there is no betting before the cards are dealt. Something I remember to be in the Texas Hold'em rules (long time ago that I played that game (for money) so I'm not sure).

Glad you liked it. I think you are the first 'real money' player to try out the site that isn't one of my relatives

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Quote from: boot52 on August 04, 2013, 01:59:14 PM

Hi! Check out the new poker site I created: http://boot52.nl. Boot52 offers free online poker right from your browser, no downloads or registration required. And of course, bitcoin tables are also available for those who prefer a little more excitement!

My goal was to create an 'instant gratification' poker site where even non-bitcoiners could get started right away with play money. My hope is to get some of the recreational players out there involved in bitcoin. Some features:

* Anonymous: no annoying registration forms to fill out.
* Instant play: just click play!
* Works on most mobile devices (tested on iPad, FireFox, and Chrome)
* Built with HTML5 WebSockets and CSS3. No flash or Java plugins required.
* Nearly instant deposits and withdraws.

Texas Hold'em ring games are currently offered, but the software is still under active development so please let me know what features you'd like to see in future! Pot-Limit Omaha, Sit-N-Go's, and 'provably fair shuffling' are next on my todo list, but I'm open to other ideas if they're popular enough. https://boot52.nl

Another poker game site. I might check this out, but I haven't been a player for a long time. That's pretty good if it works with mobile devices, not sure how many others have that yet. Good luck with this.

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Nice. This site needs players though. So some sealsofclubs people should come here and play, without a registration (definitely the one thing I always hated at poker sites).

EDIT: Had a nice for-money game today. What I noticed: there is no betting before the cards are dealt. Something I remember to be in the Texas Hold'em rules (long time ago that I played that game (for money) so I'm not sure).

boot52

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Quote from: vlees on August 04, 2013, 06:02:48 PM

vlees

Added 500 chips to your account available for withdraw anytime!

Quote from: vlees on August 04, 2013, 06:02:48 PM

EDIT2: When you create a new account the playmoney is set to 2000. According to the FAQ you can always update the playmoney and trying to set it to 1000000 gives an error: must be 2000 or lower. So I try 2000, and it resets my money to 800...

Fixed. Max play money was set to 100 x big_blind, or 800 at 4/8 tables and 2000 at 10/20 tables. I agree this is confusing and now I have it set to simply 2000.

Quote from: vlees on August 04, 2013, 06:02:48 PM

EDIT3: when you check my account you see I have an insane amount of play chips. I was unable to add them to the table at once and had to do so in steps of 9000000.

Funny, very funny. But you make a good point. I've modified the code to never allow more than 2000 in play money.

Quote from: vlees on August 04, 2013, 06:02:48 PM

EDIT4: With your regex you filter out spaces in the chat, which is kinda annoying.

Fixed. Regex now allows white spaces in the chat. Looks like I needed something better than s/\W//g

Thanks for all the great feedback!

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