@ZedClampet I know for a fact one of the better ones was delisted on Steam, but I can't remember the name! My nephew owns it, so I'll probably get the name tomorrow. Found it: Telltale Poker Night 2
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egni86k-2dA
I've got that, and the poker playing is very good, but I prefer more of a simulation approach, and there's no way to turn off the endless banter between the NPCs. There's a setting that cuts it down a little, but doesn't help much.
Here's a free one I might try:
Poker World is brought to you by the makers of Governor of Poker. In this great offline poker game, you're battling and bluffing your way through several continents and famous poker cities. And you'll play poker with only one goal: to become the best poker player in the world.
store.steampowered.com
Just ignore the user reviews that say the game cheats. Every poker game has lots of thos reviews because the players can't believe they keep losing when really they are just bad at poker. I mean, maybe this one really does cheat, but I'd be surprised.
Also, the top review complains that when you run out of chips you can't go back to old tournaments. However, from reading other reviews, that's kind of the point. To keep playing you have to start over from the beginning, kind of like a rogue-like. I gather there's an in-game currency you can buy with real money if you just really want to keep that run going for some reason.
I really miss the sims you could buy during the initial ESPN hold'em craze. I actually bought a simulator for $120 and the AI was just unreal. Very, very good, and you could have them simulate everything from $5 online poker to the World Series of Poker, and they would change their playstyles to fit, and every AI at the table would have a different style.
I really, really miss that game
