T3 AppChart gave it 3/5 stars and mentioned some of the AI issues the game had “The AI is still a little easy to bully around as well – invariably big raises will win pots, although less frequently than in previous iterations of the game.” THK LIVE! The blog BerryReview gave the game a 9/10 stars saying “Overall, THK3 is a lot of fun, have excellent graphics, and easy game play.” At the peak of its success, THK3 had a community of over 100,000 players and added to the total franchise downloads of over 5 million. With improved graphics and multiplayer features, the game also offered a unique “turbo mode” for Single Player gameplay. The overall graphical feel to the game also perfectly suits the Las Vegas poker aesthetic.”īuilding on the success of THK2, Magmic released Texas Hold’em King 3 in April 2008. Everything is crisp and well defined, with vibrant colours. The BlackBerry blog BlackBerry Cool wrote a review of THK2 in August 2005 saying “Like we’ve said before, the graphics in this game are sweet. Customize with dozens of avatars and 7 different designed decks.Ring game, Tournament and World Series modes.Magmic also hosted a tournament in late March 2007 which the winner received an all-expenses paid trip to Orlando in May of the same year. Like the previous version it was available on a variety of devices and is still being played due to it being pre-loaded on a variety of BlackBerry handsets. Using servers hosted by Magmic, players were able to play games of Poker with up to 5 other people live, at the same time. THK2 was Magmic's first foray into multiplayer poker, offering tournaments and head to head play right from the user's device. Primarily a single player game it served as the foundation for the next version, Texas Hold’em King 2. It was ported to multiple devices, including BlackBerry and J2ME devices and offered players a poker experience unlike most others available. Released in June 2004, Texas Hold’em King was the first instalment in the THK franchise. Developed by Ottawa-based Magmic Games, the titles have been ported to a number of devices all leading to the latest version with varied features taking one version a step up from the last. The Texas Hold’em King franchise is a series of games for mobile devices based on the popular version of poker, Texas Hold 'em.

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