Overview
PokerXRD is a decentralized poker tournament platform built on the Radix DLT network. It uses Radix for payment processing, ticket management, and rewards distribution – replacing traditional poker room infrastructure with on-chain primitives. The platform runs on Stokenet, Radix's persistent testnet, and has never migrated to mainnet. Its published tournament schedule has been empty since June 2025 (see Season 0 and the stopped schedule).
The platform pitches itself as an alternative to traditional online poker rooms, where withdrawals can require identity checks, multi-day waits, and high commissions; by settling buy-ins and payouts directly on the Radix ledger, PokerXRD aims for instant on-chain settlement and low fees. During the beta the platform uses its native $poker token, migrating to XRD and other Radix-native assets once the room is fully tested.
Players must claim a badge via the Radix Wallet to access the dApp. Badges gate participation in tournaments, ticket purchases, and reward claims – serving as an on-chain membership credential managed through Radix's native role-based access control.
Tournament System
PokerXRD offers multiple tournament formats including standard tournaments, hyper-fast variants, and newcomer-focused events. Tournaments can split into multiple simultaneous rooms, each with its own leaderboard – allowing larger player pools without creating a single-table bottleneck.
Prize pools are distributed in a variety of tokens to give players exposure to the broader Radix ecosystem:
- $poker – the platform's native token
- XRD – Radix's native currency
- FETH, FBTC, WHY – Radix ecosystem project tokens
Players buy entry tickets on-chain, compete across multiple rounds, and receive rewards automatically on the ledger based on final placement.
$poker Token and Mainnet Migration
The $poker token is PokerXRD's native reward currency. During the Stokenet beta phase, $poker earned through tournament winnings is tracked by the platform. When the Stokenet phase concludes and the platform migrates to mainnet, all $poker rewards accumulated during the beta will be replicated 1:1 on the Radix mainnet – provided players have saved their mainnet account address.
This migration incentive rewards early adopters who participate during the testing phase, before the platform reaches its full audience on mainnet. It also provides PokerXRD with an engaged user base at mainnet launch rather than starting cold.
Radix Integration
PokerXRD demonstrates a practical application of Radix's asset model for gaming and competition. Key integration points include:
- Badge-based access control – players hold an on-chain badge (a Radix non-fungible resource) that gates dApp access, using Radix Engine's native role-based auth rather than a centralised allowlist
- On-chain ticket management – tournament entry tickets are issued and redeemed on the Radix ledger
- Multi-token prize distribution – winnings are paid out directly to player wallets via ledger transactions, removing the need for a centralised payout system
The platform uses Stokenet during its beta phase to test the full token flow without risking real assets, then will deploy the same contracts to mainnet when ready.
Season 0 and the stopped schedule
The dApp publishes its own tournament history, and it is the clearest available reading of whether the room is running. Checked on 29 August 2026, the tournament page lists eight events – S0T3 Crazy Blinds, S0T4 Cheers to Prophet, S0T5 Newcomers, S0T6 WhyNot, S0T7 Hyper Fast, S0T9 Tokens and S0T10 Final among them – all belonging to Season 0, all played between 8 May and 29 June 2025, and all marked Finish. Nothing is scheduled after the Season 0 final, a gap of fourteen months at the time of writing.
The roadmap agrees. Stage 0 – site, token, socials and the game itself – is marked Done in 2024. Stage 1, "Stokenet Launch / First season Start!", is still marked Now. Stage 2, which is where mainnet launch, an ICO, a DEX listing and token distribution live, is still marked Next. The mainnet migration this page previously described as being prepared has therefore not begun, and the $poker 1:1 replication it promises to Season 0 players remains contingent on a mainnet launch with no date attached.
The site itself is not abandoned: pokerxrd.com and the dApp both answer, the badge-claim flow is live, and the Telegram group (110 members when checked) still describes the project as being "on alpha release". On the evidence of its own schedule, though, the room is not running games, and this page records its status as Dormant rather than Active.