Poker Head build guide

Poker Head's Table combines a core, limited permanent equipment, consumables and financial products. Bring 400–1000 chips from your vault. From 4 times the stake in net assets you may take Full Haul before betting and leave with a win; at 6 times the run ends as a win, and profit beyond it is not paid. This is the current official scheme; product cards below show the current balance profile.

Opening and changing your build

The Dealer's Invitation offers two fixed core choices. Choose one, or take 60 extra chips and play the entire run without a core. Looking or reloading cannot reroll the offer. A core does not occupy a permanent slot. Some cores cost or bring chips when chosen; the Invitation shows the amount.

The five styles are multi-card, surrender, precision, doubling and finance. Cores change what you can do (for example surrender or double after hitting, or redeal your opening hand); permanent products amplify the payoff. Amendment Letter offers two different new cores before betting; goods and existing financial contracts remain. A no-core run cannot use it. Leaving Private Account removes its extra shop slot and new finance eligibility, but existing positions mature normally.

Equip at most 3 permanent products. One copy per name; a full build requires selecting the product to replace before payment. Old equipment is discarded without refund. Re-equipping does not reset per-round or per-stock uses.

Cash, investment and debt

Net assets = spendable cash + open investment principal at cost − full outstanding loan repayment. Buying equipment reduces assets. Investing moves cash into principal; unrealised returns do not count. Borrowing adds cash and the full future debt, so it does not create a free win. A fourfold loss beyond your cash also becomes debt. Maturity settles once after the hand; actual profits, not returned principal, are subject to Withdrawal Limit.

The minimum bet grows with rounds according to 5 · 10 · 15 · 20 · 30 · 40, then continues by 10 every 3 rounds. You still need enough cash to bet. Victory checks after complete settlement or eligible cash actions such as buyback; open principal and debt settle without unearned interest.

Shop and timing

Chip amounts (prices, finance, minimum bets, reroll cost, the decline bonus) are written for a reference stake of 150 and scale with the chips you bring; cards show the reference values. The paid reroll rises by 2 with each minimum-bet step. Markup and purchasing discounts combine before rounding upward once. Finance amounts are exempt; buyback returns the actual amount paid for the selected consumable instance.

One stock slot favours general consumables, while free slots increasingly offer permanents. Matching-style products have 2 times the base selection weight. Equipped products are excluded. Initial core choice precedes the environment action; the dealer then announces the environment before shopping, preparation items and betting. See environment mechanics.

The panel has Build, Bag, Finance, Rules, Log and Run sections. Use the item's stated phase; use does not reopen a finished hand. Old saves without build state retain their earlier gameplay.

Product catalog

Core

Private AccountOpening choiceAdd 1 shop slot(s) and unlock financial products.Raise PermissionOpening choiceYou may double after hitting.Exit ClauseOpening choiceYou may surrender after hitting, before busting.Room to BreatheOpening choiceRaise your bust limit by 2 while this core is active.Fresh HandOpening choiceOnce per round, before your first action, swap both opening cards for the next two in the deck.

Permanent

Comeback Ace50 chipsAfter surrendering, your next hand starts with an ace.Almost Perfect70 chipsAfter opening natural settlement, your totals of 20 and 22 count as 21.Open Audit35 chipsWhen your turn starts, reveal a dealer hole card with effective value at least 10.Borrowed Glory55 chipsThe dealer's starting blackjack becomes your starting win.Recovery Receipt40 chipsAfter a paid surrender, win the next round to recover 50% of the surrendered wager, rounded upward, regardless of its discounted loss.Court Discount40 chipsYour J, Q and K count as 10 or 5, whichever is better (like an ace).Purchasing Privilege15 chipsShop goods cost 10% less; prices round upward.Five Card Feast55 chipsWin with at least 5 cards for an extra 200% of the final wager.Perfect Payout80 chipsA winning recognized 21 earns base profit of 3 times the final wager.Long Hand Dividend20 chipsWin with at least 4 cards for an extra 50% of the final wager.Retreat Discount20 chipsReduce surrender loss by 10 percentage points, to a minimum of 10%.Sleeve Mark60 chipsSee the next rank when your turn begins.Priority Exchange15 chipsOne extra free shop refresh per restock.Graceful Retreat30 chipsSurrender loses only 20% of your wager, rounded upward.Shared Risk40 chipsOn a doubled loss, pay only 75% of the final wager, rounded upward.Spare Sleeve35 chipsOne free replacement of your first card each round.High Stakes25 chipsA doubled win earns an extra 25% of the final wager.Yield Privilege25 chipsPositive investment profit increases by 50% at maturity.

Consumables

Aces to the Top25 chipsMove the next ace in the deck to the top.Temporary Allowance5 chipsRaise your bust limit by 2 for this round.Original Price Receipt6 chipsReturn another consumable for its actual purchase price; check victory at once.Amendment Letter20 chipsChoose one of two new cores; keep your purchased goods.The Dealer's Invitationnot soldChoose one of two random cores, or take 60 chips and no core for this run.Hole Probe14 chipsReveal the dealer's hole card.Bust Insurance12 chipsThis round, if you bust the dealer still plays; a dealer bust makes it a push.Fate Forecast16 chipsBefore betting, see your two opening cards.Card Lens8 chipsReveal the next rank.Fourfold Ticket20 chipsYour next legal double this round stakes 4 times the original wager; a loss beyond your cash becomes debt.Risk Pointer6 chipsCheck whether your next hit would bust under the current effects.Clause Removal15 chipsRemove one persistent Chaos rule of your choice.Silence Seal10 chipsSuppress all Chaos rules for this round, including new ones.Sleeve Clip10 chipsReplace your first card with the next deck card.Card Recall12 chipsRemove your last card; keep at least two.Loss Waiver10 chipsSurrender without a loss; no recovery receipt is created.

Financial products

Performance Bond20 chipsInvest 20 chips; win at least 2 of 3 rounds to receive 55, otherwise 15.Fixed Deposit30 chipsInvest 30 chips; receive 50 after 2 rounds.Short LoanBorrow 100 / repay 120Receive 100 chips now; repay 120 after 3 rounds. One loan at a time.Risk Stock30 chipsInvest 30 chips; after 2 rounds, a 50% chance of 100, otherwise 0.