No (virtual) players are visible, the game is shown through a first-perspective with a camera that can be panned up and down. To avoid relying on careless all-ins all the time, waiting for a lucky break and starting over all the time, certain tables require a large amount of chips before you can join. There is no option to play for real cash, though. Your cash is saved at all times, both online and offline, but you can re-buy when you are out of money. All known actions are available through the interface. In the online mode, you can join open-table games with up to eight players. There is also a help function available to learn the fundamentals. In singleplayer mode, you try your hand at specific challenges, tournaments and basic games, accompanied by achievements.
Texas Hold 'em is the first Xbox Live poker game, based on the popular US Texas Hold 'em variant.
