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Bored Hold'em
NL · also FL · 6-max
Setup
Two private hole cards. A five-card board is dealt in the middle: flop (3), turn (1), river (1). Blinds post before the deal. No-limit: you may bet any amount of your stack, up to all-in.
Cards you use
Any five of your two hole cards plus the five board cards. You may use 0, 1, or 2 hole cards.
Ranking quirks
Standard high poker. Ace is high, except A-2-3-4-5 (the wheel) is the lowest straight. Flush does not beat a full house.
Betting streets
Betting starts with the hole cards you were dealt. Then a betting round.
Dealer adds 3 community cards to the main board. Then a betting round.
Dealer adds 1 community card to the main board. Then a betting round.
Dealer adds 1 community card to the main board. Then a betting round.
A short sample
You hold Ace-King. The blinds are 10/20. You raise to 60.
Ace on the flop. You have top pair, top kicker.
A pair of aces beats a pair of nines. You take the pot.