PokerStars

What works

- Installation

- Shortcut creation

- Account creation

- Account login

- PokerStars Lobby window seems fully functional

- Joining play money table and playing poker

What does not

- Would not launch after installation, launching from terminal indicated missing openal package, installing lib32-openal from arch repo solved issue (requires arch multilib enabled)

- Graphical glitches ("// What's new?" text clipping right side of PokerStars Lobby window when visiting "Power Up" tab, fixed by resizing window)

- Graphical glitches when resizing/maximizing a poker table window

Workarounds

- Would not launch after installation, launching from terminal indicated missing openal package, installing lib32-openal from arch repo solved issue (requires arch multilib enabled)

What was not tested

- Adding/playing with real money

- Other game modes besides play money cash games (Zoom, Sit & Go, Power Up, etc)

Hardware tested

Graphics:

• GPU: AMD
• Driver: open source

Additional Comments

- I have DXVK 0.72-1 setup on the wine prefix Poker Stars is installed on and don't know if that has any bearing on the successful results

- Winecfg settings are... Windows Version: Windows 10, Libraries: d3d10 (bulitin), d3d10_1 (builtin), d3d10core (builtin), d3d11 (builtin), dxgi (builtin), locationapi (disabled)

- PC specs: Ryzen 1600 / RX 580

They work just right and smooth, everything from razz, omaha and h.o.r.s.e. to nl sngs, tourneys and cashgames. There are no crashes from nowhere that will cause you to loose money, as regular player i mark this perfectly stable for real money play.

Admin Note:  Wine does not guarantee the stability of your application IN ANY WAY.  Use at your own risk.

Installing the PokerStars Client:

• Install Wine (have FontForge installed before building Wine from source)
• Download the PokerStars client. Install using the command 'wine PokerStarsInstall.exe'

Installing the Microsoft Arial (if needed) and Tahoma fonts:

• Download the Arial fonts. Install using the command 'wine arial32.exe'
• Download the Tahoma fonts. Install using the command 'wine tahoma32.exe'

Running PokerStars without Xfce/KDE/Gnome:

• wine "C:\Program Files\PokerStars\PokerStarsUpdate.exe"

Manually resizing table windows workaround:

• You can resize and then redraw the table using the F5 key by adding the following into the ~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/PokerStars/user.ini file under [Options]: f5redrawtable=1 (won't work properly if window is resized beyond min/max size)

It has been reported several times that the lobby/table fonts for the table list/player names/chip amounts don't render well or don't show up at all. I would try the following first to correct the font problem:

• The Wine package for your distro might not have been built using FontForge. Try installing FontForge and then build Wine from source.
• Install the Arial (if needed) and Tahoma fonts {See HOWTO above}
• No longer needed: Change resolution to 96 dpi. If you have an nVidia card and use the drivers from their site, add the following to the driver section in xorg.conf: Option "UseEdidDpi" "False" and Option "DPI" "96 x 96"
  

If the problem still persists, please submit a detailed bug report with the version of Wine you're using, the extra fonts you have installed, your distro/version, if you built Wine from source or installed by package (or if you tried both), and any other information that might help the Wine developers fix the problem.

Running the PokerStars Client without allowing the window manager to control the windows makes Manually resizing table windows work correctly. However, the cursor in the chat box still tabs and mouseover player information still doesn't work. You will have to sacrifice desktop integration though if you choose to run PokerStars this way. Run 'winecfg'/Graphics tab and uncheck 'Allow the window manager to control the windows' to set.

WARNING: I recommend not using other programs while playing PokerStars this way.