Getting started
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Create your account
Press Sign Up. Choose your country code, enter your mobile number and press Verify. Type the code from the SMS, then add your email and a password.
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Log in
Log in with your mobile number or your email, whichever you prefer. If you forget your password, Forgot password? resets it with a code sent to your phone.
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Open the lobby
Press Play Now. On a computer the lobby opens in a window on top of this site; on a phone it takes the whole screen and the back button brings you home.
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Take a seat
Pick a cash game table or a tournament, check the stakes or the entry, and sit down.
Cash games or tournaments?
Both live in the same lobby and use the same balance. The difference is how you come and go.
| Cash game table | Tournament table | |
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| When it starts | Whenever a seat is open | At a set start time |
| Your chips | You bring them from your balance | Everyone starts with the same stack |
| Leaving | Any time — your chips go back to your balance | When you are knocked out, or when you win |
| Good for | A few hands in a spare half hour | An evening with a finish line |
Using the lobby
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Your balance
Your balance is shown at the top of the lobby and in My Account.
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Full screen
On a computer, the full-screen button at the top of the lobby gives the table the whole monitor.
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Language
The lobby follows the language you choose on this site where it can, and opens in English otherwise.
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Getting back
Press Back to site at the top of the lobby, or close the window, to return to Nice Hand.
Table manners
None of this is complicated. It is what makes a table one people want to come back to.
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Act in turn, and in good time
Everyone at the table is waiting on the same hand. Take the time you need on a big decision, not on every one.
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Keep the chat friendly
Say “nice hand”. Save the lecture. Nobody plays better after being told how badly they played.
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One player, one account
Your account is yours. Do not share it and do not play for someone else.
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Take breaks
Poker is more fun with a clear head. Stand up, stretch, and come back when you are ready.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Nice Hand?
Nice Hand is an online poker room built around cash game tables, with tournament tables in the same lobby. You play in your browser — there is nothing to download.
What is the difference between a cash game and a tournament?
At a cash game table you join and leave whenever you like, and the chips in front of you come from — and go back to — your balance. A tournament has a start time and an entry; everyone starts with the same stack and plays until one player is left.
How do I sign up?
Press Sign Up, enter your mobile number and the code we send you by SMS, then choose an email and a password. That is all.
Can I play on my phone?
Yes. The lobby runs in your mobile browser on Android and iOS and takes the full screen, with nothing to install.
What is PTS?
PTS is the balance you play with at Nice Hand. You can see it in My Account and at the top of the lobby. Get it free with the daily check-in, or with a season avatar — see Get Points.
I forgot my password.
Open Log In and choose Forgot password? You can set a new one with a code sent to your mobile number.
Which language does the lobby use?
The lobby follows the language you choose on this site where it can. If the lobby does not offer your language yet, it opens in English.
How do I contact you?
Use the Contact page. Our team reads every message.
