# Governor of Poker 2 - Offline — user reviews > 52 indexed App Store user reviews of Governor of Poker 2 by Playtika LTD, rated 3.91/5 from 3,596 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/governor-of-poker-2-offline/id532497159/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/governor-of-poker-2-offline/id532497159.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,809 · 4★ 779 · 3★ 352 · 2★ 177 · 1★ 479 ## What do users think of Governor of Poker 2? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Fun gameplay - 🕹️ Engaging RPG elements - 🕰️ Ability to slow down gameplay - 🧑‍🏫 Useful for learning poker **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - 🧮 Unrealistic and rigged gameplay - 💰 Aggressive monetization tactics - 🕰️ Ads interfering with gameplay - 🤖 Frustrating and unfair AI **Commonly reported bugs** - Miscalculated hand rankings - Inability to progress after winning tournaments - Inconsistent behavior when watching ads for rewards **Most requested features** - Option to see opponent cards after showdown - More realistic poker mechanics - Ability to save/resume games - Improved progression system ## Newest reviews (14 of 52) ### 3/5 — Bugs *2023-01-09, version 3.0.8* I enjoy playing the game a lot but I’m getting really frustrated with the game freezing. It forces me to leave the table sometimes because it won’t continue and it’s been getting stuck on the loading screen. Without these issues, I would absolutely love it. ### 2/5 — Nowhere near as good as his Poker World *2022-12-23, version 3.0.8* Looking for offline poker games and found Poker World and it was perfect! Player faces and personalities, good poker, options (head to head, tournaments to progress, ranked players to move up the ranks, etc. I played it for a long,long time and recently won the world championship. Looking for something new and decided to try this since same developer. But this is a disaster. Everything is WAY too small in the tournaments, hats instead of faces remove all personality, lots of “stuff”’that really doesn’t add to the poker, etc. The tiny cards and table make it more a drudge to play. Would love and would pay for a Poker World 2. ### 3/5 — Crashed but good *2022-12-19, version 3.0.8* I’ve been playing this game a lot lately. It is a fun poker game. There is just enough non-poker stuff to keep it fun. The reason for three stars is it crashed today while playing it and after closing it, it won’t reopen. I deleted the app and fired it up again, nothing. Even a great game is worthless if it is unplayable. I’ll try again for a few days. If it doesn’t come back, I’ll delete the app. ### 2/5 — Fun game with issues *2022-05-26, version 3.0.8* This game is fun but it has issues. Tournaments cost too much to get into and if you win one the payoffs are low. Buildings are too expensive and the rents are low after you buy them. Cash games are played like tournaments because you can’t buy in again. I guess this is the way the developers get you spend real $$. ### 3/5 — Check on it *2022-05-22, version 3.0.8* First off I like the game but there has been a few hands that the better had hand has lost an 8 out of 10 pocket pairs the others fold on like they know or can see just awful funny that it happens so often mean it’s just a game not real money but seem a little off and like I said there’s been a few hands that the better hand has lost somehow or another ### 2/5 — Cheats? *2022-04-26, version 3.0.8* Thought I must have seen the hands incorrectly at first, but sure enough I’ve caught three or five hands that should have won but didn’t, or that won but didn’t pay out - I should have placed first in a tournament when the other player went all in (at around $1k) and I won the hand. Instead, I was given less than $200 for the winning hand and the other player was given back the rest of their money and allowed to keep playing!! Zero sense. I paid for the app and don’t mind supporting and paying for games I enjoy, but not when they’re designed to cheat and scam. Also, I’ve NEVER had the same level of HORRIBLE luck/hands in real life that I’m constantly being dealt in this game. This would be a phenomenal and insanely popular game if they would play by the rules and/or work out these “bugs.” ### 2/5 — Pay to play *2020-09-01, version 3.0.8* I hardly ever give reviews for apps in the App Store but I’m so disappointed I wanted to give a warning. I’m a firm believer in paying for applications you enjoy playing. So after a few days, I paid for this application. It was only after that I realized at some point you will need to continue paying in order to progress in this game. I’m okay for paying once but I’ll delete this app when I get to the point that I have to pay more money to continue playing. As you progress from city to city the entry fees get more expensive and there are more players in each game. In some games you can get third place and still loose your entire entry fee. If you follow that logically you will end up with 0 in the player account and will be forced to pay real money to continue to play this game. I’m a pay once kind of player. I want all of the features of the game after I pay for it in the App Store. I don’t want to have to pay again and again. ### 2/5 — Frustrating *2020-04-06, version 3.0.8* It’s really hard to win even on normal difficulty due to the CPU getting the card they need on the river 50% of the time. For example, I had an ace high straight after the turn and forced the CPU to go all in if they wanted to call, which they did. They had 4 spades at the time and nothing else. The river was their 5th spade. I know poker is a game of luck and these things happen, but at the rate that the CPU makes terrible calls only to be bailed out on the river is frustrating. This is just one example and I felt like I was playing behind the 8 ball in every game. ### 2/5 — Random? Nope. *2020-02-20, version 3.0.8* Fun time waster but also a big cheat. 95% if time, if I fold before the flop it will reveal that I would’ve had a winning hand. Adversely, 95% of the time if I don’t fold, the flop will never be in my favor and the other players will always have the luckiest hands and take the pot. The game isn’t random at all. It’s programmed to cheat you. Don’t spend any real money. Just play for fun if you’re bored. ### 3/5 — Very buggy; $$$ *2020-02-01, version 3.0.8* Beware, they will get you in a spot where you can’t play anymore without buying extra chips. Game says I must sleep before getting paid, but must play game of poker before sleeping, and I don’t have the chips to play another game of poker without paying *real dollars*, which I refuse to do. Not only that, but very buggy. Freezes up and you lose your game. Disappointing. ### 2/5 — This game cheats *2020-01-22, version 3.0.8* Game was fun at first. I could win every once in a while and now, no matter what hand I have, some one has a better one. It’s cheap! It’s amazing I could have a strait flush and lose to a higher one! I’ve lost on almost every full boat I have gotten. They want you to spend money so they won’t let you get to far ahead. Kinda shady if you ask me ### 3/5 — The odds are simply not realistic *2019-09-29, version 3.0.8* I loved the pc version of this game. I purchased it here. But, it’s quite different from the pc one. First, I paid for this game, but it asks me to pay again to remove the ads. Well, it’s not a free game, so the developers should behave as it is. Second, the the game has been made harder to the point that I don’t get anything higher than a jack at least for fifteen turns straight when play a hard game. So, it’s not the AI getting smarter, they play with the usual luck factor to make the game harder. Do not buy this beautiful game here. Go buy pc/steam version. ### 2/5 — AI ruins it *2019-08-27, version 3.0.8* There are some fun things to this game. I like the RPG elements to go along with the poker. But unfortunately the AI makes the game near unplayable. Nobody ever folds pre-flop. You can raise a quarter of the starting chip stack on the first hand and every hand after, and you will almost always be playing five or six handed on the flop. Consequently it turns into chutes and ladders because the AI players don’t lose anything when they bust out, but you do. They can play super recklessly, and you never have any idea what they might have because they will call half their stack pre-flop with a J/6 offsuit. The prize money is also not fair. You pay 3K to buy in to a 24 player tourney that pays out top three, and you get like 8k if you win. So you either buy chips with real money or grind the “cash” games that are more predictable but don’t let you win much each day. Disappointing. ### 2/5 — Buggy, wrong hands and cheats *2019-05-21, version 3.0.8* App has bugs freezes a lot. Miscalculated hands especiallly when the hole cards break a tie, I’ve seen it several times. Haven’t gotten into it far the but the guys in the coal mine, particularly the second guy, get miraculous hands... straight flush, seen four of a kind many many times for the number of times I’ve played (I’ve had none). I think this one is engineered to get you to buy, like all these games are. Glad I only spent a couple bucks I doubt I’ll play it anymore. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — If you like bad beats this is your game! *2023-11-04* There is no way the AI in this game is not rigged against the player. Statistically I’ve gotten more bad beats than is probable. Not just bad beats HORRIBLE BEATS - Computer Will have something like 7-2 off and will go all in against my pocket aces . Surprise surprise the computer pulls off the win on the river. The computer will flop 7-7-2 or something completely outrageous and beat you. you could have the best of it throughout until the river card hits and gives them either a straight, a flush or full house. I agree with others who have posted that this is just a scam game to get you to buy chips. It’s just not possible to lose this much on a game. I mistakenly paid for it and I’m paying the price. I hope you read this and don’t make the same mistake. ### 1/5 — Don’t trust the AI *2023-06-24* As others have pointed out the other robot players play suspiciously. I also think the game rigs the deals. When I first started with the evaluation version I was seeing 4-of-a-kinds a lot. Then the game bleeds you dry trying to get you to buy chips. I’d like a legit game to learn to play with in a fun setting but this isn’t it. EDIT: reinstalled recently to give it another go, omg the game is so obviously rigged in the last round. I guess rather than make the AI smarter they elected to fix hands more. Opponents had FOUR 4-of-a kinds during a 2-day stretch when I had great hands. And, two were in the same game! Jokes on them I’m not paying for chips. ### 1/5 — Very disappointed *2022-06-20, version 3.0.8* I notice several times that I had a winning hand and the pot was given to a losing hand. I thought okay I’ll keep playing since it’s free but then I conquered Amarillo and the coal mine and now if I want to play any further I have to pay. I don’t mind paying once for the app but they want me to pay for every city that I go to sorry but I am out I’m deleting this app I only gave it a one star because it was fun while it was free. ### 1/5 — A joke *2022-02-12, version 3.0.8* I find this game no different than any other. The basic function of the game is to sell. Sell maps and sell chips. When a game allows fare play to come before selling then it would be worth sharing with friends . Phone cost enough on my monthly budget , will not spend any extra on games . So I must look for games that are fare and entertaining , and don’t require additional monies to play. This one won’t work . I’ll get tiered of it soon and delete it , being I can only play in limited area. ### 1/5 — Scams *2021-10-01, version 3.0.8* Starts of seeming pretty fair with real world odd for any given card. Then once you’ve played and progressed long enough the odds per card drastically change. I’ve lost all of my last 43 games and tournament’s. Struggling even to win one hand. The government seriously needs to regulate these apps as they are essentially scams. I despise these software engineers and companies. They should be classified as thieves and criminals. ### 1/5 — I want it to be good *2021-09-12, version 3.0.8* Decent play, fun premise. However it’s glitchy. I won a tournament then had it lock up and not given me credit. Worse yet, I can’t play the tournament again now (game must think I won) so I can’t proceed further in the game (which I paid for…). This is just the worst example but there were many other small examples. App hasn’t had a version update in three years so assume these type of glitches are permanent and go find a better poker game. ### 1/5 — Buggy money sucking app *2020-12-03, version 3.0.8* The bugs and game freezes drove me away. This is the first review I have ever written, that’s how upset I am with this app... Several times would be in the final three people at a table and the entire game would freeze. I would have to back out of app and come back in and start the poker game over completely, with no credit for chips. K with their support would say sorry... It was fun until the problems started showing up, then it became frustrating and annoying. Waste of time and money... ### 1/5 — Ai poker with profits in mind *2020-11-20, version 3.0.8* I’ve played this game on the pc, much better and no real money needed. The problem with this type of game is that it is in their best interest that you lose, so that you may pay real money for chips. First town is ok, to get you hooked. Then you pay for the game which is reasonable. After that the gameplay is fraudulent and fixed. You will lose winning hands. You will lose to astronomical odds, and often. In order to really keep playing you will need t spend real money to buy chips. Once you realize that they want you to lose and they are totally in control of that, you know that it is rigged. Stick with real player poker games and pass on this one. ### 1/5 — Set up to lose *2019-12-15, version 3.0.8* I’ve played many poker games with the understanding that there’s a risk when playing. Yet this game is filled with bugs and clearly rigged to make you lose. I’ve played enough to see the signs that I have a winning hand, only to be outdone. For example. I’ll have a straight to Jack and someone has a straight to queen. The problem is it happens ALOT! Just when I truly set it up to have a win I lose. This game is meant to take your money and no matter how you try to “play” the game the odds are completely against you. Sadly,I paid for the game and oh the open map it claims you get, is not open at all. It’s just a way to make you think you get something when all you get is ripped off. Don’t waste your money. ### 1/5 — BS designed to drain your wallet *2019-05-07, version 3.0.8* I’m well aware that gambling, online or at a casino, is designed to drain your wallet. Poker is one of the very few games where you have a good chance at winning. I’ve barely EVER had a good chance winning in this app. I paid the price for the full app. I bought houses and traveled. Did the things you would expect to do and win a role playing game. Bought houses and a whole town. Bought a fancy hat that wouldn’t stay on for whatever reason. Never got any returns on the whole entire town I bought and had to keep going back to the hat store to put on my hat. I didn’t have to rebuy the hat, but it should stay on, right? The biggest issue is there are some serious bugs with the poker hands. I have clearly had a better hand than the opponents and still lost. Also, the dialogue from the opponents is beyond annoying. “Give me the chips! C’mon!” It made me want to destroy my device. This game is all levels of wrong and rigged. I’m out. Deleted. Glad I only paid a few bucks to access the full game and see how terrible it was before dumping more money on chips. Stick to WSOP, or whatever. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Well done lots of fun *2021-04-30, version 3.0.8* It takes a lot to get me excited but I can’t wait to get off work and play this one. I’ve only been playing it for a few days and have not gotten it down pat yet, but that’s okay. This game is easy to figure out even if your not a avid gamer or card player. It’s simple, it’s fun and it helps you build your card playing skills. Most places you would have to pay for that. So I say GOOD JOB, keep it up. Sincerely, Charles Blalock ### 5/5 — Sneaky trick to get more of your real $ *2021-02-22, version 3.0.8* UPDATED : developers responded promptly to my concerns and made things right. For that, I’ve change my rating to 5 stars. — There are lots of IAPs in this game. But the only place that you will learn that you have to buy a specific IAP to play past the first city is at the BOTTOM of the App Store description. Nothing inside the game warns you. In fact, the IAP you need to buy says “to unlock ALL the cities”. I didn’t need to unlock all the cities. I won a tournament, was given a horse, told I could go to the next city, which is basically saying “you’ve unlocked the next city”. Turns out I COULDN’T unless I purchased the specific IAP. (Why am I particularly upset? Because I actually purchased the first time-limited special IAP that was offered to me, which was just more chips. It wasn’t to unlock the game, which I would have done!) ### 5/5 — Great casual offline poker game *2018-12-25, version 3.0.8* Fun game. Haven’t seen the bugs that others talk about. Well worth the $3.99 upgrade to access the other towns and remove ads. Great graphics. Fun to play different levels of games. Challenging enough for a novice poker player like me. And fun to navigate the game map visiting stores and towns. I have not needed to buy chips (well, don’t play poker recklessly, so there will be no need to spend more money). ### 5/5 — Teaching tool *2018-10-13, version 3.0.8* Kid friendly poker. Avoid the adult stuff on online sites. I can slow things down in order to "coach" my granddaughter . We never have to wait for the other players, but we can take as much time as we want on each turn. I'm lovin' it! By the way, at the coal mine, they make up this own the rules! ### 5/5 — Awful just awful *2017-10-01, version 3.0.3* Where do I even start this game on the computer wasn't that bad but here it just wants you to buy chips and lose causeing you to buy more chips even you wonder how it makes you lose just look at the other 1 star reviews an awful review for an awful game ### 4/5 — To fast after the win *2022-02-10, version 3.0.8* I wish there was more time to see what the winning hand is before the next deal. And, says how they won - flush, two of a kind, etc. ### 4/5 — Good for Novice *2021-11-20, version 3.0.8* Fun distraction while getting over my covid booster. Fun for a beginner. Love that you can slow down the plays in settings, easily pull up the rankings chart, & hit the info button to see how a hand was won. Ads covering up buttons is annoying. No idea how realistic AI is bc I’m a novice. Wish there was a TX holdem version. ### 4/5 — Gov of Poker 1 *2021-09-03, version 3.0.8* I enjoy playing this version but i really wish it would have an option to stop the play after the last card so one could actually see what the other players cards were. That might help to figure out if they were bluffing or had the best hand. If there are more than 3 players it is almost impossible to scan the others cards before they are collected and a new hand is dealt. With that extra feature it would be a great poker training game for someone that wanted to practice before heading to Las Vegas. ### 4/5 — Great Offline 1 Player Texas Hold’em *2020-11-02, version 3.0.8* If you’re looking for a poker game without playing with other online players, this is a good choice. This game allows you to play and resume at your will. Don’t quite care for the in game story line but it’s not annoying. Buy all the house at each stage to collect rent and this will minimize your losses on the day you ain’t so lucky. ### 4/5 — Towns *2019-06-30, version 3.0.8* Man, what is with having to buy the right to go to other towns? Come on! I can see winning x amount of poker hands to get to next town, plus the houses! 😢 Thank you for fixing the froze up game! Your game froze up on me and I was in tournament, in the lead. What the heck? --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*