You can also bring up the player-list to see how many sharks have entered the event. Poker cash game players will find it useful, as you'll be able to see how many tables are running, how many players are at each table and most importantly how much money there is on each table.įor those who prefer tournaments, you can see the schedules, structures, payouts, and the tournament clock in real time. It allows poker aficionados to find games that running in their area or further away. All they had to do was to check out the app their poker playing friend told them about.'įrom a players' point of view, the app is the ultimate assistant for live poker. Alecu noted that the live poker ecosystem in the country grew greatly during this time as 'friendly rivalries and friendships started because players would follow each other’s results on the app, and many more players were introduced to the joys of live poker. This is a testament to app itself, having been used by two titans of the poker industry.įast forward to now, LetsPoker is used by every poker club and organizer in Romania and the entire live poker player base in Romania knows about the app. The app grew in popularity and has since been adopted by 888poker and PokerStars for when they've run live events in Romania. With the new system in place, players could track every entry, re-entry and ensure that the final prize pools reflected the actual number of entries. A positive by-product of this was that the app aided the poker rooms' transparency and accountability, which is obviously critical for a poker room maintaining the trust of players. Shortly after, Alecu then released a companion app ( LetsPoker) which allowed players to see the same real time information that the tournament directors had on their own phone. Dealers could also record rebuys, add-ons, chip counts and even automatically redistribute players to their new seats when tables needed to close. Dealers could directly set players as eliminated - immediately upon elimination. Thanks to his work, tournament poker at his local casino was transformed. Working with his local poker room from 2015 to 2016, he involved himself with the tournament planning staff and did exactly that. LetsPoker founder Andrei AlecuĪlecu, who has a background in software development, wanted to improve the live poker experience in his native country of Romania. Those are the words of LetsPoker founder and poker player Andrei Alecu and he believes he's created an app that does exactly that. Everything about live poker, in real time, on your phone on a modern app.' 'Imagine having the same lobby that most online poker sites have, but for live poker.

App for casino poker rooms