In March 2011, Zynga Poker hosted PokerCon, a live poker tournament at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was created and launched in July 2007 by a team consisting of some of the founders of the company including Justin Waldron, Michael Luxton, and Eric Schiermeyer. History Development and market dominance A leader board shows players how they compare in chip ranking to other players and allows players to send or receive gifts. Players can choose from casual tables, tournament play, or VIP tables. Users enter a casino lobby and can play at any table or join friends for a game. The game allows Facebook players to simulate playing Texas Hold 'em poker in a social gaming environment.
In 2018, after increased competition in the market, Zynga Poker had a 6.1% market share in social casino games.
In 2011, with 38 million players, Zynga Poker was the largest poker site in the world. Zynga Poker is a social game developed by Zynga as an application for the social-networking website Facebook as well as Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, Windows, MySpace, Tagged, and Google+. Facebook, Android, iOS ( iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), Google+, Windows Phone, Windows
