11/2017 update - worse! Removed the only good things in UI – Zynga Poker ™ - Texas Hold'em Review

I've played other online poker games long before Zynga came out. There is no way the game represents random play. If you want a true live poker experience you need to look elsewhere. UPDATE: Not sure how long ago I added this review. Long enough I forgot I did it. But the title was EXACTLY what came to mind again. There is still no way lay is random. Many players expect to make hands on the river because it happens often. Same patterns over and over with flush and full house. Action deals. However, they seem to give away more chips. I want the option to turn of table gifts. They are distracting and annoying. 11/2017 UPDATE Even though the deals are NOT RANDOM (whatever “fair play” certifies) you could at least identify patterns. Still very likely to flop a straight and someone with marginal hand call to river and beat you with FH. Among many scenarios. I must say I got a large number of chips through bonus spins and player gifts. But I’d had a good stack before just from winning. Before the default deals came to game. This release: Hard to see who wins hand unless you look at your chip total before and after hand. No longer an option to join previous players from list. Can still join buddies but only displayed in single column. It appears sorted by currently active/last played. No more slot machine or daily bonus. No improvement in random play. Poor quality hands flop often. Multiple high value starting hands each deal. 4th and river still produce two pair for poor dealt hands. Lacks the fun appeal that used to help compensate for the unrealistic play and absurd odds of winning for players that push in on deal with any two cards. AA is very likely to cost you chips rather than win. So much room for improvement from this bad update.
Review by thewebbix on Zynga Poker ™ - Texas Hold'em.