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Joining a table

Sitting down at a table on Stacked takes a few clicks: pick a seat, choose your buy-in, and you're dealt in.

Finding a table​

Open the lobby to see every public table currently running — Free Play and real-money together, with a tag on each showing which mode. Each table shows its stakes, the Host, and how many seats are filled. Pick one and click sit.

Public and invite-only tables​

Stacked has two kinds of tables:

  • Public tables appear in the lobby and anyone can take a seat.
  • Invite-only tables don't appear in the lobby — you reach them via a direct link the Host shares.

The flow once you're at the table is the same either way: pick a seat and buy in.

Taking a seat​

On a real-money table, taking a seat means depositing your buy-in into the table contract, the smart contract (a program on the blockchain that holds funds under fixed rules) that holds the money for that table, not Stacked. You pick the amount and confirm the deposit. (See Deposits for the full step.) Once the deposit confirms on-chain, you're seated and your chips show up in front of you.

On a Free Play table, there's no deposit. You click sit, pick a chip amount, and you're in.

Tables seat you instantly by default. The next hand deals you in.

When the Host approves players by hand​

Stacked is a marketplace where every table is created by a player, and the Host decides how seating works. Auto-Accept is on for every new table. A Host who wants to choose who sits, as in a private home game, can turn it off in the table's Settings tab.

At those tables, you wait in a pending list until the Host approves or declines you. You'll see your pending status at the table view.

If the Host approves: you're seated and your chips show up in front of you.

If the Host declines or never responds: on a real-money table, you can withdraw your deposit back to your wallet at any time. See Withdrawals. On a Free Play table, there's nothing to withdraw. Just pick another table.

What's next​