Pure Hold 'Em

 PlayStation 4
User Score
4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 10 out of 19

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  1. seano4884
    Aug 25, 2015
    6
    Solid poker game but focuses too much on glitz and glamour than on getting the basics right. World Series of Poker Full House Pro on Xbox 360 is still the best poker game I've played and this is well short of that. What's with the grainy cards? it's hard to make them out sometimes.
  2. ShadowsCXV
    Apr 30, 2021
    5
    This game is great. Fun. Freemium, so you never have to pay for more chips, though you do have to earn them, and show some real skill in the game.

    My problem is that the AI characters will often pull some really sh**** moves. Pretty often, they'll just barely beat me. Barely. And while it SHOULD happen in a poker game, the consistency and ways that they will beat me are inconsistent    This game is great. Fun. Freemium, so you never have to pay for more chips, though you do have to earn them, and show some real skill in the game.

    My problem is that the AI characters will often pull some really sh**** moves. Pretty often, they'll just barely beat me. Barely. And while it SHOULD happen in a poker game, the consistency and ways that they will beat me are inconsistent with mathematics. It makes me think that the AI's are programmed to cheat-to-win on the Queens table and higher, and even more with each 'difficulty' above that.

    It can't be called 'pure' if they tweak the math so their AI's consistently get better hands than the human player.    … Expand

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Gaming Age
    Sep 9, 2015
    58
    I would say if you are a gigantic Hold'em fan and you need you poker itch scratched on the PS4 then consider Pure Hold'em. Otherwise I would pick up a cheaper card game compilation on PC/Mac or wait for a PlayStation Store sale. Either way only poker fans need inquire.
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  2. TheSixthAxis
    Aug 26, 2015
    70
    It’s a shame that Pure Hold’em doesn’t come with a few extra modes and more customisation options, because there’s a large, poker-shaped hole in our current next-gen games lineup. Rather than capitalising on the lack of any competition right now, it merely offers a competent package of one style of poker.
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  3. Digitally Downloaded
    Aug 24, 2015
    80
    I doubt any digital poker game will be able to completely replace the real, physical game, but Pure Hold'em is nevertheless a truly special experience, and as premium poker games go, we won't see a better one than this for some time to come.
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