What is the Center Pot? The Center Pot is a shared digital pot for games like In Between, Ban Luck, and poker. The banker controls payouts — including partial distributions — keeping gameplay fair and organized. All pot activity is logged in the transaction history.
What is the Center Pot?
The Center Pot is a shared digital pot for games like In Between, Ban Luck, and poker. The banker controls payouts — including partial distributions — keeping gameplay fair and organized. All pot activity is logged in the transaction history.
Detailed Answer
The Center Pot is a shared digital pot that sits at the "center of the table" — controlled exclusively by the banker.
Games that use Center Pot:
How it works:
1. The banker enables Center Pot when creating a room
2. Players contribute to the pot via the banker
3. The banker distributes pot winnings to the winner(s) — fully or partially
4. All pot transactions are logged in the transaction history
Partial Pot Distribution:
Not every game round clears the entire pot. PartyPot supports partial disperse — the banker can distribute any portion of the pot to one or more players while keeping the remainder intact for the next round.
Example — In Between with partial pot:
The pot has 500. A player calls and wins a partial bet of 200. The banker disperses 200 to the winner, and 300 remains for the next round.
Banker controls:
Transparency: Every addition to and distribution from the Center Pot is logged with timestamps. All players can see the pot balance and its history.
Why it matters: In physical games, the "pot" is a pile of cash or chips in the center that can get messy — especially with large groups. The digital Center Pot eliminates counting errors and ensures fair payouts — whether full or partial.
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What is the Smart Settlement feature?
Smart Settlement is PartyPot's debt simplification algorithm. When your game ends, it calculates the minimum number of transfers needed to clear all debts between players. For example, if 6 players have complex cross-debts, Smart Settlement might reduce it to just 3-4 simple transfers instead of 15.
How does real-time sync work?
Every transaction, balance change, and game event syncs instantly across all connected devices via our cloud infrastructure. When the banker processes a transaction, every player sees the updated balance on their screen within seconds.
Does PartyPot support Poker?
Poker is partially supported. You can use PartyPot as a digital poker chip tracker and pot manager for Texas Hold'em, Omaha, and other poker variants. Full poker features — including side pots, blind timers, and automatic bet tracking — are actively being developed and coming in a future update.
Can I partially distribute the Center Pot instead of the whole amount?
Yes! PartyPot supports partial pot distribution. The banker can disperse any specific amount from the Center Pot to one or more players while keeping the remainder intact for the next round. This is essential for games like In Between, Ban Luck, and poker where the pot doesn't always clear in one round.