Why this page exists
Whether a tool is permitted is not my decision. It is the poker room's. So instead of claiming approval, this page states precisely what the software does technically, and what each network has answered once they have. If a room tells me CoreSpade is not welcome, I remove support for that room. That commitment is also part of our Terms of Service.
What CoreSpade does on every network
- Arranges and resizes table windows into layouts you define.
- Moves tables into dedicated slots when you sit out or bust.
- Maps table actions to keys you choose - for example Fold, Check, Call, Bet/Raise, All-in and preset bet sizes, as well as window actions such as opening a table's replayer or its tournament lobby.
- Draws a coloured frame around a table to mark its state - such as when it is your turn to act, when you are sitting out, or when a table is busted. An optional reverse mode dims the inactive tables instead.
- Optionally closes software that poker rooms prohibit, while a client is running.
What CoreSpade never does
- It does not read hole cards, board cards, stack sizes or opponent actions.
- It does not decide anything. Every action comes from a key you press.
- It contains no odds calculator, no equity tool, no solver and no link to one.
- It has no automated play and no timer-based actions.
- It keeps no opponent database and shows no statistics during play.
How CoreSpade works with the poker client
CoreSpade recognises three things at a table: whether it is your turn, whether you are sitting out, and whether you have busted. It uses them only to arrange your windows and to mark a table with a frame. It does not read cards, stacks, player names or any other game information.
Every table action starts with a key you press. CoreSpade delivers that one action to the table, the same one you could take with the mouse.
Each network receives the full technical detail with its review request.
The tracker
CoreSpade contains an experimental results tracker. It reads the tournament summary files your poker client writes to disk and shows profit and ROI over time. Hand history files are identified by their first line and skipped, so they are never parsed.
Stored per tournament: buy-in, rake, bounty, re-entries, field size, prize pool, and your own finishing position and winnings. No player names, no hands, no statistics about anyone else. It is a results overview, closer to a spreadsheet than to a database tool, and it is not essential to the product.
Status per network
| Network | Review status |
|---|---|
| PokerStars | under review, demonstration requested 20 August 2026, video delivered 23 August 2026 |
| GGPoker | response received 10 September 2026: GGPoker does not vet third-party tools and points to its published policy as the standard to follow |
| CoinPoker | under review, response received 9 September 2026 |
| 888poker | review requested 20 August 2026, receipt confirmed 21 August 2026 |
| partypoker | review requested 19 August 2026; follow-up sent, new receipt confirmed (ref #37248971), response may still follow |
| Winning Poker Network | review requested 22 August 2026, receipt confirmed same day |
| iPoker | review requested 20 August 2026, no confirmation of receipt |
PokerStars Game Integrity replied on 20 August 2026 and opened a review, asking for a recorded demonstration of the tool. That recording was delivered on 23 August 2026 and its receipt confirmed the following day. No assessment has been issued yet, and this line will say so plainly either way.
On 888poker the published support address bounces. The request was delivered through 888 Germany instead, and receipt was confirmed on 21 August 2026.
GGPoker Network Security replied on 10 September 2026. They do not vet third-party software they did not commission. CoreSpade follows their Security and Ecology Policy and provides none of the functions it prohibits, such as RTA, bots, solvers, charts or HUDs.
If you are a player
The question behind this page is a simple one: can using CoreSpade cost me my account? Here is the honest answer.
Before release I sent each of the seven networks a full technical disclosure (what CoreSpade reads, how it sends your input, and what it deliberately does not do) and asked for a compliance review. Those requests are dated and the sent messages are archived; the table above shows when each one went out. No network has objected. This page is updated as soon as any of them replies.
I am not claiming approval, and I will not read silence as consent. Using any third-party tool carries some risk, and I will not pretend otherwise. The networks publish their own rules and CoreSpade is built to fit them. If any of them ever objects, support for that network is removed and users are told, in plain sight.
For review teams
If you work for one of these networks and want to verify any claim on this page, write from a company address to [email protected]. You get the build and a licence key so your team can test it rather than take my word for it, and the source code under a confidentiality agreement. I would rather have your assessment than your assumption.