WATCH YOUR HAND EVOLVE
Fusion.
Start with two cards. Discover two more as the board arrives.
THE DEFINING TWIST
Receive a third private card at the flop and a fourth at the turn; use exactly two.
Growing private hand
Know the twist.
Enjoy the table.
Illustrative hand · explore the result in Read the Table
YOUR GUIDE TO THIS VERSION
Know your table.
The rules that matter.
- Pot-limit version.
- Extra private cards arrive before their street’s betting.
From first card to final reveal.
- Prepare. Use 52 cards; agree pot-limit blinds.
This guide adapts PokerStars Fusion to a physical table.
- Deal two. Post blinds and deal two private cards each.
Heads-up button posts small blind.
- Pre-flop. Bet clockwise after the big blind.
Only survivors receive later private cards.
- Flop and grow. Burn; reveal three board cards. Deal each survivor a third private card.
Do both before flop betting.
- Flop betting. First active seat after button starts.
More private cards are coming if you continue.
- Turn and grow. Burn; reveal the turn. Give each survivor a fourth private card, then bet.
Private cards now total four.
- River. Burn; reveal the river. Bet.
No new private card arrives on this street.
- Showdown. Use exactly two private and three board cards for high.
Split identical hands; never play the board alone.
Where these rules come from.
Established variation; this guide follows the linked rules and stated table conventions. Explanatory presentation and examples by Deal Different.
PokerStars: Fusion rules ↗Curated by Maanas Chopra · reviewed October 2026 · session times are estimates