Hold’em Coach is built for repetition: hundreds of coached Ultimate Texas Hold’em hands with feedback after every decision. Daily Stars (Today’s Leaderboard) adds a light competitive layer on top — still with virtual practice chips only, no real-money gambling.
How you earn stars
Stars are not awarded per street. Scoring is:
- 1 ★ for each hand where you followed the coach on every decision (coach on, not in Coach Academy).
- Bonus stars only if you also win the hand with a strong final hand:
| Winning hand | Bonus stars |
|---|---|
| Straight or flush | +1 |
| Full house | +2 |
| Four of a kind | +3 |
| Straight flush | +5 |
| Royal flush | +10 |
Miss the coach on any street in the hand and that hand scores no alignment star — even if you win a big Blind payout.
Hands played with the coach off are uncoached and do not earn Daily Stars.
Daily, Weekly and Lifetime
Open the ★ pill in the lobby or the casino menu:
- Daily — today’s race. Resets at 08:00 UTC.
- Weekly — current ISO week totals.
- Lifetime — every star you have earned.
Your own row stays pinned so you can find yourself quickly. Recent star activity shows when other players last scored.
Podium and rewards
The top three on the daily board get a spotlight podium. After the day ends, the top three can claim practice-chip rewards (configured live; typically on the order of 15,000 / 10,000 / 5,000 chips) plus a short-lived rank badge.
Stars still count if you play offline — they save on your device. When you are back online, use Retry connection from the casino menu to sync.
Today’s Leaderboard: podium, star totals, and your pinned row.
Your profile on the board
You get a fun nickname and avatar automatically. Change them any time from your leaderboard profile (display name up to 24 characters, 50 avatars, ring colours).
Country flags appear next to names by default (seeded from your App Store or Play country, or device region). You can pick another country or choose Prefer not to show. Flags do not appear on the top-three podium art.
Coach+ members show a badge on leaderboard rows (not on the podium).
Tips to climb without burning out
- Keep the coach on. Stars reward alignment, not hero calls against the chart.
- Play clean sessions. A short focused block beats a long tilted one.
- Learn the chart first. Daily Stars is more fun once Basic preflop/flop/river feels natural — start with the strategy guide and common mistakes.
- Use Coach Report. Filter hands where you broke from the coach; those are the stars you left on the table.
- Check the reset time. If you are chasing a daily podium, remember the 08:00 UTC cutoff.
Where this fits in the app
Daily Stars sits beside Coach Academy, Coach Debrief, Ask Coach (Coach+), and Game Center achievements on iPhone. You can practice for free without caring about the board — or treat the ★ pill as your daily drill.
For what changed in recent versions, see the release notes. To download and play, head to the Hold’em Coach app page.