Zynga Poker allows players to earn experience points via their play at the poker tables. Experience points rewards players who play reguarly at the tables by providing them with special gifts and boosts for playing and winning hands of poker. The bigger the size of the pot the more experience points you get.

In Facebook Poker, experience points can be earned by playing and winning hands of Poker or by placing in tournaments.

In ring games you will earn XP from playing a hand of poker, win or lose, as long as you do not fold. You will however gain more XP by winning the hand compared to if you lose the hand. Please note that you can only earn a maximum of 2000 points in one rolling 24 hour period. If you earn more than this the extra points will not count to your total experience.

Moving up in levels will allow you to purchase certain items in the gift shop as well as give you the ability to give one-time gifts of poker chips. For more information such as the title for each level, requirements as well as the benefits of each level increase consult the chart below:

Level	Name	XP Required	Notes
1	Fish	0
2	Fish	5	Chip Gift: 5
3	Fish	30	Chip Gift: 10 Gift Unlocked: Energy Drink
5	Playa	55	Chip Gift: 25 Gift Unlocked: Sunflower
7	Playa	104	Gift Unlocked: Pizza
10	Under Dog	195	Chip Gift: 50 Gift Unlocked: Bacon Flavoured Vodka, Beef Jerkey, Hookah
12	Under Dog	275	Chip Gift: 75
15	Big Dog	395	Chip Gift: 100 Gift Unlocked: Love Potion
18	Big Dog	515	Gift Unlocked: Vegemite
20	Cowboy	595	Chip Gift: 150 Gift Unlocked: Cupid
25	Shark	775	Chip Gift: 200 Gift Unlocked: Pipe
30	Rounder	925	Chip Gift: 250 Gift Unlocked: Poison, Angel
35	Marksman	1075
40	Pro	1225	Chip Gift: 500 Gift Unlocked: Devil
45	Star	1375
50	Legend	1525	Chip Gift: 1000