How to use the Lobby

So, you’ve taken your first steps on the road to poker superstardom by opening an account with Ladbrokes Poker - an educated decision, if we do say so ourselves – begun your first bankroll, and are champing at the bit to take a few quid off Nebuchad. So what now? Well, the Ladbrokes Poker lobby has a number of different features, so it can be a little difficult to know where to begin. To help you out, here’s a handy guide to finding your way around.

The Top Display

1. Ticker - Will display current promotions and special offers.
2. Tickets - Will display any tickets you have.
3. Poker Points - Displays your current Poker Points total.
4. In Play - How much money a player has on the tables currently ‘in play’.
5. Balance - A players remaining balance available.
6. Cashier - This button will take you to your cashier page for depositing and withdrawal functions. You can also deposit via the website.

The Menu Button (bottom left)

1. Register - Takes you to the registration pages to create an account.
2. Help - This will allow a player access to pages to provide information and support.
3. My Account - A shortcut to a player’s account pages and all associated information, including the Raked Hands Checker.
4. Options - A list of the most common table settings for quick and easy adjustment for ease of play.
5. Change Lobby View - This allows a player to chose from the classic ‘tree view’ lobby or the quick and easy ‘quick play’ view for those wanting a simple and fast access to the tables or the ‘Advanced’ view for those looking for more specific offerings.
6. Message Settings - Change your lobby message settings.
7. Pokerbet - Clicking here opens the PokerBet software.
8. Private Tables - Quick and simple access to creating your own private cash or S’n’G tables for you and your friends.
9. Integrity - A link to our legal statements and Terms and conditions along with site information of a more technical nature.

The rest of the bottom ‘Smarty’ bar

1. Menu - See the menu options above.
2. Promotions - This takes you to the promotions information section within the software.
3. Cashier - Takes you to the easy and quick cashier pages for deposit and withdrawal options.
4. Homepage - A fast and easy link to the website within the software for easy access to any and all information on our product and support material.
5. Buddies - A fast and simple way to manage and track your online friends.
6. Poker Shop - View the Poker Shop for some great items.
7. Help - If a player needs any assistance on anything from banking to customer services then this button will link a player to the right pages.
8. Casino Games - Want to play some table games, this will take you to the casino lobbies. It will not do anything if you are in the casino lobby already.
9. Poker Games - If you are in the casino lobby this button will swiftly take you back to the poker lobby you last viewed.
10. Connected - Displays the number of players currently logged in.
11. Seated - Displays the number of players currently seated.
12. Buddies - Your list of Buddies.
13. Responsible Gambling - Link to Fair Gaming Information website.
14. Bad Beat - The current Bad Beat prize.
15. Time and connection - UK time and your quality of connection to the network.

Main Screen

1. Games Navigation - All available poker games. Click on the ‘plus’ (+) sign next to an option to ‘explode’ the menu. You can select from Beginners tables (micro-stake games, perfect for newcomers to cash), cash tables, MTTs, STTs, Free Play and Private Tables if you want a game with just you and your friends! All freerolls and qualifiers to offline events such as the World Series of Poker can be found in the MTT section.
2. Poker: Tables - Choose a table to play, double click to load the table.
3. Scrolling Banner - The scrolling banner gives information about long-term promotions. Just click on a banner to be taken to the corresponding article to find out full details.
4. Sit & Go - See available Sit & Goes.
5. Tournaments - See available Tournaments.
6. Poker: My Lobby - Here you will find games and tables that you have selected as favourites, as well as a calendar in which you place reminders about events.
7. Private games - This is where a player will find all listings of private tables. When you select an option in the left-hand menu by clicking on it, your chosen information will display in the main middle pane of the lobby. To enter a tournament or cash table, simply double-click on it’s details and the table will automatically load.

When you select an option in the left-hand menu by clicking on it, your chosen information will display in the main middle pane of the lobby. To enter a tournament or cash table, simply double-click on it’s details and the table will automatically load.

Once a table has been selected the banner will disappear and the information for that table or tournament will appear in its place.

For help using the poker tables themselves, please see our Interface Guide.