A flip occurs when two (or more) players have poker hands that are roughly equal in values. When there are two players in this situation, they have about a 50 percent of winning. The term comes from 'flipping a coin'. When playing Hold 'Em, a flip can occur, for example, when one player has a pair and another player has overcards. Playing Card Shuffler. This form allows you to draw playing cards from randomly shuffled decks. The randomness comes from atmospheric noise, which for many purposes is better than the pseudo-random number algorithms typically used in computer programs. A player in poker that either announces their actions or physically plays before their turn (checks, folds etc). Sometimes players act out of turn intentionally to get a read out of other players. When done intentionally, this is often referred to as 'angle shooting.'
Flip Poker Rules
PokerTeam.COMFlip Overview
Flip is a version of Seven Card Stud which, like Roll Your Own, allows players to select which of their cards they wish to show. It is played by 3-7 players.
Flip Rules
Players ante up, giving a small amount of money into the pot to get the game started. Then the dealer gives each player four cards, face down. Players examine their cards. The dealer counts to three and each player turns two cards face up. The betting round begins with the player showing the best hand.
Players may call the current bet, adding enough money to the pot to match the bet. They may elect to raise, adding more money, and forcing other players who wish to stay in the game to add more money. If they do not wish to put more money in the pot, they can fold, which means they are no longer playing and no longer have a stake in the pot.
The dealer then gives another card, face up, to all players who have stayed in. This is followed by another round of betting, moving clockwise from the player to the dealer’s left. A sixth card is dealt face up, followed by another round of betting.
The seventh card is dealt face down, and is followed by a final round of betting and a showdown. In the showdown, each player tries to form the best possible hand using five of the seven cards they hold. The player with the best poker hand wins the pot.
On This Page
Introduction
Flop Poker is a poker variant I have seen in many of the casinos in Biloxi. I've had reports of the game in other parts of the country too, like Atlantic City and Indiana. The game is easy to learn, community cards cause players to often win or lose in unison, and there is a possibility of a large win. A unique feature is the 'pot' bet, which carries a zero house edge.
Rules
- Game uses a single deck of cards and all hands are scored according to traditional poker rules.
- Play starts with the player making an Ante wager and a Pot wager. The ante wager may be any amount subject to table limits. The Pot wager is always the table minimum, which in my experience is usually $5.
- Each player gets three cards dealt face down. The player may look at his own cards but sharing of information is not allowed.
- Player has two options, raise or fold. If the player folds he forfeits his Ante but but retains his cards for purposes of the Pot bet. If player raises it is in the form of a Flop bet equal to his Ante bet.
- The dealer then deals a three card flop face up. These are community cards and may be used by all players.
- The dealer will determine the best poker hand using the player's three cards and any two of the flop cards. If the player has at least a pair of jacks the Ante wager will pay even money and the Flop bet according to the pay table below.
- Finally, the player with the highest poker hand, again using his own three cards and any two flop cards, shall win all Pot bets. If two or more players have the exact same valued hand then the Pot bets will be chopped by the players with the high hand.
Liberal Pay Table
| Hand | Pays |
|---|---|
| Royal flush | 1000 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 500 to 1 |
| Four of a kind | 100 to 1 |
| Full house | 30 to 1 |
| Flush | 20 to 1 |
| Straight | 11 to 1 |
| Three of a kind | 4 to 1 |
| Two pair | 2 to 1 |
| Jacks or better | 1 to 1 |
| All other | Loss |
There is also a stingy pay table, that pays 10 to 1 on a straight, instead of 11.
Strategy
The player should raise with any of the following hands.
- At least one card jack or higher.
- A pair
- 3 to a flush
- 3 to any straight
The player will have one of these hands 86.4% of the time.
House Edge
The following table shows all the possible events in Flop Poker, the probability, win/loss, and the contribution to the total return, based on the liberal pay table. The lower right cell shows a player return of -0.054237. This means the house edge, which is defined as the ratio of expected player loss to initial wager, is 5.42%. The element of risk, which is defined as the ratio of expected loss to the total amount wagered, is 2.91%.
Return Table in Flop Poker
| Event | Combinations | Probability | Pays | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal flush | 1880 | 0.000005 | 1001 | 0.004622 |
| Straight flush | 16776 | 0.000041 | 501 | 0.020642 |
| Four of a kind | 234624 | 0.000576 | 101 | 0.058199 |
| Full house | 1676064 | 0.004116 | 31 | 0.127607 |
| Flush | 2126344 | 0.005222 | 21 | 0.109667 |
| Straight | 4321584 | 0.010614 | 12 | 0.127364 |
| Three of a kind | 14197576 | 0.034869 | 5 | 0.174344 |
| Two pair | 37615896 | 0.092384 | 3 | 0.277151 |
| Jacks or better | 62578504 | 0.153691 | 2 | 0.307382 |
| Tens or less | 229129152 | 0.562735 | -2 | -1.125471 |
| Fold | 55272000 | 0.135747 | -1 | -0.135747 |
| Total | 407170400 | 1 | -0.054237 |
The house edge on the pot bet is obviously 0%.
The house edge under the stingy pay table is 6.49%.
Flip Poker
Flip Poker Tables
Written by:Michael Shackleford