{"id":4237,"date":"2018-04-09T13:40:43","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T13:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=4237"},"modified":"2018-04-10T14:03:23","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T14:03:23","slug":"building-a-better-rake-trap-pokerstars-reinvents-the-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/building-a-better-rake-trap-pokerstars-reinvents-the-wheel\/","title":{"rendered":"Building A Better Rake Trap: PokerStars Reinvents The Wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"

If it ain\u2019t broke, PokerStars<\/strong><\/a> will fix it.<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s largest online poker site made yet another attempt to reinvent the wheel late last month when it launched a new, limited time only, cash game variant which it says provides a novel twist on Texas Hold\u2019em<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the Cadillac<\/strong> of poker with the new upgrades package. The one including the undercoat you never knew you needed until the dealer sold it to you.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s called Split Hold\u2019em<\/strong>, and basically, it\u2019s Hold\u2019em with two boards. There\u2019s two flops, two turns and two rivers. It turns classic Hold\u2019em strategy on its ear. Mostly because it\u2019s a split-pot game where the winner of each board gets half the pot. Be best on both boards, or force folds all around, and you scoop.<\/p>\n

A new game with familiar rules<\/span><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s certainly something that will feel familiar to most poker players. It\u2019s got the simplicity of Hold\u2019em. Plus, it combines intricacies many players will understand from a variety of other Hi-Lo split games<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The idea of running it twice<\/strong> isn\u2019t anything new to most players. Cash game players have been agreeing to this kind of thing in an effort to reduce variance increasingly over the past few years.<\/p>\n

Of course, outside of some wild and woolly home games, double board games<\/strong> aren\u2019t exactly spread regularly anywhere. And certainly, putting all these rule variations together in one new poker variant has to be considered something new.<\/p>\n

PokerStars says Split Hold\u2019em is an example of one of the new type of poker variants<\/strong> they\u2019ve been working on. The kind of games they say provide engaging challenges and opportunities for players to test their wits in a fresh format that is new for everybody.<\/p>\n

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