Play poker for free. Let skill—not your wallet—set the rank.
Sharkling separates competition from chips. Ranked Play gives everyone the same 100 BB stack for the same 25 hands, then turns the session into a rating, review, and clear next step.
No card required · zero wallet balance is fine · play-money only
Ranked Session
Heads-up · Hold'em
100 BB
Equal stacks
25
Hands
Free
Entry
Fair-match guarantee
Wallet chips cannot change either stack, buy another entry, or alter how the match is rated.
Finish the session. See the rating move. Review the decisions.
Pick the experience you want
Five ways to play. One hard line around competition.
Ranked, tournament, rival, social, and bankroll play each have a clear purpose. Purchased chips never cross into rated play.
Ranked Session
A normalized 25-hand match where only the decisions move your poker rating. A zero-chip wallet never keeps you from competing.
Daily Cup
A daily freezeout built around tournament points, trophies, cosmetics, and profile flair—not whoever can buy another entry.
Play a Rival
Choose a bot style, test one adjustment, and build mastery in an unranked equal-stack session.
Play with Friends
Start a private or club table with equal sandbox stacks. Persistent-wallet play is an explicit host choice, never the default.
Bankroll Cash
Use earned or purchased play chips for the bankroll experience. It adds optional stakes and volume, not competitive power.
Chips can buy entertainment and insight. Never the right to keep competing.
Your optional bankroll can unlock higher unranked stakes or pay for an eligible one-hand Deep Dive. It cannot touch Ranked conditions, ratings, or Daily Cup access.
Purchased chips never
- Change your 100 BB starting stack
- Buy another Daily Cup entry
- Alter matchmaking, cards, or timers
- Move your poker rating or league standing
Frequently asked questions
Is Ranked Play really free?
Yes. Every Ranked Session starts with the same free 100 big blind session stack and lasts 25 hands. Your wallet balance never affects your stack, opponent, cards, timer, rating, or leaderboard eligibility.
Can purchased chips improve my poker rating?
No. Only Ranked Play changes your poker rating, and purchased chips cannot enter Ranked Play or buy extra Daily Cup entries. Bankroll Cash is a separate, optional, unranked mode.
Can I play poker against bots for free?
Yes. Play a Rival uses free equal stacks in a fixed 25-hand session. Rival sessions are unranked and advance bot mastery, so you can practise a specific adjustment without risking wallet chips.
Can I play private poker games with friends?
Yes. Private and club games use free sandbox stacks by default and are always unranked. A host can explicitly choose persistent-wallet Bankroll Cash, but it never changes competitive rating.
Do Sharkling chips have cash value?
No. Sharkling chips are play-money only. They cannot be transferred, redeemed, or cashed out, and Sharkling never handles gambling money or awards prizes with real-world value.
Your bankroll can be zero. Your next match is still ready.
Start a free equal-stack Ranked Session, finish all 25 hands, and leave with a rating update and something specific to practise.