How to use ChipTable

ChipTable is a virtual chip board for Texas Hold'em played with real cards. You deal the cards; ChipTable handles chip counts, turn order, and the pot. Put one phone in the middle of the table or pass it to whoever is acting.

1. Set up a game

• Players— enter 3–10 names. Empty rows autofill as “Player 1”, “Player 2”, and so on.
• Starting chips — everyone starts equal. The default 1,000 lasts a typical evening session.
• Blinds — set the small and big blind. A common setup is a big blind around 1/100 of the starting stack (5/10 for 1,000 chips). Prefer no forced bets? Turn blinds off with the toggle.
• Stakes (optional)— write a non-monetary stake like “loser does the dishes” and it stays visible all game.

2. Betting

Only the player to act is highlighted in gold, so nobody bets on the wrong seat. Three buttons cover every action:

• Fold — give up the hand. Folded players dim out and are skipped.
• Check / Call — check when there is nothing to match; otherwise the button shows exactly how much the call costs.
• Bet / Raise— type any amount or tap the Min, ½ Pot, Pot, or All-in presets. Illegal amounts (below the minimum raise) simply can't be entered.

Misclicked? Undo reverts the last action — and keeps working across hand boundaries.

3. Showdown and the pot

When betting ends, open the remaining cards and pick the winner on screen. Select several players for a chopped pot — it splits automatically. If someone was all-in, main and side pots are listed separately, each with only its eligible players.

Texas Hold'em betting rules, briefly

Blinds

Two forced bets posted before each hand by the players left of the dealer: the small blind and the big blind. The big blind doubles as the minimum bet unit. The dealer button moves clockwise every hand — ChipTable rotates it for you.

Betting rounds

Pre-flop (after hole cards) → flop (three community cards) → turn → river. A round ends once everyone has matched the highest bet or folded.

Minimum raise

A raise must be at least the size of the previous raise. If the bet went 10 → 30 (a raise of 20), the next raise must reach at least 50. The only exception is going all-in. ChipTable validates this automatically.

All-ins and side pots

Short on chips? You can still go all-in. Any betting beyond your stack goes into a side pot you can't win. This is the most error-prone thing to track by hand — ChipTable computes it all.

Stake ideas

Instead of money, try: dish duty, a coffee run, the worst bed in the house, or one wish for the winner. ChipTable chips have no monetary value, and we don't endorse playing for cash.