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Pokertown: Cheater's Paradise

Step into Pokertown, a seedy underworld run by gangsters and loan sharks. Learn to crush your opponents at poker using realistic cheating methods. Just don't get caught...

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Matthies Games
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Matthies Games
Release
November 5, 2025
270 days ago
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About the Game

In this single-player Texas Hold’em game, you learn to cheat against your opponents using real-world methods.

Mark cards to track them later on, steal and swap cards to improve your hand, and bottom deal to improve your odds.

Outsmart a cast of unique characters, each with their own personalities and play styles, and get away with as much as you can. Just don’t get caught...

Give yourself an unfair advantage

As you progress through tournaments, you'll learn different cheating methods to tip the odds in your favor.

Does your opponent really have that Ace, or are they bluffing?

By marking cards, you can track key hands and make the right move when it matters most.

See that Ace you marked? Now you know for sure. Will you fold and wait for a better spot, or set the perfect trap to take them for everything?

Learn to see and analyze poker in a new way using real-world cheating techniques.

Make your way in a dangerous town

Hone your skills against amateur home games, then progress through increasingly difficult and dangerous tournaments.

Get invited into gangster-run tournaments, get loan sharks to fund your entries, and make a stack of cash along the way.

Pokertown Features

  • Real Texas Hold'em Poker - no jokers in this deck, just pure poker action

  • Realistic cheating methods - use skill and strategy to cheat your opponents, not RNG

  • Single player only - no online opponents going all-in on every hand. Play intense matches at your own pace

  • Wide range of opponent personalities - play against a cast of unique characters, each with distinct personalities, playstyles, and reactions to your cheating

  • No microtransactions or in-game purchases - win with skill, not with your wallet. No ads, no microtransactions, no nonsense

  • Progression of tournaments - climb the ranks in increasingly high-stakes tournaments, facing tougher and sharper opponents

  • A hint of danger - the thrill of cheating comes with a price. Make sure you’re not the one paying it

  • Bankroll management - a loan shark can get you into a tournament, but it’s up to you to stay afloat

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