Some really cool updates and some bad news. Bad news first I really wanted to launch this site for january 1st obviously didn't do that. So for the good news, for the next week or two I will be putting my head down and just finishing this thing. It is pretty much done, just that their are some bugs that cause weird things to happen and the poker server crashes. I did allow some selected people to play on the site (just my dev server, using a service to forward it to the public, so it can't hold a full on beta test) they enjoyed it and really had fun.
Now for some FAQ questions answered that are either pmed or emailed to me.
Q: Is this just poker mavens software packaged again?
A: No diss to the other poker sites, but poker mavens software is great for a small home table game, this will be all custom. I am looking to give people a better experience. Like I wanted but was unable to find. I am on a mac so downloading software was always just for windows, and poker mavens is a horrible interface. I am aiming to make this easy to use and easy to setup for future people using this.
Q: Will this be open sourced?
A: At some point the client will be opened sourced so people can hack on it, make it bigger and better. Then the server, but this is very far down the road.
Q: Can people apply for the license to run their own instance of this software?
A: Yes, and people have already just understand that there's currently no price set and this could take around 6 months to get it to that point.
Q: Can you give us a framework of how the software operates?
A: The client and site use php, with jquery to make it real time of what games are open and tables are running and tournaments that are about to begin. It has a custom written java websocket server that is the middle man for all the games. I view the client as just a portal to the game, it doesn't do any heavy lifting.
Q: Are you working on this to be provably fair?
A: Yes! I want this to be the first poker site to be provably fair, is this going to happen in the first release no, but I already have a design for it.
Q: What will be the rake?
A: Rakes haven't been set yet, but they will be low, this venture isn't really out to make a lot of money. It is just that I can't find good poker software. I do have a time length that I want this site to be breaking even, and pay for it's own servers but that is my job and I know how to do that
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Q: Were you contacted by another poker site in Las Vegas, that was interested in bitcoins? << Not a real question that I was asked. Just news I threw in
A: Yes I was, they saw my post and actually had a meeting with me, and I was able to demo it. I explained bitcoins to them they were interested, we also talked about other players in the space. They unfortunately due to the legal grey area didn't really want to endorse what I am doing, but were interested in bitcoins. I had an amazing talk about how bitcoin can really change the shape of poker and bankrolling.
So that is the end of this bit of news. Remember follow the twitter by going to
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