PokerTH

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PokerTH is an open source Texas hold 'em simulator for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The game is faithful to the Texas Hold 'Em rules and betting system. PokerTH allows for up to seven human players. A human can also play against computer players. Players can also play against other PokerTH users online. ^[1] The latest stable version is 0.6.2, released on 21 May 2008.^[2]

[edit] History

The PokerTH project was started in 2006 by Felix Hammer and Florian Thauer. Version 0.1 was not released to the public; it only allowed play up to the flop as well as the river. Version 0.2 was released on 4 October of that year, followed by 0.3 on 16 October. By version 0.2, the game could play a complete round. Version 0.4 was released on 4 April 2007 and included a completely new interface, an options dialog and reprogrammed opponents. In June of 2007, Version 0.5 added network and online play, as well as sound effects. Version 0.6 was released on 13 December 2007. The most prominent change was the addition of a dedicated game server, as well as IPv6 support. Internationalisation was started with the release of version 0.5 and is currently up to 14 languages.

[edit] References

This article contains material translated from the German Wikipedia article , specifically this version.