Customer Reviews

Texas Hold 'Em TV Poker 6 Player

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

As a single player, your only option is to play a limit tournament, and since the blinds don't rise, the game can really drag. The no limit tournament isn't really no limit. You still have the $10/$20 (or whatever you choose) or you can go all in. You can't bet just any amount up to all your chips. In the case of someone going all-in, there is no side pot for others who stay in. If the all-in person wins, they win their share of the pot, and all others get back the rest of their bets. Only the winning hand is shown. If you win the hand, you will never know what they really had. Also, if everyone folds, the winning hand is exposed, ruining any bluff. I am disappointed and will be returning mine.

I read the other review on this site before purchasing this product and thought that possibly he was exaggerating and it would be of help to us in our weekly poker game. I was wrong this is a terribly designed product for any halfway serious poker player. The software is very bad and does not allow you to vary the bet size in no limit. The Big blind cannot raise when the bet comes back to him on the deal. When you are all in it deals all five cards at once, losing all suspense. There only two buttons on your remotes select and ok which force you to cycle through the options and you have to hit ok to see your cards when it is not your turn so sometimes you will inadvertently place a bid instead of seeing your cards. A very poorly designed product.

This game is somewhat entertaining, but it has a few major issues that detract from the fun. The good part is that the game does the tedious stuff like shuffling and counting chips and the hand held controllers display your two hole cards.

The main problem I have with this game is that I can't pause it if the phone rings or the pizza driver shows up. If you don't play your hand for 25 seconds, it is folded automatically.

Others have noted that the game is inflexible, can go on for a while since the blinds don't rise as players are elminated, and it always displays the winner's hand even if the other players have folded, which definitely affects your willingness to bluff.

Finally, in single player mode the computer players are not very good. They play aggressively, so your main strategy should be to wait until you have a good hand and then bet aggressively.

It's hard to believe that this game was made in 2005.
The graphics & sound are from around 1985. But ,
in spite of that , the game itself is a lot of fun.
Actually that is part of its charm. The game is
tehnically correct. There is another one that I sent
back because it showed everyone your hole cards after
a folded hand , therefore ruining any strategy of
bluffing you may try to use. The fact that you can use
up to six people or computer generated opponents
from 2 to 6 people gives you a lot of flexability.
All in all a great trip back in time & a nice way to
spend a few hours with friends or by yourself

awesome game with old school graphics..we love it...best part...six players and no chips to count and cards deal...does it all for u..hope u enjoy it as much as we and our friends do...

We had this game a few years ago and loved it. We broke it and have been looking for another one since. It is a lot of fun for the family. Last night I, my husband, my 11 year old and my husband's parents all played and had a blast.