2025 has been a significant year of progress at PokerBaazi. Following the release of our largest tech upgrade yet – PokerBaazi Upgrade 2025 in May, we’re introducing another round of product improvements.

Live from 1st August, the new Product Updates introduce powerful new upgrades to the PokerBaazi app and desktop software across Cash Games, Tournaments, and more.

You get an all-new Dealer Chat feature – reimagined, and redesigned for a sleek, interactive experience – letting you instantly view the moves made by your opponents in the current hand, live and in real-time. Perfect for players who juggle multiple tables and need quick insights on rival plays.

Cash game players get intuitive, gameplay-focussed upgrades: Interactive RIT and RIT+1 on PLO-6 (5-Max) tables as well as Mandatory RIT and EV option above 100 BB pots across all formats. Adding to this is Auto-sorting of cards basis suit as well, for PLO-4, PLO-5 and PLO-6 tables.

For tournaments the focus has been on Elevated Final Table Experience, and we’ve introduced three new features that make the moment stand out: Blind Rollback, FT Break, and FT Begins Animation – giving gameplay and FT experience a major boost.

You’ll also love the new Prize Bubble and ITM animations, tournament summary during breaks, and informational tournament game table messages. On the mobile app, player search in game table side lobby lets you make a quick search for players.

The My Tickets gets a revamp, promising to optimise your tournament ticket experience. From improving trackability to instant refund for refundable tickets, along with group and multiple tickets.

Packed in also are a bunch of new emojis, throwables, and a brand-new table theme.

Here’s What the New Product Updates Look Like:

  • Interactive, UI-Intensive Dealer Chat for current game actions
  • Cash Game Enhancements
    • Interactive RIT and RIT+1 on PLO-6 (5-Max) tables
    • Interactive RIT and RIT+1 on PLO-6 (5-Max) tables
    • All PLO formats (5-max tables) to have auto-sorting by suit as well.
  • Tournament Updates:
    • A New Wholesome Final Table (FT) Experience
    • Other Tournament Updates & Features
  • A Revamped “My Tickets” Section
  • New Emojis, Throwables, Table Themes

Dealer Chat: Intuitive, Interactive, Reimagined
“Dealer Chat” comes in an exciting, all-new avatar on PokerBaazi. Not the first time you may have used Dealer Chat, but we’ve reimagined the functionality of this feature beyond the conventional, redefining the way you can use it.

Powered by an interactive UI, the Dealer Chat now lets you view the game actions of all the players in-the-hand, as it is being played out. You’re not limited to checking past player game actions on “Hand History”, but get real-time insights, letting you strategize smarter and make faster, informed decisions—especially when multi-tabling.

To access Dealer Chat: 

  • On mobile, tap on the Hand History button on the bottom-left; you will see the current hand actions in the left pane
  • On desktop, tap on the Hand History icon and then click on the NEW ‘Dealer Chat’ button to open an expanded view of Dealer Chat.

Cash Games: Interactive RIT & RIT+1 on PLO-6 (5-Max) Tables & More
Cash Games: Interactive RIT & RIT+1 on PLO-6 (5-Max) Tables & More

Interactive RIT and RIT+1 on PLO-6 (5-Max) tables
While Interactive Run It Twice (IRIT) options were available only for Hold’em, PLO-4, and PLO-5 games the RIT and RIT+1 are now enabled for PLO-6 (5-Max) tables above a certain pot size.

Mandatory Interactive RIT & EV Above 100 BB Pots Across All Formats
Players have the option to toggle off the Interactive RIT and EV Cashout option from the game settings. From now on, in pots above 100 BBs they will still get an option for IRIT and EV Cashout to reconsider. This will help control the variance in the above 100 BB pots. 

Auto-sorting of Cards Basis Suit
An enhancement to the auto-sorting of hole cards dealt to each player in PLO formats. While the hole cards were being automatically sorted basis the rank, they will now also be sorted basis the suit.  

As part of the New Product Updates, auto-sorting of hole cards is live for PLO 4, 5, and 6.

Tournaments: A Wholesome Final Table Experience, Animations & More!
While the PokerBaazi Upgrade 2025 powered the gameplay with the mighty new Kingmaker engine, the New Product Updates brings in an elevated Final Table Experience, aptly celebrating the fact that the players have made it to the final table.

In the centre of the new, wholesome Final Table Experience are three new features: Blind Rollback, FT Special Animation, and FT Break.

Blind Rollback is a key feature update applicable to tournaments with buy-ins of INR 1,000 and above. Once the players reach the final table, in case the average chip stack is below 40 Big Blinds, the blind level may be adjusted, i.e., rolled back to a lower blind level.

A Blind Rollback will be made at the Final Table only if:
a). The total number of tournament entries is 100 or more
 b). The average stack at the Final Table is below 40 BB or above 100 BB 
A Blind Rollback for Final Table play encourages fair gameplay for all finalists by maintaining competitiveness. It also helps avoid excessively long or short plays, and make the tournament run feel truly rewarding for the finalists.

For instance:
If the average stack at the start of the final table is 200,000 and the big blind is 10,000 – just 20 big blinds. To improve the playability, blinds are rolled back to 5,000, making the average stack 40 big blinds.

In a rare scenario that the average chip stack at the Final Table goes above 100 BB, the blind level will be increased (rolled forward) to bring the average stack just below 100 big blinds. 

Final Table Begins is a new animation that all players who advance to the final table will see.
Weathering the competition to reach the Final Table is no small achievement, and this is a significant point that further intensifies the hunt for the top prize.

The all-new FT Break allows you the much-needed breather right before the final table grind takes off.

The other tournament enhancements and features include:  

  • Bubble, ITM Animations: The Prize Bubble animation highlights the start of the Bubble process, and the ITM animation announces when you cross the money line.
  • Tournament Summary During Break: You can now view both, the table and tournament summary during the final table breaks. Gives you the opportunity to deep-dive into your opponents’ gameplay and re-adjust your strategy.
  • Tournament Messages Enhancements: Coming soon for Desktop users; Keep the messages enhanced and informational, helping you take important decisions.
  • Player Search in Game Table Side Lobby: On the mobile app, you’ll now find a new player search button on the game table side lobby. Instead of hunting for players known to you on the tournament lobby, this search button can quickly direct you to them.

“My Tickets” Get a Facelift!
We wanted to optimise the tournament ticket experience, improve trackability, and add to the “My Tickets” experience. And here we are!

  • View your active, used, and expired tournament tickets in one place.
  • New group tickets have been introduced.
  • All tickets now come with complete details, timely reminders, and easy trackability.
  • Just click on an active ticket to explore the tournaments you’re eligible to register for.
  • Refundable tickets: Get a refund on valid refundable tickets instantly as wallet credit or use them for eligible tournaments. These are usable in any tournament with the same buy-in. If unused by expiry, they’ll be auto refunded.
  • Group tickets: now use new Group Tickets with same buy-in value across multiple tournaments.
  • Multiple tickets: Collect more than one tickets for the same tournament for multi-entry.

New Emojis, Throwables and Table Theme
New All-In Club (AIC) exclusive emojis: We’ve launched two new exclusive emojis for our All-In-Club (AIC) members – Skull Cap & Skull Blast.
New Throwables: Two new throwables have been added to play with on the table: Octopus & Rocket.
New Table Theme: New table, new grind! Check out our brand-new table theme.

With these UI-based Product Updates now in place, users will feel a definitive change in their gameplay experience. While navigating the app will feel more natural and efficient, the practical improvements help simplify, streamline, and enhance how you play. There is more to come – and it only gets better from here!
 

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