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Multi-board and bomb pots

Hold'em Bomb Pot poker rules

2 Cards / 2 Boards / Straight to the Flop

Hole cards
2
Board
2 community boards
Betting
Pot-Limit
Players
2-7 players
Pot
High hand
Family
Multi-board and bomb pots

What is Hold'em Bomb Pot?

A Hold'em Bomb Pot skips preflop betting entirely: every player posts the configured bomb ante and the hand goes straight to two flops.

Two boards are dealt in parallel, each evaluated separately with Hold'em rules, and every eligible pot is divided equally between them. You can win one board, tie, or scoop both.

Pot-Limit on SophiesPick, 2-7 players; in tournaments the bomb ante is five big blinds plus the level ante.

Starting cards

2 private cards. 2 community boards.

How to play

  1. Every player posts the configured BOMB ANTE. There is NO PREFLOP BETTING.
  2. Deal two flops, then flop betting.
  3. Deal two turns, then turn betting.
  4. Deal two rivers, then river betting and showdown.

Showdown

Make the best five-card hand using 0, 1, or 2 hole cards and the community board.

Pot distribution

Each eligible pot is divided equally between Board 1 and Board 2. Evaluate each separately. Win one board, tie, or scoop both.

Hand rankings in Hold'em Bomb Pot

High Hand

  1. Royal Flush
  2. Straight Flush
  3. Four of a Kind
  4. Full House
  5. Flush
  6. Straight
  7. Three of a Kind
  8. Two Pair
  9. One Pair
  10. High Card

Royal Flush is the highest possible Ace-high Straight Flush.

Common mistakes

  • Waiting to act preflop: there is no preflop betting round, every player is in for the ante.
  • Reading the two boards as one: each board is evaluated separately and never combined.
  • Assuming a strong hand on one board wins everything: each pot is split equally between Board 1 and Board 2.

Hold'em Bomb Pot is the only published game in its family. See how it lines up against every other game in the poker variants comparison table.

Hold'em Bomb Pot FAQ

What is a bomb pot?

A hand where every player posts a bomb ante and there is no preflop betting; the hand starts at the flop with everyone in.

How is the pot split in a double-board bomb pot?

Each eligible pot is divided equally between Board 1 and Board 2. Each board is evaluated separately: win one board, tie, or scoop both.

How big is the bomb ante?

It is configured for the table. In SophiesPick tournaments the bomb ante is five big blinds, plus the level ante.

Is Hold'em Bomb Pot a Dealer's Choice game?

Yes. It can be played as a single game or included in a Mixed Games rotation with Dealer's Choice or Random selection.