TWO BOARDS. ONE DECISION.
Split Hold’em · Double Board.
Every hand tells two independent stories.
THE DEFINING TWIST
Two flops, two turns and two rivers; each board awards half.
Double board
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.
- One betting round per paired street.
- Board A and board B are evaluated independently.
From first card to final reveal.
- Prepare. Use 52 cards; agree blinds and limits.
This is simultaneous double-board play, not running a board twice after all-in.
- Deal two. Post blinds and deal two private cards each.
The same private cards serve both boards.
- Pre-flop. Bet clockwise after the big blind.
A sole survivor wins the whole pot.
- Two flops. Burn before each flop; deal three cards in each of two separate rows. Bet once.
House dealing convention: six burns total across both boards.
- Two turns. Burn before each board; add one turn to each. Bet once.
First active seat after the button starts post-flop.
- Two rivers. Burn before each board; add one river to each. Bet once.
Each board now contains five cards.
- Score separately. Find the best five on each board using zero, one or two private cards.
Never mix cards from the two boards.
- Split the pot. Award half for each board; split ties within that half.
Winning both boards scoops the pot.
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: Split Hold’em · Double Board rules ↗Curated by Maanas Chopra · reviewed October 2026 · session times are estimates