The Control Panel is where you interact with the game. There are three types of buttons appearing on the control panel: Utility, Play, and State.
Utility buttons are coloured brown and most appear on the left side of the control panel. Hover your mouse cursor over them for more information.
Play buttons appear in the central area of the control panel only when your seat position is involved in a hand of play.
State buttons are dark green and have indicator lights to show their state (Green = ON, Red = OFF). They appear in the lower right of the control panel.
Play buttons come in three varieties: Pre-Deal, Pre-Action and Action. With Play buttons, you have a limited amount of time to select which button to engage.
Pre-Deal buttons are tan coloured and appear before the deal of a new hand if you are obligated to post a blind in order to participate in the next hand. The Pre-Deal buttons are Post Blind, Don't Post Blind and Wait for Big Blind. The Post Blind button shows the amount you must post as a blind bet. If you set the state of the Auto Post Blind button to ON, you won't see these Pre-Deal buttons since your blinds will be automatically posted for you.
Pre-Action buttons are dark red and have indicator lights to show their state (Green = ON, Red = OFF). Only one Pre-Action button can be on, but you may leave them all off. The Pre-Action buttons appear before it is your turn in case you already know what you will do when your turn comes. This speeds up the game and gives your opponents less time to think about their next move.
Action buttons are coloured bright green and appear when it is your turn to take action in any round of betting. The Call and Raise buttons show the amount required to take those actions. Bet buttons usually show the minimum bet. Depending on the circumstances of play, not every Action button will appear during your turn. Only those actions which you may take according to the rules will be presented to you. Note that if you are permitted to Check (that is, to stay in the hand without risking any additional chips), we do not present the Fold button since it would be unwise to fold (throw away your hand) if you can stay in the round and potentially win without risking any more chips from your stack.
