Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
GPokr: Ajax Poker App
Ryan Dewsbury has written a multiplayer ajax poker application written with GWT.
The front end is written with Java which the google web toolkit compiles to javascript. This is an impressive task that GWT does and so far, even though the toolkit is beta, seems seamless. The front end talks to a java servlet on the backend through an RPC layer on top of XMLHttpRequest. The server sends events back to the clients through the same RPC mechanism so that the players at the table always have an updated rendering.
Watch out Party Poker! :)
4 rating from 35 votes
Need a close/cancel button on the login/create player dialog.
Thanks for the post. I appreciate everyone checking it out. The server seems to be taking it well so far. Looks like an ajaxian reader has also decided to digg it.
Xapp: Putting a cancel button on that window is definitely on my todo list.
Ryan
Im also working on a Poker Game with Javascript and PHP using no librarys at all. At the moment i’m working on an mechanism to evaluate the hand strenghs… when its done i will surely post again!
Arne
GET IT TOGETHER……THIS WEBSITE SUCKS. IT ALLWAYS FREEZES UP AND YOU LOOSE GOOD HANDS. YOUR COMMENTS ABOVE ARE FALSE. IF YOU WANT A SUCCESSFULL WEBSITE GET IT TOGETHER!!
People have sent alot of messages to you about the web site kicking people off and you have done nothing about it. Either fix it or let someone who knows what their doing run it. You have alot of people playing, you need to do it right or get out. Why do you make us wait us in California wait until your time to play? Come on Ryan…….think about it.
Hi Bluffin,
Thanks for continuing to play through September we’ve all enjoyed your company at the tables.
I think what you’re referring to in your comments is the old server and the fact that gpokr shuts down at the end of the month for 12 hours to calculate scores and I posted the startup time in EST. This month I provided a countdown timer to avoid confusion.
Ryan
As an ajax & .net programmer and as a poker player - I think this poker web application is an outstanding job with some great javascript drag drop programming and even the design is more than just ok.
What I am missing in gpokr is the final touches as far as the GUI - the cancel ’start playing’ form looks unprofessional and so are the images of each user than in some cases cover other items in the screen - also changing the buttons to graphic buttons would be great.
In any case this is a great application and a wonderful job considering it was not ordered by any big software company.
Mr.Dewsberry,
I have been playing Gpokr for the 5th month now with great pleasure, with 1 one of my profiles i have achief 3 medalls, from which 1 blue one. This month will be strong again( ;-) ) . The thing which really bothers me is that the site freezes up so often, and almost always in the middle of a big hand, how come ?
Second of all the parameters for the scores and the percentages have not been working for about 3 months now, why isn’t it being fixed yet ?
Further more only postive, but the lag…..is frustrating some times.
Greetings from a big Amsterdam Gpokr fan ( and with me many more Dutch)
For the record I like it a lot.
However, poker for me is not a card game. At least in the programming sense and as far as software games are concerned. Actually, what I mean is that it is not a trick-taking game which is what I consider a “real” card game. Sorry, but thats just my opinion.
Anyway, there is an AJAX card game out there. Its http://www.Preff.net but its likely that you won’t be able to play because the game is specific to Eastern Europe. If you know the game SKAT then you may pick up fast.
Gpokr is freezing on me a lot. I’m a fan of this ajax poker application. I just wish it was a little smoother. Any updates coming soon?
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Hm on a general basis feedback i rather negative, why actually to play if you dont like the site. There are several poker rooms to play Texas Hold’em all around