Basics

The single-player Options Poker screen looks like this:

Single Player screen

1) This bar displays the player's credits in their account on the left. The right displays the current pot for the hand being played, as well as the running total of the player's cards for the current hand.

2) This displays the community underlying that determines the values for each card that is played. In single player games, your two opponents' cards are valued with the same underlying. In the multiplayer games, all table participants see and experience the same underlying.

3) This area displays all of the cards that have been played. The first two cards ("hole cards") are dealt at random to each player when the play starts. The remaining three are chosen by the player at each round.

4) These are the cards that the player can choose from to play at each round. They consist of the long and short underlying cards, as well as long and short positions of the basic options structures. Later, players will be able to purchase expansion packs that will offer the choice of more sophisticated options structures, as well as joker cards that can be played against opponents during a game.

5) The individual cards that the player has played will show the outcome of the card vs. the community underlying it was played against. Clicking on the card after it has been valued will display a full description of its valuation based on the underlying.

6) Each card the player has at their disposal to be played has different parameters that will change depending on the current market (underlying) condition. This panel displays those parameters. Clicking on the small "i" will present the player with a brief description of the card itself as well as its payoff profile. This feature provides a quick and easy way for players that are new to options to learn about the structures themselves.

7) The buttons in this area are the actions that the player may take during play.