OwnPoker is set to officially launch on September 14, 2026, introducing a host-led approach to real-money online poker that gives players the option to create and organize their own tables.
For most online poker players, the process is familiar. Open a poker room, browse the available games, choose a table, and take a seat.
OwnPoker takes a different approach by giving players the option to create the table themselves.
The new online poker room is built around a host-led format. Players can create their own games, choose the format and stakes, and decide whether a table should be public or private.
The player who creates the table becomes its host.
Creating Your Own Poker Table
The concept behind OwnPoker is straightforward.
A player can create a table in three clicks, choose the game and blinds, give the table a name, and decide how other players can access it. Public tables can be joined by other players, while private tables can be reserved for specific groups. Players can learn more about the OwnPoker poker room and its features on the official website.
For players who regularly organize home games, private poker groups, or sessions with friends, the format brings some of that familiar experience into an online environment.
At the same time, players do not have to become hosts to use the platform. Anyone who simply wants to play can join available tables and take a seat.
The host creates and configures the table, while OwnPoker provides the poker environment itself. Hosting does not give a player control over cards or game outcomes. The host determines the table settings, while the game remains the same for everyone taking part.
How Does OwnPoker Hosting Work?
The process is designed to be simple.
A player chooses the poker format, sets the blinds or stakes, names the table, and selects whether it should be public or private. Once the table is created, the player becomes its host and other players can join according to the table’s access settings.
This allows for several different ways to use the platform.
A group of friends can organize a private game. A player can create a public table and allow other players to join. A regular poker community can also build recurring games around particular hosts and tables.
The idea is not to change the fundamentals of poker. Instead, OwnPoker gives players another way to organize the games they want to play.
Hosts Receive 80% of the Total Table Rake
One of the key elements of the OwnPoker model is its approach to rake.
Hosts receive 80% of the total rake generated by their table.
The share is calculated from the rake generated by the entire table, rather than only the rake generated by the host’s own play.
This makes the model different from conventional player rakeback, where rewards are generally tied to an individual player’s activity.
For players who already enjoy organizing poker games and bringing other players together, hosting can therefore be more than simply a way to set up a game.
The model connects the host’s reward to the activity taking place across the table as a whole.
Texas Hold’em and Omaha at Launch
OwnPoker is keeping the poker itself familiar.
The platform is launching with two established formats: Texas Hold’em and Omaha cash games.
Players do not need to learn a new poker variant to use the platform. The main difference lies in how games can be created, organized, and accessed.
The host can define the table settings, but does not determine the cards or the outcome of individual hands.
This keeps the core poker experience familiar while changing the way players can set up their games.
Public and Private Poker Tables
The option to create both public and private tables allows the host-led model to work for different types of players.
A private table can provide a dedicated space for friends or an established poker community. A public table, meanwhile, can allow other players to discover the game and join it.
The table itself becomes an important part of the experience. It can have a name, a host, and a group of players who return to it over time.
For players who enjoy the social side of poker, this can add a more familiar element to online play.
A Familiar Game With a Different Table Experience
OwnPoker is not attempting to change the fundamentals of online poker.
The cards are still dealt. Players still make their own decisions. Texas Hold’em remains Texas Hold’em, and Omaha remains Omaha.
What changes is the way players can organize the environment around the game.
The host chooses the table name, game format, stakes, and access settings. Other players can browse available games and decide where they want to play.
The result is a model that takes a familiar concept from live and home poker and adapts it for an online poker room.
Built by Poker and Technology Professionals
OwnPoker was created by a team with experience across online poker, software development, and fintech.
The platform’s technology has been developed around its host-led model, with the product designed to support player-created tables as a central part of the experience.
The goal is to keep the core poker experience straightforward while giving players another way to organize and participate in games.
At the center of the product is a simple process: create a table, configure the game, and invite or welcome other players.
Play From Desktop, Mobile, or Tablet
OwnPoker is designed to be accessible across desktop, mobile, and tablet devices.
Players can access the room and create their own tables from different devices, while other participants can join from their own preferred setup.
For a platform centered around player-created games, this flexibility allows the host and players to participate without being tied to a single device.
OwnPoker Launches September 14
OwnPoker will officially launch on September 14, 2026, bringing its host-led model to real-money online poker.
At launch, the platform will offer Texas Hold’em and Omaha cash games, public and private player-created tables, and an 80% share of the total table rake for hosts.
The concept is simple: rather than only choosing from tables already available in a poker room, players can create one of their own.
For players who enjoy organizing games, playing with regular groups, or simply setting up a table around their preferred format and stakes, OwnPoker offers another way to experience an online poker room.
OwnPoker officially launches September 14, 2026.
