Poker players who don’t want to leave their house can play in Season 2 of the PokerStars VR Metaverse Poker Tour this weekend. [Image: PokerStars VR via Steam forums] A poker tour that requires no travel
If you are itching to get into a poker tournament this weekend, but don’t live near a casino, you could logon to an online poker room, but even with that, not everybody lives in a jurisdiction where the online game is legal. Plus, while online poker is fun, it’s not like the real thing. Enter the PokerStars VR Metaverse Poker Tour, whose second season has just begun.
Yes, poker in virtual reality. And yes, a poker tour in virtual reality. If that sounds weird, well, it sort of is, but it’s free and it’s poker and, as someone who has played PokerStars VR, it can be fun.
Season 2 kicked off on Thursday, but the current stop, Macau (or “Macau”), runs through the weekend. There are nine events on Friday, starting mid-afternoon ET. They all cost virtual chips; PokerStars VR starts all new players with 10,000 and, of course, more can be won by playing other poker games. Players also have the option to buy more chips, as is usually the case with free online or mobile poker apps.
Saturday and Sunday offer over a dozen events each, including Saturday’s 5 million “dollar” Main Event and Sunday’s high roller event. Not exactly like the real thing, but still fun
PokerStars VR has been around for several years and is available on the Oculus Rift, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, and HTC Vive (I also think original Meta Quest users can play it, but don’t quote me on that). As my son has a Meta Quest 2, I have spent a few hours in the PokerStars VR poker room and can honestly say that it offers some solid entertainment.
While I would suspect that the Metaverse Poker Tour games are a little different, don’t play PokerStars VR if you demand a serious poker experience. Most people in the cash games, and to a lesser extent the tournaments, […]
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