Hello,
This is going to be a long post with detailed instructions on how to actually play on pokerstars. Me and a few others are doing their best to improve accessibility and we're definitely
on the right track. You should also be familiarized with the JAWS cursor.
Here's a demo of me playing a sit and go. Listen up and this will give you a great idea on how it works.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bvh06mgzi8sxf … 1.mp3?dl=0
Let's be honest, pokerstars is the largest poker network in the world, period. With lots of tournaments and the opportunity to play with thousands of people.
I love poker and I always wanted to play where sighted people could play. I literally sent hundreds of messages to pokerstars for the past 5 years begging
for them to help. They basically told me the same thing over and over again and they never really wanted to help, so I had to find a way to play, because
what we have so far in regards to accessibility playing poker with real money is definitely non-existent. So if you're like me and really love to play
poker and are willing to deal with a few issues here and there, just follow the instructions below. I suggest you to try playing with play money chips at first. You should wait to get used to the software and the steps you need to do to overcome the few issues you're going to be facing.
***Important***
If you live in the United States, you will only be able to play with play money, however they just started allowing people to play for real money as well,
so if you live in New Jersey you're good to go. Check back with pokerstars frequently if your city and state allows online poker.
What you need:
Pokerstars.com if you do not live in the United States or if you live in New Jersey
http://www.pokerstars.com
Pokerstars.net if you live in the United States (excluding New Jersey)
http://www.pokerstars.net
JAWS
Hotspot clicker
http://www.hotspotclicker.org/
Scripts and hotspot set for pokerstars
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1aisng7pzzidt … s.zip?dl=0
User.ini
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pr2u0h9qlttftf2/user.ini?dl=0
1. Install pokerstars. Make sure you read the notes above to know what version you should download.
2. Install hotspot clicker.
3. Download the scripts and hotspot set for pokerstars (link above).
4. Extract the zip file.
5. Go to start, all programs, jaws, explore jaws, explore my settings and paste everything there, overwrite if prompted.
6. Download the file user.ini from the link above
7. Copy and paste the file user.ini in the following dirrectory: c:\users\your name\AppData\Local\PokerStars and overwrite when prompted. This file contains
the correct chat settings as well as the hotkeys you will need to use.
8. Open the pokerstars software and create an account. Make sure you use the jaws cursor to help you.
9. Go to folder options and make sure the option to show hidden files and folders is on.
10. Go to c:\users\your name\AppData\local\pokerstars or pokerstars.net depending on the version you use
11. Press the application key (the key that simulates a right mouse click) on the file called pokerstars.log.0 and send a shortcut to your desktop
12. Go to your desktop and copy this shortcut to the main directory of your hard drive, for example c:\. Rename the shortcut to pokerstars.log.0
You can now delete the shortcut on the desktop
Hotkeys:
Alt+M: Retrieves your pocket cards. Do this everytime a hand starts, preferably when it's your turn to act so you don't miss any action
Alt+h: Read your pocket cards
Alt+J: Read the flop
Alt+k: Read the turn
Alt+l: Read the river
f1: Fold
f2: Call
f3: Bet/Raise
f4: Focuses the pc cursor in the box to type in the amount to bet/raise
f5: set bet amount to 2.5 times the big blind
f6: set bet amount to 3 times the big blind
f7: set bet amount to 50% of the pot
f8: set bet amount to 60% of the pot
f9: set bet amount to 80% of the pot
f10: set bet amount to 100% of the pot
Grave key: set bet amount to 33% of the pot.
Control+A: Set bet amount to all in
Control+Alt+A then left mouse button: rebuy/add chips when available
Control+Alt+I then left mouse button: I'm back button when you're sit out for some reason.
Control+Alt+R: Register in tournament (only works in a tournament lobby)
Alt+C: Confirm the registration to a tournament
When you're seated at a table, wait for your turn. Then, press alt+m. Wait a few seconds, when you hear a sound, use alt+h to read your pocket cards. To read the flop, turn or river, use their corresponding hotkeys as well. You can do this during the whole hand.
Here's an example on how betting/raising works. You have pocket aces, everyone folds to you and you want to raise the pot to 2.5 times the blinds. Press
f5, this will automatically set the correct amount to raise. Then, press f3 to inniciate the raise.
To play for real money/play money
In the lobby, double click on quick seat, then on cash games. Press Insert+Space, o, r. This will inniciate the JAWS OCR. Scroll down and you will hear
play money, real money. Click on either one of the two to select it. Note that sometimes the OCR doesn’t pick up the right letters, so you might see a
slight difference for the words play and real.
***Credit***
A big thank you to djblind for creating the scripts. So many things are possible now, such as reading our pocket cards, the flop, turn and river. We owe this guy big time!
Well, that's it. I know this is a lot of information and it definitely might seem hard at first, but trust me, it'll become second nature. If you have
any questions just let me know and I'll be happy to help.
