Hey PokerStars VR players you asked for it and they are finally here Sit N & Go’s!

In this update we've also got tons of bug fixes, optimizations and many other features and changes. Watch the video below for all the details:

https://youtu.be/vjt9W36jqb4



PokerStarsVR_Beta 0.10.0.0

• Fixed chips become unselectable and game stops progressing when use voice command while holding chips.
  
• Fixed Multiple issues causing pot not paying out.
  
• Fixed lobby wheel spin stopping at random intervals.
  
• Fixed default card texture sometimes appearing as Ace of Clubs.
  
• Fixed bet stage sometimes behaving as if there is an invisible stack.
  
• Fixed Card Holo Helpers not cleaning up.
  
• Fixed player being able to fold their own cards using the social menu friends buttons.
  
• Fixed main pot shows as side pot and side pot shows as main pot when there are multiple side pots.
  
• Fixed three of a kind announced as high card.
  
• Fixed Hole cards not being obfuscated when intentionally flipped in
  Heads up situation
  During showdown
  
• Various UI optimizations and fixes.

• Sit & Go Tournaments
  
• Expressive Avatars Integration
  
• Massive UI expansion, new privacy options, overhauled hosting options for cash games and SNG, new browser options.
  
• Reduced time between hands
  
• Added New store section for purchasing chips.
  
• Added 24 new avatar presets.
  
• Added confirmation to player reporting process.
  
• Added Privacy Zone option.
  
• Added Mute all props option.
  
• 5% rake applies to cash games / 10% entry fee to Sit & Gos.
  
• Went from 1 global leaderboard to 9 leaderboards, each based on gametype and stakes.
  
• Added 45 new leaderboard rings. 5 tiers for each new leaderboard.
  
• Added $100k and $500k chip values.
  
• Optimized poker chips to help performance.
  
• Kicked up the stakes of Wyatt’s Game to a new Super High Roller $5k/$10k game.
  
• Added new Super High Roller Red Wyatt’s Game hat unlockable after 100 hands.
  
• $500/$1000 cash games are now available to the public to create.
  
• Added New Tournament Chips.
  
• Apparel store is now available while in the lobby
  

Happy Valentine's day to all PokerStars VR lovers!



We've got some great new Valentine's props and apparel for you all to explore, some bug fixes and optimizations and a highly requested from the community Report A Player moderation feature added in for this update.

PokerStarsVR_Beta 0.9.3.0

• Fixed card hologram helper UI not cleaning up after match is over
  
• Fixed bug that allows rapid grabbing/dropping of items between hands which could lead to crashes for some users
  
• Fixed vip warning load screen message not clearing when returning to lobby
  
• Fixed servers showing a streamer or pro having all seats listed as the vip
  
• Fixed games sometimes not starting after players have thrown in their ready buttons
  
• Added further stabilization methods to ragdolls
  

• New moderation panel added to social tab. This replaces the mute options previously available in the player lifetime stats menu (Social->players->click player to present moderation options)
  
• Added ingame reporting feature available in both lobby and at tables (Social->players->click player to present report options)
  
• Optimized packets sent over the network.
  
• Added new valentines day props and apparel
  
• Added new valentines day card backing
  
• Added tool for clearing out user preferences out of the application if you’ve exceeded your system capabilities via the graphics menu. Install directory/Reset Configuration.bat
  
• Pig ducky now squeals instead of squeaking
  

Happy Lunar New Year To All PokerStars VR Players! Get ready to celebrate the Year of the Pig!



We're celebrating the 2019 Lunar New Year with a big seasonal lobby takeover, new seasonal items and an amazing photo contest giving away an exclusive golden dragon pipe!

PokerStarsVR_Beta 0.9.2.9

• Fixed several issues with options not saving/loading correctly
  
• Fixed type in minimum bankroll requirement readout when trying to join a high stakes arena table
  
• Fixed flop/turn/river cards freezing mid air when player disconnect
  
• Chips can no longer collide against hole cards
  
• Fixed more pot payout bugs
  
• Various network performance issues addressed
  
• Fixed breaking chips during bet staging leading to potential game breaks
  
• Fixed community cards sometimes being missing for late joiners

• Lunar New Year Lobby Takeover! Get your lucky money gift from one of the pigs in the lobby + other fun surprises
  
• Added new props: Dragon Pipe, Lucky Candy, Rubber Ducky Piggy,
• Folding Fan, Dragon Ashtray, Tea Cup & Tea Pot, Panda Doll, Pig Card
• Protector, Incense, Mooncakes, Dumpling and Chinese Coin
  
• Added new apparel: Mandarin hat, Jade ring
  
• Share a smoke together with our new discord member reward item The
• Hookah! - Sign Up Form: https://goo.gl/forms/yf2DLBuuKEnShGxl2
  
• Table seats occupied by Twitch streamers and PokerStars pros are now represented by purple or red dots in the server browser
  
• New sound effects in PokerStars VR Arena environment
  
• Added cooldown to edible items, preventing items from being eaten too quickly
  
• Various sounds now implement auto-ducking to prevent abuse

Hey PokerStars VR players here's the first patch update of 2019!



PokerStarsVR_Beta0.9.2.8

• Fixed candlestick rapidly turns on and off and making loud noise
  
• Fixed opened drinkables appear as unopened to player joined after they were opened
  
• Fixed game stops progressing when fold while throwing staged chips
  
• Fixed crashing on load due to missing video codec
  
• Fixed line break in preset buyin UI
  
• Fixed check button appear sound not being affected by volume slider

• Christmas event ends
  
• Added 12 new preset avatars
  
• 5th Tier Ring added
  
• Added button on the back of hand that can be pressed to unmute
  
• Added PokerStars Livestream events to the lobby when they are broadcasting
  
• Improved general performance
  
• Added “Smokeable Lock” button under gameplay settings. When it’s on, other players will not be allowed to grab smokeable in your mouth
  
• Added ability to visually mute other players. Access from table menu. We’ve heard your feedback, this and smokeable lock are just some of many moderation features we will continually be implementing to make sure the game is a fun place for everyone.
  
• Server browser will now auto refresh after transitioning to it from another menu
  
• If servers are available but hidden due to filters being enabled, a message will appear in the browser indicating this.
  
• Various visual enhancements and effects added to PokerStars Arena environment

Hey PokerStars VR players have a great Holiday and Happy New Year!



PokerStarsVR_Beta0.9.2.7

• Avatars wearing highly reflective apparel will no longer cause intense bloom
  
• Fixed issue that allowed players under the minimum bankroll for high stakes tables to join via quick seat
  
• Fixed one of the rare cases of winning not distributing issue
  
• Fixed actions not getting accepted when table host leaves while hole cards are dealt
  
• Fixed game getting stuck after player fold
  
  
  
  Features and Changes
  
  
• Added new years hats apparel to store
  
• Added candy cane
  
• Added gingerbread house card protector
  
• Added new years popper
  
• Added Arlie’s Golden Apple to store
  
• Added Snowman Balloons
  
• Apple gets destroyed when shot by revolvers
  
• Added ability for to customize color of Christmas Paper Hat
  
• New High Stakes $500/$1,000 Game hosted by 4 time Weekly Leaderboard Ring Winner Wyatt. Wyatt’s High Stakes Cash Game will run in the new PokerStars Arena Level and results do not count towards the weekly leaderboard. You need a $1M bankroll to be able to join the table. If you survive 100 hands in Wyatt’s Game you receive the Wyatt’s Game Hat in your inventory.
  
  
  Art
  
  
• New PokerStars Arena Environment (special events only)
  

Wishing everyone a Happy Holidays from PokerStars VR! Enjoy the Winter Wonderland update :)



PokerStarsVR_Beta0.9.2.6RC1

• Fixed bug, revolver being able to fire while drum is extended
  
• More chip unselectable fixes
  
• More endgame payout fixes
  
• Various smokeables fixes
  
• Roman candle exploit has been fixed
  
  
  
  Features and Changes
  
  
• Winter Wonderland Lobby Takeover
  
• $100/$200 stakes are now always open for players with a minimum bankroll of $200,000
  
• No More Kicking From Table Before Leaderboard Reset On Sunday Night
  
• Everyone Gets a Special Holiday Present Under The Tree
  
• Added New Holiday Card Skins
  
• Added Elf Hat
  
• Added Santa Hat
  
• Added Reindeer Antlers
  
• Added Pom Pom Hat
  
• Added Christmas Paper Hat
  
• Added Snowball
  
• Added Snowman Card Protector
  
• Added Stocking
  
• Added Snowball Thrower
  
• Added Snowball Thrower Clip
  
• Added Candlestick
  
• Added Gingerbread Man
  
• Added Snow Globe
  
• Added Mince Pie
  
• Added Chocolate Chip Cookie
  
• Added Christmas Cracker
  
  

Hi everyone here's the latest update with some more great quality of life improvements and bug fixes!

• Fixed chips becoming unselectable when a player makes an incomplete raise all-in
  
• Fixed hand position / orientation drifting over time on OpenVR
  
• Fixed game stops progressing due to a sit out player leaving
  
• Fixed fortune cookie spam when cracking over a chip stack
  
• LIV mixed reality should now work again for OpenVR users
  
• Discord watch menu invite button should now work as intended
  
• Fixed bug that would cause friend lists to not populate fully if list exceeds 30

• Wheel spin time reduced to every 8 hours
  
• Revolvers now come with one free load of ammo, subsequent reloads require the purchase of the new speed loader item in the store
  
• Added new table filtering menu to help you find exactly the kind of game you’re after!
  
• SteamVR players will have a random avatar assigned at startup if one hasn't already been chosen
  
• Added new props: Dublin Pipe, Apple
  
• Ashtrays now lock smokeables as expected
  
• Bankroll chip drop on leaderboard reset now only tops off accounts to $50k max if balance is below that.
  
• The cactus can now smoke

• Lobby optimizations
  
• Various avatar visual enhancements
  
• New batch of preset Avatars available for Steam users

Hey everyone Lucky VR dev team here! We'd like to thank you all for such an amazing launch of PokerStars VR! We've heard your feedback and have made a bunch of quality of life improvements and bug fixes for our first update.

• Fixed chip clipping on right hand
  
• Fixed store items freezing when player disconnect while holding them
  
• Fixed VOIP not fading in/out properly and not working for affected users
  
• Fixed Quick Seat button make player join old/full room and kick out to lobby
  
• Fixed Quick Seat button showing up when transitioning to the Quit/Leave panel
  
• Fixed returning stage chips after crafting too many stacks causing unselectable chips
  
• Fixed Dash movement not working in SteamVR
  
• Fixed players spawning into other players in lobby
  
• Fixed missing card styles in watch menu
  
• Fixed dealer button freeze when placed on community cards
  
• Fixed apparel and watches sometimes spawning at world origin
  
• Fixed wrist UI break if server browser refreshes and active page number is less than the new total pages available
  
• Fixed max player slider resetting in host table menu when selecting a new environment
  
• Fixed some players spawning into lobby with a high vertical offset
  
• Fixed avatar apparel being shared across multiple accounts if accessing from the same machine
  
• Fingers will no longer make stack grab pose is now disabled while watch menu is open
  
• Unified grab poses and hold positions on both hands for chip stacks
  
• Set default texture for deck and burn pile to PokerStarsVR logo
  
• Various optimizations made in lobby to increase performance
  
• Taking pictures of other players hole cards when not revealed will yield an obfuscated texture for everyone
  
• Twitch chat channel names are no longer case sensitive, just copy the channel name as you see it

• Turn time decreased by 5 seconds
  
• Increased Stars Creds payout at the end of each hand
  
• Twitch camera now has a default smoothing value applied to reduce jittering when moving around
  
• Twitch camera stream mode now shows monitor overlay card HUD
  
• Watch handedness swapping has been moved to the gameplay settings menu
  
• 24 hour time format is now available in gameplay settings menu
  
• Auto rebuy is enabled by default, it can be turned off in gameplay settings in watch menu
  
• Table listings will now sort by default in order of least populated to most populated
  
• Various ease of use adjustments made to prize wheel
  
• Network optimizations
  
• Photos are now saved to user/pictures/PokerStarsVR_Photos
  
• Coin flip sound now only plays locally
  
• Added Discord link to the social menu
  
• Lowered volume of bar area in Macau surface
  
• Void ambiance volume is now tied to the music slider
  
• When at a full table UI will show above inactive player’s head indicating how long until they will be kicked
  
• Throwing fortune cookies hard will now break them open
  
• Added short buyin indicator for players who’s buyin is less than the table minimum
  
• If any friends are at a table shown in the browser list, a green dot indicating seat occupancy will show instead of a white dot