Poker, Crypto And A Bet On The Side
We sit down at the crypto poker tables most evenings, and this is where we write about it: the tournaments and cash games we play, what Basepoker and WePlay give back, the casino and the sportsbook when the mood takes us, the strategy we trust, the morning's poker and crypto news, and the private games we run for the players who read us. For the fun of it, and for the money when it comes.
New to poker with crypto? Start here, seven steps from nothing to your first session. Never played a hand? The rules of Hold'em fit on one page.
What Starts Next
The next starts at WePlay and Basepoker, in your own time zone.
Every day the Daily Grind, the Bounty Blitz, the Daily Turbo, the Rebuy Rush, three ticket freerolls and three ticket satellites; Tuesday the Eliminator, Wednesday the MidStage Rush, Thursday the Predator, Sunday the $10,000 Showdown. $76,325 is guaranteed across the week.
Every day the $500 Daily Main Event at 22:15 UTC, two Daily Freerolls into the $3,000 Weekly Freeroll on Saturday, Standards, Turbos and Hypers from $1 through the evening, and the $1,000 Daily Race that closes at midnight UTC.
$100 of overlay at WePlay
An overlay is money the room adds when the buy-ins of a guaranteed tournament fall short of the guarantee. On Monday 9 November, two guaranteed tournaments at WePlay drew less in buy-ins than they guaranteed, and WePlay paid the difference into the prize pools. Each overlay was bigger than the fees, so the average entry was worth more than its buy-in.
Overlay so far at WePlay
$3,930
in 5 nights since 5 November
Monday 9 November 2026
- Daily Grind$80
- Daily Turbo$20
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Pick Eight
Eight football matches, pick the outcome of each before the first kick-off. All eight right puts you in the draw for the week's prize at WePlay or Basepoker, everyone else who fills the card is in the lucky loser draw, and the draws are decided by a Bitcoin block hash anyone can check. Nothing to pay, a Google account to sign in.
Games We Host
Crypto Poker Network is our own club on Basepoker, with cash games and tournaments for the players of our sites. Each game is listed with the day, the buy-in and how to get in.
The private gamesWe play there ourselves
We sit down at every room on this site most days, so what you read here is what we see in the lobby.
The numbers come from the rooms
Every bonus, rakeback and deposit figure is taken from the room's own pages, and when a room changes something, we change it here.
No stars, no rankings
We do not rank the rooms. We tell you what each one costs and what it gives back, and you choose.
What a bonus is worth
A match bonus is not money in your account on day one. It comes to you as you play, and we tell you how much play that takes.
Where We Play
We play at every room on this site. The numbers below are the rooms' current terms, and the buttons take you straight to them. What we use each one for, where each game runs, and the long pages: everything on Basepoker, its races, everything on WePlay and its promotions.
Basepoker
It runs in the browser, and you can start with a deposit of $1.
Welcome bonus
100% up to $2,000
Rakeback
32% on poker, credited as you play
Deposit with
WePlay
The tournaments have guarantees, and you can start with a deposit of $10.
Welcome bonus
200% up to $600
Rakeback
30% of your rake
Deposit with
The Latest News
All the newsWe write up the big poker stories in full, and every morning we sum up the poker news and the news from Bitcoin, XRP and Cardano. The latest short news is from 8 to 9 November 2026.
Alin Ivan wins the Triton ONE Genesis in North Cyprus for $450,000
Alin Ivan of Romania beat 912 entries in the $3,000 QQPK Genesis at Triton ONE North Cyprus, with a river call on second pair on the way to $450,000.
Tereza Vernerova becomes the first woman to win the Battle of Malta Main Event
Tereza Vernerova of Czechia won the €600 Battle of Malta Main Event, the first woman to do it, and the runner-up took home more than she did.
Poker news · 9 November 2026
Triton ONE Main Event in North Cyprus starts Tuesday at $8,000
The Main Event of Triton ONE North Cyprus opens with Day 1A on Tuesday 10 November at 12:00 GMT+2.
Poker news · 8 November 2026
Jingyao Yan takes the Triton ONE Big Bounty for $51,000
Jingyao Yan of China won the $4,000 Big Bounty at Triton ONE North Cyprus for his first Triton title.
Bitcoin news · 8 November 2026
Saylor posts another bitcoin chart with the price near Strategy's average cost
Michael Saylor posted his bitcoin tracking chart on X on Sunday with the words "Connecting the dots", and he did not say whether Strategy had bought more.
XRP news · 8 November 2026
Ripple engineering director says XRP Ledger speed work is planned for 2027
Ripple's director of engineering said the company has big plans for performance improvements on the XRP Ledger in 2027.
XRP news · 8 November 2026
XRP Ledger developers propose a fix for rounding in loan repayments
A proposed change to the XRP Ledger's lending code makes each on-time loan payment bring the amount owed down to its scheduled value.
Cardano news · 7 November 2026
Cardano node 11.2 waits for a mainnet version with a new config format
Cardano node 11.2 is still a pre-release that is not recommended for mainnet, and a full release, likely numbered 11.2.1, is expected around 8 November.
Free Trainers
How to use themFive games that deal you a hand and check your answer: raise or fold before the flop, count your outs, call or fold with a draw, all in or fold with a short stack, and who wins at the showdown.
Preflop trainer
Two cards and a seat at a six-handed table. Raise or fold.
Outs trainer
A flop or a turn with a draw. How many cards get you there?
Pot odds trainer
A draw, a pot and a bet on the flop or the turn. Call or fold.
Push or fold trainer
A short stack in the blinds. All in or fold, call or fold.
Showdown trainer
The board and both hands at the river. Who wins the pot?
Guides
How to get your crypto into a room without losing it on the way, how to spot a scam, and how rakeback and the bonuses work.
Start here
Your first session at a crypto poker room in seven steps: the legal check, the room, buying USDT, the first deposit, the bankroll, the first games and a withdrawal.
How to deposit crypto
Buying USDT, choosing the right network, sending a test amount, how long it takes and what to do if a deposit does not show, with each room's networks and minimums.
How to avoid poker scams
How poker players lose money away from the table: copied sites, fake agents on Telegram, bonuses that cannot be released, rooms that do not pay, and stolen accounts.
Poker with USDT
Why USDT is the coin to play poker with, how to buy it, which network to send it on, how a deposit works at Basepoker and WePlay, and how you get the money back out.
Rakeback, explained
What rake is, what Basepoker and WePlay give back, and when they pay it.
The welcome bonuses
What each room gives a new player and how the bonus is released.
Questions people ask
Which poker rooms take crypto?
Basepoker runs in the browser and takes deposits from $1 in USDT and eight other coins. WePlay takes USDT on Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain or Tron from $10. Each pays rakeback and has cash games and tournaments.
Is CryptoPoker.blog a poker room?
No. It is a site about poker with crypto, run by players. We describe Basepoker and WePlay, host private games in our own club on Basepoker, and publish calculators and the poker and crypto news every day. Our links to the rooms are affiliate links.
What is Crypto Poker Network?
Our own club on Basepoker, club ID 881146, with cash games and tournaments for the players of our sites. It is open to everyone with a Basepoker account. The games are listed on the Private games page and in our Telegram group.
Talk to Us on Telegram
Our Telegram group is where our players talk, where we post the games, and where you reach us.
Join the Telegram group