# Ganyu Arcade: poker in Discord

> Play Texas Hold'em poker in Discord with the Ganyu Arcade: 2 to 9 players, play chips and rising blinds. Launch it from a voice channel.

Canonical: https://ganyu.fr/en/wiki/arcade-poker
Last updated: 2026-10-26

The Ganyu Arcade is a Discord Activity that opens in a voice channel. Its games are played without real money. The first game on offer is Texas Hold'em poker, with play chips.

## Starting a game

Type /arcade in a voice channel, or open the Activity from Discord's launcher. Players join the waiting room, everyone marks themselves ready, then the lobby host starts the game. Poker accepts 2 to 9 players.

## Rules and pace

- Each player starts with 1,000 play chips.
- Blinds start at 10 and 20, then double every 8 hands, up to level 10 (blinds of 5,120 and 10,240).
- Each turn is limited to 25 seconds.
- The available actions are fold, check, call and raise.
- The game ends when a single player holds chips. A new game can then be started straight away.

## Cards and privacy

Each player sees only their own cards. The shuffle uses a cryptographically secure random generator. Finished hands are logged for 13 months, then deleted. Play chips have no value outside the game.

## Frequently asked questions

### Do I have to pay to play?

No. The chips are play money: they have no value outside the game and cannot be converted into cash.

### How many players can sit at a table?

From 2 to 9 players per table.

## Sources and official documentation

- [Discord Developer Docs: Overview of apps](https://discord.com/developers/docs/quick-start/overview-of-apps)
- [Discord Community Guidelines](https://discord.com/guidelines)

## Related

- [The Ganyu wiki](https://ganyu.fr/en/wiki.md)
- [Economy & Ganyu Coins](https://ganyu.fr/en/wiki/economie.md)
- [Casino & mini-games](https://ganyu.fr/en/wiki/casino.md)
- [Fishing](https://ganyu.fr/en/wiki/peche.md)
- [Levels & XP](https://ganyu.fr/en/wiki/niveaux.md)
- [Raffle & collection](https://ganyu.fr/en/wiki/tombola.md)
- [Fun commands](https://ganyu.fr/en/wiki/fun.md)