Responsible play

Pokiq is training, not gambling

On Pokiq you do not play for money. There is no stake, no prize pool and no payout. You practise decisions, you get an explanation, and you see where your play costs money at a real table. There is no wager, so there is nothing to be won or lost, which is what separates training from gambling.

Pokiq is also not a poker room and does not refer you to one. There are no affiliate links on this site and no poker site pays us anything. The only income is subscriptions from users. That is a deliberate choice: the moment a training platform starts earning from how much you play, it stops helping you lose less.

Eighteen and over

Pokiq is meant for adults. You must be at least 18 years old to use an account, and older where the law in your country requires it. That is also written in the terms of service.

What training does and does not do

Playing better lowers your expected loss. It does not guarantee a profit. Poker swings hard, and a good player can lose for months on end. Anyone who uses training as a reason to play higher or longer has turned the point of it upside down.

Never play with money you need. Decide in advance how much you can afford to lose and how long you will play, and hold to it on the days you are losing as well. The bankroll calculator shows which level fits your budget.

Signs that it is going wrong

If you recognise yourself in one or more of these, that is a reason to stop and to talk to someone about it.

• · You play more often or for longer than you meant to.
• · You play to win back a loss rather than because you feel like playing.
• · You play with money that was meant for something else.
• · You keep quiet about how much you play or how much you lose.
• · You are irritable or restless on a day you do not play.
• · Poker is costing you work, study, sleep or relationships.

Where to go for help

Help with gambling is organised nationally, so the right place depends on where you live. Below is one organisation for each of five English speaking countries, with a link to their own site. Every phone number here was checked on the site of the organisation itself or on an official government site that publishes it. Knowing beforehand what a first call or chat involves makes it easier to pick one up, and what happens after you make contact and how to put a stop on your own play is set out separately.

This list is not complete, and it is not meant to be. If you live somewhere else, look for the national organisation in your own country. The gambling regulator where you live usually names the support services it recognises on its own site, and that is a safer starting point than a search result.

Many countries also let you exclude yourself from licensed operators for a set period, sometimes through a national register and sometimes per operator. What is available where you are, and how to find out, is covered on where you can play.

What Pokiq does on its own side

The training recognises patterns that point to tilt, such as several mistakes in a row in the same category, and then suggests a break. Losing runs are shown as they are, without being dressed up. And the leak analysis counts what your play costs, not what you might win.

If you notice that the app is pushing you towards playing more rather than playing better, say so through the about page. That is a bug, not a feature.