How to Record Live Poker Hands on iPhone

Ask whether recording is allowed and what may be published. Permission to record does not automatically cover faces, conversations, or private venue details. Place the phone mount where it cannot obstruct the dealer, players, or a walkway.

When faces should stay out of the post, begin with a camera angle that limits them. PokerClipper can add a fixed mosaic before export, but reducing unwanted faces during recording is safer.

Keep the iPhone vertical so the source already matches YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok. A 1080p HD source at 30 fps usually preserves enough detail to inspect cards and chips while producing smaller files and requiring less processing than 4K.

On iPhone, open Settings, Camera, then Record Video. Supported models also let you tap the resolution and frame-rate indicators in the Camera app. Check free storage, battery level, and the lens before a long session.

On supported iPhones, begin with the 0.5x Ultra Wide camera. It can fit the board, the relevant players’ hands, and chip movement into one vertical frame without moving the phone far away.

Ultra Wide images can stretch near the edges, so keep the board closer to the center. Record a short test and confirm that the flop, turn, river, and important chip stacks will remain visible. If your phone has no 0.5x camera—or the room is very dark—repositioning the 1x camera may give a clearer result.

A single recording of an entire session creates extra work when you need to find and trim one hand. Start just before the cards are dealt, then stop after the winner and the final pot movement are clear.

Leave a few seconds at both ends for the title and result. If you miss the beginning, the next complete hand will usually be a better editing source than a partial recording.

Even at 1080p, many hand-sized clips can fill a phone. During a break, review the last hour and remove accidental short recordings, hands that ended immediately, and clips with unusable framing or focus.

Mark promising hands as favorites or note their recording times. When storage is tight, remember that deleted clips may remain in Recently Deleted until they are removed there as well.

A clamp or flexible arm often offers more useful positioning at a poker table than a small tabletop tripod. Look for a mount that holds the phone vertically and reaches an angle where the 0.5x camera can see the center of the board.

Before buying, check the supported table thickness, arm length, phone width with its case, angle adjustment, and resistance to shaking. A larger arm may provide a better view but may not be acceptable at every venue.

Choose the clip in PokerClipper and use the inspection view to confirm that the hole cards and board are readable. Enter the players, board, and actions, sync each overlay to the hand, and export a 9:16 video viewers can follow.