The iPoker client redesign, documented
In October 2015 the iPoker network put a rebuilt poker client into public beta. Within six months nearly all of its roughly 64 poker rooms had switched to it. This site records what that software was, when it arrived and how the network around it changed.
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| Sep 2004 | Playtech launches the iPoker network. |
| Aug 2015 | Coral Poker is the first room with the browser-based HTML5 iPoker client. |
| Oct 2015 | The new downloadable client goes into beta, first at bet365, then William Hill Poker and Coral Poker. |
| Apr 2016 | Rollout nearly complete: most of about 64 rooms offer the new client, including in regulated markets such as France. |
On this site
- The 2015 beta: what testers could try and which rooms had it first.
- The new table: the redesigned lobby and table and what changed for players.
- Client timeline: iPoker software updates from 2009 to 2016.
- Network history: how the shared player pool was organised, split and merged again.