From Microsoft:
"Texas Hold'em" set a one day record as the fastest downloaded item ever on the Xbox Live Marketplace, with over 100 downloads per minute in the first 24 hours of the title's release. For the first time ever, Microsoft offered a free full-version Xbox Live Arcade game to all Xbox Live members during the first 48 hours following launch.
Xbox Live is the online mechanism for the Xbox 360 in which players can download content and updates for their systems and compete against other players.
I've tried this hold'em game and let me tell you folks, it ain't pretty. You can play single player against seven computer opponents, either in a cash game or one-table tournament format. Like most poker video games the computer's artificial intelligence is quite lacking and your opponents are prone to boneheaded maneuvers. One key to the game is building a bankroll so you can play in bigger tournaments, but you can play smaller games without risking your bankroll as the game buys you in for free. The strategy here is simple: go all in every hand. If you lose, you rebuy. If you win, you cash out. Does this sound fun to you?
The online game is worse, as most human players just play like maniacs since there's nothing at stake. There's no real poker to be played here.
