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For private-game hosts—and the players they bring together

The game already has a home.
Now give it a system.

Create a private club, schedule games, invite the group, and manage every seat without turning the night into another sprawling text chain.

Create Your Club See the Full Tour

Club organization · Seat requests · Waitlists · Announcements · Private player tracking

River House Poker Club host dashboard with upcoming games and club management access using fictional data
THE HOST COMMAND CENTERREAL PRODUCT · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA

01 · One private home

Your group is more than the next game.

A club keeps its identity, members, schedule, conversations, and host controls together. People can belong to more than one club without mixing the games or the details.

CREATE OR JOIN

Start the club once. Return to it every week.

Hosts can create a club and invite the people they know. Players can join the right private group and keep every club in one organized home.

  • Create or join private clubs
  • Keep separate schedules and memberships
  • See the next game at a glance
  • Move between club organization and the personal tracker
My Poker Clubs screen showing River House Poker Club, its private code, member count, next game, and Create or Join Club actions
YOUR PRIVATE CLUBSREAL PRODUCT · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA

02 · For hosts

Less chasing. More hosting.

Post the plan once, see who wants in, and make lineup decisions from the same place. The host stays in control without rebuilding the game in messages.

UPCOMING GAMES

Schedule games with the details players actually need.

Publish the date, time, stakes, format, seat count, and house rules. Each game becomes a durable reference instead of another disappearing announcement.

  • Multiple upcoming games
  • Live confirmed-seat counts
  • Visible pending-request totals
  • Direct access to Manage Lineup
Club Admin games screen showing two scheduled games, confirmed seats, two pending requests, and Manage Lineup controls
GAME OPERATIONSREAL PRODUCT · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA
SEAT DECISIONS

Confirm, waitlist, or deny each request.

See the dealer, pending seat requests, confirmed lineup, and available seats together—then make the call without searching old messages.

Club Admin lineup screen showing fictional dealer and pending players with Confirm, Waitlist, and Deny controls
LINEUP CONTROLREAL PRODUCT · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA
INVITE PLAYERS

Grow the group without exposing it publicly.

Share the app with people you know, direct them to the club, and keep membership under host control.

Club Admin invite screen showing a private player invitation workflow
PLAYER INVITESREAL PRODUCT · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA

03 · For players

Know the plan. Know where you stand.

Players get a clear club home, the upcoming schedule, and a direct path to request a seat—without asking the host for the same update again.

THE PLAYER CLUB HOME

Everything relevant to this club, in one place.

Upcoming games, club chat, and personal tracking are easy to find while host-only controls stay out of the way.

  • Club-specific schedule and conversations
  • Member status made clear
  • Fast access to upcoming games
  • Personal tracker remains private to the player
River House Poker Club player dashboard showing member status, upcoming games, club chat, and personal tracker access
PLAYER HOMEREAL PRODUCT · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA
THE SCHEDULE

See open games and request a seat directly.

Each listing shows when the game starts, what is being played, and how many seats remain. The next action is visible without another text.

  • Dates, times, stakes, and privacy status
  • Current confirmed-seat counts
  • Clear open-seat availability
  • One-tap path to request a seat
Upcoming games screen showing two private games, seat availability, stakes, and Request This Seat actions
UPCOMING GAMESREAL PRODUCT · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA

04 · Every seat has a state

Open. Requested. Confirmed.

A player can see the complete seat lifecycle, while the host sees the matching decision queue. That shared clarity is what removes the follow-up texts.

01 · OPEN

Request the available seat.

Game details screen showing two open seats and a Request This Seat button
OPEN SEATREAL PRODUCT · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA
02 · PENDING

Know the host has the request.

Game details screen showing a pending player seat request
REQUEST PENDINGREAL PRODUCT · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA
03 · CONFIRMED

See the decision immediately.

Game details screen showing the player is confirmed for the game
SEAT CONFIRMEDREAL PRODUCT · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA
Request a seatHost reviewWaitlist when neededConfirmed lineupCancellation controlsCurrent seat counts

05 · Stay connected

Keep club chat about the club.

Announcements and conversation live beside the schedule. Players can respond in context, and hosts can point everyone to one current source of truth.

CLUB CHAT & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Share the update once—with the right group.

Post start-time reminders, open-seat notices, lineup changes, or general conversation inside the club instead of splitting information across unrelated message threads.

  • Host announcements stand apart visually
  • Conversation stays tied to the club
  • Seat updates can point back to the Games tab
  • Members can mute chat notifications when needed
Club chat showing a fictional host announcement, member replies, and an open-seat reminder
CLUB CONVERSATIONREAL PRODUCT · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA

Why it exists

“I didn’t build this as a gambling platform. I built it because running a recurring private game through dozens of texts was unnecessarily hard.”

Marc Kravitz · Founder, Beyond the Felt

Host and player questions

Before you start a club.

Can anyone create a club?

Yes. Beyond the Felt is designed for people organizing recurring private poker games and social clubs.

Does Beyond the Felt handle money?

No. The app does not process wagers, buy-ins, payouts, or gambling transactions.

Can the host control membership and seats?

Yes. Club membership, roles, game setup, seat requests, waitlists, and lineup decisions remain under host control.

What does a player get?

A clear club schedule, seat status, lineup visibility when enabled, club chat, notifications, and a separate private tracker for personal sessions.

Organization—not wagering.

Beyond the Felt helps private groups organize clubs and games. It does not host poker games, determine outcomes, or process wagers, buy-ins, payouts, or gambling transactions.

Beyond the Felt

Build the club before the next group text starts.

Give hosts control—and give players clarity.

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