Our Game Interface & Special Features
Optimize your play
At Cake Poker, we believe it's good to have a lot of cooks in your kitchen. That's why our gaming software, tools and features are the creation of a team of poker players and video game experts. The result, we hope, is a friendly, entertaining and more rewarding place to play.
Game Tables
Welcome to our Cake Poker tables, for ring game and tournament play. One of the first things you'll notice on our ring game or tournament tables, is the large action buttons. This is the main part of the action section; however there are more tools and features available to you depending on the game format you're playing - No Limit, Limit or Fixed Limit.
Player ID
We allow you to choose from a number of realistic characters when seated at a gaming table. In fact, they are quite realistic and move with your actions including a 'hands at their side' action should you sit out, or a 'lean forward' while you're in the game.
If you're playing online to avoid people, Cake also offers the option to remove characters from game play as well as an optional 'simple' background.
Action Buttons
One of the first thing you'll likely notice, and likely the most important game interface took, are the large action buttons. These are large buttons displayed in multiple colors. When it's your turn to act, simply select the button that describes how you'd like to act - Fold, Check or Bet. If you're choosing to Bet, be sure to read below on your options should you be playing a pot limit or no limit game.
Pre-Action Buttons
When you have a turn coming, but it's not yet your turn to act, the Pre-Action Buttons will appear. Clicking these will toggle an action to be performed automatically when it's your turn.
Slider Raise Bar
When raising the bet, there are a few more options available to you. Our three quick raise buttons, allow you to raise ½ pot, the entire pot amount or go all-in, depending on your game format (i.e. Pot Limit or No Limit).
If you choose to change the amount of the standard raise amounts, our slider bar is your ticket to increasing the action! Simply use your mouse to pull the bar to the right, to increase the bet. If you have an exact amount in mind, you may also choose to simply type the amount in directly to the white text box.
Game Tools
Cake Poker's interface has four distinct tools shown in tab format, on the bottom left of your table game screen: Chat, Notes, Stats and Info. Each of these tools will allow you to view different elements about the game while observing or playing at the table.
Chat
Within these tabs, Chat will automatically be shown as your default view point. Here you'll see a review of the table action, including Dealer Chat, Announcements, and of course, player's chat.
If you wish to make a comment to players at the table, simply start typing your text in the white space and hit enter to post. We only ask that you keep your comments friendly, and of course, don't discuss your hand while it's still in play.
Tips:
- Chat is color coded so you'll be able to easily determine the importance of a message.
- Using the Options window, accessible via the bottom right button you see below, you can segment off Chat if you wish. Your options will including silencing the Dealer, our Summary setting which provides only basic hand details or Everything (default) which will display all incoming messages and chat. You can also choose to view Chat only from Players, and not from Observers or railbirds.
- Looking to shut a player up? Using the Notes tab, you'll have the option to select a player seated at the table and mute them, by clicking 'ignore'.
Notes
The Notes tab, allows you to make notes about a players game that may be helpful to your game should you meet them again at the Cake Poker tables.
Players at your table will be listed within the drop down menu. Choose a player and write notes within the text box as per below. We've also made some easy to use Rating Icons for quick and easy tagging of players.
Stats
When playing at a table, the Stats tool will track your game play information. You can reset your stats when you feel necessary (i.e. if you're trying a new strategy).
Info
You will see two distinct differences with the Info tool when playing Ring Games and Tournaments:
Ring Games
Check the Info tool to view the following information about a Ring Game table:
- The number of people watching the table
- The average number of people who view the flop
- The average pot size
- The number of hands played by the table in an hour
- Your current Gold Chip status (displayed with the Gold Chip Meter)
- The last Gold Card awarded publicly to someone at this table
Tournaments
Check the Info tool to view the following information about a Tournament table:
- Information about the tournament (levels, time to break, time for level, etc)
- Time Bank time remaining for player
- Player's current rank
Special Features
Table Backgrounds
Not a people person? Cake now offers a 'simple' table view without avatars or table characters. While at any gaming table, click on the Dealer's chip tray and choose the Background tab. You'll now find two table options available, classic and simple.
Resizable Game Tables
Choose your own Cake size with our new resizable table option located on the bottom left of every gaming table. Create the Cake screen of your choice by pulling & dragging the screen to your perfect size, or select our ready to go tiling, cascade, minimize or maximum sized options.
Web Based Hand History
Playing online poker, allows you to view a unique perspective on your game play through hand histories. Reviewing these records can be your key to improving your game and sharing your successes with your friends. Cake Poker displays these hand histories in a unique and shareable format. If you're interested in reviewing a hand, select the 'last hand' button from the top left corner of your game screen.
At Cake, not only can users view their hand history graphically but they can also send the hand history directly to anyone else who can then click on the link to view the hand graphically as well. Simply choose 'create sharable webpage' to receive your unique hand history link. With this feature, every hand becomes its own webpage useable for website posting, forum chat and of course, gloating.
Player ID Changes
One of the benefits of online poker is the ability to play with anonymity. We protect our players by allowing our players to change their Player ID's once every 7 days. To change your table nickname, simply visit your personal information page via the Cashier tab when logged on to CakePoker.com. Choose the edit button beside your Player Nickname and you'll be promoted to submit a new name for your game play.
