Double Flop Holdem Poker Rules

Double Flop Holdem is a highly unusual variation of Hold'em but the game structure is very similar. The name of this game gives it all away. In there are 2 simultaneous boards in play in any one game. Each player is dealt 2 hole cards (cards which you hold in your hand and get to see) and then the flop is dealt followed by the turn and the river at the same time on each board. Each board will still have 5 cards and you will always have 2 hole cards in your hand just like in a standard game of Holdem. This game is no different to Holdem except that you will be playing the equivalent of 2 hands at the same time.

To help you get your head around it we have set out a typical game example below.

Your Hand (hole cards)

Board 1						Board 2
The Flop			The Turn	The River		The Flop			The Turn	The River

In this variant, you should not indicate which board you are playing until the river card is dealt and players turn over their cards. In the example above, you have a flush on board 1 using the 2 hearts in your hand with 3 hearts on the board. You also have 2 pair, tens and sixes on board 2. The game can either be played that the winner of each board wins the entire pot or the game can be played that the winner of each pot splits the pot. This should be decided before cards are dealt.

If playing split pot, in this case, you would likely win Board 1 and would take half the pot and whoever won board 2 would also take half the pot.

Remember in this game you cannot mix and match. You have to play each pot independently. Again players make the best hand for each board. They do not declare which board they intend to win, but their hand is evaluated only for each board. You cannot mix up hands by using cards from both sets of cards.

So in reality it is just like playing 2 games of holdem at the same time.

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