Each poker table is represented in an independent window that can be moved and resized anywhere inside the user's web browser. Click and drag the small triangle icon in the lower right corner to resize the window. The table graphic is identical for both ring games and tournaments. In the Pro/Gold version of Poker Mavens, you can substitute your own color scheme, table graphics, avatars, and sound effects.

In the upper left corner of the table is an Options menu with the following commands:

• General info - this menu displays general information about the table in an independent, resizable window. For tournament tables it also includes the payout and blinds schedules.

  

• Extended chat - this menu displays an extended chat area that allows the chat to be moved from the table to a larger area.

  

• Statistics - this menu displays some basic statistics for the player including the number of hands played, flops seen, and pots won.

  

• Hand history - this menu displays a detailed hand history of all the action that has occurred at the table.

  

• Add more chips - this function applies to ring games and rebuy tournaments. In a ring ring, a player can add more chips from their account up to the maximum buy-in limit for that particular table. In a rebuy tournament, a player can add chips during the rebuy period when their stack is at or below the starting chip count.

• Default window size - this command will reset the table to its default size.

• Mute dealer chat - this is a checkbox option that will turn off messages from the dealer in the chat box.

• Display hand helper - this is a checkbox option that will identify the player's current poker hand. For example: "You have a flush, Ace high".

• Auto muck - uncontested winning hands will be mucked automatially when this option is checked. Otherwise the player will be prompted to show or muck their cards.

• Deal cards face down - check this box to have your hole cards dealt face down. Click on your cards to flip them back up. This option is handy when playing in the same room with other players. You can manually flip your cards face up and down any time even when this option is not checked. Doing so does not expose them to other players.

All four tab windows shown above have a right-click popup menu that contains commands for selecting and copying text to the clipboard, which can then be pasted into an external program.

Click the Leave button in the upper right corner to leave your seat and/or close the table window. In a tournament, the player will be placed in "Sitting Out" mode and will eventually get blinded out if they don't return. In a ring game, the player is removed immediately and any chips in their stack is added back to their account.

The Chat area is located in the bottom left corner of the table. A player simply types in a line of text and presses Enter and their name and message will be displayed at the bottom of the scrolling chat box. Seated player chat is displayed in blue, observers in green, the dealer in black, and the administrator in red. If a player prefers a larger chat box, they can click the Options button and then select "Extended chat" as described above.

Whenever it is a player's turn to act, their name plate will glow with a yellow color and two or three Action Buttons will be displayed in the lower right corner of the table. For Pot Limit and No Limit games, if there is a possibility of betting or raising a variable amount then an edit box and a slider bar will also be displayed for selecting that amount.

Fold to any bet - When a player checks this box, their hand will be folded when it becomes their turn to act and there is a live bet that has not been called. However if they have an option to check their bet, then the check will be performed automatically for them. This option is cleared at the end of the hand.

Away next hand - Checking this box will put the player in "Sitting Out" mode when the next hand starts. For ring games, that means they will not be dealt any hole cards and the blinds will skip past them. However if they do not return before the amount of time specified in the "Maximum sitout minutes" setting has expired, they will be automatically removed from the table. For tournaments, a player sitting out will continue to get cards and post blinds. They will eventually be blinded out of the tournament if they do not return.

Away next blind - Checking this box will put the player in "Sitting Out" mode whenever it is their turn to post a small or big blind. This option is only available in ring games.

Next Move - These Check/Call/Fold boxes will be displayed on the right side of the window when there is action pending at the table but it is not yet the player's turn to act. A player can use these if they know what move they are going to make in advance of their turn.

Folded Cards - Player's can see the cards they folded in the current hand by moving the mouse cursor over their avatar. They will be displayed in a semi-transparent state.