Hey everyone!
We hit a small hiccup with this week's League reset on SocialPoker.gg — but it's already sorted and working as it should.
Next time you log in, you'll get a League results pop-up showing your placement for the week, with any missing promotions or Top 3 Gem rewards applied.
I finally decide to take a coffee break.
"Perfect," I think. "Time to squeeze in a few hands."
Meanwhile, I'm scrolling through the subreddit seeing people hit three sets in a row and three full houses in eight hands.
Then I sit down...
7♣2♦
8♠3♥
J♦4♣
I swear poker knows exactly when it's my turn to play. 😭
Hey everyone,
We’ve seen some interesting ways players interact with the bots — including behavior we didn’t fully anticipate
Instead of just reacting to issues as they appear, we’re setting up a proper playtest to iterate on bot behavior using real gameplay data.
What’s changing
Bots are responsible for keeping tables alive when player count is low. The goal is that they should:
We’ve built a preview build with a set of improvements, and now we want to validate it in real conditions.
Playtest setup
Players who join will get access to a Discord space where we:
Important
Once stable, these bot updates will also be rolled out to the Reddit version of the game.
So even if you’re not in the playtest, feedback still matters — we’re actively reading and taking notes from the community.
📌 How to join
Details are in the first pinned comment.
Gems just dropped on SocialPoker.gg and the updated Store is live with it.
It’s all about drip, customization, and personality at the table.
Chips = gameplay.
Gems = drip.
And yeah you are already sitting on 1,450 Gems.
Enough to walk into the updated Store and instantly upgrade your look.
There are also a couple of new cosmetics in the mix: Profile Rings and Frames. They're a fresh way to flex your identity directly on your profile
New Reactions are here too. Some can be purchased with Gems, others unlock through Top 3 finishes, and some are available both ways.
You will earn Gems through gameplay. Quests and League performance keep your balance growing as you play.
And you will notice that not everything even needs Gems to unlock.
Just play and things will unlock as you go.
There is already a solid lineup to spend on: Card Guards in different styles, Premium Reactions, Profile Rings and more coming soon. This is just the first wave.
Go check your Gems balance. You are probably richer than you think.
This one’s been in the works for a while, and it’s finally live.
Two new features just dropped that change how sessions feel in different ways.
Leagues
Every hand you play now feeds into something bigger. Wins, losses, grinding sessions — it all counts. You climb divisions over time and always have more to play for.
Table Chat
Poker’s a social game, and now you can actually talk at the table. Chat between hands, react in real time, mess around a bit, and interact while you play.
That’s it for this drop.
It’s live now on SocialPoker.gg — more coming soon.
Leagues arrive this week on SocialPoker.gg.
Before they do, here's how the whole system works.
Every hand you take to the flop earns you a League Point.
Win the hand and you earn more. Higher stakes pay more LP too, so climbing happens faster if you're already playing bigger tables.
Shootouts count as well, with a bonus for finishing in the top 3.
Play your normal game, and the points will follow.
Every Monday at 00:00 UTC, the week ends.
Your LP decides whether you promote, stay where you are, or get demoted.
Then everyone goes back to 0, and the race starts again.
We know that sounds brutal, but that's kind of the point. No one gets to coast. Every week is a fresh competition, and every hand matters.
One division unlocks each week after launch. Everyone starts in Bronze, and Bronze never demotes. That gives the ladder time to spread out before the higher divisions become truly competitive.
A lot of you have been asking for leaderboards, and every division has one.
Each division is split into groups of around 30 players, so you're not competing against the entire playerbase each week.
Watch yourself climb the leaderboard.
See who's promoting, who's holding their spot, and who's getting demoted each week.
Then fight to stay ahead before the reset.
You can even pick an emoji flair to show next to your name.
The early divisions are designed to push players upward. More players promote than demote.
That changes once you reach Platinum.
From there, more players fall than rise. Same tables, same cards—completely different pressure.
And Legend?
Getting there takes weeks of consistent play. Staying there is the real challenge. Most of the division turns over every single week.
Finish in the top 3 of your division and you'll earn Gems.
The higher the division, the bigger the payout.
Climbing the ladder also unlocks exclusive cosmetics, including division rings and profile frames that show everyone how far you've climbed.
We're not showing everything just yet—but it'll be worth the climb.
We'll be sharing a few more details in our Discord server before launch if you want to follow along: Discord
Think you can climb out of Bronze in week one? 🃏
We've been building this for a while. It's the biggest update Social Poker has ever shipped, and it's landing on SocialPoker.gg next week.
Here's what's in it:
🏆 Leagues
The old Prize Track was great — but it had an endpoint. Once you finished it, there wasn't much left to push for.
With Leagues, every week is a fresh competition. You'll be matched with 30 players in your division, all competing on the same leaderboard. You'll earn League Points just by playing — cash tables, Shootouts, every hand that reaches the flop counts. At the end of the week, the top players are promoted, the middle players stay in their division, and the bottom players are relegated. As an extra reward, the top 3 also earn Gems. Then a new League begins, with a fresh group and another chance to climb.
There's always a new division to chase. And if you're in the drop zone, there's always a reason to fight back.
💬 Table Chat
Live chat is coming to the tables. Talk between hands, react to a bad beat, or try to get in your opponent's head — alongside the emoji reactions you already know.
We want this to add to the game, not take away from it — so moderation is built in from day one. If anything feels off, report it. We’ll be watching.👀
📋 Daily & Weekly Quests
Not everyone is chasing Legend — that's why Quests exist. Three dailies, three weeklies, refreshing automatically so every session has a purpose. Complete a full set and earn Gems. It turns "just a few hands" into a full night at the tables.
💎 Gems
Gems are a brand-new currency that ties everything together. Play and they stack up in your Inbox. Spend them on cosmetics and rewards in the updated Store.
And yes — there's an updated Store. There's a lot more in this update than fits in one post. We'll show the rest over the next few days.
All of this is coming to SocialPoker.gg next week. More details and previews dropping in Discord this weekend — come get an early look.
https://discord.gg/YcAs4K3d3c
🎉 The waitlist is over — SocialPoker.gg is open to everyone!
No more waiting, no more invite codes. If you're hearing about this for the first time — perfect timing, come on in.
As ya’ll know, SocialPoker.gg is where we can deliver frequent content with way more stability. We're ready, the platform is ready, and we can't wait to have everyone there.
Just head over to SocialPoker.gg and you're in.
Also we have a Discord where you can talk about the game in real time—ask questions, share hands, chat with the community as things happen. And if you join now, you'll get a special Founding Member role: Discord Link
See you all there! 🃏
Hey everyone,
Good news: your progress on Reddit is coming with you to SocialPoker.gg.
How to do it? Go to Profile > Settings and look for the Copy Balance button at the bottom of the page.
From there, you'll generate a code inside the Reddit version of the game. Then open SocialPoker.gg and paste it in the same spot. That's it.
Important note: this is not a link between accounts. It's just copying your progress from one place to the other.
Here's what comes over with you:
You'll also get a 500,000 bonus as part of this first import.
Just keep in mind: this can only be done once per account. So when you're ready, make sure you want to go for it.
If you'd rather keep playing on Reddit, nothing changes on your end. Your progress stays exactly as it is and the game keeps going as normal.
One more thing: starting today, there's no more waitlist. If you want to join SocialPoker.gg, just head over and create your account directly.
Looking forward to having everyone with us. We have a lot planned, and new features will keep coming as we build this out together.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to share ideas, bug reports, and suggestions. Going through the thread has been really helpful.
It’s been great to see how much overlap there is between what many of you are asking for and things we were already planning. Also interesting to see how some opinions have shifted as more players got hands-on with the game.
Now comes the fun part: sitting down with the team, going through everything, and figuring out what we can realistically bring to players in the near future.
On Reddit, our focus remains stability and making sure games run smoothly and at a good pace. We want the experience here to feel solid and reliable.
Most of the bigger features and new experiments will continue happening over on SocialPoker.gg, where we can keep pushing things further.
Thanks again for all the feedback. We really do read everything, and your ideas continue to shape where Social Poker goes next.
Good news: it's fixed.
Thanks for bearing with us today.
Our devs were able to pinpoint the issue pretty early this morning, and had a fix ready shortly after. From there, it was a matter of getting the update through Reddit's approval process, which can take some time.
We know that made for a frustrating day, and we really appreciate everyone who stuck with us, sent screenshots, and reported bugs while we worked through it.
Days like today aren't fun, but they've also reinforced something we've been feeling more and more as Social Poker continues to grow.
Our focus on Reddit is stability.
This is where the game started. It's where the community is, and we want to make sure that experience stays solid.
At the same time, most new features and bigger improvements will be built for the web app. Not just because it gives us more control, but because it lets us move faster and finally bring some of the features you've been asking for for a long time.
The two go hand in hand.
Reddit is home.
SocialPoker.gg is where the game grows.
And we'd love to have you there too
A few days into beta and the feedback has already been really useful — bug reports, balance issues, small friction points we hadn't caught. You've been helping us ship fixes faster than we would've on our own.
A bunch of that's been happening on our Discord too — if you want to be more in the loop on the beta, jump in: [https://discord.gg/YcAs4K3d3c]
So. If you could add one thing to the game, what would it be?
Could be:
Drop it in the comments — we're reading everything and your ideas actually shape what we build next.
Oh and — more beta spots opening up later this week. Hope to see more of you in. Waitlist is here: [socialpoker.gg]
Over the past few days, some players weren't earning reward chips, and the balance on the reward screen didn't always match the home screen.
We tracked it down and shipped a fix. As the game has grown, we started hitting some Reddit limitations that occasionally stopped account data from syncing properly. When that happened, chips you earned could fail to credit.
If you're still missing chips, drop a comment or send us a DM and we'll sort it out.
Big thanks to everyone who reported it. It genuinely helped us find the problem a lot faster.
One more thing: we're opening another wave of beta spots later this week. The web version runs a lot more smoothly, and we're excited to bring more of you in.
Want a spot? Join the waitlist at socialpoker.gg
The Social Poker Beta is open. 🎉
Thanks for getting us here. The beta is where we try out what we're working on: new features, game modes, higher stakes, and more. You'll get an early look, and your feedback actually changes what we build.
If you're on the waitlist, keep an eye on your inbox (check spam too). We're letting people in a bunch at a time, so hang tight if it's not your turn yet. Not on the list? Grab a spot here:
https://socialpoker.gg
We've also got a Discord going. It's where folks hang out, give feedback, report bugs, and talk hands. Come join:
https://discord.gg/YcAs4K3d3c
A couple things folks were curious about:
Do I have to start over?
No. If you played on Reddit, your chips and card guards come with you. Pick up right where you left off.
Anything to watch out for?
Just one — make sure you copy the right account. You only get to do it once.
See you at the tables. ♠️
The web version of Social Poker is launching soon and you can join the beta by signing up on the waitlist.
Save your seat here: https://socialpoker.gg
A quick note for players who already filled out the early form: You are all set. We are using the email you provided to send your invite, so just keep an eye on your inbox. For everyone else, jump on the list. We really need people to help us test the game and see how it performs outside of Reddit. Everyone who plays in the beta will receive a Special Beta Bug Card Guard only available on the web version.
Thanks again for all the support.
P.S. If you don't receive a confirmation email after joining the waitlist, please check your spam folder.
Good news: the missing crab reward issue has been fixed.
If you were affected, your crab should now be waiting for you.
Thanks for all the reports, the memes, and the patience while we tracked this one down. We appreciate everyone who helped us spot the issue.
Now go spend some time playing with your crab buddy.
Jokes aside, we're aware that some players haven't received the crab reward from this month's limited event.
We're working on it and we'll keep you posted as soon as we have an update.
Thanks for the reports.
We’ve been building the web version of the game for a while now, and next weekend we’re running its first Closed Beta.
Originally, we were aiming for this weekend, but we decided to move it back a bit so we can make sure the experience is in a better place before players jump in.
A big part of why we’re building it is stability. Yesterday’s issues were frustrating, and building outside of Reddit gives us a lot more control over performance, reconnects, game flow, and features we simply can’t support properly on the Reddit version.
And honestly, with everything that happened yesterday, seeing so many people trying to jump back in and keep playing was really encouraging. That kind of engagement means a lot to us.
Everyone who joins the beta will receive a Special Guard for helping us test things early.
If you already filled out the beta form, invites will start going out soon. We’ll also open up a public waitlist a few days before the beta kicks off for anyone who wants to join.
More details soon.
Jack’s Wild is almost over, so make sure to finish your missions and claim everything before the event wraps up.
Right after that, we’ll be rolling into Shell Yeah
Get ready for a new set of rewards to grind for!
If you hit a bug or see something weird during a hand, flag it through the Hand Log when you can.
Takes just a few seconds, and it helps a ton. Those reports let us investigate the exact hand where things went wrong instead of trying to reproduce the bug blindly. Everyone who flags a hand gets a special Guard.