iPoker - 3.3

Dear iPoker Customers,

I'm going to politely reiterate that no version of iPoker miscalls or misevaluates winning hands such as Three-of-a-Kind, as reported on this site. I'll also apologize for using the word "ridiculous" in a previous response. I admit that was unprofessional of me.

Short of a corrupt game file, the only way you can force iPoker to do this is via the Game Rules dialog, Showdown pane, Legal Hands list. If you were to uncheck the box next to 3-of-a-Kind in that list, for example, then Two Pair would indeed beat Three-of-a-Kind.

Why does this advanced feature exist? Because iPoker ships with 101 poker game files and some of those games' rules employ non-standard poker hands, like "Little Bobcats" and Straights- or Flushes-only.

iPoker 4.1 did introduce a change to the hand rankings for 3-Card Poker that necessitated an update to the game file format. So it's also possible that if you didn't follow the instructions on my http://scenario.com/iPoker/downloads pages, you could wind up with an incompatible set of game files. The 4.1.1 Updater does not include these games files. So if you suspect this might be the problem, simply download the current version of the full iPoker Installer as explained on my site.

Incidentally, that's the problem with sites like VersionTracker and MacUpdate. They prefer to use direct links to the installers without providing enough context for which installation method you should choose.

If, after all of this, you still suspect a problem in iPoker 4, please contact me via scenario@mac.com and I'll be happy to investigate. You can include a screen shot of the hand in question by pausing the action during the showdown, either by clicking the deck or by typing Command-P for Pause. Then use the Mac's standard screen-shot facility: Command-Shift-3 or 4. You can also include a copy of the current game file being played, along with iPoker's Preferences file.

Thanks,
Todd Ouzts
Scenario Software