With Instant Play you can play Texas Hold’em ring games at Absolute Poker directly in your browser, without the need to download the game software. If you have an existing Absolute Poker Account – you can use the same username, password, and balance.

Click the Instant Play button and you can play all fun and real money Hold’em ring games directly from any Browser.

Yes, with Instant Play you will be connected to the Absolute Poker network just like the normal downloadable game and can play with the same players.

Instant Play allows you to play on a variety of platforms including Windows, Mac and Linux. Also you do not need to download the game application or any game updates. Every time you login using the Instant Play application you are using the latest update.

To play in your browser you will need the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which is available free from Sun Microsystems.

Your browser should detect automatically that you need this software if you do not already have it.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

When you access the Instant Play link which is available as the link on the AbsolutePoker.COM site, if the JRE is not installed on your machine you will be prompted to install it.

You may also be prompted to install the Adobe Flash Player ActiveX control which is needed to download the JRE:

Click the prompt at the top of your Internet Explorer browser to install the Adobe Flash Player ActiveX control. Then follow the installation instructions.

After installing the Adobe Flash Player, you will be prompted to install the Java Runtime software:

Click the Install button and follow the installation instructions. After installation is complete you can continue to register as a new player or login. Once logged in the main window of the Instant Play application should appear:

Mozilla FireFox

When you access the Instant Play link which is available as the link on the AbsolutePoker.COM site, if the JRE is not installed on your machine you will be prompted to install it.

Click the download plugin icon and follow the install instructions for the Java Runtime Environment.

After installation is complete you can continue to register as a new player or login. Once logged in the main window of the Instant Play application should appear:

WinXP, Win 2000, Win ME, WIN 98 SE, Mac, Linux

• MS Internet Explorer versions 5.0 and up
• Mozilla FireFox versions1.0 and up
• Safari versions 1.3 up
• AOL OpenRide Version 1.1.8.1 and up

• Java Runtime Environment for Windows
  http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_ie.jsp


• Java Runtime Environment for Mac OS
  http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120209


• Java Runtime Environment for Linux
  http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

128 Mb RAM +, minimum screen resolution of 800x600

• Omaha, Stud, Razz poker ring games
• Blackjack
• Change player image
• Hot key options
• Instant hand replay

Yes, you can make deposits and withdrawals to and from your Absolute Poker real money account just as you can with the downloadable version. The Absolute Poker Cashier is exactly the same in both the Instant Play and the downloadable versions.

You may not have Java installed for your browser. See the FAQ link “How do I install Instant Play?”

If you already have Java installed, you should check that your browser is not blocking popups.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

For Microsoft Internet Explorer you can add the Absolute Poker web site to the list of accepted sites. To do this click Tools | Internet Options in your browser.

Then click the Privacy tab and click Settings button

Add the site http://www.absolutepoker.com/ and click Add.

If you do not want to add the Absolute Poker site to your accepted list of web sites, then you can also hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the Instant Play link to temporarily allow popups to open.

Mozilla FireFox

For Mozilla FireFox, you can add the Absolute Poker web site to the list of accepted sites. To do this click Tools | Options in your browser.

Then click the Content tab and click the Exceptions button

Add the site http://www.absolutepoker.com/ and click Allow.

JUST ADDED - NEW MULTI-TABLE TOURNAMENTS!
Our Instant Play no-download software is now offering you more. Whether you’re looking to jump in and out of a cash game – or whether you want to conquer a long multi-table tournament – Absolute Poker lets you play Texas Hold'em on any PC or Mac from anywhere with an internet connection.

As a first version of the Java application, these poker games are not available but will be coming soon to the Instant Play product.

Blackjack is not available at this time but you can play Blackjack if you download the full version of our Free Software.

With Instant Play you do not have to download the application, you can play directly in your browser. You can also use Instant Play on Mac OS and Linux in addition to the Windows operating system family (Win XP, Win 2003, Win 2000, Win 98 SE).

The downloadable version has all of the poker variations such as Omaha, Stud and Razz as well as poker tournaments and Blackjack. As a first introduction, Instant Play currently only offers Holdem poker ring games.

As a measure of security, you can only run one Absolute Poker game application on a machine at a given time. This safety feature is also available in the downloadable version in that you can run at most one downloadable Absolute Poker application at a time. Note that for both the Instant Play and downloadable versions, you can open several poker ring game tables at the same time.