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Featured For club owners · 10.11.2026

Poker unions compared for club owners: fields, tables and terms (2026)

We run six unions with club terms across five apps. By field at peak: Suprema EU on Suprema Poker gives a club access to the app's shared field, 400+ tables; Yamal on PPPoker, 80+ tables, the largest field of our own; X-Union on X-Poker, 70+; Double Ruble on PPPoker, 50+; Bambuk on Poker21+, about 20; Allin Zone on ClubGG, about 15. Prime time is 15:00–23:00 UTC in most of them and 19:00–03:00 UTC on Suprema. A club keeps 80 to 87 percent of rake depending on the app, is settled weekly, and joins directly through us. The six unions, side by side Counted by us as active tables at prime time, November 2026, updated monthly. Ordered by field size. Ruble stakes shown in dollars at about 82.5 rubles per dollar. Suprema PokerSuprema EU400+tables at peak80%of rake to the club19–03prime time, UTCSuprema runs one shared field for the whole app; the union gives your club access to it. Cash runs around the clock, from micro stakes to high stakes at peak; the widest choice of tables is from late evening into the morning, UTC.Stakes$0.01/$0.03 to $20/$40; $40/$80 and $50/$100 run periodicallyChip1 USDTournaments100+ daily, freerolls included; weekly guarantees $50,000–100,000; series about once a quarter with $500,000 to $1.5 million and higherAcceptance3–4 daysNLHPLO4PLO5PLO6SNGJackpot SNGMTTWatch the gameArenaID 111111CopyPPPokerYamal80+tables at peak85%of rake to the club15–23prime time, UTCStakesabout $0.01/$0.02 to $60/$120Chip100 RUB, about $1.20; 8% rebateTournamentsDaily guarantees up to $5,000; main events $20,000–40,000Acceptance1–2 daysNLHPLO4PLO5PLO6Short DeckOFCMTTSNGDouble Board3-1 Hold'emBomb PotWatch the gameRich WitchID 761645CopyX-PokerX-Union70+tables at peak87%of rake to the club15–23prime time, UTCStakesabout $0.06/$0.12 to $6/$12Chip100 RUB, about $1.20; 5% rebateTournamentsWeekly freerolls about $1,200–6,000; main events about $30,000–60,000Acceptance1–2 daysNLHPLO4PLO5PLO6Short DeckOFCMTTSNGHi/LoDouble BoardBomb PotWatch the gamePif PafID 33333CopyPPPokerDouble Ruble50+tables at peak85%of rake to the club15–23prime time, UTCStakesabout $0.01/$0.02 to $30/$60; games around the clockChip1 RUB, about $0.012; 10% rebateTournamentsDaily guarantees $2,500–5,000; main events $15,000–30,000Acceptance1–2 daysNLHPLO4PLO5PLO6Short DeckOFCMTTSNGWatch the gameU.S.S.RID 1143387CopyPoker21+Bambuk~20tables at peak87%of rake to the club15–23prime time, UTCA recreational field that runs around the clock on a mobile-only app: there is no desktop client. Video tables let players see and talk to each other at the table.Stakes1/2 to 500/1,000 RUB, about $0.01/$0.02 to $6/$12Chip1 RUB, about $0.012TournamentsDaily, guarantees 50,000–200,000 RUB (about $600–2,400); buy-ins from 100 RUB (about $1.20), larger events 1,000–5,000 RUB (about $12–60)Acceptance1–2 daysNLHPLO4PLO5PLO6Watch the gameClub ID on request: message @rpunionClubGGAllin Zone~15tables at peak83%of rake to the club16–22prime time, UTCA recreational field: the people at the tables are amateurs like your members. Games run around the clock, with most tables open in the evening window.Stakes$0.05/$0.10 to $3/$6Chip0.85 USDTournamentsDaily with a $1,000 guarantee; $2,000 at weekendsAcceptance1–2 daysNLHPLO5PLO6Watch the gameClub ID on request: message @rpunionAt a glance UnionAppTables at peakClub keepsPrime time (UTC)Suprema EUSuprema Poker400+*80%19:00–03:00YamalPPPoker80+85%15:00–23:00X-UnionX-Poker70+87%15:00–23:00Double RublePPPoker50+85%15:00–23:00BambukPoker21+~2087%15:00–23:00Allin ZoneClubGG~1583%16:00–22:00 * Suprema runs one shared field for the whole app; the figure is that field at peak, not tables owned by the union. Weekly settlement, the deposit and money examples are on the club owners page. Which union for which club Yamal. A club whose players want the widest stake range on PPPoker, from 1/2 to 5,000/10,000 rubles, and the most tables at prime time among our PPPoker unions. Mixed formats too: Double Board, 3-1 Hold'em and Bomb Pot tables. X-Union. The highest share of rake, 87 percent, and a field that leans to Short Deck, Hi/Lo and bomb pots. Weekly freerolls of about $1,200 to $6,000 keep recreational players coming back. Double Ruble. A 1 ruble chip and games around the clock, with a second traffic peak outside prime time. Suited to a small club that needs a table at any hour. Suprema EU. A club whose players want a game at any hour and at any stake, from $0.01/$0.03 to $20/$40, with 100+ tournaments a day and quarterly series with guarantees from $500,000. The field is the app's own, 400+ tables at peak, so a new club is never empty; the trade-off is the lowest share, 80 percent, and a 3–4 day acceptance. Bambuk. A recreational hold'em and Omaha field on a mobile-only app with video tables. Suited to a club of amateurs who play from the phone and like daily tournaments with buy-ins from about $1.20; 87 percent of rake to the club. Allin Zone. A small recreational field on ClubGG with stakes up to $3/$6 and a dollar-based chip. Suited to a club that wants its amateurs to play against other amateurs rather than against regulars. How we count tables at peak The figure is the number of active cash tables in the union lobby during prime time, counted by our managers. It is a floor, not an average: “80+” means at least 80 on a normal weekday evening; “~20” means around 20. For Suprema the figure is the app's shared field, which every union on Suprema plays in. How to join any of them Count your active players: we take clubs from 10 to 15 a week.Message @rpunion with the app, the club ID and the count.Accept the written offer; acceptance takes one to two days, three to four on Suprema. FAQ Which of your unions has the most tables at peak?Suprema EU: its clubs play in the Suprema shared field, 400+ tables at peak. Of the fields that are our own, Yamal on PPPoker is the largest with 80+ tables; X-Union on X-Poker has 70+, Double Ruble on PPPoker 50+, Bambuk on Poker21+ about 20, Allin Zone on ClubGG about 15. When is prime time?15:00 to 23:00 UTC in Yamal, X-Union, Double Ruble and Bambuk; 16:00 to 22:00 UTC in Allin Zone; 19:00 to 03:00 UTC on Suprema. Double Ruble, Suprema EU and Bambuk also run games around the clock. Which union suits a small club of amateurs?Allin Zone on ClubGG or Bambuk on Poker21+: both are recreational fields with low to mid stakes. If your players want a table at any hour and any stake, Suprema EU. Can I watch the game before my club joins?Yes. Rich Witch (ID 761645) in Yamal, Pif Paf (ID 33333) in X-Union, U.S.S.R (ID 1143387) in Double Ruble, Arena (ID 111111) in Suprema EU. For Bambuk and Allin Zone message @rpunion for a club ID. 18+. Play within your means. 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For club owners 10.11.2026

Poker unions compared for club owners: fields, tables and terms (2026)

We run six unions with club terms across five apps. By field at peak: Suprema EU on Suprema Poker gives a club access to the app's shared field, 400+ tables; Yamal on PPPoker, 80+ tables, the largest field of our own; X-Union on X-Poker, 70+; Double Ruble on PPPoker, 50+; Bambuk on Poker21+, about 20; Allin Zone on ClubGG, about 15. Prime time is 15:00–23:00 UTC in most of them and 19:00–03:00 UTC on Suprema. A club keeps 80 to 87 percent of rake depending on the app, is settled weekly, and joins directly through us. The six unions, side by side Counted by us as active tables at prime time, November 2026, updated monthly. Ordered by field size. Ruble stakes shown in dollars at about 82.5 rubles per dollar. Suprema PokerSuprema EU400+tables at peak80%of rake to the club19–03prime time, UTCSuprema runs one shared field for the whole app; the union gives your club access to it. Cash runs around the clock, from micro stakes to high stakes at peak; the widest choice of tables is from late evening into the morning, UTC.Stakes$0.01/$0.03 to $20/$40; $40/$80 and $50/$100 run periodicallyChip1 USDTournaments100+ daily, freerolls included; weekly guarantees $50,000–100,000; series about once a quarter with $500,000 to $1.5 million and higherAcceptance3–4 daysNLHPLO4PLO5PLO6SNGJackpot SNGMTTWatch the gameArenaID 111111CopyPPPokerYamal80+tables at peak85%of rake to the club15–23prime time, UTCStakesabout $0.01/$0.02 to $60/$120Chip100 RUB, about $1.20; 8% rebateTournamentsDaily guarantees up to $5,000; main events $20,000–40,000Acceptance1–2 daysNLHPLO4PLO5PLO6Short DeckOFCMTTSNGDouble Board3-1 Hold'emBomb PotWatch the gameRich WitchID 761645CopyX-PokerX-Union70+tables at peak87%of rake to the club15–23prime time, UTCStakesabout $0.06/$0.12 to $6/$12Chip100 RUB, about $1.20; 5% rebateTournamentsWeekly freerolls about $1,200–6,000; main events about $30,000–60,000Acceptance1–2 daysNLHPLO4PLO5PLO6Short DeckOFCMTTSNGHi/LoDouble BoardBomb PotWatch the gamePif PafID 33333CopyPPPokerDouble Ruble50+tables at peak85%of rake to the club15–23prime time, UTCStakesabout $0.01/$0.02 to $30/$60; games around the clockChip1 RUB, about $0.012; 10% rebateTournamentsDaily guarantees $2,500–5,000; main events $15,000–30,000Acceptance1–2 daysNLHPLO4PLO5PLO6Short DeckOFCMTTSNGWatch the gameU.S.S.RID 1143387CopyPoker21+Bambuk~20tables at peak87%of rake to the club15–23prime time, UTCA recreational field that runs around the clock on a mobile-only app: there is no desktop client. Video tables let players see and talk to each other at the table.Stakes1/2 to 500/1,000 RUB, about $0.01/$0.02 to $6/$12Chip1 RUB, about $0.012TournamentsDaily, guarantees 50,000–200,000 RUB (about $600–2,400); buy-ins from 100 RUB (about $1.20), larger events 1,000–5,000 RUB (about $12–60)Acceptance1–2 daysNLHPLO4PLO5PLO6Watch the gameClub ID on request: message @rpunionClubGGAllin Zone~15tables at peak83%of rake to the club16–22prime time, UTCA recreational field: the people at the tables are amateurs like your members. Games run around the clock, with most tables open in the evening window.Stakes$0.05/$0.10 to $3/$6Chip0.85 USDTournamentsDaily with a $1,000 guarantee; $2,000 at weekendsAcceptance1–2 daysNLHPLO5PLO6Watch the gameClub ID on request: message @rpunionAt a glance UnionAppTables at peakClub keepsPrime time (UTC)Suprema EUSuprema Poker400+*80%19:00–03:00YamalPPPoker80+85%15:00–23:00X-UnionX-Poker70+87%15:00–23:00Double RublePPPoker50+85%15:00–23:00BambukPoker21+~2087%15:00–23:00Allin ZoneClubGG~1583%16:00–22:00 * Suprema runs one shared field for the whole app; the figure is that field at peak, not tables owned by the union. Weekly settlement, the deposit and money examples are on the club owners page. Which union for which club Yamal. A club whose players want the widest stake range on PPPoker, from 1/2 to 5,000/10,000 rubles, and the most tables at prime time among our PPPoker unions. Mixed formats too: Double Board, 3-1 Hold'em and Bomb Pot tables. X-Union. The highest share of rake, 87 percent, and a field that leans to Short Deck, Hi/Lo and bomb pots. Weekly freerolls of about $1,200 to $6,000 keep recreational players coming back. Double Ruble. A 1 ruble chip and games around the clock, with a second traffic peak outside prime time. Suited to a small club that needs a table at any hour. Suprema EU. A club whose players want a game at any hour and at any stake, from $0.01/$0.03 to $20/$40, with 100+ tournaments a day and quarterly series with guarantees from $500,000. The field is the app's own, 400+ tables at peak, so a new club is never empty; the trade-off is the lowest share, 80 percent, and a 3–4 day acceptance. Bambuk. A recreational hold'em and Omaha field on a mobile-only app with video tables. Suited to a club of amateurs who play from the phone and like daily tournaments with buy-ins from about $1.20; 87 percent of rake to the club. Allin Zone. A small recreational field on ClubGG with stakes up to $3/$6 and a dollar-based chip. Suited to a club that wants its amateurs to play against other amateurs rather than against regulars. How we count tables at peak The figure is the number of active cash tables in the union lobby during prime time, counted by our managers. It is a floor, not an average: “80+” means at least 80 on a normal weekday evening; “~20” means around 20. For Suprema the figure is the app's shared field, which every union on Suprema plays in. How to join any of them Count your active players: we take clubs from 10 to 15 a week.Message @rpunion with the app, the club ID and the count.Accept the written offer; acceptance takes one to two days, three to four on Suprema. FAQ Which of your unions has the most tables at peak?Suprema EU: its clubs play in the Suprema shared field, 400+ tables at peak. Of the fields that are our own, Yamal on PPPoker is the largest with 80+ tables; X-Union on X-Poker has 70+, Double Ruble on PPPoker 50+, Bambuk on Poker21+ about 20, Allin Zone on ClubGG about 15. When is prime time?15:00 to 23:00 UTC in Yamal, X-Union, Double Ruble and Bambuk; 16:00 to 22:00 UTC in Allin Zone; 19:00 to 03:00 UTC on Suprema. Double Ruble, Suprema EU and Bambuk also run games around the clock. Which union suits a small club of amateurs?Allin Zone on ClubGG or Bambuk on Poker21+: both are recreational fields with low to mid stakes. If your players want a table at any hour and any stake, Suprema EU. Can I watch the game before my club joins?Yes. Rich Witch (ID 761645) in Yamal, Pif Paf (ID 33333) in X-Union, U.S.S.R (ID 1143387) in Double Ruble, Arena (ID 111111) in Suprema EU. For Bambuk and Allin Zone message @rpunion for a club ID. 18+. Play within your means. 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For players 06.11.2026

How to Download and Install Suprema Poker on iPhone, Android and Windows

Suprema Poker installs from the App Store on iPhone, from Google Play or the official APK on Android, and from a Windows installer on a PC. There is no Mac client. All three downloads are linked from the operator’s site, supremapoker.com.br. The install takes a few minutes; the part that takes longer is the step after it, because you will not see a single table until a club lets you in. Our club is Arena, ID 111111. iPhone and iPad Open the App Store and search for Suprema Poker, or follow the App Store link on supremapoker.com.br. The listing requires iOS 10 or later and weighs about 174 MB. Install it and open it. Register with a phone number or log in if you already have an account. Enter the club ID and wait for approval. Nothing shows in the lobby before that. Android Install from Google Play, where the app is listed as com.opt.supremapoker. If the store is not available on your phone, take the APK from supremapoker.net; the link is on the official site and the file is about 96 MB. For the APK, allow installation from your browser when the phone asks. The warning is normal for any app distributed outside the store. Open the app, register or log in, and enter the club ID. The APK updates itself from inside the app after the first install, so you do this once. Windows Go to supremapoker.com.br and click Download for Windows. The installer, about 86 MB, is served from supremapoker.net. Run it and open Suprema Poker. Log in with the account you use on your phone. The clubs and the balance are the same. The Windows client lets you play up to four tables with one account, the limit the app states for every device. Mac Suprema publishes no macOS client, and the App Store listing has no Mac version. On a Mac the route is an Android emulator such as BlueStacks with the APK from supremapoker.net installed inside it. Emulators are heavy on memory, so expect an older MacBook to slow down past one or two tables. The step that actually matters Suprema Poker is club-based. The app has no public lobby: tables belong to clubs, clubs sit inside unions, and you see tables only after a club has approved you. So the install is not finished when the icon appears; it is finished when a club accepts your ID. In the app, open the club search, enter the ID and send the request. Approval is manual, done by the club’s agent, so it takes minutes during working hours and longer at night. Our club on Suprema is Arena, ID 111111, inside the Suprema EU union: NLH, PLO and PLO5 and PLO6 on a 1 dollar chip. Message @rpunion on Telegram before you send the request, so the approval is quick and the rakeback deal is agreed in writing. Common install problems The lobby is empty. You are not in a club yet, or the request is still pending. Check the club screen, not the lobby. The APK will not install. Storage, almost always: the file needs room to unpack. Free a few hundred megabytes and try again. The Windows installer is blocked by the browser or by SmartScreen. Keep the file and run it; it is the operator’s own build linked from supremapoker.com.br. If you downloaded it from anywhere else, delete it. Logged in on a new device and the agent asks who it is. That is normal: tell your agent in advance when you add a PC or a second phone, so the login is not mistaken for somebody else using your account. What this looks like in our clubs Before you deposit, the agent confirms the chip value, the rakeback and the payout hours in writing, in the same Telegram chat. Deposits and withdrawals go through the person you work with, not the app; how that works is in the withdrawals guide. If you also play PPPoker, the same account rule applies there: how to install PPPoker. Frequently asked questions Can I play Suprema Poker on a MacBook? Not with a native client: Suprema publishes iOS, Android and Windows builds, and the App Store listing has no Mac version. On a Mac, run the Android APK from supremapoker.net inside an Android emulator such as BlueStacks, and log in with the account you use on your phone. Is Suprema Poker on Google Play? Yes, as com.opt.supremapoker, and the same app is also offered as a direct APK on supremapoker.net for phones that cannot use the store. Both are linked from the official site, supremapoker.com.br. Can I play Suprema Poker on a PC? Yes. The official site has a Download for Windows button; it serves an installer of about 86 MB from supremapoker.net. Log in with the same account as on your phone. Why is the lobby empty after I install Suprema Poker? Because you are not in a club yet. Suprema is club-based: tables appear only after a club has accepted you. Enter a club ID in the app and wait for approval. Our club is Arena, ID 111111. Where do I get a Suprema Poker club ID? From the club or its agent. Ours is Arena, ID 111111, inside the Suprema EU union; message @rpunion on Telegram and the approval comes during working hours. How many tables can I play at once on Suprema Poker? Up to four with one account, on the phone and in the Windows client, according to the App Store listing. Is the Suprema APK from outside the store safe? The APK on supremapoker.net is the operator’s own build, linked from the official site, and it updates from inside the app afterwards. Take it only from there, never from a file-sharing site or a chat. To join Arena or any other club on Suprema, send your Suprema ID to @rpunion on Telegram. The full list of our clubs on all five apps is on the clubs page. 18+. Play within your means.

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For club owners 06.11.2026

Which poker club app should a club owner choose in 2026?

There is no single best app. Pick the one where your players already are and whose chip matches the currency they deposit in: PPPoker and Poker21+ for ruble players, Suprema for dollar players and big-bet Omaha, ClubGG for evening NLH and PLO5 with ante and bomb pots, X-Poker for short deck and the highest rake share. Inside RP Union a club on any of the five keeps 80 to 87 percent of rake, is settled weekly and, on the first tier, costs the owner nothing to create or renew. What a club owner pays and keeps, app by app These are our terms as of November 2026, not the apps’ public prices. A club joins the union directly through us; there is no sub-union in between. The rake share, the chip and the settlement are the same figures as on the terms page and the union list. Our termsPPPokerClubGGSuprema PokerX-PokerPoker21+ UnionDouble Ruble, YamalAllin ZoneSuprema EUX-UnionBambuk Club keeps of rake85 percent83 percent80 percent87 percent87 percent Chip1 RUB in Double Ruble, 100 RUB in Yamal0.85 USD1 USD100 RUB1 RUB Club creation and renewalFree at any tierFree up to 100 members; 100 to 250 members 50 USD a month, paid by the clubFree at any tierFirst tier, up to 70 members, paid by the union; 70 to 100 members about 18 USD a month and 100 to 150 about 31 USD, paid by the clubFree at any tier Minimum to join10 to 15 active players a week10 to 15 active players a week10 to 15 active players a week10 to 15 active players a week10 to 15 active players a week Acceptance after the offerOne to two daysOne to two daysThree to four daysOne to two daysOne to two days SettlementWeek closes Tuesday, USDT as a rule by FridaySameSameSameSame DepositRefundable, equals the club’s stop-lossSameSameSameSame Games in the unionNLH, PLO, OFCNLH, PLO5NLH, PLO, PLO5 and PLO6NLH, PLO, Short DeckNLH, PLO The tier logic is the same everywhere: the first tier covers a club of normal size, and a club that clears inactive members stays inside it. Where a higher tier is paid by the club, we tell the owner in advance, before the club grows into it. What the apps themselves offer Platform facts from the operators’ own sites, App Store listings and published certificates, checked on 6 November 2026. “Not stated” means the operator does not publish it; we do not fill the gap with a review site’s guess. The app itselfPPPokerClubGGSuprema PokerX-PokerPoker21+ OperatorAceKing Tech Limited; app launched 2016NSUS Group, the GGPoker networkSuprema Promoção de Eventos Ltda, Sorocaba, Brazil; app launched 2021Future Entertainment Ltd; RNG certificate issued to Pony Technology Co., LimitedHangzhou Hongsong Network Technology Co., Ltd.; in the App Store since 2021 Desktop clientWindows and macOS installers from pppoker.net; Mac App Store on Apple siliconWindows and macOS clients from clubgg.comWindows client from supremapoker.com.br; no macOS clientWindows installer from x-poker.net; no macOS clientNone; the iOS app runs on Macs with Apple silicon, macOS 11 or later Android outside Google PlayAPK on pppoker.netAPK on clubgg.comAPK on supremapoker.netAPK on x-poker.netAPK on poker21pro.com Tables at once36 on PC or Mac with WSOP+ Basic, 12 with Premium; free tier not stated43Not stated RNG certificateRegular RNG tests stated; no lab named, no certificate publishedBMM Testlabs; certificate shown on clubgg.comGLI, certificate 411 of September 2021, valid to September 2027GLI, certificate 370 of August 2020A GLI badge on the site; no certificate published Built-in statsNot statedPokerCraft and Smart HUD with WSOP+ Basic, 9.99 USD a month, or Premium, 49.99Not statedNot statedNot stated Games the app listsNLH, PLO, OFC, Short DeckRing games and tournaments; variants not listed on the siteHold’em, Omaha, OFC, Rodeo, tournamentsNLH, PLO with 4, 5 and 6 cards, Hi/Lo, double board and bomb pot; OFCNLH, PLO, 6+, OFC Choose PPPoker if… …your players deposit in rubles and play micro to mid NLH and PLO around the clock. Two unions on one app, Double Ruble on a 1 ruble chip and Yamal on a 100 ruble chip, so a club picks the chip its players think in. Native Windows and macOS clients, three tables at once. How a PPPoker club is created and connected is in the PPPoker start guide. Choose ClubGG if… …your field plays evenings, NLH and PLO5, and likes ante and bomb pot tables. Allin Zone runs on a 0.85 dollar chip with a minimum VPIP on cash tables, so the games stay loose by rule. A club is free up to 100 members, which covers most clubs that start with us, and the app has Windows and macOS clients and a BMM-certified RNG. Terms and the small-club answer are on the ClubGG page. Choose Suprema Poker if… …your players are dollar players and the demand is Omaha with five and six cards. Suprema EU settles on a 1 dollar chip and the club keeps 80 percent. Acceptance takes three to four days, and a Suprema club joins a union once: the app has a single shared field, so there is no moving between unions later. The RNG certificate is published by GLI. Steps and rake are on the Suprema EU page. Choose X-Poker if… …you want the highest rake share, 87 percent, and your players want short deck next to NLH and PLO. X-Union runs on a 100 ruble chip. The first club tier, up to 70 members, is paid by the union; a club that grows past it pays the app’s next tier itself, about 18 dollars a month up to 100 members. Windows client, GLI-certified RNG, three tables at once. Choose Poker21+ if… …your players are ruble players at the smallest stakes and you want 87 percent on a 1 ruble chip. Bambuk takes clubs with club terms through us; creation and renewal are free at any tier. The app is phone-only, with the iOS build running on Macs with Apple silicon, and it publishes no RNG certificate, only a badge. PPPoker vs ClubGG vs PokerBros for a club owner PokerBros is the app owners ask about next, so here is the honest line. PokerBros runs on iOS and Android only; there is no desktop client on pokerbros.net. Its RNG is the best documented of the three: GLI certificate 331 of July 2019, valid to July 2027, an iTech Labs certificate of December 2019 and a BMM Testlabs report of May 2020, all three published. Club tiers are not published, and the operator states on its site that it does not involve itself in the operation of clubs and unions. We run no union on PokerBros, so for a club owner the comparison ends at the app: PPPoker and ClubGG give you a desktop client and, through us, a union with a weekly statement; PokerBros gives you a phone app with three certificates and a union you would have to find elsewhere. How do I start an online poker club? Create the club in the app under your own account. On the first tier this costs you nothing inside RP Union. Count your active players. We take clubs from 10 to 15 active players a week. Message @rpunion with the app, the club ID and the count. The written offer comes within one working day. Accept, place the refundable deposit that equals your stop-loss, and wait for acceptance: one to two days, three to four on Suprema. Play the first week. The statement comes on Tuesday, the USDT payout as a rule by Friday. Step by step: start a club on PPPoker, start a club on Suprema, Allin Zone on ClubGG, how joining a union works and how to check a union before you sign. FAQ Which poker club app is best for a club owner in 2026? No single one. Pick by where your players are and what currency they deposit in: PPPoker and Poker21+ for ruble players, Suprema for dollar players and PLO5 and PLO6, ClubGG for evening NLH and PLO5 with ante and bomb pots, X-Poker for short deck and the highest rake share. Inside RP Union a club on any of the five keeps 80 to 87 percent of rake and is settled weekly. How much does it cost to create a poker club? Inside RP Union, nothing on the first tier. On PPPoker, Suprema and Poker21+ creation and renewal are free at any tier. On ClubGG a club is free up to 100 members, then 50 dollars a month from 100 to 250 members. On X-Poker the union pays the first tier, up to 70 members; above that the club pays the app’s tier, about 18 dollars a month up to 100 members and about 31 up to 150. Which app gives the club owner the biggest share of rake? X-Poker and Poker21+, 87 percent through X-Union and Bambuk. PPPoker 85, ClubGG 83, Suprema 80. The union’s commission is the rest, and there are no per-player or monthly fees on top. Which club apps have a desktop client? PPPoker and ClubGG ship native Windows and macOS clients. Suprema Poker and X-Poker ship a Windows client only. Poker21+ has no desktop client; its iOS app runs on Macs with Apple silicon. Can one owner run clubs on several apps? Yes, under one agreement with us: each club is its own club ID in its own app, and the weekly statement covers all of them. See the multi-app answer on the terms page. What is the minimum number of players to open a club in a union? 10 to 15 active players a week on any of the five apps. A smaller group is better placed as an agent inside an existing club. PPPoker or ClubGG for a new club? PPPoker if your players deposit in rubles and play around the clock; ClubGG if they play evenings and like PLO5, ante and bomb pots. Both are free to create and renew on the first tier, and both have Windows and macOS clients. Is PokerBros a good app for a club owner? It is a phone-only app with three published RNG certificates and no desktop client. We run no union on PokerBros, so we cannot offer terms there; the comparison on this page covers the five apps we settle on. Updated 6 November 2026. Questions about a specific club: @rpunion on Telegram.

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Bankroll 06.11.2026

Club Poker Bankroll: Which Stakes to Play With $200 to $1,000

With 200 dollars, play NL2 to NL5 in club apps: that is 40 to 100 buy-ins, which loose multiway tables need. With 500 dollars NL10 is reasonable, with 1,000 dollars NL25. Rakeback shifts these numbers, because a 40 percent return on rake lowers your variance more than any strategy change. And before any of that, check what one chip is worth in the club, because NL10 at a 1 ruble chip and NL10 at a 1 dollar chip are two different games. Why club tables need more buy-ins than a room Club tables run looser than a licensed room at the same label. Many unions put a minimum VPIP on every cash table, 30 percent at the low limits in the ClubGG union we run, 45 percent on some PLO5 tables, so players are required to enter nearly a third of hands or more. Pots go multiway, stacks move faster, and a winning player’s swings are wider than the same player’s swings at a tight NL10 online. Wider swings mean more buy-ins for the same risk of ruin. The usual room advice of 30 buy-ins for cash, the one in the general bankroll guide, is the floor here, not the target. The table BankrollNLH cash, loose club tablesPLO4 / PLO5Tournaments 200 $NL2 (100 buy-ins) to NL5 (40)PLO2buy-ins up to 2 $ 500 $NL5 (100) to NL10 (50)PLO5 at 5buy-ins up to 5 $ 1,000 $NL10 (100) to NL25 (40)PLO10buy-ins up to 10 $ 2,500 $NL25 (100) to NL50 (50)PLO25buy-ins up to 25 $ The ranges are deliberate. The lower stake in each row is where you sit when you are new to the club or on a downswing; the higher one is where you sit with a month of results behind you. For Omaha take the higher buy-in count every time: PLO5 variance is roughly double hold’em’s. For tournaments the rule of thumb is 100 buy-ins, and club MTT fields come from one union, so late registration and overlay change the maths in your favour more often than in a big room. Chip value changes the stakes In club apps the chip is set by the club, not the app. On our clubs it is 1 ruble, 100 rubles or 1 dollar depending on the union. A table labelled 5/10 is 5 and 10 chips, so at a 1 ruble chip it is 5 and 10 rubles, at a 100 ruble chip it is 500 and 1,000 rubles, at a 1 dollar chip it is 5 and 10 dollars. Before you sit, convert the chip to your currency and read the table from that, not from the label. The club list on this site shows the chip value for every club. Rakeback in the maths Rakeback is paid on rake, not on results. At NL10 on loose tables a full-time player pays a few hundred dollars of rake a month; 40 percent of that back is a winrate of its own, and it arrives in losing months as well as winning ones. In practice that lets you sit one row lower in buy-ins than the table above, because part of the variance is covered. A player with no rakeback deal should sit one row higher. When to move up, and when to drop Move up when you have the buy-ins for the next stake by the table above and at least a month of hands at the current one with a positive result. Take a shot with a fixed number of buy-ins, five is common, and drop back to the previous stake if they are gone. Drop when the bankroll falls below the lower bound of your row, not when it feels bad. The rule written down in advance is the whole point; a rule decided at the table is not a rule. What to work on at the lowest rows is in the micro-stakes guide. FAQ What stakes should I play with a 200 dollar bankroll in club poker? NL2 to NL5 in hold’em, PLO2 in Omaha, tournaments up to 2 dollars. Club tables run loose, so 40 to 100 buy-ins is the range, not the 30 of a tight room. How many buy-ins do I need for NL10 in a club app? 50 to 100, so 500 to 1,000 dollars. Take the higher number if you play PLO or have no rakeback deal. Does rakeback change bankroll requirements? Yes. It is paid on rake regardless of results, so it covers part of the variance. A 40 percent deal lets you sit one row lower in the table; no deal means one row higher. Why does the chip value matter for stakes? Because the table label counts chips, not money. 5/10 at a 1 ruble chip and 5/10 at a 1 dollar chip differ by the exchange rate. Read the chip value first, then the stake. When should I move up a stake? When you have the buy-ins for the next stake and a month of positive results at the current one. Take a shot with a fixed number of buy-ins and drop back if they are gone. To find a club at your stake and chip value, see the club list on this site or message @rpunion on Telegram with what you play. 18+. Play within your means.

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For players 03.11.2026

Club Poker Withdrawals: How Long They Take and Who Pays

There are two ways into a club. You find the club owner and work with him directly: the deposit and the withdrawal both go through the owner. Or you find an agent: you pay the agent for chips, the agent pays your withdrawals, and he settles with the club himself. In neither case does the app hold your balance or pay anything. In a working club a withdrawal takes minutes. In our clubs it is paid within five minutes of the request during working hours, in crypto, in the way agreed at the deposit. Two ways in, one rule There is no cashier in PPPoker, Suprema or ClubGG. Chips appear on your account after you have paid a person. A withdrawal is the same movement in reverse: the chips come off, the money is sent to you. Directly with the owner: you pay the owner, he loads the chips, he pays you out. Through an agent: you pay the agent for the chips, he loads them, he pays you out. He settles with the club on his own; that part is not yours. The app’s role ends at moving chips between accounts. That is why a club withdrawal is faster than any licensed room, and why “who do I work with” is the same question as “where does my money sit”. You know the answer the moment you make the first deposit: whoever you paid is who pays you. Where the money sits and who stands above the club is covered in Is club poker safe? Methods and timing The method is the one you deposited with. In our clubs that is crypto, agreed at the deposit. Timing in a working club: minutes, while your person is online. In our clubs: within five minutes of the request during working hours. What counts as a delay is simple. The owner and the agent both have hours. A request inside those hours that is not paid by the end of them is late. A request at 4 AM paid at 9 AM is not late if 9 AM is when you were told they start. Ask for the hours before the first deposit and keep the message. What to agree before the first deposit Who you work with, the owner or an agent. That is who pays you. The method in both directions, deposit and withdrawal, and whether it is the same one. The payout hours, in your time zone. The minimum withdrawal and whether there is a fee. In our clubs the minimum is 30 dollars and there is no fee; the network fee on a crypto transfer is the player’s. The name of the club and the name of the union above it. You will need both once, and only if something goes wrong. When a payout stalls Write again to the person you work with: the date and time of the first request, the amount. Give it until the end of the stated hours. If you work through an agent and he has gone quiet, write to the club owner. The club knows its agents, and the owner usually steps in. Same date, a screenshot of your balance. Write to the union. The club sits inside a union, the union settles with the club on a fixed day, and a club where players are not paid does not keep its place. If nobody can tell you which union the club is in, that is the problem itself, and the reason to ask before the next deposit. How to find out is in how to vet a poker union. Keep everything in writing. A date, an amount and a screenshot are what a union needs to act. Moving your balance to another club If both clubs belong to the same owner, the balance moves: you ask, the chips come off in one club and go on in the other, no money leaves. In our clubs that works between every club we run, on any of the five apps: moving from a PPPoker club to a Suprema club is one request to the same person. If the clubs belong to different owners, there is no transfer: withdraw, then deposit into the new club. Anyone offering an “internal transfer” between unrelated clubs is asking you to trust a person you have not checked. Speed is not the only measure A club that pays in two minutes and a club that pays in an hour are both fine. A club that paid fast for three months and “has a problem this week” is the one to watch. The question is not how fast, it is whether the day and the method ever change without notice. They should not. FAQ Who pays a withdrawal in club poker apps? The person you work with. The club owner, if you came to the club directly. The agent, if you bought your chips from him; he settles with the club himself. The app holds no balances and pays nothing. How do withdrawals work in PPPoker clubs? You ask the owner or the agent, whichever you work with. The chips are taken off your account and you are paid in the method you agreed at the deposit. How long does a club poker withdrawal take? Minutes. In our clubs within five minutes of the request during working hours. A request inside the stated hours that is not paid by the end of them is late. My agent is not paying me. What can I do? Write again with the date, the time and the amount. Then write to the club owner: the club knows its agents, and the owner usually steps in. Then write to the union above the club, with a screenshot of your balance. Can I move my balance to another poker club? Yes, if both clubs belong to the same owner: the chips are taken off one account and loaded onto the other. In our clubs that works between every club we run, on all five apps. Between clubs of different owners it is a withdrawal and a new deposit. Is there a fee on withdrawals? In our clubs, no. The only cost is the network fee on a crypto transfer, which the player pays. The minimum withdrawal is 30 dollars. To check how our clubs pay before you deposit, message @rpunion on Telegram and ask for the hours and the method in writing. 18+. Play within your means.

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For players 03.11.2026

Accused of Using Software in a Poker Club: What Happens Next

If a club tells you “you are using software”, ask two things: who reviewed the hands, and which hands. A real review happens above the club. On Suprema it is run by the super-union administration, on ClubGG and Poker21+ by the union, on PPPoker and X-Poker by the app’s own security. The account is blocked across the whole app, and only the app’s administration can do that, not a club owner. If you can still log in and sit at another table in the same app, nobody above the club has looked at you. Before anything else, request your balance out in writing. What a real review looks like A bot or real-time-assistance case is never the club’s case. On Suprema the super-union administration reviews it, on ClubGG and Poker21+ the union, on PPPoker and X-Poker the app’s security team. The account is frozen: chips do not move, you cannot sit anywhere. The hands are pulled from the server and read by people who do not care whom you beat. Ask for the IDs of the hands under review; if you insist, you usually get them. The decision comes with the reason, and both sides receive it, the club and the player. It takes hours, sometimes days, and the account stays blocked for the duration. None of this happens in a chat with the owner, and none of it depends on whether the owner likes the result. The signs of real software and real collusion are in our write-up on bots and collusion. What a fake one looks like The club owner sends a screenshot of “a letter from security”. No hand IDs. Your account works, you can sit at other tables in the same app. It arrives a day or two before settlement, or right after you beat a regular the club values. It happens. That is not security, that is a conversation about whether you get paid. One tell. A real case blocks first and talks second. A fake one talks and blocks nothing: an owner can remove you from his club, but blocking an account across the app is something only the app’s administration can do. Three steps, in this order Request your balance out in writing, in the chat you deposited through. Date it. A club that accused you and paid you out did not believe itself. A club that refused has told you what the accusation was for. Ask for the name of the union and write to it directly. Every club in a union has someone above the owner. On PPPoker and X-Poker you can also file the complaint straight to the app. A club that cannot name a union has answered why this happened, and where to play next: our club list names the union behind every club. Ask for the IDs of the hands they reviewed and keep your own notes on the session. If you did nothing, the hands will show it. Can a club remove you for winning? In our unions, no. A removal goes through a review of the hands; winning on its own is not a reason. Where your money sits and who can touch it is covered in Is club poker safe? How to report collusion yourself Send it to your agent, and if the agent is slow, to the union: the table, the date and time, two or three nicknames, three or four hand numbers. On PPPoker and X-Poker you can also file it directly in the app. Collusion is not caught at the table, it is caught in the data: accounts that sit together too often, fold to each other too often, or move chips through a third account. The review takes hours, sometimes days. When it is confirmed, the accounts are removed and the club owner usually receives a report naming the players. How it works in our unions Exactly as above. Decision with the reason to both sides. Account blocked for the duration. Hands shown when the player insists. Confirmed cases removed, affected clubs compensated under union policy. We publish it because this is the same standard to demand from any union before the first deposit. FAQ A poker club accused me of using software. What should I do first? Request your balance out in writing, ask for the IDs of the hands they reviewed and for the name of the union above the club. A real case blocks the account across the whole app, and that is done by the app or the super-union administration, not by the owner. A screenshot from the owner with no block is a conversation about money, not a review. Who reviews a bot complaint in club poker? On Suprema the super-union administration. On ClubGG and Poker21+ the union. On PPPoker and X-Poker the app itself: a player can write to the club owner or file the complaint directly in the app. Can a club remove me for winning? In our unions, no. A removal for software or collusion comes only after a review of the hands, and winning on its own is not a reason. How do I report collusion in a club app? Send the table, the date and time, the nicknames and three or four hand numbers to your agent, or to the union if the agent is slow. On PPPoker and X-Poker you can also file it directly in the app. How long does a bot or collusion review take? Hours, sometimes days. The account stays blocked for the duration, and the decision comes with the reason to both the club and the player. What if the club will not pay out after the accusation? Write to the union with the date of your request and a screenshot of your balance. If there is no union, there is nobody to write to, which is why you check for one before the first deposit. If you want to see how this works before you trust a club with a deposit, message @rpunion on Telegram and ask for the process in writing. 18+. Play within your means.

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For players 29.10.2026

How Rakeback Works in Club Poker: 60% of What, Paid How

Rakeback in club poker apps is a share of the rake you paid, paid back weekly by the club. What “up to 60%” means, what it is counted on and when it arrives.

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For club owners 26.10.2026

How to Make Money From Your Poker Players: Agent, Club, Union

You have 15, 40 or 150 people who play. Three ways to earn on them in club apps, the arithmetic per player per month with market benchmarks, and what breaks it.

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For club owners 23.10.2026

How to Become a Poker Agent on PPPoker, Suprema and ClubGG (2026)

What a poker agent does on PPPoker, Suprema or ClubGG, how the commission works, what you need to start with zero players, and when to open your own club.

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For club owners 23.10.2026

How to Start a Poker Club on PPPoker: Owner's Guide (2026)

What it takes to run a PPPoker club in 2026: players first, then the club, chip value, a union for tables, an agent for payouts, and the real costs.

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For players 15.10.2026

Is Club Poker Safe? Where Your Money Sits and What to Check

In club apps your money sits with an agent and a club, not with the app. What that means for withdrawals, fairness and rakeback, and what to check first.

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For club owners 09.10.2026

How to Vet a Poker Union: 7 Checks and the Red Flags (2026)

Seven checks a club owner can run on any union in a week, the red flags that end the conversation, and what a reliable union puts in writing.

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For club owners 09.10.2026

How to Join a Poker Union as a Club Owner: Step by Step (2026)

What a union actually asks of a club, what the deposit is for, what goes in the written offer and how the first settlement works. Owner's guide, 2026.

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For club owners 09.10.2026

How to Move Your Poker Club to Another Union Without Losing Players

Step-by-step guide for club owners switching unions on PPPoker, ClubGG, X-Poker or Poker21+: what transfers, what does not, and how to keep every player.

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Apps & unions 28.08.2026

Bots and Collusion: What Actually Protects You

Bots and colluding pairs exist in every online pool. What differs is how quickly somebody acts on a report, and that depends on who runs the game rather than on the app.

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Strategy 28.08.2026

Getting Value From a Poker Coach

Most wasted coaching money is wasted in the first ten minutes, when a student who brought no hands asks a coach to teach them poker in general.

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Psychology 28.08.2026

How Much Can You Earn From Poker?

Poker income is volume multiplied by winrate multiplied by stake. Each of those has a ceiling, and understanding where yours sits answers the question better than any figure.

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Psychology 28.08.2026

How to Play Poker Alongside a Full-Time Job

With eight hours a week you cannot out-volume anyone. What you can do is play only the good games, which is an advantage full-timers rarely have.

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Strategy 28.08.2026

Common Poker Mistakes and What They Cost

The mistakes that cost the most are dull. Nobody remembers the rivers they called on hope, which is exactly why those cost more than the hands people do remember.

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Strategy 28.08.2026

Concentration and Stamina at the Tables

Your decisions get worse late in a session, and the change does not feel like tiredness. It feels like the game got harder, which is why almost nobody stops in time.

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Strategy 28.08.2026

When to Call on the River: The Maths

Pot odds tell you how often you need to win to call. What they cannot tell you is how often this particular opponent is bluffing, and that is the number that decides it.

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Psychology 28.08.2026

Playing Poker for a Living: The Real Trade

Going professional trades a predictable income for an unpredictable one and a workplace for a room on your own. Both cost more than people expect.

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Strategy 27.08.2026

What Is a Complete in Poker?

Completing is calling from the small blind for half a big blind. It looks like the cheapest decision at the table and it is one of the most consistently misplayed.

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Apps & unions 27.08.2026

Sit and Go Strategy on PPPoker

A sit and go gives you tournament structure in about an hour. Most of the money is decided in the last fifteen minutes, and that part is more learnable than any other format.

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Apps & unions 27.08.2026

Multi-Table Tournaments on PPPoker

Tournament fields in club apps come from your union, not from the whole platform. That makes them smaller and softer than a big room's, and it changes how the late stages play.

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Strategy 27.08.2026

How to Get Maximum Value From Weak Players

A weak player at your table will lose their stack tonight. Whether it comes to you depends on where you are sitting and whether you are willing to bet hands that feel too thin.

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Strategy 27.08.2026

Eight Exploits That Work at Low Stakes

Balanced play is built for opponents who punish imbalance. Low-stakes pools do not, and eight specific adjustments beat them more than any equilibrium strategy will.

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Strategy 27.08.2026

Signs Deep Tournament Runs Are Not for You

Deep tournaments reward a narrow set of traits. If you do not have them, the format will quietly cost you money for years while you blame variance.

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Strategy 27.08.2026

Poker Bankroll Management That Survives Variance

There is no single correct bankroll. The number depends on the format, the softness of the field and how you handle losing, and getting it wrong is what ends most poker attempts.

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Apps & unions 27.08.2026

PPPoker Cash Game Strategy That Fits the Field

PPPoker cash tables are loose, passive and heavily multiway. That combination rewards a specific set of adjustments and punishes charts written for tougher games.

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Strategy 27.08.2026

PLO5 Strategy: Why Nut Hands Decide It

In five-card Omaha everybody flops something. That single fact turns second-best hands from unlucky into the main way players lose money in this game.

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Strategy 27.08.2026

How to Avoid Difficult Postflop Spots

Most impossible postflop decisions were created preflop, by a call made with no plan for what happens next. The fix is upstream of the spot itself.

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Strategy 27.08.2026

How to Play Against a Maniac at the Table

A maniac is the most profitable player at the table and the one who busts the most opponents. Which of those happens to you depends mostly on where you are sitting.

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Apps & unions 27.08.2026

How to Choose a Poker Affiliate

Every poker room and club app pays part of your rake to whoever signed you up. If you registered on your own, that share simply stays with the operator.

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Strategy 27.08.2026

How to Spot a Recreational Player

You can identify a recreational player inside one orbit, before a single showdown. Finding them and sitting in the right seat decides more of your winrate than any strategy tweak.

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Strategy 27.08.2026

ICM in Poker: Why Chips Are Not Money

In a tournament a chip you win is worth less than a chip you lose. That single asymmetry explains most of the folds that look too tight near a bubble and are not.

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Psychology 27.08.2026

Poker Session Routine: Before, During, After

Most of what a session costs you happens in its first twenty minutes and its last twenty. A start ritual and a written stop rule are worth more than another preflop chart.

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Apps & unions 26.08.2026

How to Download and Install PPPoker

Installing PPPoker takes two minutes on any device. The part that stops people is what happens next: the app opens on an empty lobby, because every real game sits inside a private club.

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Strategy 26.08.2026

What Is a Squeeze in Poker and When to Use It

A squeeze is a re-raise made after somebody has opened and somebody else has called. It wins because the caller is caught between two players, which also explains exactly when it stops working.

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Strategy 26.08.2026

How to Study Poker Away From the Tables

Most players study the wrong thing. Solver charts feel productive and change almost nothing, while the hands that cost real money go unreviewed because losing them was unpleasant.

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Strategy 26.08.2026

Open-Raise Sizing: How Big Should You Open?

There is no single best open-raise size. The correct one depends on whether the players behind you fold, call or 3-bet, and club-app pools sit at the wrong end of that scale for the standard advice.

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Strategy 25.08.2026

How to Beat Micro Stakes Cash Games

Micro stakes are not beaten by clever play. They are beaten by a tight preflop skeleton, value bets that keep coming, and a rake deal that stops the room taking your edge.

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Strategy 25.08.2026

When to 3-Bet: Ranges, Sizing and Spots

The choice between a linear and a polarised 3-bet range is not a matter of taste. It depends entirely on whether the player you are attacking folds, calls or 4-bets.

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Apps & unions 25.08.2026

HUD for PPPoker: What Actually Works

PPPoker writes no hand histories, so a classic HUD has nothing to read. Here is why, what the third-party tools actually risk, and what serious players use instead.

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Apps & unions 25.08.2026

What Are PPPoker Clubs and How to Join

A PPPoker club decides which tables you see. The union behind that club decides your opponents, your rake and whether your money comes back. Most players only look at the first one.

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Psychology 25.08.2026

How to Tell if a Recreational Is Bluffing

There are no physical tells online. What gives a recreational player away is sizing, timing, and one population fact worth more than any read: most of them almost never bluff the river.

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Strategy 02.04.2024

How to Move Up in Poker Stakes Without Going Broke

Almost every player who stalls at the same limit for two years tells the same story: the game got harder, the fish disappeared, the money never came. Almost none of them stalled for that reason. They stalled because they never defined what moving up actually requires — how much money, under what rules, and what changes at the table once they get there. Moving up is not a courage problem. It is a bankroll problem with a shot-taking procedure attached, and both parts are solvable on paper before you ever sit down. Why most players stall at the same limit The usual answer is discipline, and discipline matters — but it is a symptom, not the cause. The cause is that most players move up on emotion rather than on a rule. They run hot for two weeks, jump a limit while their bankroll still fits the old one, lose four buy-ins, and drop back down feeling like the higher game beat them. It did not. The bankroll beat them. The second cause is a currency error. Winrate is measured in big blinds per 100 hands, but variance is felt in money. Double the stake and every downswing you already know how to survive doubles in dollars while looking identical on the graph — so a routine 15 buy-in stretch reads as proof you do not belong. The math nobody runs before moving up Here is the calculation that decides whether the move is worth making at all. Say you beat NL25 for 6bb/100. That is 6 x $0.25 = $1.50 per 100 hands. You move to NL50 and your winrate halves to 3bb/100 — a realistic drop against a tougher pool. That is 3 x $0.50 = $1.50 per 100 hands. Identical money, roughly double the variance in dollars. So the rule follows directly: moving up pays only if your winrate drops by less than half. If you expect it to fall further than that, you are buying volatility with no raise attached. If you expect it to hold above half, the move is correct even when the first month feels worse. Rake and rakeback sit on top of this and matter more than most players account for. At micro and low stakes, rake is a large share of the pot, and a deal that returns a meaningful percentage of it can be worth more to your hourly than the extra ten buy-ins you were waiting to save. Two players with the same technical skill and different rake deals do not have the same winrate, and at low limits the gap is often larger than the gap between the limits themselves. How many buy-ins you actually need Thresholds depend on format and on how soft the pool is, not on how confident you feel. NLHE cash, soft field: 30–40 buy-ins is workable if you have a stable income outside poker and can reload. 50 if poker is your only income. NLHE cash, tough field: 50–75 buy-ins. Lower winrate means longer downswings, not just shallower ones. PLO cash: 100+ buy-ins, and that is not a conservative number. Equities run close, so swings are structurally larger regardless of skill edge. MTTs: 200–300 buy-ins for a regular schedule. Field size drives this far more than buy-in level does. SNGs and short-handed formats: 60–100 buy-ins depending on structure and payout spread. One adjustment that matters in club apps: soft fields raise your winrate but they do not lower your variance. Loose-passive pools produce more multiway pots and more flips against ranges that should have folded, which widens outcome spread even while it raises expectation. Do not treat a soft game as a reason to run a thinner roll. Shot-taking rules to set before you sit A shot without rules is just a bigger session. Decide all four of these before the first hand, because you will not decide them well after buy-in three. Shot size. Allocate a fixed number of buy-ins — five is a common and sane figure — and treat that as the entire budget of the attempt. Stop-loss in buy-ins, not in money. Two buy-ins down at the new limit and you go back to the old one, same day, no negotiation. Check it between hands rather than mid-hand: the decision to quit is the first decision tilt takes away from you. Table selection as a precondition. Take the shot only when the game is worth taking it in. One limit up with two recreational players at the table is a better spot than your usual game full of regulars. A-game only. No shots after a losing session, on short sleep, or in the last hour of a long grind. The higher limit is where your C-game costs double. Going back down is not failure — it is the rule working. Players who treat the drop-down as a defeat stop taking shots at all, which is a slower way of never moving up. What actually changes one limit up Less than most players fear, but not nothing, and the changes are specific. Preflop: your opens get 3-bet more often, and cold-call frequencies drop. Fewer multiway pots means your suited connectors and small pairs lose implied odds while your offsuit broadways gain — the opposite of what most players assume. Postflop: the biggest single change is thin value. At lower limits you get paid by pure stations, so a third barrel with a marginal made hand prints money. One limit up, that same bet is called by better and folded by worse, which flips it from value to a spew. Meanwhile bluffs gain: opponents who fold more make your barrels work more often. A hand that plays differently one limit up 100bb effective, 6-max cash. We open CO to 2.5bb with KhQh, BB calls. Flop Qs 8h 4c — we c-bet 33% (2bb) into 6bb, called. Turn 2d — we bet 60% (6bb) into 10bb, called. River 5s, pot 22bb. At the lower limit, the third barrel is a clear value bet. The calling range is full of 8x, pocket pairs and weak Qx that will not fold, and you are ahead of most of it. One limit up, run the same range through a tighter pool: the hands that call two barrels and arrive at the river are mostly Qx with a better kicker, sets and the occasional 8x that has decided you are barrelling too much. Now you are getting called by better and folding out worse — the definition of a bet that loses money. Check back, capture showdown value, and take the free look at whether this opponent bluffs rivers. Same hand, same board, same sizing. Different pool, opposite decision. That is what moving up actually asks of you: not a new strategy, but the discipline to re-check which hands your opponents are still calling with. What moving up looks like in mobile club apps The classic advice assumes fields that stiffen predictably as you climb. Inside club apps that assumption breaks, and it breaks in your favour more often than not. Club-app pools stay recreational further up the ladder than pools in classic rooms, because entry is club-gated rather than open, and because a large share of players are there for the game rather than for a career. In practice this means the winrate drop from one limit to the next is frequently smaller than the model above predicts — which shifts the entire calculation toward moving up sooner. Two things matter more here than a marginal strategy edge. Table selection first: with clubs running many tables at once, the gap between the best and worst game at the same limit is usually larger than the gap between two adjacent limits. Prime time second — take your shot when recreational traffic peaks, or you burn the buy-ins you allocated on the wrong game. We run clubs across six poker apps and have been at this since 2019, with rakeback reaching up to 60% depending on app and volume. When you are deciding whether the roll supports the next limit, that deal belongs in the calculation — it is a component of winrate, not a bonus on top of it. FAQ How many buy-ins do I need to move up in poker? For NLHE cash in a soft field, 30–40 buy-ins at the new limit if you have outside income, 50 if poker pays your bills. PLO needs 100+ and MTTs need 200–300 because of structural variance, not because of skill. When should I move back down? The moment you hit the stop-loss you set before the session — commonly two buy-ins at the new limit — or when your bankroll falls below the threshold for the limit you are playing. Set both numbers in advance; deciding mid-session is how a shot turns into a downswing. Does rakeback really change how fast I can move up? Yes, and more than most players expect at low stakes, where rake is a large share of every pot. A better deal raises your effective winrate at the current limit, which both builds the roll faster and makes the next limit profitable at a lower raw winrate. Why do I win at low stakes but lose one limit up? Usually thin value. The bets that print against stations get called by better hands one limit up, and players keep firing the same third barrels out of habit. Check your river betting frequency before concluding the game is beyond you. Is it better to take shots or wait until I am fully rolled? Structured shots with a fixed budget and a stop-loss get you there faster, because they build experience at the new limit while the roll is still growing. Unstructured shots — no budget, no stop-loss, taken on a heater — are the single most common way players lose a bankroll they had already earned. Do the same rules apply in mobile club apps? The bankroll math is identical, but the winrate drop between limits is often smaller because the pools stay recreational higher up. Table selection and playing during prime-time traffic matter more than in classic rooms. Play where the move up is easier The fastest way to make the next limit affordable is to pick a game where the field does not harden as fast and the rake deal works for you. We run clubs across six mobile poker apps, including Suprema Poker and PPPoker, with rakeback up to 60%. Tell us the limits you play now and the ones you are aiming at, and we will point you to the club where that step is shortest. Write to us on Telegram at @rpunion — 24/7. If you run a club yourself or work as an agent, our terms are on the clubs and agents page. 18+. Poker is a game of skill with real financial risk. Play within your bankroll and stop when it stops being a decision.

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