Why 3D online poker is better than 2D online poker
Long ago, when online poker became reality, the format was basic 2D. As time moved forward, the 2D environment developed and became popular to the point where online poker is a billion dollar industry. Poker sites such as Titan and Bodog host thousands of players a day, and award big prize money.
Despite the success, there was always something missing from the online version of the amazing game called poker. It has never been thought of as the real thing, mainly because you cannot read your opponent. You can not measure the man. You cannot decide does he have the cards or is he bluffing. There are no tells to read.
Though there are several versions out there, the most comprehensive and played 3D poker site is PKR’s 3D poker. The vision behind the site was simple: To make the game feel and be like real poker. To do this, every player has an avatar which is fully customisable in terms of clothing and accessories. To help players bring the avatar to life, the developers have pioneered the ‘emote control’ feature. This enables your avatar to do things like have tantrums at loosing a big hand, to flashing a tattoo to distract a player. Perhaps the best quality about the ‘emote control’, is that when you look at your hole card, the avatar does too. This is a common tell in poker. It shows many things to the seasoned pro.
It is not just this reason that 3D poker is better than its 2D counterpart. The prize money and tournament variations are increasing too. PKR awards $1,800,000 in prize money a month. Together with their fair and comprehensive award scheme, they are beginning to attract not just the play for fun players, but seasoned pros.
As the 3D environment attracts novices and players who just want to “feel” what it is like, a fair player can potentially make a lot of money from fishy players. Food for thought.
That said, as the 3D environment offers interaction and community, which in turn enhances the spirit of the game. It is the interaction that is possible that makes the game “feel” like a real game, and the casino “feel” like a real casino. That just is not possible in a 2D environment.
Though the more seasoned pros tend to stick to 2D sites because of the bigger prize pots, it is clear that the 3D environment is here to stay and is the future of the online game. PKR Poker now has over a million registered players and has up to ten thousand players playing at any one time in peak periods. It is an award winning site and is getting bigger and bigger. Ladbrokes, the gaming giant has recently invested in its own 3D site which features a lot of the elements of PKR 3D poker. It is clear that Ladbrokes believes that the future is in the 3D format.
Given these two factors, it is hard to imagine any player, playing a 2D site in ten years time. The future of poker is here, and evidently, it is 3D.